Back to Election Results
Local Elections 2026
Results in Forest
These are the local election records for Forest (Leyton and Wanstead) 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 Forest
Paul Perkins, Simone Mcnichols-Thomas, Yuksel Gonul were elected in Forest.
12,722 valid candidate votes were recorded across 18 candidates.
Turnout was 40.6%.
Filter by party
18 candidates across 6 parties
Simone Mcnichols-ThomasElected
Green Party
18.87 %
2,401 votes
Yuksel GonulElected
Green Party
18.37 %
2,337 votes
Paul PerkinsElected
Green Party
18.33 %
2,332 votes
Marsela BerberiNot elected
Labour
9.52 %
1,211 votes
Zafran MalikNot elected
Labour
9.44 %
1,201 votes
Kastriot BerberiNot elected
Labour
9.26 %
1,178 votes
MA
Muhammad Abadat AliNot elected
Reform UK
2.48 %
315 votes
JH
Judy Karas HounsunNot elected
Reform UK
2.39 %
304 votes
AI
Asad IshtiaqNot elected
Reform UK
2.16 %
275 votes
FH
Fred HarrisonNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.83 %
233 votes
CM
Colin MaceNot elected
Conservative
1.6 %
203 votes
LS
Lauren SmithNot elected
Conservative
1.46 %
186 votes
JS
Jonathan Luke Jerningham SchutzNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.3 %
165 votes
SU
Saif UllahNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.12 %
142 votes
MJ
Mamad JallohNot elected
Conservative
1.09 %
139 votes
Len HockeyNot elected
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
0.35 %
44 votes
RH
Robert Andrew HarveyNot elected
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
0.27 %
34 votes
MT
Maria TalaiaNot elected
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
0.17 %
22 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 18 |
| Parties on ballot | 6 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 12,722 |
| Turnout | 40.6% |