: /woːwfm̩stɐʏ/) is a constituency[n 1] in Greater London created in 1974 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by Stella Creasy, a member of Labour Co-op.
[n 2] An earlier version of the constituency existed covering a significantly different area (1885–1918) and was among the vast majority by that time returning one member to the House of Commons.
2010–2022: The London Borough of Waltham Forest wards of Chapel End, Higham Hill, High Street, Hoe Street, Lea Bridge, Markhouse, William Morris, and Wood Street.2022–present: Following a local government boundary review which came into effect in May 2022,[3][4] the constituency now comprises the following wards of the London Borough of Waltham Forest: The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which was based on the ward structure in place at 1 December 2020, left the boundaries unchanged.
In 2015, Creasy's re-election saw Walthamstow become Labours' second-safest London seat, and tenth-safest nationally.
The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;