Aldborough (ward)

Aldborough is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Redbridge. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Redbridge London Borough Council.

Aldborough
Electoral ward for the Redbridge London Borough Council
Aldborough ward boundaries since 2018
Borough	Redbridge
County	Greater London
Population	15,462 (2021)
Electorate	10,251 (2022)
Major settlements	Aldborough Hatch
Area	8.474 square kilometres (3.272 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Number of members	3
Councillors	John Howard   Jyotsna Islam   Lebo Phakoe
GSS code	E05000495 (2002–2018) E05011234 (2018–present)

Redbridge council elections since 2018

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 2018.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[1]

2022 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Howard	2,038	58.0	5.1
	Labour	Jyotsna Islam	1,817	51.8	8.8
	Labour	Lebo Phakoe	1,664	47.4	6.6
	Conservative	Richard Firmstone	1,307	37.2	8.4
	Conservative	Ajit Saha	1,229	35.0	6.5
	Conservative	Md Hossain	1,175	33.5	8.6
	Ind. Network	Daniel Adam	293	8.3	New
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Teahan	262	7.5	New
Turnout			3,511	34.3	5.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[2]

2018 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Howard	2,505	63.08	N/A
	Labour	Debbie Kaur-Thiara	2,408	60.64	N/A
	Labour	Jyotsna Islam	2,146	54.04	N/A
	Conservative	Alicja Borkowska	1,145	28.83	N/A
	Conservative	Kash Akram	1,130	28.46	N/A
	Conservative	Gary Sukhija	990	24.93	N/A
	Redbridge Trade Union Party	Andy Walker	623	15.69	N/A
Turnout			3,971	39.29
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2018 Redbridge council elections

Aldborough ward boundaries from 2002 to 2018

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 2002.

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[3]

2014 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debbie Kaur-Thiara	2,434
	Labour	John Howard	2,364
	Labour	Wes Streeting	2,100
	Conservative	Vanessa Cole	1,919
	Conservative	Ruth Clark	1,903
	Conservative	Thane Thaneswaran	1,526
	Independent	Andy Walker	1,092
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Mathias	211
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2011 by-election

The by-election was held on 11 November 2011, following the resignation of Mike Figg.^[3]

2011 Aldborough by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Debbie Thiara	1,436
	Conservative	Melvyn Marks	1,071
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Greaves	87
	UKIP	Paul Wiffen	83
	Green	Clive Durdle	64
	BNP	Danny Warville	34	1.2
Majority			365
Turnout			2,780	24.69
	Labour hold		Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[4]

2010 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vanessa Cole	2,806
	Conservative	Ruth Clark	2,706
	Labour	Mike Figg	2,663
	Labour	Mark Epstein	2,602
	Conservative	Loraine Sladden	2,497
	Labour	Debbie Thiara	2,432
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Davies	979
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Greaves	840
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Mann	786
Turnout				63.8	+24.3
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[5]

2006 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vanessa Cole	1,877	46.6
	Conservative	Ruth Clark	1,804
	Conservative	Loraine Sladden	1,683
	Labour	John Coombes	1,391	34.6
	Labour	Hedda Harris	1,150
	Labour	Mark Epstein	1,118
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Everest	424	10.5
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard Filtness	406
	Green	Susanne Marshall	334	8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Monique Seeff	295
Turnout				39.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[6]

2002 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vanessa Cole	1,516	18.0
	Labour	John Coombes	1,385	16.4
	Conservative	Loraine Sladden	1,354	16.1
	Conservative	Rajinder Athwal	1,329	15.8
	Labour	Linda Guerin	1,218	14.5
	Labour	Balvinder Saund	1,073	12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Mann	323	3.8
	Liberal Democrats	Geraldine McElarney	259	3.0
	Green	Therese Reggio	245	2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Peterson	233	2.7
Total votes			8,395	100
Turnout				37.0
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Redbridge council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Redbridge in 1978.

1998 by-election

The by-election took place on 1 October 1998, following the resignation of Desmond Thurlby.^[6]

1998 Aldborough by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Vanessa Cole	1,013	48.7	+12.7
	Labour	Gary Scottow	942	45.3	−11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Davies	125	6.0	−1.6
Majority			71	3.4
Turnout			2,080	30.8
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.^[7]

1998 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Coombes	1,453	55.48	8.95
	Labour	Desmon Thuriby	1,346
	Labour	Kenneth Turner	1,285
	Conservative	Vanessa Cole	927	37.24	4.39
	Conservative	William McIntyre	914
	Conservative	Faith Watts	900
	Liberal Democrats	John Barmby	196	7.28	4.56
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Dommett	170
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Yeoman	170
Registered electors			6,720		79
Turnout			2,652	39.46	12.88
Rejected ballots			12	0.45	0.36
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

1994 by-election

The by-election took place on 1 December 1994, following the resignation of Raymond Ward.^[7]

1994 Aldborough by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Coombes	1,155
	Conservative	Graham Borrett	1,078
	Liberal Democrats	John Tyne	255
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.^[8]

1994 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Desmond Thurlby	1,536	46.53	10.64
	Labour	Kenneth Turner	1,518
	Labour	Raymond Ward	1,424
	Conservative	Graham Borrott	1,378	41.63	2.10
	Conservative	David Jones	1,326
	Conservative	Ernest Watts	1,304
	Liberal Democrats	John Tyne	389	11.84	3.00
	Liberal Democrats	Walter Straight	388
	Liberal Democrats	Naren Dattani	364
Registered electors			6,641		2,004
Turnout			3,476	52.34	3.28
Rejected ballots			3	0.09	0.07
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative
	Labour gain from Conservative

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.^[9]

1990 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Borrott	2,038	43.73
	Conservative	David Jones	1,933
	Conservative	Ernest Watts	1,887
	Labour	Lesley Hilton	1,691	35.89
	Labour	Rosemary Keery	1,658
	Labour	Mohammad Kahn	1,461
	Green	Timothy Marshall	515	11.53
	Liberal Democrats	Veronica Roach	395	8.84
Registered electors			8,645
Turnout			4,241	49.06
Rejected ballots			1	0.02
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.^[10]

1986 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ernest Watts	1,703
	Conservative	John Lovell	1,700
	Conservative	Graham Borrott	1,694
	Labour	John Coombes	1,400
	Labour	Robert Costley	1,277
	Labour	Charles Ellett	1,235
	Alliance	Thomas Kitchener	510
	Alliance	Avrom Pearl	476
	Alliance	Alastair Wilson	468
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.^[11]

1982 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lovell	2,077
	Conservative	Graham Borrett	2,041
	Conservative	Ernest Watts	2,036
	Labour	John Coombes	1,018
	Labour	Brenda Lee	973
	Labour	David Whittaker	953
	Alliance	Alastair Wilson	621
	Alliance	Thomas Kitchener	615
	Alliance	Lesley Wilson	567
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.^[12]

1978 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Lovell	2,039
	Conservative	Graham Borrott	2,024
	Conservative	Ernest Watts	2,010
	Labour	Walter Finesilver	1,350
	Labour	Alan Hughes	1,329
	Labour	John Ryder	1,251
	Liberal	Andrew Barnett	203
	Liberal	Philip Ximenez	155
Turnout
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)
	Conservative win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Redbridge council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.^[13]

1974 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Borrott	1,815
	Conservative	Ernest Watts	1,804
	Conservative	John Lovell	1,796
	Labour	W. Axon	1,390
	Labour	R. Belkin	1,372
	Labour	H. Lewis	1,348
	Liberal	J. Davis	488
	Liberal	M. Davies	484
	Liberal	B. Freeman	451
Turnout
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.^[14]

1971 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	J. Smith	1,519
	Conservative	R. Chapman	1,496
	Conservative	Ernest Watts	1,481
	Labour	M. Roderick	1471
	Conservative	J. Savage	1460
	Labour	K. Axon	1416
	Liberal	J. Hewitt	172
	Liberal	R. Price	172
	Liberal	V. Shuman	158
	Independent	C. Giles	152
Turnout
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.^[15]

1968 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Harris	2,093
	Conservative	J. Savage	2,067
	Conservative	Ernest Watts	2,062
	Labour	H. Lewis	528
	Labour	J. Lethbridge	484
	Labour	R. Edey	481
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.^[16]

1964 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Aldborough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	E. Harris	1,561
	Conservative	S. Loveless	1,533
	Conservative	C. Watson	1,529
	Labour	A. McKelvey	948
	Labour	E. Pye	877
	Labour	R. Westerbury	834
	Liberal	J. Carter	479
	Liberal	J. Hitchen	472
	Liberal	S. Hellak	465
Turnout			2,986	30.7
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)
	Conservative win (new seat)