COUNCILLORS will decide which new system of government they want to adopt at a meeting tomorrow (Thursday).

Under new rules, Waltham Forest Council, along with all other large authorities, will have to adopt one of two models of government next May.

Authorities can chose to have a directly-elected mayor or a system which gives the council leader more power.

There will be a vote at tonight's full council meeting at the Town Hall to decide which system the council adopts.

Both the Liberal Democrat and Conservative group leaders have expressed a preference for the strong leader model.

Under the directly-elected mayoral system, voters elect an individual, who does not have to be a councillor, to serve for four years.

A public consultation has now finished.

Of those who responded, public opinion appears to be split with 11 favouring an elected mayor and ten opting for a strong leader.

The council meeting takes place at 7.30pm at the Town Hall, Forest Road, Walthamstow.