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Thanks for you help. Ancestry not being obliging at present to let me search the electoral roll.....

dont know if this helps

Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated 6.4 miles (10.3 km) north-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.[1]
Walthamstow is bordered to the north by Chingford, south by Leyton and Leytonstone, east by the southern reaches of Epping Forest at Woodford and west by Tottenham and the River Lea valley. Leyton High Road, Hoe Street, Chingford Road, Chingford Mount (passing south-north through Walthamstow and its neighbouring towns) form part of an ancient route from London to Waltham Abbey.

WEST HAM REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Essex (1837–65), Greater London (1965–67).
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.1.1968 (to become part of Newham registration district).
Sub-districts : Canning Town, Forest Gate, Leyton, North East Ham, North Leyton, Plaistow, Silvertown, South East Ham, South Leyton, Stratford, Walthamstow, Walthamstow East, Walthamstow West, Wanstead, West Ham, West Ham Central, West Ham North East, West Ham North West, West Ham South, Woodford.
GRO volumes : XII (1837–51), 4a (1852–1946)., 5A (1946–65), 5E (1965–67).
Registers now held by : Newham, Waltham Forest and Redbridge.

Margaret,

Have you tried putting in Walthamstow, Essex. I know it was still in Essex at that time and up to c 1965.

Hope this helps.

Reece

Has anyone an idea which council was in charge of Walthamstow in 1927, tried googling but no definite answer