London Borough of Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is a London borough in east London.
London Borough of Waltham Forest | |
Shown within Greater London | |
Official website | http://www.lbwf.gov.uk/ |
Geography | |
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Status | London borough |
Area — Total |
Ranked 323rd 38.82 km² |
ONS code | 00BH |
Admin HQ | Walthamstow |
Demographics | |
Population — Total (2005 est.) — Density |
Ranked 52nd (of 354) 224,100 5,773 / km² |
Ethnicity | 64.5% White 15.4% African-Caribbean 14.8% South Asian 5.3% Mixed Race or Other |
Politics | |
Leadership | Leader (Cllr Clyde Loakes) & Cabinet |
Mayor | Cllr Liaquat Ali |
Executive | Labour / Liberal Democrats |
MPs | Harry Cohen Neil Gerrard Iain Duncan Smith |
London Assembly — Member |
North East Jennette Arnold |
Waltham Forest has urban districts in the south with inner-city characteristics, and richer housing development in the north. The north has reservoirs, open spaces, small sections of Epping Forest, parks, and playing fields, which together cover a fifth (20%) of the borough.
Greater London • London • City of London | |
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London Boroughs:
Barking and Dagenham •
Barnet •
Bexley •
Brent •
Bromley •
Camden •
Croydon •
Ealing •
Enfield •
Greenwich •
Hackney •
Hammersmith and Fulham •
Haringey •
Harrow •
Havering •
Hillingdon •
Hounslow •
Islington •
Kensington and Chelsea •
Kingston •
Lambeth •
Lewisham •
Merton •
Newham •
Redbridge •
Richmond •
Southwark •
Sutton •
Tower Hamlets •
Waltham Forest •
Wandsworth •
Westminster |