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Find your electionBack to Chingford and Woodford GreenLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
Enter your postcode to find the candidates standing in your ward.
Previous elections
Upper Walthamstow (2022)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition· Not elected
Wood Street (2018)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition· Not elected
Upper Walthamstow Ward
Where Lee fits into things
Chingford and Woodford Green
Constituency
Upper Walthamstow
Ward
LH
Lee Hawksbee
Candidate
Upper Walthamstow
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