Chingford hall building subsequently put up for sale itself. Chingford is within the Chingford and Woodford Green UK Parliament constituency, which consists of the six Chingford wards in the Borough of Waltham Forest and two wards in the Borough of Redbridge. Iain Duncan Smith has been the sitting MP since 1992. Former MPs include Norman Tebbit, Leah Manning, Stan Newens, and Winston Churchill (when Chingford was in the Epping constituency). Chingford is part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, which also includes the east London districts of Walthamstow, Leyton, and Leytonstone. Chingford consists of six council wards, namely: Each ward
Chingford Foundation School system. It became Chingford Senior High School with a mixed-ability intake of 14- to 18-year-olds. Following another borough-wide reorganisation programme in 1986, the age range changed to 11 to 16, and a further name change to Chingford foundation School. In 1993, the school became grant maintained, giving the school direct government funding and autonomy from the local authority. This allowed the school to re-establish its sixth form facility, for years 12 and 13. A new Sixth Form Centre was opened in 1997. In 2000 the school became a Foundation school, meaning that the school is maintained by the local authority