2006 Newham London Borough Council election

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2006 Newham Council election
  2002 4 May 2006 2010  

All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lab
Resp
CPA
Party Labour Respect CPA
Last election59 seats, 49.3%Did not stand1 seat, 4.5%
Seats won5433
Seat changeDecrease2.svg5Increase2.svg3Increase2.svg2
Popular vote 29,389 16,4597,621
Percentage41.423.210.7
SwingDecrease2.svg7.9%New partyIncrease2.svg6.2%

Newham London UK local election 2006 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2006 Newham council election. Christian Peoples Alliance in purple, Labour in red and Respect in light red.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

Elections to Newham London Borough Council in London, England were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council, including the directly elected mayor, was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election. The Labour Party maintained control of the council. [1] [2]

Contents

Election result

Newham Local Election Result 2006 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 5405–590.041.429,389-7.9
  Respect 330+35.023.216,459N/A
  Conservative 000±00.014.310,135-5.6
  CPA 320+25.010.77,621+6.2
  Green 000±00.05.74,060-6.6
  Liberal Democrats 000±00.02.92,070-1.0
  Independent 000±00.01.51,067-2.3
 British Public Party000±00.00.2129

Background

A total of 237 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 also ran a full slate and the Liberal Democrats ran 10 candidates. Respect, running for the first time, also ran a full slate. Other candidates running were 12 Greens, 29 Christian Peoples Alliance, and 6 Independents. [1] [2]

Results by ward

Beckton

Beckton (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alec James Kellaway 1,188 45.1 -1.3
Labour Christine Helen Bowden 1,187 N/A
Labour Ayesha Chowdhury 1,130 N/A
Conservative Reza Ahmed Faisol Choudhury62723.8+7.7
Conservative Paul Clark593N/A
Conservative Rashid Salik455N/A
Respect Aisha Siddiqah44817.0N/A
Respect Tipu Rahman413N/A
Respect Mubin Haq386N/A
CPA Lynn Denise Donaldson36914.0N/A
CPA Jason Yasin230N/A
Turnout 2,53626.6+5.2
Registered electors 9,518
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Boleyn

Boleyn (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Elizabeth Leitch 1,627 44.2 -4.8
Labour Riad Ahmed Mirza 1,547 N/A
Labour Pearson John Shillingford 1,512 N/A
Respect Moshiur Molla1,21933.1N/A
Respect Edward John Davies1,082N/A
Respect Omar Khawaja1,007N/A
Conservative Aminur Raja Choudhury52814.3-7.2
Conservative Ahmed Iqbal484N/A
Conservative Rose Irtwange426N/A
CPA David John Bamber3088.4-2.3
Turnout 3,57837.8+10.3
Registered electors 9,478
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town North

Canning Town North (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Marie Sylvia Collier 1,443 54.4 +14.8
Labour Paul William Leslie Schafer 1,310 N/A
Labour Clive William Furness 1,232 N/A
CPA Sydney James Burnett52419.8+6.3
CPA John Jackson507N/A
Conservative Mohammed Ayna Miah37314.1N/A
Conservative Nazrul Islam345N/A
CPA Pervaiz Ahkter Khan326N/A
Respect Mohamed Ali Farah31311.8N/A
Respect Sayad Hussien Mohammed311N/A
Conservative Felicia Azuka Nwoye293N/A
Respect Yuri Prohan Prasad225N/A
Turnout 2,67927.5+4.7
Registered electors 9,729
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town South

Canning Town South (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPA Alan Craig 1,536 50.9 +0.6
CPA Denise Stafford 1,170 N/A
CPA Simeon Adewole Ademolake 1,091 N/A
Labour Bryan Collier92730.7-19.0
Labour Alan Griffiths887N/A
Labour Julie Ann Sussex855N/A
Conservative Christopher Brian Buckwell33211.0N/A
Conservative Abul Kashem Mohammed Abdullah306N/A
Respect Khadija Hassan2257.5N/A
Conservative Bakary Ceesay193N/A
Respect Mohammed Abdur Rob193N/A
Respect Berlyne Hamilton192N/A
Turnout 2,84532.8+6.6
Registered electors 8,661
CPA hold Swing
CPA gain from Labour Swing
CPA gain from Labour Swing

Custom House

Custom House (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Mary Holland 1,289 48.7 +1.4
Labour James Butler 1,165 N/A
Labour Conor Michael McAuley 1,008 N/A
CPA Beatrice Appiah73427.7+15.5
CPA Malcolm Williamson685N/A
CPA Thomas Conquest671N/A
Conservative Adrian Trevor Machin32812.4-15.3
Conservative Bahri James Chinn298N/A
Respect Abdul Qayyum Ghani29511.1N/A
Conservative Navnit Ranchhoddas Hindocha262N/A
Respect Kevin Peter Davis254N/A
Respect Ghada Razuki215N/A
Turnout 2,61328.8+8.5
Registered electors 9,065
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham Central

East Ham Central (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Marjorie Skyers 1,821 48.5 -11.3
Labour Ian Keith Corbett 1,757 N/A
Labour Unmesh Desai 1,720 N/A
Respect Mohammed Iqbal Nakhuda1,09029.0N/A
Respect Fazan Khaliq1,086N/A
Respect Charanjeet Hullen961N/A
Conservative Tufail Topu Basith53514.2-8.6
Conservative Sadir Najib Hussain524N/A
Conservative Sadeque Miah446N/A
CPA Harold Bhatty3108.3N/A
Turnout 3,69538.3+8.9
Registered electors 9,650
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham North

East Ham North (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Duraisamy Sathianesan 1,939 44.5 +6.3
Labour Sukhdev Singh Marway 1,760 N/A
Labour Patricia Lillian Sheekey 1,718 N/A
Respect Ashfaq Ahmed1,39031.9N/A
Respect Mohammed Kwawaja1,308N/A
Respect Sarah Jane Ruiz1,299N/A
Conservative Mohammed Akram68515.7-9.3
Conservative Chaudhry Sabir Hussain593N/A
Conservative Gopinathan Benoy589N/A
Green Shana Yarnell2124.9-2.1
CPA Emmanuel Yaw Kpikpi1363.1N/A
Turnout 4,24445.2+10.6
Registered electors 9,382
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham South

East Ham South (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kevin John Jenkins 1,569 39.8 -13.5
Labour Quintin Brian Peppiatt 1,453 N/A
Labour Lakmini Sewwandi Shah 1,224 N/A
Conservative Rezia Begum Choudhury58814.9-10.2
Respect Raheela Ajmal Ali55614.1N/A
Conservative Enamul Haque501N/A
Respect Riaz Uddin465N/A
Respect Roderick Finlayson450N/A
Conservative Muhammed Ashraf Ul Islam449N/A
Independent Frederick Charles Jones3679.3-12.3
Green Keith McIlveen3168.0N/A
CPA Kwame Otti3057.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Abdul Kayum2416.1N/A
Liberal Democrats Anwar Hussain223N/A
Turnout 3,17033.9+9.3
Registered electors 9,356
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate North

Forest Gate North (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Martin Brickell 1,678 42.3 +5.1
Labour Michael Arthur Nicholas 1,552 N/A
Labour Shama Sultana Mahmood Ahmad 1,443 N/A
Respect Muhammed Zaki Ahmed75719.1N/A
Respect Imran Mustak720N/A
Respect April Williams673N/A
Green Jane Alison Lithgow60315.2-7.1
Conservative Jacqueline Melissa Burns51713.0+0.8
Conservative Charles Richard Patrick Gaitskell Meaby454N/A
Conservative Brian Iliff Maze418N/A
CPA Stephen Craig Williamson40910.3N/A
Turnout 3,37835.3+8.7
Registered electors 9,558
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate South

Forest Gate South (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Anne Naomi Garfield 1,410 36.2 -18.1
Labour Winston Theodore Vaughan 1,408 N/A
Labour Akbar Ali Chaudhary 1,384 N/A
Respect Salim Patel1,29633.3N/A
Respect Simon Jacob Shaw1,285N/A
Respect Zenib Jalil1,250N/A
Green Adrian John Hedges45011.6N/A
Conservative Barry William Roberts43011.0-2.8
Conservative David Michael Eveleigh425N/A
Conservative Ikram Wahid380N/A
CPA Reginald Leonard Eade3087.9N/A
Turnout 3,60635.6+9.1
Registered electors 10,117
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street East

Green Street East (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rohima Rahman 1,869 41.9 -10.4
Labour Sharaf Mahmood 1,815 N/A
Labour Abdul Shakoor 1,716 N/A
Respect Abdurahman Ahktar Jafar1,26028.2N/A
Respect Abdul Khaliq Mian1,180N/A
Respect Kevin Francis Corr1,168N/A
Conservative Shamim Ahmed45210.1-12.2
Conservative Mohammed Abdul Noor Choudhury393N/A
Green Abigail Louise Kingston3167.1-4.9
Conservative Kaisar Uddin Jalal311N/A
Liberal Democrats Mahbub Choudhury2946.6N/A
CPA Nigel Lee Weekes2726.1N/A
Turnout 3,96240.1+7.9
Registered electors 9,874
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street West

Green Street West (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Respect Asif Karim 1,829 40.4 N/A
Respect Abdul Karim Sheikh 1,784 N/A
Respect Hanif Abdulmuhit 1,751 N/A
Labour Rustam Hasan Talati1,58535.0-22.1
Labour Harvinder Singh Virdee1,511N/A
Labour Nirmal Kaur Chadha1,422N/A
Conservative Phyllis Edith Paice3006.6-23.0
Liberal Democrats Shamimara Choudhury2645.8N/A
Conservative Khatija Suleman Meaby256N/A
Liberal Democrats Emran Chowdhury235N/A
Conservative Zubaida Nishat Hashmi235N/A
Green Mary Elizabeth Forse2234.9-8.4
Independent Abdul Mohshin1804.0N/A
CPA Alessandra Awolowo1443.2N/A
Turnout 4,17943.9+12.4
Registered electors 9,522
Respect gain from Labour Swing
Respect gain from Labour Swing
Respect gain from Labour Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Josephine Hilary Corbett 1,387 35.3 -13.8
Labour Andrew Robert Ernest Baikie 1,351 N/A
Labour Kahlil Kazi 1,261 N/A
Respect Sajid Rehman81520.7N/A
Respect Rebecca Palmer809N/A
Conservative Mahbub Ahmed73218.6-20.7
Respect Summer Shahbaz699N/A
Conservative Fatema Polly Hussain555N/A
Conservative Alizaman Aurongozeb509N/A
Liberal Democrats Trevor Watson3829.7N/A
CPA Reginald Gardner2666.8N/A
Green Mehmet Kani2185.5-6.1
Independent Mohammed Tanveer Anjum1293.3N/A
Turnout 3,30034.9+8.1
Registered electors 9,451
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Kay Diane Scoresby 1,491 38.8 -7.2
Labour Amarjit Singh 1,457 N/A
Labour Ayub Korom Ali 1,402 N/A
Respect Sana Saleem1,03226.9N/A
Respect Muhammad Ali Misbah1,007N/A
Respect Lane Adam Paul Taylor890N/A
Conservative Rashid Ahmed65116.9-20.6
Conservative Reza Ahmed Shafi Choudhury634N/A
Green Mary Elizabeth Robinson49012.8-3.7
Conservative Michael Law484N/A
CPA Ursuline Austricia Khan1794.7N/A
Turnout 3,47536.2+2.0
Registered electors 9,596
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow North

Plaistow North (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zulfiqar Ali 1,328 40.0 -10.4
Labour Jonathan Knott 1,306 N/A
Labour Joy Hazvirehwi Laguda 1,193 N/A
Respect Forhad Hussain1,11733.6N/A
Respect Nazir Ahmed Harif1,007N/A
Respect Sabia Begum Kamali893N/A
Conservative Leslie Albert Smith42412.8-1.3
Conservative Lisa Caroline Sutton408N/A
Conservative Shantelle Tamzin Prosper380N/A
CPA Therence Lindsey Johnston35010.5N/A
Independent Daudu L. Kuku1043.1N/A
Turnout 3,08235.4+8.3
Registered electors 8,711
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow South

Plaistow South (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Maureen Jones 1,411 40.7 -9.3
Labour Neil James Wilson 1,410 N/A
Labour Graham John Lane 1,386 N/A
Respect Mohammed Amir Chowdhury58817.0N/A
Respect Rezwan Ahmed575N/A
Respect Katherine Mary Jennings498N/A
Liberal Democrats Faruk Ahmed Choudhury48714.1+0.5
Conservative Damian Philip James Sutton45813.2-2.6
Conservative Graham Eric Postles445N/A
Conservative Shiv Kumar Bagga366N/A
Liberal Democrats Patricia Margaret Mahoney349N/A
CPA Osei Asibey3219.3N/A
Liberal Democrats Jamieson Woods Moore318N/A
Green Richard John Scrase2015.8-8.6
Turnout 3,16631.9+6.9
Registered electors 9,919
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Royal Docks

Royal Docks (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Berchinan McAlmot 770 46.5 +7.2
Labour Patrick John Andrew Murphy 757 N/A
Labour Simon Peter Tucker 756 N/A
Conservative Julian Francis52231.5+15.6
Conservative Michelle Gillian Mendes520N/A
Conservative Neil William Robert Pearce514N/A
CPA William Francis Perry20212.2-3.0
CPA Paul Martin Jobson190N/A
Respect Michael David Allchin1619.7N/A
Respect Kevin Ovenden156N/A
Respect Hsaio Hung Pai152N/A
CPA Benjamin Stafford136N/A
Turnout 1,90627.2+7.4
Registered electors 7,018
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stratford and New Town

Stratford and New Town (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Alan Griffin 1,399 44.1 -10.1
Labour Regina Tina Williams 1,380 N/A
Labour Richard James Crawford 1,371 N/A
Respect Chorwar Zada66320.9N/A
Respect Robert Webb631N/A
Respect Mohammad Mushtaq Bux605N/A
Green Jonathan Cox46714.7-3.8
Conservative Barbara Mary Postles35811.3-6.1
Conservative Armyn Hennessy316N/A
Conservative Alexandra Dunata Gradosielska314N/A
CPA Abayomi Mojeed2859.0-0.8
Turnout 2,83227.9+4.9
Registered electors 10,170
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wall End

Wall End (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Omanakutty Gangadharan 1,858 40.9 -14.8
Labour Edward Henry Sparrowhawk 1,548 N/A
Labour Lester Thompson Hudson 1,538 N/A
Conservative Gnanasegeram Rajkumar87719.3+4.3
Respect Abdul Rauf83218.3N/A
Respect Hanif Mohammed Patel795N/A
Respect Ahsan Mahboob784N/A
Conservative Ratnarajeswari Indrakumar766N/A
Conservative Mohammed Abdul Munem561N/A
Independent Arunasalam Pirapaharan4169.2N/A
CPA Shirley Williamson3447.6N/A
Green Saif Uddin Osmani2114.6-4.3
Independent Nnamdi Ifediora127N/A
Turnout 3,90540.2+6.2
Registered electors 9,727
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Ham

West Ham (3) [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Ann Bourne 1,400 40.4 -5.5
Labour Ronald Norman George Manley 1,346 N/A
Labour Megan Harris 1,295 N/A
Respect Abdul Rahim57316.5N/A
Respect Kevin Evans550N/A
Respect Mohammed Abdul Naeem Sheikh544N/A
Conservative Roy John King41812.1-6.2
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Alice Chater40211.6-6.1
Conservative Josephine Mary Child379N/A
Green Paul Edward Regan35310.2-7.9
CPA Andrew David Williamson3199.2N/A
Conservative Danuta Aleksandra Gradosielska234N/A
Turnout 2,83430.8+6.7
Registered electors 9,200
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2006 and 2010

Royal Docks

Royal Docks by-election, 26 March 2009 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen E. Brayshaw 723 46.3 -0.2
Conservative Neil W. R. Pearce70845.4+13.9
UKIP Ms. Anne-Marie Philip946.0N/A
Respect Haroon Juneja352.3-7.4
Majority150.9N/A
Turnout 23.6-3.6
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Simon P. Tucker.

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