Chapel End (ward)

Chapel End is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and elects three councillors to Waltham Forest London Borough Council.

Chapel End
Electoral ward for the Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Borough	London Borough of Waltham Forest
County	Greater London
Population	13,614 (2021)
Major settlements	Chapel End
Area	1.466 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Seats	3

Geography

The ward is named after the area of Chapel End.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2022		Louise Mitchell (Labour and Co-op)		Paul Douglas (Labour and Co-op)		Steve Terry (Labour and Co-op)

Elections

2026 election

The election will take place on 7 May 2026.

2026 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election: Chapel End (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Paul Douglas
	Labour	Louise Mitchell
	Labour	Steve Terry
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Higgs
	Liberal Democrats	Ipek Ozerim
	Liberal Democrats
	Green
	Conservative
	TUSC
Majority
Turnout

2022

Chapel End (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Louise Mitchell	2,101	72.8
	Labour Co-op	Paul Douglas	1,870	64.8
	Labour Co-op	Steve Terry	1,661	57.5
	Green	Susan Wheat	906	31.4
	Liberal Democrats	Beth Bramley	394	13.7
	Conservative	Gillian Hemsted	324	11.2
	Conservative	Roger Hemsted	298	10.3
	Conservative	Irfan Khadim	283	9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Lewis	249	8.6
	TUSC	Glenroy Watson	200	6.9
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Miller	188	6.5
	TUSC	Kenneth Driscoll	185	6.4
Turnout				32.0
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold
	Labour Co-op hold

1990-2010

Chapel End 2010

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul Douglas	2,180
	Labour	Kieran Falconer	1,995
	Labour	Abu Samih	1,823
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Lake	1,343
	Liberal Democrats	Saeed Diwan	1,294
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Morrell	1,229
	Conservative	Millie Balkan	904
	Independent	Bob Belam	844
	Conservative	Owen Evans	820
	Conservative	Anne Hexter	772
	Independent	Bob Carey	667
	Independent	John Macklin	569
	Green	Susan Wheat	536
	UKIP	Bob Brock	296
Turnout				60.1%
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Chapel End 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Belam	1,653
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Carey	1,537
	Liberal Democrats	John Macklin	1,420
	Labour	David Blunt	663
	Labour	Stephen Terry	632
	Labour	Sabha Akhtar	616
	Conservative	Brian Clarke	459
	Conservative	Josephine Gatward	429
	Green	Richard Burkett	419
	Conservative	John Phelan	373
Turnout				35.7%
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Chapel End 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Belam*	1,468	55.33	7.65
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Carey†	1,405
	Liberal Democrats	John Macklin	1,341
	Labour	Jack Kaye	744	26.38	3.76
	Labour	Paul Redcliffe	642
	Labour	Faiz Yunis	623
	Conservative	Nial Finlayson	491	18.29	0.08
	Conservative	Andrea Stevenson	454
	Conservative	Karl Lee	448
Registered electors			8,120		295
Turnout			2,699	33.24	5.14
Rejected ballots			16	0.59	0.09
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
	Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

Chapel End 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Atherton*	1,402	47.68	4.73
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Belam*	1,395
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Woolnough*	1,354
	Labour	Jack Kaye	949	30.14	4.01
	Labour	Richard Sweden	855
	Labour	Mahesh Laheru	820
	Conservative	Christopher McMurray	504	18.21	1.86
	Conservative	Eric Edis	502
	Conservative	Richard McCauley	502
	BNP	Alan Gould	141	5.11	New
Registered electors			7,825		92
Turnout			3,003	38.38	11.80
Rejected ballots			15	0.50	0.42
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Chapel End 1994

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Belam*	2,103	52.41	14.66
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Atherton	2,052
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Woolnough*	1,970
	Labour	Jack Kaye	1,095	26.13	3.28
	Labour	Sylbert Rudder	992
	Labour	Rukhsana Khan	967
	Conservative	David Angus	688	16.35	15.72
	Conservative	Michael Caplan	618
	Conservative	Philippa Stone	604
	Green	Richard Burkett	199	5.11	2.22
Registered electors			7,917		307
Turnout			3,973	50.18	5.64
Rejected ballots			3	0.08	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

Chapel End 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Lucille D. Wells*	1,756	37.75
	Liberal Democrats	Robert D. Belam	1,716
	Liberal Democrats	Graham A. Woolnough*	1,690
	Conservative	Joyce Q.L. Unwin	1,477	32.07
	Conservative	Anita L. Owen	1,475
	Conservative	Steven Strum	1,434
	Labour	Michael McD. Cummins	1,127	22.85
	Labour	Iain R. McWhinnie	1,002
	Labour	Neville Stephenson	996
	Green	David Downing	334	7.33
Registered electors			8,224
Turnout			4,591	55.82
Rejected ballots			2	0.04
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold
	Liberal Democrats hold

See also

• List of electoral wards in Greater London