Results from Local and General elections, 6 May 2010

Local Election results

  • The total votes cast for the Local Election:103,765
  • Turnout: 59.22%

The total number of councillors per party:

  • Labour 37
  • Conservatives 18
  • Liberal Democrats 5

Results for Leyton and Wanstead wards

Cann Hall • Leyton • Leytonstone • Cathall • Grove Green • Forest

Results for Chingford and Woodford Green wards

Chingford Green • Endlebury • Hale End and Highams Park • Hatch Lane • Larkswood • Valley

Results for Walthamstow wards

Chapel End • High Street • Higham Hill • Hoe Street • Lea Bridge • Markhouse • William Morris • Wood Street

Election expenses

For UK Parliamentary and local government elections, details of election expenses must be submitted to the Returning Officer, or to the Proper Officer of the council for local government elections, within thirty-five days after the election result is declared.

Election expenses returns are available for public inspection on request.

Please contact the Electoral Services Manager on 020 8356 8186 during office hours for more information.

General election results

The following people have been elected as MPs for Waltham Forest

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Election expenses

For UK Parliamentary and local government elections, details of election expenses must be submitted to the Returning Officer, or to the Proper Officer of the council for local government elections, within thirty-five days after the election result is declared.

Election expenses returns are available for public inspection on request.

Election expenses for Parliamentary election 6 May 2010

Please contact the Electoral Services Manager on 020 8356 8186 during office hours for more information.

Chingford and Woodford Green constituency

Chingford and Woodford Green
Name Description (if any) Votes received Elected
None of the ABOVE Independent 202  
Cath ARAKELIAN The Labour Party Candidate 9,780  
Lucy CRAIG The Green Party 650  
Iain DUNCAN SMITH The Conservative Party Candidate 22,743 ELECTED
Nick JONES UK Independence Party 1,133  
Julian Peter LEPPERT British National Party 1,288  
Geoffrey Michael SEEFF Liberal Democrats 7,242  
Barry Jack WHITE Independent 68  
43,262 votes cast, a 67% turn out      

Leyton and Wanstead constituency

Leyton and Wanstead
Name Description (if any) Votes received Elected
Sonika Kiran BHATTI Christian Party 342  
Jim CLIFT British National Party 561  
John Robert CRYER The Labour Party Candidate 17,511 ELECTED
Ashley GUNSTOCK The Green Party 562  
Martin LEVIN Independents Federation UK 80  
Ed NORTHOVER The Conservative Party Candidate 8,928  
Farooq QURESHI Liberal Democrat 11,095  
Graham Richard WOOD UK Independence Party 1,080  
40,396 votes cast, a 63.19% turn out      

Walthamstow constituency

Walthamstow
Name Description (if any) Votes received Elected
Farid AHMED Liberal Democrats 11,774  
Judith CHISHOLM-BENLI UK Independence Party 823  
Stella CREASY The Labour Party Candidate 21,252 ELECTED
Andy HEMSTED The Conservative Party Candidate 5,734  
Ashar Javid MALL Christian Party 248  
Daniel Philip PERRETT The Green Party 767  
Nancy TAAFFE Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 279  
Paul WARBURTON Independent 117  
40,994 votes cast, a 63.4% turn out      

Results from 2009

Contact us

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Electoral Services
London Borough of Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest Town Hall
Forest Road
Walthamstow
London E17 4JF

Tel 020 8496 4562
Fax 020 8523 4588
Email electoral.services@walthamforest.gov.uk

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