Councillor Marcelo Hart-Camus has been elected as the new Mayor of Waltham Forest, taking over the role for the municipal year 2026-27.

The election of the Mayor is a standard agenda item at the Annual Meeting of the Council, with the process involving the Council receiving a report from the Outgoing Mayor before resolving to elect a Councillor to the office. There were no unusual aspects to this particular election.

Councillor Hart-Camus represents the Green Party for the High Street ward, having secured 1,708 votes, which accounted for 16.22% of the vote in the Local Election 2026. 1

  1. The Returning Officer's Results of Local Election 2026 report indicates Councillor Hart-Camus's Green Party affiliation. This affiliation may influence his mayoral decisions, though the specific impact is not detailed in the provided documents. See Decisions 21st-May-2026 19.30 Council. ↩