Polling station. Election. Stock image. Photo: Unsplash Waltham Forest residents in Grove Green and Lea Bridge go to the polls today to elect their new local councillors. Cllr Yemi Osho, a nurse and another former Mayor, stepped down as councillor for Lea Bridge on April 22, having been first elected in 2014. There are five candidates to choose from in each election. Below are their promises to the people of their ward. Grove Green Uzma, Labour candidate for Grove Green Uzma Rasool, a Grove Green resident for 23 years, is a teacher and researcher who describes herself as “passionate about improving the lives of young people”.