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Waltham Forest 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 2 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 5 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 6,222 | 34.8% | 3 | 60.0% | 2 | 40.0% | +1 |
| Green Party | 5,889 | 33.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 40.0% | -2 |
| Conservative Party | 3,987 | 22.3% | 2 | 40.0% | 1 | 20.0% | +1 |
| Reform UK | 983 | 5.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 614 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Your Party | 108 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 69 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 17,872 | 100.0% | 5 | 100.0% | 5 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
The 2026 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and on the eve of it (2025), so you can see what the result replaced.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Hoe Street · 3 seats · won at 15.0% · −10.0 pts below quota
- Endlebury · 2 seats · won at 28.5% · −4.8 pts below quota
Race results
Hoe Street · 3-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 15.0% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −10.0 pts Valid ballots 11,923
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew James Dixon | Labour Party | 1,855 | 15.6% | −9.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Miriam Rose Mirwitch | Labour Party | 1,840 | 15.4% | −9.6 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Ahsan Khan | Labour Party | 1,783 | 15.0% | −10.0 pts | Elected |
| 4 | Laura Anne Pearce | Green Party | 1,729 | 14.5% | — | |
| 5 | Ijaz Miles Kato | Green Party | 1,613 | 13.5% | — | |
| 6 | Hannaan Malik | Green Party | 1,583 | 13.3% | — | |
| 7 | Andrew Killin | Reform UK | 260 | 2.2% | — | |
| 8 | Anup Banik | Conservative Party | 213 | 1.8% | — | |
| 9 | Raihaan Akhtar | Conservative Party | 204 | 1.7% | — | |
| 10 | Ciara Mary Simmons | Liberal Democrats | 182 | 1.5% | — | |
| 11 | Jean-Francois Marie Alfred Dor | Liberal Democrats | 167 | 1.4% | — | |
| 12 | Adnin Mourin | Conservative Party | 166 | 1.4% | — | |
| 13 | Jon Goddard | Liberal Democrats | 151 | 1.3% | — | |
| 14 | Md Shoeb Khan | Your Party | 108 | 0.9% | — | |
| 15 | Ricardo Joseph | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 69 | 0.6% | — |
Endlebury · 2-seat (bloc vote)
Marginal winner 28.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Below quota −4.8 pts Valid ballots 5,949
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Below quota | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy Berg | Conservative Party | 1,709 | 28.7% | −4.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Emma Best | Conservative Party | 1,695 | 28.5% | −4.8 pts | Elected |
| 3 | Jake Smith | Green Party | 513 | 8.6% | — | |
| 4 | Monica Hannah Sobiecki | Green Party | 451 | 7.6% | — | |
| 5 | Alison Dinah Cox | Labour Party | 410 | 6.9% | — | |
| 6 | Lana Davis | Reform UK | 390 | 6.6% | — | |
| 7 | Mark Lawrence Ebden | Labour Party | 334 | 5.6% | — | |
| 8 | Loiza Sitton | Reform UK | 333 | 5.6% | — | |
| 9 | Nigel Charles Spencer Lea | Liberal Democrats | 114 | 1.9% | — |