2026 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election
2026 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election
The 2026 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election will take place on 7 May 2026. All 60 members of Waltham Forest London Borough Council will be elected. The elections will take place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
Previous council composition
<table><thead><tr><th>After 2022 election</th><th>Before 2026 election</th><th>After 2026 election</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td><td>Party</td><td>Seats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>47</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>44</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>13</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform</td><td>0</td><td></td><td>Reform</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>0</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>3</td></tr></tbody></table>
Previous council composition
• May 2022: Anna Mbachu re-elected as a Labour candidate, but sits as an independent after being expelled in April 2022 • September 2023: Alistair Strathern (Labour) resigns – by-election held October 2023 • October 2023: Shumon Ali-Rahman (Labour) wins by-election • January 2025: Tom Connor (Labour) suspended from party • September 2025: Justin Halabi (Conservative) joins Reform • January 2026: • Marion Fitzgerald (Conservative) and Tim James (Conservative) join Reform • Rhiannon Eglin (Labour) leaves party to sit as an independent
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