Jump to content

2022 Newham London Borough Council election

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2022 Newham London Borough Council election
← 2018
5 May 2022
2026 →
All 66 seats to Newham London Borough Council
Registered227,154
Turnout65,397
28.8%[1]
  First party Second party
 
Leader Rokhsana Fiaz Rob Callender
Party Labour Green
Leader since May 2018
Leader's seat Directly Elected Mayor
Last election 60 seats, 67.2% 0 seats, 5.2%
Seats before 58 0
Seats won 64 2
Seat change Increase4 Increase2
Popular vote 100,535 27,268
Percentage 61.2 16.6
Map of the results of the 2022 Newham council election. Labour in red & Green Party in green.
council control before election


Labour

 Subsequent council control


Labour

The 2022 Newham London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 66 members of Newham London Borough Council were elected. The election took place alongside local elections in the other London boroughs and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.

In the previous 2018 local election, the Labour Party maintained its control of the council, winning all 60 seats. The 2022 election took place under new election boundaries, which increased the number of councillors to 66. The election coincided with an election for the mayor of Newham after a governance referendum resulted in the borough keeping a directly elected mayor. In the 2022 local election, the Labour Party won all but two seats, which went to the Green Party, for the ward of Stratford Olympic Park.

Background

[edit]

A total of 253 candidates stood in the election for the 66 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party (as had been the case at every election since the borough council had been formed in 1964), and a full slate from the Green Party for the first time. The Conservative Party stood 65 candidates (not a full slate of 66, due to a delayed Election Officer's ruling of an over-subscribed nomination), making it the first time since 2010 they have not stood a full slate. Other candidates who ran were 26 Christian Peoples Alliance, 17 Liberal Democrats, 4 TUSC, 3 Reform UK, and 6 Independents.[2]

History

[edit]
New ward boundaries for the London Borough of Newham 2022

The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire.[3]

Newham has been under Labour control since its creation, besides a period of no overall control from 1968 to 1971. In the most recent election in 2018, Labour won all sixty seats with 67.2% of the vote across the borough. The Conservative Party received 15.2% of the vote, the Liberal Democrats received 5.9% of the vote and the Green Party of England and Wales received 5.2% of the vote but none of these won any seats.[4][5] The Labour candidate Rokhsana Fiaz became mayor of Newham in the concurrent mayoral election, succeeding Robin Wales with 73.4% of the vote in the first round.[6]

Council term

[edit]

In September 2018, Veronica Oakeshott, a Labour candidate for Boleyn ward, resigned because she was moving to Oxfordshire.[7] The by-election in November 2018 was won by Moniba Khan, the Labour candidate.[8] In August 2020, Julianne Marriot, a Labour councillor for East Ham Central, resigned for work reasons.[9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a by-election to fill her seat could not be held until 6 May 2021 alongside the 2021 London mayoral election and London Assembly election. The Labour candidate Farah Nazeer was elected, with the Conservative candidate coming in second place.[10]

In July 2020, eighteen councillors submitted a complaint to the Labour Party about the mayor Rokhsana Fiaz, claiming she treated people unfairly, humiliated them and "picked on colleagues". Two councillors also complained that she hadn't dealt with antisemitism in the local party. After she was re-selected as the Labour mayoral candidate, with the party having responded to neither complaint, Pat Murphy and Quintin Peppiatt resigned from the Labour group.[11]

As with most London boroughs, Newham elected its councillors under new boundaries decided by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, which it produced after a period of consultation. The number of councillors increased from 60 to 66, under new boundaries with eighteen three-councillor wards and six two-councillor wards.[12][13]

Mayoral referendum

[edit]

A referendum was held on 6 May 2021 on whether to retain the mayoral system, where voters elect a mayor every four years, who appoints their own cabinet, or to change to the committee system, where councillors select members of committees and a council leader.[14] The result was to retain the mayoral system, with 56% of voters supporting the status quo.[15]

Choice
Elected mayor
Committee system
Total
Source: [15]

Electoral process

[edit]

Newham, like other London borough councils, elects all of its councillors at once every four years. The previous election took place in 2018. The election took place by multi-member first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by two or three councillors. Electors had as many votes as there are councillors to be elected in their ward, with the top two or three being elected.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities.[16] Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 7:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.[16]

Council composition

[edit]
After 2018 election After 2022 election
Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 60 Labour 64
Green 2

Results summary

[edit]
2022 Newham London Borough Council election
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 64 0 0 Increase 4 97.0 61.5 100,535 -5.7
  Green 2 0 0 Increase 2 3.0 16.7 27,268 +11.5
  Conservative 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 14.2 23,169 -1.0
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.9 4,711 -3.0
  CPA 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.1 3,397 -1.6
  Independent 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.0 3,252 +0.7
  TUSC 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.5 779 -0.3
  Reform 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 244 N/A

Ward results

[edit]

Beckton

[edit]
Beckton (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Asser 1,386 52.9 N/A
Labour Rohima Rahman 1,263 48.2 N/A
Labour Tonii Wilson 1,103 42.1 N/A
Green Alison McLucas 873 33.3 N/A
Green Karen Webb-Green 826 31.6 N/A
Green Sol Bourgeon 797 30.4 N/A
Conservative Abedin Kazi 423 16.2 N/A
Conservative Victor Aning 400 15.3 N/A
Conservative Benedetto Litteri 363 13.9 N/A
CPA Nancy Ameku 182 7.0 N/A
CPA Phebe Newman 123 4.7 N/A
CPA June Taylor 115 4.4 N/A
Turnout 2,943 27.8 N/A
Registered electors 10,513
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Boleyn

[edit]
Boleyn (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Gani 1,756 69.8 N/A
Labour Harvinder Singh Virdee 1,487 59.1 N/A
Labour Cecilia Welsh 1,450 57.6 N/A
Conservative Md Nazrul Islam 538 21.4 N/A
Green Peter Bright 524 20.8 N/A
Green Helen Lynch 494 19.6 N/A
Conservative Zillor Mannan 406 16.1 N/A
Green Roxana-Daniela Toderascu 377 15.0 N/A
Conservative Lawrencia Durojaiye 367 14.6 N/A
CPA Earna Gibson 152 6.0 N/A
Turnout 2,953 30.3 N/A
Registered electors 10,513
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town North

[edit]
Canning Town North (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rita Chadha 1,080 63.8 N/A
Labour Shaban Mohammed 965 57.0 N/A
Labour Areeq Chowdhury 937 55.3 N/A
Green Charlotte Hurst 299 17.7 N/A
CPA Simeon Ademolake 296 17.5 N/A
Green Cassie Thomas 206 12.2 N/A
Independent Linda Jordan 199 11.8 N/A
Green Oscar Lessing 190 11.2 N/A
Conservative Abiodun Ayeni 183 10.8 N/A
Independent David Buxton 168 9.9 N/A
Conservative Md Miah 145 8.6 N/A
CPA Paul Jobson 143 8.4 N/A
CPA Flora Amar 138 8.1 N/A
Conservative Ahmed Faqai 131 7.7 N/A
Turnout 1,888 26.9 N/A
Registered electors 7,023
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town South

[edit]
Canning Town South (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rohit Dasgupta 630 61.1 N/A
Labour Alan Griffiths 585 56.8 N/A
Labour Belgica Guana 536 52.0 N/A
Independent Carel Buxton 187 18.1 N/A
Green Oliver Reynolds 185 17.9 N/A
Green Deb Scott 161 15.6 N/A
Independent Darshi Wijesinghe 155 15.0 N/A
Conservative Tim Gamble 144 14.0 N/A
Conservative Marc Pooler 122 11.8 N/A
Green Benjamin Smith 106 10.3 N/A
Conservative Rachel Nabudde 103 10.0 N/A
CPA Myrtle Laing 74 7.2 N/A
CPA Sharmila Swarna 54 5.2 N/A
CPA Prossy Namwanje 50 4.9 N/A
Turnout 1,142 22.8 N/A
Registered electors 5,003
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Custom House

[edit]
Custom House (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James Beckles 1,453 60.2 N/A
Labour Sarah Ruiz 1,293 53.5 N/A
Labour Thelma Odoi 1,284 53.2 N/A
Green Gareth Bannister 422 17.5 N/A
Conservative Arnold Court 411 17.0 N/A
Conservative Mizanur Chowdhury 378 15.7 N/A
Green Sean Labode 361 14.9 N/A
Conservative Tim Roll-Pickering 326 13.5 N/A
Green Rupa Sarkar 306 12.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael Fox 301 12.5 N/A
CPA Eunice Alamu 259 10.7 N/A
CPA Idiat Lawal 189 7.8 N/A
CPA Kayode Shedowo 170 7.0 N/A
Reform Kay McKenzie 93 3.9 N/A
Turnout 2,691 23.2 N/A
Registered electors 11,579
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham

[edit]
East Ham (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Imam Haque 1,725 64.0 N/A
Labour Femi Falola 1,709 63.4 N/A
Labour Shantu Ferdous 1,693 62.8 N/A
Conservative Mohammad Faheem 703 26.1 N/A
Conservative Nadim Miah 571 21.2 N/A
Conservative Charles Meaby 526 19.5 N/A
Green Timothy Boxall 446 16.6 N/A
Green Madeleine Roberts 428 15.9 N/A
Green Edoardo Toso 283 10.5 N/A
Turnout 3,028 30.8 N/A
Registered electors 9,819
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

East Ham South

[edit]
East Ham South (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Musawwar Alam 2,212 71.6 N/A
Labour Susan Masters 2,135 69.1 N/A
Labour Lakmini Shah 1,948 63.0 N/A
Conservative James Clifford 479 15.5 N/A
Conservative Manir Khan 460 14.9 N/A
Green Max Lamptey-Harding 460 14.9 N/A
Conservative Arthur Harwood 421 13.6 N/A
Green Alexander McHugh 370 12.0 N/A
Green Liam Palmer 357 11.6 N/A
TUSC Steve Hedley 223 7.2 N/A
CPA Amal Kakumanu 106 3.4 N/A
CPA Sashir Kakumanu 99 3.2 N/A
Turnout 3,444 30.9 N/A
Registered electors 11,151
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate North

[edit]
Forest Gate North (2)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachel Tripp 1,366 66.1 N/A
Labour Sasha Das Gupta 1,268 61.4 N/A
Green Gary Pendlebury 435 21.1 N/A
Green Michael Spracklin 388 18.8 N/A
Conservative Fokoruddin Ahmed 284 13.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Philip Reynolds 201 9.7 N/A
Conservative Ellis Hudson 189 9.2 N/A
Turnout 2,373 32.7 N/A
Registered electors 7,246
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate South

[edit]
Forest Gate South (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anamul Islam 1,837 68.7 N/A
Labour Madeleine Pontin 1,749 65.4 N/A
Labour Winston Vaughan 1,491 55.7 N/A
Green Emma Sorrell 559 20.9 N/A
Green Kieren Jones 554 20.7 N/A
Green Benjamin Beeler 501 18.7 N/A
Conservative Akmol Hussain 423 15.8 N/A
Conservative Olenka Gradosielska 331 12.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Terrar 319 11.9 N/A
Conservative Nikolay Kolchev 263 9.8 N/A
Turnout 3,126 27.5 N/A
Registered electors 11,381
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street East

[edit]
Green Street East (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Miraj Patel 2,347 77.6 N/A
Labour Muzibur Rahman 2,151 71.1 N/A
Labour Larisa Zilickaja 1,721 56.9 N/A
Conservative Nilesh Patel 518 17.1 N/A
Conservative Kirankumar Patel 510 16.9 N/A
Green Tassaduqq Cheema 480 15.9 N/A
Conservative Khatija Meaby 406 13.4 N/A
Green Joseph Hudson-Small 400 13.2 N/A
Green Rose Waddilove 360 11.9 N/A
TUSC Lois Austin 185 6.1 N/A
Turnout 3,541 34.7 N/A
Registered electors 10,265
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street West

[edit]
Green Street West (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lewis Godfrey 1,876 72.8 N/A
Labour Mumtaz Khan 1,868 72.5 N/A
Labour Amar Virdee 1,722 66.9 N/A
Conservative Shahzad Iqbal 470 18.3 N/A
Green Ronald Harris 427 16.6 N/A
Conservative Ravindra Nandivelugu 388 15.1 N/A
Green Adam Mitchell 363 14.1 N/A
Conservative Samson Osagiede 309 12.0 N/A
Green Joseph Sorrell-Roberts 303 11.8 N/A
Turnout 2,987 32.9 N/A
Registered electors 11,539
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Little Ilford

[edit]
Little Ilford (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syed Bashar 2,200 63.7 N/A
Labour Nur Begum 2,159 62.5 N/A
Labour Elizabeth Booker 2,089 60.5 N/A
Independent Tahir Mirza 667 19.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mahibur Akm 512 14.8 N/A
Conservative Mufid Asm 512 14.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mujeeb Rehman 384 11.1 N/A
Conservative Bishwajit Bal 373 10.8 N/A
Conservative Mary Antwi 356 10.3 N/A
Green Amy Wilson 301 8.7 N/A
Green Terrence Stamp 291 8.4 N/A
Green Waleed Zuoriki 150 4.3 N/A
CPA Deirdre Pask 130 3.8 N/A
CPA Peter Murengera 123 3.6 N/A
CPA James Pask 120 3.5 N/A
Turnout 3,796 32.9 N/A
Registered electors 11,539
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Manor Park

[edit]
Manor Park (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mariam Dawood 2,271 73.9 N/A
Labour Salim Patel 2,177 70.8 N/A
Labour Jennifer Bailey 2,155 70.1 N/A
Conservative Rajan Miah 508 16.5 N/A
Conservative Md Saymon 427 13.9 N/A
Green Jenny Duval 393 12.8 N/A
Green Rosalind Bedlow 369 12.0 N/A
Conservative Silvia Troanta 366 11.9 N/A
Green Deyan Atanasov 308 10.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Derek Jackson 245 8.0 N/A
Turnout 3,384 33.0 N/A
Registered electors 10,247
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Maryland

[edit]
Maryland (2)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carolyn Corben 1,484 67.6 N/A
Labour Ken Penton 1,330 60.6 N/A
Green Chris Brooks 396 18.0 N/A
Green Vinali Ainsley 366 16.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Karina Celis Rangel 242 11.0 N/A
Conservative Freddie Downing 234 10.7 N/A
Conservative Brian Maze 220 10.0 N/A
TUSC Ferdy Lyons 117 5.3 N/A
Turnout 2,252 27.0 N/A
Registered electors 8,296
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Plaistow North

[edit]
Plaistow North (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zulfiqar Ali 2,151 71.6 N/A
Labour Joy Laguda 2,022 67.3 N/A
Labour Daniel Lee-Phakoe 1,936 64.4 N/A
Green Elsa Malki 560 18.6 N/A
Conservative John Flesher 523 17.4 N/A
Conservative Mufti Islam 522 17.4 N/A
Green Francis Moore 518 17.2 N/A
Conservative Saverimuthu Mariadas 390 13.0 N/A
Green Aki Turan 390 13.0 N/A
Turnout 3,063 28.4 N/A
Registered electors 10,791
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow South

[edit]
Plaistow South (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Wilson 1,360 64.2 N/A
Labour Jane Lofthouse 1,292 61.0 N/A
Labour Carlene Lee-Phakoe 1,284 60.6 N/A
Conservative Murad Chowdhury 430 20.3 N/A
Green Nicholas Dowden 390 18.4 N/A
Conservative Roy Miah 345 16.3 N/A
Green Iain McKeil 334 15.8 N/A
Green Anca-Elena Zaman 328 15.5 N/A
Conservative Dhiman Das 311 14.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sheree Miller 279 13.2 N/A
Turnout 2,430 28.3 N/A
Registered electors 8,564
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow West & Canning Town East

[edit]
Plaistow West & Canning Town East (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dina Hossain 1,654 64.6 N/A
Labour John Morris 1,578 61.7 N/A
Labour Simon Rush 1,475 57.6 N/A
Conservative Tom Barber 399 15.6 N/A
Green Jacintha Christopher 367 14.3 N/A
Conservative Aimee Alado 344 13.4 N/A
Green Peter Whittle 335 13.1 N/A
Green Christopher Slevin 293 11.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Robert Briggs 288 11.3 N/A
TUSC Nicola Barratt 254 9.9 N/A
Conservative Adeola Odutola 246 9.6 N/A
CPA John Falana 167 6.5 N/A
CPA Shoyemi Shoyemi 153 6.0 N/A
CPA Ugochi Nwogwugwu 124 4.8 N/A
Turnout 2,606 35.1 N/A
Registered electors 7,424
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Plashet

[edit]
Plashet (2)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zuber Gulamussen 1,378 62.3 N/A
Labour Pushpa Makwana 1,115 50.4 N/A
Independent Mehmood Mirza 919 41.6 N/A
Conservative Attic Rahman 544 24.6 N/A
Green Stephen Charles 256 11.6 N/A
Green Josh Robinson 210 9.5 N/A
Turnout 2,606 35.1 N/A
Registered electors 7,424
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Royal Albert

[edit]
Royal Albert (2)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Easter 849 65.6 N/A
Labour Tony McAlmont 692 53.5 N/A
Green Jane Lithgow 227 17.5 N/A
Conservative Douglas Coleman 217 16.8 N/A
Conservative Maurisa Coleman 177 13.7 N/A
Green Daniel Rodrigues 162 12.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Jones 118 9.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Callum Littlemore 99 7.6 N/A
Reform Daniel Oxley 48 3.7 N/A
Turnout 1,509 21.4 N/A
Registered electors 7,042
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Royal Victoria

[edit]
Royal Victoria (2)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Brayshaw 856 48.4 N/A
Labour Caroline Adaja 833 47.1 N/A
Green Rob Callender 389 22.0 N/A
Green Gloria Goncalves 368 20.8 N/A
Conservative Mark Seymour 341 19.3 N/A
Conservative Joshua Darren Lindl 324 18.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Breanna Frances Kolada 229 12.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Raymond 199 11.2 N/A
Turnout 1,921 20.1 N/A
Registered electors 9,642
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Stratford

[edit]
Stratford (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joshua Garfield 1,280 59.1 N/A
Labour Sabia Kamali 1,265 58.4 N/A
Labour Terry Paul 1,169 54.0 N/A
Green Ed Furst 501 23.1 N/A
Green Moira Lascelles 481 22.2 N/A
Green Pau Jimenez Ingles 437 20.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Hillary Briffa 364 16.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Samie Dorgham 279 12.9 N/A
Conservative Reece Chana 261 12.1 N/A
Conservative John Oxley 246 11.4 N/A
Conservative Raja Shokat 210 9.7 N/A
Turnout 2,385 22.8 N/A
Registered electors 10,454
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Stratford Olympic Park

[edit]
Stratford Olympic Park (2)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Nate Higgins 1,394 55.8 N/A
Green Danny Keeling 1,186 47.5 N/A
Liberal Democrats Dr. Saleyha Ashsan 274 11.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Alan Rumsby 198 7.9 N/A
Conservative Ryan Baldry 122 4.9 N/A
Conservative Andrius Kavaliauskas 89 3.6 N/A
CPA David Yusuff Ilori 25 1.0 N/A
CPA Esther Smith 25 1.0 N/A
Turnout 2,632 33.9 N/A
Registered electors 7,750
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Nareser Osei was the only Labour councillor to not be re-elected after previously serving Stratford and New Town ward from 2018 to 2022.[18]

Wall End

[edit]
Wall End (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Luke Charters 2,118 64.1 N/A
Labour Lester Hudson 1,929 58.3 N/A
Labour Jemima McAlmont 1,882 56.9 N/A
Independent Swarup Chowdhury 957 28.9 N/A
Conservative Saiduz Zaman 648 19.6 N/A
Conservative Olugbenga Ajibade 461 13.9 N/A
Conservative Jim Smith 412 12.5 N/A
Green Melanie Bax 392 11.9 N/A
Green Matthew Savage 336 10.2 N/A
Green James Buttress 300 9.1 N/A
CPA Victoria Bapu 142 4.3 N/A
CPA Shyam Sunder 139 4.2 N/A
Reform David Sandground 103 3.1 N/A
CPA Bharath Swamy 99 3.0 N/A
Turnout 3,765 35.0 N/A
Registered electors 10,756
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Ham

[edit]
West Ham (3)[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Gray 1,758 72.0 N/A
Labour Charlene McLean 1,626 66.6 N/A
Labour John Whitworth 1,458 59.7 N/A
Green Clare Hardy 558 22.9 N/A
Green Lyubo Ivanov 372 15.2 N/A
Green Ben Parker 369 15.1 N/A
Conservative Armyn Hennessy 319 13.1 N/A
Conservative Nirali Patel 309 12.7 N/A
Conservative Malcolm Madden 292 12.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Alexander Tuppen 260 10.7 N/A
Turnout 2,718 26.8 −7.0
Registered electors 10,122
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Changes 2022–2026

[edit]
  • In 2022, Labour suspended Canning Town South councillor Belgica Guaña, who subsequently sat as an independent.[19][20]
  • In November 2023, Plashet councillor Zuber Gulamussen left Labour to sit as an independent and joined the Newham Independents group.[21]
  • The Newham Independents Party was registered on 3 June 2024.[22] Mehmood Mirza, Sophia Naqvi and Gulamussen formed its group on the council.[23]
  • In July 2024, Canning Town North councillor Areeq Chowdhury left Labour and joined the Green Party.[24]
  • In May 2025, Green Street West councillor Lewis Godfrey left Labour to sit as an independent.[25]
  • In November 2025, Little Ilford councillor Nur Begum left Labour and joined the Newham Independents Party.[26] She left the party in January 2026 and sat as an independent.[27]

By-elections

[edit]

Boleyn

[edit]
Boleyn by-election, 13 July 2023[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mehmood Mirza 1,153 42.5 N/A
Labour Sofia Patel 871 32.1 −27.0
Green Joe Hudson-Small 572 21.1 +3.5
Conservative Lawrencia Durojaiye 69 2.5 −15.6
Reform Daniel Oxley 23 0.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Terrar 22 0.8 N/A
Majority 282 10.4 N/A
Turnout 2,729 27.7 −2.6
Registered electors 9,866
Independent gain from Labour

The by-election followed the resignation of Labour councillor Cecilia Welsh for family reasons.[29]

Wall End

[edit]
Wall End by-election, 13 July 2023[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephanie Garfield 1,659 61.1 +12.5
Conservative Durai Kannan 739 27.2 −12.3
Liberal Democrats Claire Pattie 138 5.1 N/A
Green Tassadduq Cheema 123 4.5 −4.5
Reform David Sandground 58 2.1 −0.2
Majority 920 33.9 N/A
Turnout 2,733 25.1 −9.9
Registered electors 10,900
Labour hold Swing +0.1

The by-election followed the resignation of Labour councillor Luke Charters, who stood down to concentrate on seeking election to Parliament.[29]

Plaistow North

[edit]
Plaistow North by-election, 23 November 2023[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sophia Naqvi 1,266 46.3 N/A
Labour Aktharul Alam 750 27.4 −46.3
Independent Anasur Khan 274 10.0 N/A
Conservative James Clifford 257 9.4 −6.8
Green Zahra Kheyre 113 4.1 −13.2
Liberal Democrats Graham Terrar 73 2.7 N/A
Majority 516 18.9 N/A
Turnout 2,744 25.2 −3.2
Registered electors 10,905
Independent gain from Labour Swing

The by-election followed the resignation of Labour councillor Daniel Lee-Phakoe for personal reasons.[32]

Forest Gate North

[edit]
Forest Gate North by-election, 4 July 2024[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Cronin 1,757 43.0 −16.8
NIP Zakaria Bhariwala 1,073 26.3 N/A
Green Zahra Kheyre 810 19.8 +1.8
Conservative Malcolm Madden 251 6.1 −6.3
Liberal Democrats Jamie Bryant 192 4.7 −4.1
Majority 684 16.7 N/A
Turnout 4,119 53.4 +20.7
Labour hold

The by-election followed the resignation of Labour councillor Sasha Das Gupta.[34]

Maryland

[edit]
Maryland by-election, 4 July 2024[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Melanie Onovo 1,626 43.0 −17.0
NIP Linda Jordan 896 23.7 N/A
Green Chris Brooks 712 18.8 +2.8
Conservative Mary Antwi 360 9.5 −0.1
Liberal Democrats David Terrar 185 4.9 −4.9
Majority 730 19.3 N/A
Rejected ballots 39[35] 1.0
Turnout 3,818 42.1 +15.1
Registered electors 9,067
Labour hold

The by-election followed the resignation of Labour councillor Ken Penton.[34]

Beckton

[edit]
Beckton by-election, 18 July 2024[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Blossom Young 597 38.7 −9.7
NIP Shahzad Abbasi 476 30.9 N/A
Green Justine Levoir 228 14.8 −15.7
Conservative Maria Clifford 144 9.3 −5.5
Liberal Democrats James Alan-Rumsby 96 6.2 N/A
Majority 121 7.8 N/A
Turnout 1,552 13.6 −14.2
Registered electors 11,456
Labour hold

The by-election followed the resignation of Labour councillor James Asser after his selection as Labour's parliamentary candidate for West Ham and Beckton.[34]

Little Ilford

[edit]
Little Ilford by-election, 18 July 2024[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aktharul Alam 884 39.0 −21.9
NIP Tahir Mirza 738 32.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Akm Mahibur Rahman 274 12.1 +0.3
Independent Vijay Parthiban 163 7.2 N/A
Conservative Mohamadu Faheem 104 4.6 −7.2
Green Joe Oteng 103 4.5 −2.5
Majority 146 6.4 N/A
Turnout 2,277 18.3 −14.6
Registered electors 12,443
Labour hold

The by-election followed the resignation of Labour councillor Elizabeth Booker.[37]

Plaistow South

[edit]
Plaistow South by-election, 18 September 2025[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
NIP Md Nazrul Islam 913 44.7 N/A
Labour Asheem Singh 436 21.3 −42.9
Reform Lazar Monu 329 16.1 N/A
Green Nic Motte 152 7.4 −10.9
Conservative Rois Miah 123 6.0 −14.1
Liberal Democrats Sheree Miller 90 4.4 −8.6
Majority 477 23.3 N/A
Turnout 2,059 23.1 −5.2
Registered electors 8,926
NIP gain from Labour Swing

The by-election followed the death of Labour councillor Neil Wilson.[39]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ "Report on the May 2022 local elections in England". www.electoralcommission.org.uk.
  2. ↑ "LE2022 SOPN". Google Drive. Election Maps UK. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "The essential guide to London local government | London Councils". www.londoncouncils.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Grafton-Green, Chloe (5 May 2018). "The full list of results for London's local elections". The Standard. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Holder, Josh (4 May 2018). "Local council elections 2018 – results in full". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Rokhsana Fiaz, London's first directly elected woman mayor". The Muslim News. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. ↑ Long, Rhiannon (14 September 2018). "Newham councillor Veronica Oakeshott steps down after three years". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  8. ↑ Long, Rhiannon (2 November 2018). "Labour candidate wins Boleyn ward by-election". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  9. ↑ Brookes, Andrew (5 August 2020). "East Ham Central ward councillor resigns". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  10. ↑ Boyle, Caislin (10 May 2021). "East Ham Central welcomes new Labour councillor". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  11. ↑ Cox, Michael (1 March 2022). "Formal complaint lodged against Newham mayor with allegations of 'unfair treatment'". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  12. ↑ Cox, Sophie (18 November 2020). "Six extra councillors set for Newham as final ward boundary recommendations published". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "LGBCE | Newham | LGBCE Site". www.lgbce.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  14. ↑ King, Jonathan (28 April 2021). "Newham's governance referendum: the case for both options". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  15. 1 2 King, Jonathan (10 May 2021). "Mayor pledges to continue focus on election promises after Newham referendum result". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  16. 1 2 "How the elections work | London Councils". www.londoncouncils.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Newham Council elections - Thursday 5th May 2022". London Borough of Newham. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  18. ↑ 2018 Newham London Borough Council election
  19. ↑ "Newham Council resigns itself to inaction after suspended Labour councillor Belgica Guaña apologises for horrific social media posts, but police investigation ongoing". 10 October 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Councillor details – Councillor Belgica Guaña". London Borough of Newham. Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  21. ↑ Gregory, Ruby (24 November 2023). "Labour loses another seat to Independent councillor after by-election in Newham". MyLondon. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "Registration: Newham Independents Party". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "The Plaistow South by-election result – what bodes?". Newham Citizen. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  24. ↑ Gregory, Ruby (1 July 2024). "Newham councillor suddenly quits Labour for Greens after Starmer Bangladesh comments". MyLondon. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  25. ↑ Boothroyd, David (30 May 2025). "Only here for the Beer". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  26. ↑ Boothroyd, David (21 November 2025). "Shalom aleichem, Natalie". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  27. ↑ Boothroyd, David (16 January 2026). "Gosport goes Reform". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  28. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Boleyn". London Borough of Newham. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  29. 1 2 "Have your say in key elections". Newham Voices. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  30. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Wall End". London Borough of Newham. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  31. ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll: Plaistow North". London Borough of Newham. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  32. ↑ "Council by-election in Plaistow North on 23 November". Newham Voices. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  33. 1 2 "By-elections Forest Gate North and Maryland wards". London Borough of Newham. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  34. 1 2 3 "Three Labour Councillors resign, triggering three by-elections". Asian Standard. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  35. ↑ "Melanie Onovo and Liz Cronin elected as Newham councillors for the Maryland, and Forest Gate wards". London Borough of Newham. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  36. 1 2 "By-elections Beckton and Little Ilford wards". London Borough of Newham. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  37. ↑ Boothroyd, David (14 June 2024). "Labour's win is Clydebuilt". LocalCouncils.co.uk. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  38. ↑ "Plaistow South by-election – 18 September 2025". London Borough of Newham. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  39. ↑ "Statement on the death of Cllr Neil Wilson". London Borough of Newham. 30 July 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_Newham_London_Borough_Council_election&oldid=1367895228"