Waltham Forest London Borough Council in London is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards, with 3 councillors per ward.
Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Summary of the council composition after recent council elections, click on the year for full details of each election.
2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map
There were no by-elections.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patrick J. Hayes.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Neal A. Chubb.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Huw M. Morgan-Thomas.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mohammed F. Rahman.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Martin J. O'Connor.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David Divine.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mohammed M. Nasim.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ian Leslie.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Derek B. Arnold.
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Miranda A. J. Grell.
*No description (rather than independent). Candidate is a member of the Respect Party and was supported by the local branch. She was unable to use Respect as her description due to a split in the party. Current UK electoral law allows candidates to stand without any description rather than independent if preferred.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Imran Abrahim.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John M. Gover.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John D. Beanse and the resignation of Cllr. John N. H. Penstone due to ill health.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John F. Walter.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edwin J. Northover.
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Nadeem Ali, of the Labour Party.