Waltham Forest

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Waltham Forest in northeast London is known for its creative community, historic Epping Forest, and lively markets such as Walthamstow Market. It was London’s first Borough of Culture in 2019.

The local government for this district is: The London Borough of Waltham Forest (London Borough).

This district page, Waltham Forest, is a sub-page of this county page: Outer London and this region page: London. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Waltham Forest

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 75 of them are in Greater London (covering 32 London boroughs). We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest is divided into 22 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Cann Hall
  • Cathall
  • Chapel End
  • Chingford Green
  • Endlebury
  • Forest
  • Grove Green
  • Hale End & Highams Park South
  • Hatch Lane & Highams Park North
  • High Street
  • Higham Hill
  • Hoe Street
  • Larkswood
  • Lea Bridge
  • Leyton
  • Leytonstone
  • Markhouse
  • St James
  • Upper Walthamstow
  • Valley
  • William Morris
  • Wood Street

Waltham Forest in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Waltham Forest is within an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) London
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Outer London - East and North East
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Redbridge and Waltham Forest

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.