Lea Bridge (Waltham Forest ward)

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Lea Bridge is an electoral ward of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England. It also makes up part of the parliamentary constituency of Walthamstow and the North East constituency in the London Assembly.

It returns three councillors every four years to sit in the Borough Council. The councillors elected in the 2018 election were: [1]

Also see Lea Bridge for a general description of the area.

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References

  1. "Local Election 2018: Results". Welcome to Waltham Forest. Lopndon Borough of Waltham Forest. Retrieved 31 May 2018.