2002 Newham London Borough Council election

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2002 Newham Council election
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All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour CPA
Last election60 seats0 seats
Seats won591
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote23,965 2,178
Percentage49.34.5
Newham London UK local election 2002 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2002 Newham council election. Christian Peoples Alliance in purple and Labour in red.
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 25.49%. Labour won all but one seat. The sole opposition councillor was Alan Craig of the Christian Peoples Alliance. [1] [2]

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Election result

Newham Local Election Result 2002 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 5901-198.349.323,965
  Conservative 000±00.019.99,678
  Green 000±00.012.35,993
  CPA 110+11.74.52,178
  Liberal Democrats 000±00.03.91,917
  Independent 000±00.03.81,849
 Newham Independent000±00.02.21,060
  Socialist Alliance 000±00.01.9906
  BNP 000±00.01.5736
  UKIP 000±00.00.5233
  Socialist Labour 000±00.00.3122

Background

A total of 144 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 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), whilst the Conservative Party ran 31 candidates and the Liberal Democrats ran 7 candidates. Other candidates running were 14 Greens, 9 Christian Peoples Alliance, 6 Newham Independents Association, 4 Socialist Alliance, 3 BNP, 1 Socialist Labour, 1 UKIP and 8 Independents. [1]

Results by ward

Beckton

Beckton (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alec J. Kellaway 945 43.8 N/A
Labour Ayesha Chowdhury 930 N/A
Labour Christopher J. Seddon 860 N/A
Liberal Democrats Stephen T. Bell36917.1N/A
Conservative Damian P. J. Sutton34816.1N/A
Green Nick R. Davies27712.8N/A
BNP Margaret Stones21710.1N/A
Turnout 1,64821.4N/A
Registered electors 7,721
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Boleyn

Boleyn (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June E. D. Leitch 1,321 49.0 N/A
Labour Sardar Ali 1,224 N/A
Labour Joseph Ejiofor 1,122 N/A
Conservative Elaine V. M. Sutton57921.5N/A
Green Marya A. E. Spence50718.8N/A
CPA Joy Shekarau-Jibril28910.7N/A
Turnout 2,22427.5N/A
Registered electors 8,095
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town North

Canning Town North (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marie S. Collier 948 39.6 N/A
Labour Clive W. Furness 901 N/A
Labour Paul W. Schafer 784 N/A
Green Kara L. Greig42617.8N/A
BNP Michael Davidson38916.2N/A
CPA Sydney J. Burnett32213.5N/A
Independent Edward O. C. Nkemnacho1877.8N/A
Socialist Labour Robert J. Siggins1225.1N/A
Turnout 1,81422.8N/A
Registered electors 7,953
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town South

Canning Town South (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPA Alan Craig 959 50.3 N/A
Labour Alan W. Taylor 946 49.7 N/A
Labour Maureen Jones 887 N/A
Labour Simon Tucker808N/A
CPA Benjamin Stafford739N/A
CPA Rose D. Irtwangejibril525N/A
Turnout 1,98826.2N/A
Registered electors 7,601
CPA gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Custom House

Custom House (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia M. Holland 887 47.3 N/A
Labour Ronald M. Manley 765 N/A
Labour Conor M. McAuley 709 N/A
Conservative Paul Maynard51927.7N/A
Conservative James A. Clark467N/A
Conservative Douglas S. Taylor416N/A
Green Mary E. Robinson24012.8N/A
CPA Bolanie Shasanmi22912.2N/A
Turnout 1,65420.3N/A
Registered electors 8,140
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham Central

East Ham Central (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary M. A. Skyers 1,538 59.8 N/A
Labour Ian K. Corbett 1,479 N/A
Labour Unmesh Desai 1,437 N/A
Conservative Stewart Lindsay58722.8N/A
Green Diane M. McBrinn44617.3N/A
Turnout 2,40629.4N/A
Registered electors 8,188
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham North

East Ham North (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sukhdev S. Marway 1,367 38.2 N/A
Labour Lester T. Hudson 1,248 N/A
Labour Patricia L. Sheekey 1,244 N/A
Conservative Mohammed Akram89625.0N/A
Independent Swaminathan Balakrishnan57816.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Kathleen V. King3138.7N/A
Green Gary Hewett2527.0N/A
Socialist Alliance Berlyne Hamilton1774.9N/A
Turnout 2,73234.6N/A
Registered electors 7,905
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham South

East Ham South (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin Jenkins 1,244 53.3 N/A
Labour Quintin B. Peppiatt 1,081 N/A
Labour Pearson J. Shillingford 981 N/A
Conservative Linda V. Lindsay58625.1N/A
Newham Independent Frederick C. Jones50321.6N/A
Turnout 1,95324.6N/A
Registered electors 7,957
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate North

Forest Gate North (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul M. Brickell 1,333 47.4 N/A
Labour John E. Saunders 1,265 N/A
Labour Shama Ahmad 1,253 N/A
Green Mary E. Forse62822.3N/A
Conservative Charles R. P. G. Meaby34412.2N/A
Socialist Alliance Paul Phillips2729.7N/A
UKIP Gerard J. Batten2338.3N/A
Turnout 2,20026.6N/A
Registered electors 8,287
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate South

Forest Gate South (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Akbar A. Chaudhary 1,274 54.3 N/A
Labour Alan Griffiths 1,142 N/A
Labour Winston T. Vaughan 1,102 N/A
Liberal Democrats John M. Gray47220.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Patricia M. Mahoney460N/A
Liberal Democrats Christopher A. Lomax443N/A
Conservative Brian A. Maze32313.8N/A
Socialist Alliance Mubin Haq27611.8N/A
Turnout 2,18926.5N/A
Registered electors 8,272
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street East

Green Street East (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lyn C. Brown 1,488 52.3 N/A
Labour Mahmood Ahmad 1,403 N/A
Labour Abdul Shakoor 1,319 N/A
Conservative Abdullah Atcha63522.3N/A
Independent Nazma B. Uddin38113.4N/A
Green Sandra E. Springall34112.0N/A
Independent Giash U. Talukdar299N/A
Turnout 2,55232.2N/A
Registered electors 7,922
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street West

Green Street West (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul K. Sheikh 1,594 57.1 N/A
Labour Rustam H. Talati 1,448 N/A
Labour Harvinder S. Virdee 1,439 N/A
Conservative Reza A. S. Choudhury82629.6N/A
Green John H. Widdowson37113.3N/A
Turnout 2,49731.5N/A
Registered electors 7,930
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josephine H. Corbett 1,086 49.1 N/A
Labour Andrew R. E. Baikie 1,063 N/A
Labour Richard J. Crawford 1,052 N/A
Conservative Akmul H. Choudhury86939.3N/A
Conservative Faizur Rahman844N/A
Conservative Harun Rashid795N/A
Green Mee F. Lee25711.6N/A
Turnout 2,17526.8N/A
Registered electors 8,126
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amarjit Singh 1,236 46.0 N/A
Labour Christine H. Bowden 1,219 N/A
Labour Khalilur Kazi 1,149 N/A
Conservative Mahbub Ahmed1,00937.5N/A
Conservative Shahidur Chowdhury968N/A
Conservative Kaisar Jalal890N/A
Green Ronald M. Smith44416.5N/A
Turnout 2,73234.2N/A
Registered electors 7,986
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow North

Plaistow North (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Regina T. Williams 1,224 50.4 N/A
Labour Riaz A. Mirza 1,163 N/A
Labour Joy H. Laguda 1,110 N/A
Independent Frederick Warwick50720.9N/A
Green Jacqueline M. Chandler-Oatts35614.7N/A
Conservative Johanna L. Watson34214.1N/A
Conservative Anthoulla Osben278N/A
Turnout 2,05927.1N/A
Registered electors 7,612
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow South

Plaistow South (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neil J. Wilson 1,180 50.0 N/A
Labour Graham J. Lane 1,138 N/A
Labour Bryan A. Collier 1,064 N/A
Conservative Jacqueline M. Burns37415.8N/A
Conservative Barry W. Roberts355N/A
Green Gabrielle C. Rolfe34014.4N/A
Liberal Democrats Jamieson W. Moore32013.6N/A
Conservative Danuta A. Gradosielska263N/A
Newham Independent Josephine Phillips1476.2N/A
Newham Independent Donald E. Freeman139N/A
Turnout 2,10125.0N/A
Registered electors 8,391
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Royal Docks

Royal Docks (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Law 433 39.3 N/A
Labour Victor F. Turner 398 N/A
Labour Sarah J. Ruiz 346 N/A
Independent Ayotunde A. Thanni19617.8N/A
Conservative Graham E. Postles17515.9N/A
CPA Beatrice Appiah16815.2N/A
Conservative Glyn A. Weare159N/A
BNP Mark Lond13011.8N/A
CPA Funmike K. Daodu103N/A
Turnout 91019.8N/A
Registered electors 4,609
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stratford and New Town

Stratford and New Town (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith A. N. Garfield 1,163 54.2 N/A
Labour David Griffin 1,090 N/A
Labour Anthony B. McAlmont 938 N/A
Green O. Oisin39818.5N/A
Conservative Richard J. Arnopp37417.4N/A
Conservative Armyn Hennessy330N/A
Conservative Nigel R. Nadolski286N/A
CPA Victoria Wya2119.8N/A
Turnout 1,90723.0N/A
Registered electors 8,561
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wall End

Wall End (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul D. Sathianesan 1,608 55.7 N/A
Labour Edward H. Sparrowhawk 1,426 N/A
Labour Omanakutty Gangadharan 1,350 N/A
Conservative Zubaida N. Hashmi43315.0N/A
Newham Independent Terence J. Aird41014.2N/A
Conservative Leslie A. Smith40016.5N/A
Newham Independent David G. Piper373N/A
Newham Independent Trudy V. Cannon359N/A
Green Howard Mendick2578.9N/A
Socialist Alliance Robert P. Davies1816.3N/A
Turnout 2,91134.0N/A
Registered electors 8,561
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Ham

West Ham (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John C. Whitworth 1,150 45.9 N/A
Labour Megan Harris 1,057 N/A
Labour Murtland O. Inverary 965 N/A
Conservative Josephine M. Child45918.3N/A
Green Rita A. Reale45318.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Kathleen A. Chater44317.7N/A
Turnout 1,91524.1N/A
Registered electors 7,959
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2002 and 2006

There were no by-elections. [3]

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