London Borough of Waltham Forest

London Borough of Waltham Forest
Shown within Greater London
Official website	http://www.lbwf.gov.uk/
Geography
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

The London Borough of Waltham Forest is a London borough in east London.

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.