After May 7
Green Party majority
Council size: 60 seats · 60 up on May 7
Council · London borough
Waltham Forest
Green Party majority after May 7 2026. (Majority gained, previously Labour)
What happened on May 7
Seats won and overall control
Reform UK
0 of 60 seats
Won 0 on May 7 · had 0 before
Next election
May 2030
Whole council every 4 years (London cycle).
Post-May 7 composition
Every party's seat count on the new council
Pre-May-7 composition is the latest OCD snapshot of who held each seat; post is pre minus seats up plus actual winners.
How accurate was the model here?
Our 7 May 2026 forecast for Waltham Forest
Locked, sha256-witnessed forecast scored against the actual count. See the full national accuracy audit →
Our locked May 7 forecast
The pre-election prediction
This is the seats-on-the-ballot projection we published before polls opened, used here for accuracy comparison only.
All wards
Per-ward forecast vs actual
| Ward | Our top pick | Actual winner | Predicted share | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cann Hall | Labour | Green Party | 42.5% | medium |
| Cathall | Labour | Labour | 45.6% | medium |
| Chapel End | Labour | Green Party | 37.8% | medium |
| Chingford Green | Conservative | Conservative | 39.5% | medium |
| Endlebury | Conservative | Conservative | 48.5% | medium |
| Forest | Labour | Green Party | 40.3% | medium |
| Grove Green | Labour | Green Party | 34.1% | medium |
| Hale End & Highams Park South | Labour | Labour | 39.4% | medium |
| Hatch Lane & Highams Park North | Conservative | Conservative | 28.3% | medium |
| High Street | Labour | Green Party | 32.7% | medium |
| Higham Hill | Labour | Green Party | 46.3% | medium |
| Hoe Street | Labour | Labour | 38.1% | medium |
| Larkswood | Conservative | Conservative | 37.1% | medium |
| Lea Bridge | Labour | Green Party | 51.4% | medium |
| Leyton | Labour | Green Party | 39.2% | medium |
| Leytonstone | Labour | Labour | 42.2% | medium |
| Markhouse | Labour | Labour | 48.3% | medium |
| St James | Labour | Green Party | 33.4% | medium |
| Upper Walthamstow | Labour | Labour Co-operative | 37.9% | medium |
| Valley | Conservative | Conservative | 38.9% | medium |
| William Morris | Labour | Labour Co-operative | 42.7% | medium |
| Wood Street | Labour | Labour | 47.4% | medium |