London Borough of Waltham Forest
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status:	London borough
Area: - Total	Ranked 323rd 38.82 km²
ONS code:	00BH
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 49th 223,225 5,750 / km²
Ethnicity:	64.5% White 14.8% S.Asian 15.4% Afro-Carib.
Politics
Waltham Forest London Borough Council http://www.lbwf.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Leader & Cabinet
Executive:	Labour + Liberal Democrats
MPs:	Harry Cohen, Iain Duncan Smith, Neil Gerrard
London Assembly: - Member	North East London - Jennette Arnold

The London Borough of Waltham Forest is a London borough in north east Outer London. It includes the areas:

• Chingford
• Chingford Hatch
• Friday Hill
• Hale End
• Higham Hill
• Highams Park
• Leyton
• Leytonstone
• South Chingford
• Upper Walthamstow
• Walthamstow

The borough was formed in 1965 as a merger of the Essex boroughs of Chingford, Leyton and Walthamstow.

Waltham Forest is one of five host boroughs for London's bid for the 2012 Olympics.