Elizabeth Baptiste
Labour candidate for Valley
A Chingford resident and higher education professional, Elizabeth is currently the only Labour Councillor in Chingford. Since being elected four years ago, Elizabeth has worked hard to support residents with thousands of issues and enquiries, and built a strong relationship with the local community in South Chingford as well as with local businesses. From securing investment in children’s play areas, to making our streets safer, Elizabeth has achieved results as a local Councillor. There’s more work to do and Valley needs a Labour team who will work with Elizabeth to get the very best deal for Valley. Elizabeth's priorities for Valley are: • Make our streets cleaner and expand recycling • Conserve and expand our superb green spaces • Secure a new youth hub for young people in Chingford • Ramp up enforcement against fly-tippers • Make our streets safer and tackle speeding • Support Chingford Mount ‘s local economy to thrive • Continue to improve local play-spaces for children • Campaign for better transport links for South Chingford and Chingford Mount
Previous elections
Valley (2022)
Labour Party· Elected
Valley (2018)
Labour Party· Elected
Where Elizabeth fits into things
About the role
The responsibility of a councillor is to represent the people within a ward by making decisions on local services and other local issues.
What councillors do
- Make decisions on local services like housing, roads, and parks
- Represent residents' concerns at council meetings
- Help resolve local issues raised by constituents
- Set council budgets and local tax levels
How to influence
- Attend local council surgeries
- Write or email about local issues
- Attend public council meetings
- Join local community groups
Council
Waltham Forest