Leyton (ward)

Leyton
Leyton
Electoral ward; for the Waltham Forest London Borough Council
	Leyton ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Waltham Forest
County	Greater London
Population	13,114 (2021)
Electorate	9,421 (2022)
Major settlements	Leyton
Area	1.941 square kilometres (0.749 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	3
Councillors	Rhiannon Eglin; Whitney Ihenachor; Terry Wheeler;
GSS code	E05013896

Leyton is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Waltham Forest London Borough Council. The ward was subject to boundary revisions in 1978, 2002 and 2022. Miranda Grell was elected in 2006 and disqualified in 2007 for making false statements under the Representation of the People Act 1983, which triggered a by-election in 2008.

Landmarks

Prominent landmarks are Leyton Orient's Brisbane Road ground and New Spitalfields Market.

Waltham Forest council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 2022.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[1]

2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Rhiannon Eglin	1,610	71.9
	Labour	Whitney Ihenachor	1,478	66.0
	Labour	Terry Wheeler	1,291	57.7
	Green	Rob Gardner	511	22.8
	Liberal Democrats	Shaukat Ali	456	20.4
	Liberal Democrats	Meera Chadha	390	17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Trevo Stone	313	14.0
	Conservative	Lauren Maske	217	9.7
	Conservative	Eliz Karamehmet	209	9.3
	Conservative	Ehsanullah Mohammed	170	7.6
	TUSC	Martin Reynolds	71	3.2
Turnout				25.6
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Waltham Forest council elections

Leyton ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 2002.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[2]

2018 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jacob Edwards	2,122	57.4
	Labour	Whitney Ihenachor	2,114	57.2
	Labour	Simon Miller	1,943	52.5
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Sullivan	1,253	33.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ed Bird	1,167	31.6
	Liberal Democrats	Farooq Qureshi	1,162	31.4
	Conservative	Patricia Branagan	192	5.2
	Conservative	Rommel Moseley	190	5.1
	Conservative	Michael Caplan	176	4.8
	Duma Polska	Bogusława Danielewicz	96	2.6
	TUSC	Cédric Gérôme	85	2.3
Turnout				36.18%
Majority			690
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[3]

2014 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jacob Edwards	1,973	19%
	Labour	Whitney Ihenachor	1,923	19%
	Labour	Simon Miller	1,786	17%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Sullivan	1,211	12%
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey Lee	1,044	10%
	Liberal Democrats	Jerome Harvey-Agyei	1,022	10%
	Green	Diana Wellings	381	4%
	Conservative	James Edwards	233	2%
	Conservative	Anne Pryor	209	2%
	Conservative	Nicholas Hyett	205	2%
	TUSC	Suzanne Beishon	157	2%
	TUSC	Kevin Parslow	130	1%
Turnout			10,274
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[4]

2010 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Naheed Qureshi	2,190
	Liberal Democrats	Winnie Smith	2,104
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Sullivan	2,095
	Labour	Patrick Edwards	1,996
	Labour	Simon Miller	1,967
	Labour	Matthew Garness	1,954
	Green	Diana Wellings	618
	Conservative	Christopher Nott	446
	Conservative	Mollie Neilson-Hansen	436
	Conservative	Carol Chatfield	123
Turnout				54.6%
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

2008 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 February 2008, following the disqualification of Miranda Grell.^[4]

2008 Leyton by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Winnie Smith	1,360	56.0	+12.8
	Labour	Khevyn Limbajee	695	28.6	−14.1
	Independent	Carole Vincent	176	7.2	+7.2
	Conservative	Edwin Northover	108	4.4	−2.1
	Green	William Measure	90	3.7	−3.9
Majority			665	27.4
Turnout			2,429	27.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[5]

2006 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Naheed Qureshi	1,443
	Labour	Miranda Grell	1,427
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Sullivan	1,424
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Smith	1,399
	Labour	Simon Wright	1,245
	Labour	Nicholas Russell	1,242
	Green	Helen Griffith	253
	Conservative	Paul Braham	216
	Conservative	Anne Pryor	176
	Conservative	Colette Gosling	167
Turnout				37.6%
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Liberal Democrats hold

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[6]

2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Loretta Hodges	1,593
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Sullivan	1,552
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Smith	1,494
	Labour	Grace Chambers	883
	Labour	Crispin St Hill	836
	Labour	Nicholas Russell	806
	Conservative	Peter Smith	174
	Conservative	Janet James	167
	Conservative	Roger Wheeler	119
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Waltham Forest council elections

Leyton ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Waltham Forest in 1978.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.^[7]

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[8]

1994 Waltham Forest Council election: Leyton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Sullivan	2,081	52.63	6.25
	Liberal Democrats	Loretta Hodges	1,981
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Tuckey	1,893
	Labour	Denis Gray	1,874	47.36	2.72
	Labour	Sajid Ramzan	1,748
	Labour	Crispin St Hill	1,735
Registered electors			8,344		40
Turnout			4,065	48.72	1.60
Rejected ballots			12	0.30	0.06
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

1964–1978 Waltham Forest council elections

1974 election

1971 election

1970 by-election

The by-election took place on 17 September 1970.

1970 Leyton by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	P. Leighton	1,230
	Conservative	F. Barnes	363
	Liberal	L. Roskilly	95
Turnout				16.8%

1968 election

1964 election

Notes

^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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[1] 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

[2022_results-2] Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2018_results-3] Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2014_results-4] Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2010_results-5] Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2006_results-6] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2002_results-7] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1998_results-8] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1994_results-9] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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