THREE GAINS FROM THE CONSERVATIVES IN HALE END & HIGHAMS PARK
NUMBER OF Chingford & Woodford Green COUNCILLORS DOUBLED OVERNIGHT !
In Waltham Forest, the Liberal Democrats won 3 seats from the Conservatives in Hale End & Highams Park - an historic breakthrough in Chingford & Woodford Green which had been represented only by Tory councillors on the previous Waltham Forest council.
The result in full was:
John BEANSE [Liberal Democrat] - 1617
Noel PENSTONE [Liberal Democrat] - 1462
Sheila SMITH-PRYOR [Liberal Democrat] - 1453
Conservative - 1434
Conservative - 1363
Conservative - 1346
Labour - 404
Labour - 437
Green - 367
Labour - 327
TURN-OUT 46.6 %
Waltham Forest Council now has 26 Labour councillors; 19 Liberal Democrat; 15 Conservative. The Liberal Democrats now become for the first time the second largest party.
In REDBRIDGE, the Liberal Democrats comfortably retained the 3 seats in CHURCH END ward:
Richard HOSKINS - 1978
Hugh CLEAVER - 1912
Nicola SINCLAIR - 1798
(Highest Conservative vote was 936)
Before May 5th, the Liberal Democrats had 3 councillors in Chingford & Woodford Green - in Church End (Redbridge).
Now, with the newly elected 3 councillors in Hale End & Highams Park (Waltham Forest), we have six.
# posted by John Beanse @ 7:50 PM