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Find your electionBack to WalthamstowLocal elections are coming up — 7 May 2026
Enter your postcode to find the candidates standing in your ward.
Previous elections
Chapel End (2022)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
Markhouse (2018)
Conservative and Unionist Party· Not elected
William Morris Ward
Where Gillian fits into things
Walthamstow
Constituency
William Morris
Ward
GJ
Gillian Joy Hemsted
Candidate
William Morris
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