A COUNCILLOR has been charged in connection with alleged misconduct during last year's local election.
Miranda Grell, 28, who represents Leyton ward, today was charged with four counts of making false statements contrary to Section 106 (1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983.
The Labour councillor will appear at Waltham Forest Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, April 17.
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