Leyton is an area of East London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is a high density suburban area, located 6.2 miles (10 km) north east of Charing Cross. It borders Walthamstow, Leytonstone, Stratford, Hackney and Clapton areas.

Leyton was a parliamentary constituency, centred on the town of Leyton in North-East London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.