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Local Elections 2026
Results in Valley
These are the local election records for Valley (Chingford and Woodford Green) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Waltham Forest Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared60 of 60 seats declared
51.7%
25.0%
23.3%
Green Party 31 (51.7%)(+31)Labour 15 (25.0%)(-32)Conservative 14 (23.3%)(+1)
Current councillors in Valley
Afzal Akram, Jemma Hemsted, Toby Garrett were elected in Valley.
11,658 valid candidate votes were recorded across 13 candidates.
Turnout was 32.9%.
Filter by party
13 candidates across 5 parties
Afzal AkramElected
Conservative
14.47 %
1,687 votes
Jemma HemstedElected
Conservative
13.58 %
1,583 votes
Toby GarrettElected
Conservative
13.31 %
1,552 votes
Elizabeth BaptisteNot elected
Labour
9.3 %
1,084 votes
Bella Callow-RobinsonNot elected
Labour
8.41 %
981 votes
Gerry LyonsNot elected
Labour
7.7 %
898 votes
BA
Bob AugerNot elected
Reform UK
5.62 %
655 votes
David AxeNot elected
Reform UK
5.51 %
642 votes
Saqeeb HowladerNot elected
Independent
5.19 %
605 votes
SD
Simon DevilleNot elected
Independent
4.98 %
581 votes
Matt RomoNot elected
Independent
4.9 %
571 votes
SC
Sorin Theodor CioricuNot elected
Reform UK
4.58 %
534 votes
Faiz FaizNot elected
Liberal Democrats
2.44 %
285 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 13 |
| Parties on ballot | 5 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 11,658 |
| Turnout | 32.9% |