1994 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election

1994 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election
All 57 seats up for election to Waltham Forest London Borough Council; 29 seats needed for a majority
Registered	160,833
Turnout	71,808, 44.65% ( 6.16)
Council control before election; ; Labour	Council control after election ; ; No Overall Control

The 1994 Waltham Forest Council election took place on 5 May 1994 to elect members of Waltham Forest London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went into no overall control.^[2]

Background

Election result

Waltham Forest Local Election Result 1994^[3]^[4]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	27	1	4	3	47.37	42.83	81,960	3.99
	Conservative	16	0	0		28.07	23.34	44,677	11.40
	Liberal Democrats	14	4	1	3	24.56	31.99	61,225	8.39
	Green	0	0	0		0.00	1.07	2,051	1.35
	Independent	0	0	0		0.00	0.55	1,050	0.47
	Militant Labour	0	0	0		0.00	0.22	423	New
Total		57						191,386

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an Incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate who is standing in a different ward

Cann Hall

Cann Hall (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Clyde Kitson*	2,081	53.89	1.95
	Liberal Democrats	Keith A. Rayner*	1,962
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth J. Phillips	1,925
	Labour	Rita O'Reilly	1,578	40.83	0.39
	Labour	Marcel Bhugon	1,483
	Labour	Simon P. Tucker	1,461
	Conservative	Thomas H. Kelly	255	5.28	1.56
	Conservative	Roger W. Hemsted	170
	Conservative	Brian A. Walker	159
Registered electors			7,805		23
Turnout			3,895	49.90	3.31
Rejected ballots			3	0.08	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Cathall

Cathall (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liza Z. Cragg	2,005	65.66	4.36
	Labour	David J. Lee*	1,936
	Labour	Terence V. Wheeler*	1,871
	Liberal Democrats	Huw G. Jenkins	483	15.76	3.50
	Liberal Democrats	Peter J.W. Mason	471
	Liberal Democrats	Angela J. Wait	442
	Conservative	Maureen B. Chambers	331	10.44	3.86
	Conservative	Peter L. Chambers	316
	Conservative	Sylvia M. Herrington	277
	Independent	Thomas G.N. Jones	240	8.14	New
Registered electors			8,166		114
Turnout			2,994	36.66	4.92
Rejected ballots			9	0.30	0.13
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Chapel End

Chapel End (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert D. Belam*	2,103	52.41	14.66
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia A. Atherton	2,052
	Liberal Democrats	Graham A. Woolnough*	1,970
	Labour	Jack Kaye	1,095	26.13	3.28
	Labour	Sylbert Rudder	992
	Labour	Rukhsana Khan	967
	Conservative	David R. Angus	688	16.35	15.72
	Conservative	Michael H. Caplan	618
	Conservative	Philippa J. Stone	604
	Green	Richard I. Burkett	199	5.11	2.22
Registered electors			7,917		307
Turnout			3,973	50.18	5.64
Rejected ballots			3	0.08	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Chingford Green

Chingford Green (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek B. Arnold*	2,121	50.02	8.05
	Conservative	Michael C. Fish*	2,078
	Conservative	Michael J. Lewis*	1,988
	Liberal Democrats	John D. Beanse	1,295	29.04	7.00
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth W. Coates	1,229
	Liberal Democrats	Monica Phemister	1,068
	Labour	Jill Daines	754	18.03	5.63
	Labour	Beryl F. Eccleston	742
	Labour	Elizabeth J. Lee	732
	Independent	Christine M. Johns	120	2.91	2.31
Registered electors			9,037		162
Turnout			4,315	47.75	11.16
Rejected ballots			3	0.07	0.04
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Endlebury

Endlebury (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Mladen Jovcic*	1,584	57.64	9.12
	Conservative	Waldemar T. Neilson-Hansen*	1,419
	Liberal Democrats	Kathleen G. Mudie	607	22.98	10.28
	Liberal Democrats	William H. Goss	590
	Labour	Paul H. Connell	518	19.38	6.53
	Labour	Yasmin S. Beg	492
Registered electors			6,254		10
Turnout			2,773	44.34	10.83
Rejected ballots			7	0.25	0.13
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Forest

Forest (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed F. Rahman^†^{[n 1]}	1,818	47.86	8.59
	Labour	Kabal S. Dhillon	1,768
	Labour	Denise Liunberg*	1,768
	Liberal Democrats	Patrick C. Smith	1,685	44.93	6.04
	Liberal Democrats	Juliet R. Strachan	1,681
	Liberal Democrats	James V. Tynan	1,662
	Conservative	Jahn R. Baksh	287	7.21	7.31
	Conservative	Fiore T. Hampstead	260
	Conservative	Martyn E. Hempsted	260
Registered electors			7,903		207
Turnout			4,019	50.85	0.65
Rejected ballots			11	0.27	0.02
	Labour hold
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour hold

Grove Green

Grove Green (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tarsem S. Bhogal*	1,868	55.10	6.99
	Labour	Andrew J. Lock	1,818
	Labour	Paul E. Redcliffe*	1,807
	Liberal Democrats	Paul A.J. Mason	900	26.00	3.32
	Liberal Democrats	Dorothy J. Morton	880
	Liberal Democrats	Sydney J. Morton	811
	Conservative	Mohammed Ishaq	419	10.71	3.35
	Conservative	Gillian J. Hemsted	339
	Conservative	Kathleenn M. Smith	311
	Green	Maureen C.C. Measure	272	8.19	0.32
Registered electors			7,991		240
Turnout			3,408	42.65	7.60
Rejected ballots			6	0.18	0.01
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Hale End

Hale End (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Lesley A. Finlayson*	1,065	37.32	17.64
	Conservative	Douglas A. Norman*	1,053
	Liberal Democrats	James M. O'Rourke	876	30.58	19.87
	Liberal Democrats	Ian A. Paterson	860
	Labour	Jean A. Black	702	24.70	1.58
	Labour	Patrick R. Hart	699
	Green	Robert F. Tatam	210	7.40	3.81
Registered electors			5,356		155
Turnout			2,866	53.51	4.30
Rejected ballots			2	0.07	0.09
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Hatch Lane

Hatch Lane (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane Watts*	1,655	48.41	5.49
	Conservative	Laurie Braham*	1,652
	Conservative	Geoffrey A. Walker	1,627
	Labour	Christopher P. Duran	1,017	28.93	2.96
	Labour	Donald W. Henry	1,012
	Labour	Sagar Sehgal	920
	Liberal Democrats	Joan M. Carder	790	22.66	11.03
	Liberal Democrats	Edna Harper	769
	Liberal Democrats	Michael R. Foulds	750
Registered electors			8,291		291
Turnout			3,681	44.40	9.35
Rejected ballots			7	0.19	0.06
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

High Street

High Street (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liaquat Ali	1,876	54.02	7.02
	Labour	Jennifer A. Williams	1,808
	Labour	Aktar Beg*	1,722
	Liberal Democrats	Peter H.S. Hatton	1,030	30.46	8.75
	Liberal Democrats	Peter D. Woollcott	1,024
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammad S. Mir	995
	Conservative	Janice A. Guest	552	15.53	13.73
	Conservative	Anthony T. O'Connor	524
	Conservative	Anne Havelock-Lipman	478
Registered electors			8,098		16
Turnout			3,626	44.78	6.05
Rejected ballots			8	0.22	0.03
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Higham Hill

Higham Hill (2)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Wheatley	1,665	66.76	8.43
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Carey*	1,596
	Labour	Kazim A. Altan	647	25.13	0.82
	Labour	Amarjit S. Devgun	581
	Conservative	Albert Read	209	8.11	7.61
	Conservative	Nazir A. Khiljee	187
Registered electors			5,038		39
Turnout			2,547	50.56	4.33
Rejected ballots			5	0.20	0.09
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Hoe Street

Hoe Street (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sylvia A. Poulsen*	2,088	52.51	2.33
	Labour	Mohammed M. Nasim	2,081
	Labour	Eric G. Sizer*	2,079
	Conservative	Ashgar Ali	896	20.32	5.14
	Conservative	David M.D. Richards	795
	Conservative	Mushtaq A. Sheikh	726
	Liberal Democrats	Michael A. Harkin	618	15.30	5.90
	Liberal Democrats	Frank Blewett	615
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony J. Long	588
	Green	Stephen W. Lambert	471	11.87	1.10
Registered electors			9,246		202
Turnout			4,069	44.01	6.10
Rejected ballots			10	0.25	0.03
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Larkswood

Larkswood (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John F. Walter	2,013	51.25	8.44
	Conservative	Eric G. Williams*	1,948
	Conservative	Michael Thompson	1,932
	Labour	Carolyn M. Brown	1,134	28.34	7.61
	Labour	Patricia A. Evans	1,132
	Labour	Evelyn A. Wilson	991
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia A. Bird	797	20.41	9.68
	Liberal Democrats	Violet P. Wells	791
	Liberal Democrats	Keith J. Wenden	759
Registered electors			9,841		95
Turnout			4,214	42.82	9.39
Rejected ballots			13	0.31	0.27
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Lea Bridge

Lea Bridge (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony J. Buckley	1,865	62.86	9.64
	Labour	Sarah A. Buckley	1,848
	Labour	Meher Khan*	1,714
	Conservative	Bashir A. Chaudhry	599	18.45	10.63
	Conservative	John D. Goodman	545
	Liberal Democrats	Jeniffer E. Sullivan	492	15.46	1.77
	Conservative	John D. Penrose	450
	Liberal Democrats	Mariette T.S. Mason	447
	Liberal Democrats	Caroline A. Tynan	396
	Independent	Francis Owusu	93	3.23	0.78
Registered electors			8,141		75
Turnout			3,080	37.83	6.84
Rejected ballots			10	0.32	0.07
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Leyton

Leyton (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert F. Sullivan*	2,081	52.63	6.25
	Liberal Democrats	Loretta Hodges	1,981
	Liberal Democrats	Charles H. Tuckey	1,893
	Labour	Denis K. Gray*	1,874	47.36	2.72
	Labour	Sajid M. Ramzan	1,748
	Labour	Crispin R. 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

Leytonstone

Leytonstone (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	*Jennifer C. Gray^{[n 2]}**	1,801	51.55	2.50
	Labour	Huw M. Morgan-Thomas*	1,790
	Labour	Chris Brind	1,737
	Liberal Democrats	Grace H.M. Chandler	881	24.83	14.89
	Liberal Democrats	John C. Howard	853
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Toull	832
	Conservative	Mohmedhanif Bagas	627	13.61	8.56
	Conservative	Geoffrey G. Carr	401
	Conservative	Raymond E. Luker	379
	Green	William J. Measure	345	10.01	3.84
Registered electors			8,254		30
Turnout			3,538	42.86	3.76
Rejected ballots			8	0.23	0.07
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Lloyd Park

Lloyd Park (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Evan M. Jones*	1,750	49.81	7.76
	Labour	John M. Pearson*	1,624
	Labour	Narinder S. Matharoo*	1,430
	Conservative	Susan F. Webb	720	19.40	15.26
	Liberal Democrats	Eric Tidmarsh	665	19.84	8.18
	Liberal Democrats	Stanley D. Forecast	632
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia H. Tidmarsh	616
	Conservative	Khalid I. Bhatti	580
	Conservative	Mustak H. Banglawala	571
	Independent	David R.W. Bracegirdle	352	10.95	New
Registered electors			8,257		6
Turnout			3,373	40.85	9.57
Rejected ballots			5	0.15
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

St James Street

St James Street (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Diana S. Murray	1,925	44.98	0.45
	Labour	Mohammad N. Khan	1,779
	Labour	Mohsin Beg	1,741
	Conservative	Iris R. Bishop	776	18.75	7.20
	Conservative	David H. Webb	748
	Conservative	Saleem Khan	746
	Liberal Democrats	Jacqueline L.C. Tidmarsh	515	11.76	1.72
	Liberal Democrats	Peter G. Dunphy	485
	Liberal Democrats	Richard L. Tidmarsh	424
	Militant Labour	Louise H. Thompson	423	10.48	New
	Green	Lisa R. Nolan	321	7.96	7.05
	Independent	Ali M. Abbasi	245	6.07	New
Registered electors			9,719		13
Turnout			3,777	38.86	3.60
Rejected ballots			5	0.13	0.04
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

Valley

Valley (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John M. Gover	1,351	43.02	20.23
	Conservative	Nial Finlayson	1,350
	Conservative	Jeremy R. Evans*	1,339
	Labour	Ruth A. Carroll	916	28.22	4.03
	Labour	Stephen R. Garrett	871
	Labour	Ian Etherington	863
	Liberal Democrats	Henry A. Boyle	707	21.32	8.76
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Phillips	663
	Liberal Democrats	Jolyon W.W. Walker	632
	Green	John M. Baguley	233	7.44	New
Registered electors			8,395		16
Turnout			3,223	38.39	10.61
Rejected ballots			8	0.25	0.02
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold
	Conservative hold

Wood Street

Wood Street (3)^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter L. Leighton	1,957	45.62	16.25
	Liberal Democrats	Neal A. Chubb	1,877
	Liberal Democrats	Sean Meiszner	1,776
	Labour	William G. Anstey*	1,740	40.56	2.25
	Labour	Peter J. Dawe	1,651
	Labour	William D. Shepherd*	1,596
	Conservative	Robert J. Brock	588	13.82	18.50
	Conservative	Mohammed S. Sheikh	565
	Conservative	Denis W. Sullivan	546
Registered electors			8,780		500
Turnout			4,372	49.79	8.21
Rejected ballots			3	0.07	0.10
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Notes

^ Rahman was a sitting councillor representing the High Street ward
^ Gray replaced Cllr. Patrick J. Haynes after his resignation in 1992^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 218. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Minors, Michael; Grenham, Denis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 2024" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 172–175, 218–219. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Waltham Forest Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep. "London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 70. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

[5] Rahman was a sitting councillor representing the High Street ward

[7] Gray replaced Cllr. Patrick J. Haynes after his resignation in 1992^[5]

[Turnout-1] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 218. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

[London_1994_election-2] "London Borough Council Elections 5 May 1994 including Results from the European Elections" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[electionResults-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Minors, Michael; Grenham, Denis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 2024" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 172–175, 218–219. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

[electionsCentre-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Waltham Forest Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

[byElections-6] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis; Vaid, Lovedeep. "London Borough Council By-elections - May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 70. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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