We are a coalition of community groups who have come together to support progressive candidates for the May 7th council elections in Waltham Forest.

The idea for this coalition started in early 2025, with local groups coming together to talk about how we might support each other’s campaigns and put pressure on the council to deliver a fairer borough.

We realised two things:

1. We are strongest when we work together. While it is easy for the council to dismiss our groups individually, we have more power, more influence and more resource when we join forces.

2. Although the issues our groups are focused on are, on the face of it, different — housing, migrant rights, public services, environmental issues, Palestine — many of the people who care about one of these causes care about all of them.

The May local elections give us a vital opportunity to influence the council and its decision making. We are not a political party, we are not trying to stand our own candidates. But we want to coordinate our grassroots campaigns, which were all already calling for council action, to try to push for more progressive candidates to win seats and advance these issues at council.

The candidates we are supporting have agreed to fight for our demands around social housing, migrant justice, public services, climate action, community ownership, and Palestine. They have also agreed to work closely with the Coalition and community if elected, involving greater accountability and collaboration.

Get involved by signing up to our mailing list and joining an action day. The election isn’t far away — let’s fight for a fairer Waltham Forest, together!