Wanstead Park (ward)

Wanstead Park is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Redbridge. The ward was first used in the 2018 elections. It returns two councillors to Redbridge London Borough Council.

Wanstead Park
Electoral ward for the Redbridge London Borough Council
Wanstead Park ward boundaries since 2018
Borough	Redbridge
County	Greater London
Population	8,063 (2021)
Electorate	5,917 (2022)
Major settlements	Aldersbrook
Area	4.265 square kilometres (1.647 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2018
Number of members	2
Councillors	Sheila Bain   Emma Shepherd-Mallinson
Created from	Cranbrook, Valentines, Wanstead
GSS code	E05011254

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2018–present	Sheila Bain		Labour
2018–2022	Paul Merry		Labour
2022–2024	Bayo Alaba		Labour
2024–present	Emma Shepherd-Mallinson		Labour

Redbridge council elections

2024 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 November 2024, following the resignation of Bayo Alaba.

2024 Wanstead Park by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Emma Shepherd-Mallinson	934
	Conservative	Daniel Moraru	349
	Independent	Sharula Kangle	284
	Green	Syed Siddiqi	222
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Hepworth	109
	Reform UK	Raj Forhad	95
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

2022 election

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

2022 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Wanstead Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Bain	1,541	58.1	2.0
	Labour	Bayo Alaba	1,463	55.2	0.6
	Conservative	Duncan McWatt	560	21.1	12.1
	Green	Ashley Gunstock	548	20.7	New
	Conservative	Zak Vora	490	18.5	12.8
	Liberal Democrats	Janet Cornish	296	11.2	0.2
	Liberal Democrats	David Bruck	200	7.5	New
Turnout			2,651	44.8	3.5
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

2018 election

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

2018 Redbridge London Borough Council election: Wanstead Park (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sheila Bain	1,766	60.07	N/A
	Labour	Paul Merry	1,641	55.82	N/A
	Conservative	Pat Bennett	976	33.20	N/A
	Conservative	Richard Kays	919	31.26	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Pallet	322	10.95	N/A
Turnout			2,940	48.27
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)