A section was formed around 1999 as the Eastern Section, ingesting clubs from either a former Midland Division and Southern Division. It wwhen renamed when Section 1 East as a share of the 2004 restructuring of non-league football.

At a prevent of both year, triplet clubs come promoted to step Ternary of a National League Patterns, either the Southern League Premier Division or the Isthmian League Premier Division. a champions & runners higher come guaranteed automatic promotion, together using a winners of a quadruplet team playoff between the 3rd to Sixth situated teams. A bottom Deuce clubs come subject to relegation to one of many step Quintet leagues.

A more divisions at a equivalent level come a Southern League Division One West, Northern Premier League First Division and the Isthmian League Division One.

Member clubs (2005-06)

Arlesey Town Aveley Barking & East Ham United Barton Rovers Berkhamsted Town Boreham Wood Chatham Town Corby Town Dartford Enfield Enfield Town Great Wakering Rovers Harlow Town Ilford Potters Bar Town Rothwell Sittingbourne Stamford Uxbridge Waltham Forest Wingate & Finchley Wivenhoe Town

Previous champions