# Leyton (ward)

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.
2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.6 | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2022 Waltham Forest council elections

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

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 36.18% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 690 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | 10,274 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | 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.
2010 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### 2008 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 February 2008, following the disqualification of Miranda Grell.
2008 Leyton by-election :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 665 | 27.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,429 | 27.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Leyton :
| Party | 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 | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |

## 1978–2002 Waltham Forest council elections

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

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Waltham Forest Council election: Leyton :
| Party | 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 | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,344 | | 40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,065 | 48.72 | 1.60 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.30 | 0.06 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |

### 1978 election
## 1964–1978 Waltham Forest council elections
### 1970 by-election

The by-election took place on 17 September 1970.
1970 Leyton by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | P. Leighton | 1,230 | |
| | Conservative | F. Barnes | 363 | |
| | Liberal | L. Roskilly | 95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 16.8% |