Grove Green (ward)

Grove Green is an interface area of Leyton and Leytonstone in east London. It is situated with the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The population of the ward at the 2011 census was 14,604.^[1]

Geography

The ward's boundaries are roughly Midland, Norlington, and Pretoria Roads to the East; the north side of the M11 motorway as far as Leyton High Road to the south; the High Road itself bordering the ward to the west. Other surrounding wards are Leyton to the west, Forest to the north-east, Leytonstone to the east, and Cathall to the south.^[2]

Demography

Grove Green ward is the ninth most populous district in the borough,^[3] inhabited by slightly less than 13,000 people, with 51% being officially designated of Black Asian and Minority Asian background.^[4]

Social issues

The council, as of 2011, assessed 30% of the ward population to be in poverty.^[4]

M11 motorway extension

In the early 1990s, the southern part of the ward was the focus of a continuing protest against road-building in general and the M11 extension in particular.^[5]

Transport

The ward contains no London Overground, National Rail, or tube stations; only the High Road and Grove Green road itself serve the ward by local buses.^[6]

Waltham Forest council elections

2022 election

Grove Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Khevyn Limbajee	1,615	56.9
	Labour	Anna Mbachu	1,516	53.4
	Labour	Uzma Rasool	1,487	52.4
	Liberal Democrats	Arran Angus	937	33.0
	Liberal Democrats	Naomi McCarthy	819	28.9
	Green	Maureen Measure	733	25.8
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Dyer	720	25.4
	Conservative	Kathleen Berg	182	6.4
	Conservative	Iona Berg	181	6.4
	Conservative	Luke Berg	171	6.0
	TUSC	Kevin Parslow	150	5.3
Turnout				30.5
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

2018 election

Grove Green (3)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour Co-op	Anna Mbachu	2,052	59.2
	Labour Co-op	Khevyn Limbajee	2,047	59.0
	Labour Co-op	Chris Robbins	1,997	57.6
	Liberal Democrats	Arran Paul Angus	897	25.9
	Liberal Democrats	Naomi McCarthy	725	20.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ukonu Elisha Obasi	623	18.0
	Green	Deanna Donovan	456	13.1
	Green	Liam Bonisch Connor	416	12.0
	Conservative	Jane Bartram	247	7.1
	Conservative	James Ellingham	216	6.2
	Conservative	Thor Fenrir Pallson Halland	200	5.8
	TUSC	Sarah Elizabeth Sachs-Eldridge	128	3.7
Turnout				34.93%
Majority			1,100
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing

2014 election

2010 election

2006 election

2002 election

1998 election

1994 election

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

References

^ "Waltham Forest ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
^ http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk%2Fdocuments%2Fward-profile-grove-green-ward.pdf, p. 1
^ http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk%2Fdocuments%2Fward-profile-grove-green-ward.pdf, p. 3
^ ^a ^b http://www.walthamforest.gov.uk%2Fdocuments%2Fward-profile-grove-green-ward.pdf, p. 2
^ M11 link road protest#CITEREFCohen and Mawhinney.2C in Hansard19 December 1994
^ "List of London Bus Routes | The Transport for London Forum". thetflforum.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

[1] "Waltham Forest ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[2] ttp://www.walthamforest.gov.uk%2Fdocuments%2Fward-profile-grove-green-ward.pdf, p. 1

[3] ttp://www.walthamforest.gov.uk%2Fdocuments%2Fward-profile-grove-green-ward.pdf, p. 3

[walthamforest.gov.uk%2Fdocuments%2Fward-profile-grove-green-ward.pdf-4] ttp://www.walthamforest.gov.uk%2Fdocuments%2Fward-profile-grove-green-ward.pdf, p. 2

[5] M11 link road protest#CITEREFCohen and Mawhinney.2C in Hansard19 December 1994

[thetflforum-6] "List of London Bus Routes | The Transport for London Forum". thetflforum.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

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