Lea Bridge is an electoral ward of the

London Borough of Waltham Forest The London Borough of Waltham Forest () is an Outer London, outer London boroughs, London borough formed in 1965 from the merger of the municipal boroughs of Municipal Borough of Leyton, Leyton, Municipal Borough of Walthamstow, Walthamstow an ...

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. It also makes up part of the

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constituency of

Walthamstow Walthamstow ( or ) is a town within the London Borough of Waltham Forest in east London. The town borders Chingford to the north, Snaresbrook and South Woodford to the east, Leyton and Leytonstone to the south, and Tottenham to the west. At ...

and the

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constituency in the

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. It returns three councillors every four years to sit in the Borough Council. Also see

Lea Bridge Lea Bridge is a district in the London Borough of Hackney and the London Borough of Waltham Forest in London, England. It lies 7 miles (11.3 km) northeast of Charing Cross. The area it takes its name from a bridge built over the River Le ...

for a general description of the area.

Waltham Forest council elections

2022 election

2018 election

The councillors elected in the 2018 election were Masood Ahmad ( Labour), Mohammad Asghar (Labour) and Yemi Osho (Labour).

2014 election

2010 election

2006 election

2002 election

1998 election

1994 election

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

1974 election

1971 election

1968 election

1964 election

Notes

References

{{Reflist Wards of the London Borough of Waltham Forest 1965 establishments in England