2014 Newham London Borough Council election

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2014 Newham Council election
  2010 22 May 2014 2018  

All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council
30 seats needed for a majority
 First party
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Party Labour
Last election60 seats, 60.8%
Seats won60
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote46,882
Percentage59.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.1%

Newham London UK local election 2014 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2014 Newham council election. Labour in red.

Largest Party before election


Labour

Largest Party


Labour

The 2014 Newham London Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Newham London Borough Council in England. [1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Summary results

Labour won all 60 seats, as it did in 2010. [2] [3] [4]

Newham local election result 2014
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 6000±0.0100.059.746,882-1.1
  Conservative 000±0.00.023.018,053+4.4
  CPA 000±0.00.05.74,507-2.4
  UKIP 000±0.00.04.23,299+3.9
  Liberal Democrats 000±0.00.03.52,737-0.9
  TUSC 000±0.00.02.41,887N/A
  Green 000±0.00.00.7562-0.2
  Independent 000±0.00.00.5355-1.5
  Communist 000±0.00.00.2120N/A
  Communities United 000±0.00.00.1105N/A

Background

A total of 208 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 11 candidates. Other candidates running were 55 Christian Peoples Alliance, 8 TUSC, 7 UKIP, 1 Communities United Party, 2 Green, 1 Communist Party and 3 Independents. [4]

Ward results

Beckton

Beckton (3) [4] [3] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Christie 1,789 22.0 N/A
Labour Ayesha Chowdhury 1,778 21.0 N/A
Labour Alec James Kellaway 1,713 21.0 N/A
Conservative Syed Hussain Ahmed1,03312.0N/A
Conservative Adam Nowacki7319.0N/A
Conservative Emmanuel Obasi6157.0N/A
CPA Winky Newman2423.0N/A
CPA Chike Dunkwu2042.0N/A
CPA Yomi Taimo1802.0N/A
Turnout 3,34031.8−8.8
Registered electors 10,504
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Boleyn

Boleyn (3) [4] [3] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Obaid Khan 2,658 24.0 N/A
Labour Charity Fiberesima 2,505 23.0 N/A
Labour Harvinder Singh Virdee 2,425 22.0 N/A
Conservative Jamal Uddin8698.0N/A
Conservative Yasir Asif8238.0N/A
Conservative Yaseen Farmer7567.0N/A
TUSC Ben Robinson3423.0N/A
CPA Barbara Chukwurah2702.0N/A
CPA Stephen Williamson2592.0N/A
Turnout 4,26144.0−4.7
Registered electors 9,689
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town North

Canning Town North(3) [4] [3] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Rosemarie Easter 2,036 23.0 N/A
Labour Clive William Furness 1,934 22.0 N/A
Labour Kay Diane Scoresby 1,835 21.0 N/A
UKIP David Mears6357.0N/A
Conservative Wahid Ali6227.0N/A
Conservative Margaret Boateng5817.0N/A
Conservative Maxwell Lamin Marah3884.0N/A
CPA Moriam Fabode2623.0N/A
CPA Ruth Karashani2213.0N/A
CPA Charles Mrewa1962.0N/A
Turnout 3,52335.9−4.3
Registered electors 9,827
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town South

Canning Town South (3) [4] [3] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan Collier 1,896 23.0 N/A
Labour Alan Griffiths 1,600 19.0 N/A
Labour Sheila Madeline Thomas 1,581 19.0 N/A
UKIP Kay McKenzie6578.0N/A
Conservative Abul Kashem Mohammed Abdullah6328.0N/A
Conservative Gareth Knight5377.0N/A
Conservative Jaja Rachel Nabudde4205.0N/A
CPA Faith Johnson3875.0N/A
CPA Benjamin Stafford2793.0N/A
CPA Ethel Odiete2373.0N/A
Turnout 3,35233.0−10.8
Registered electors 10,170
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Custom House

Custom House (3) [4] [3] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Mary Holland 1,745 25.0 N/A
Labour Rokhsana Fiaz 1,403 20.0 N/A
Labour Conor Michael McAuley 1,400 20.0 N/A
UKIP Jamie Ross McKenzie5408.0N/A
Conservative Emily Knight4526.0N/A
Conservative Jimmy Songa3895.0N/A
CPA Lynda Comson3235.0N/A
Conservative Naz Uddin3124.0N/A
CPA Owen Moyo2353.0N/A
CPA Kayode Shedowo1893.0N/A
Communities United Najma Saher1051.0N/A
Turnout 2,83332.2−9.1
Registered electors 8,811
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham Central

East Ham Central (3) [4] [3] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Keith Corbett 2,591 22.0 N/A
Labour Unmesh Desai 2,568 21.0 N/A
Labour Julianne Marriott 2,525 21.0 N/A
Conservative Mohammed Azharuddin1,21610.0N/A
Conservative Abdul Motin1,1299.0N/A
Conservative Dipti Bakshi1,0829.0N/A
Liberal Democrats David Thorpe2312.0N/A
CPA Dominic Anthony1902.0N/A
CPA Cecilia Jameson1731.0N/A
TUSC Helen Pattison1601.0N/A
CPA Roja Chikka1191.0N/A
Turnout 4,09142.5−9.0
Registered electors 10,140
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham North

East Ham North (3) [4] [3] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Firoza Ahmed Nekiwala 2,809 21.0 N/A
Labour Zuber Gulamussen 2,741 20.0 N/A
Labour Paul Duraisamy Sathianesan 2,684 20.0 N/A
Conservative Ilyas Sharif1,54712.0N/A
Conservative Duraimurugan Kannan1,33510.0N/A
Conservative Biju Gopinath1,28210.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Sunny M. J. Latif4964.0N/A
TUSC Keerthikan Thennavan1311.0N/A
Communist Rod Finlayson1201.0N/A
CPA Akorede Opemiyan921.0N/A
CPA Margaret Oluseyi Sadiq851.0N/A
CPA Moriamo Sadiq681.0N/A
Turnout 5,03752.0−0.3
Registered electors 9,693
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham South

East Ham South (3) [4] [3] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Ruth Masters 2,372 23.0 N/A
Labour Quintin Brian Peppiatt 2,272 22.0 N/A
Labour Lakmini Sewwandi Shah 2,100 21.0 N/A
Conservative Kamal Hussain9179.0N/A
Conservative Nasima Khatun8238.0N/A
Conservative Charles Meaby7017.0N/A
TUSC Steve Hedley3073.0N/A
CPA Alex Ocan Latim5372.0N/A
CPA Tony Ahmed Ade-Blaize2112.0N/A
CPA Alice Olaiya2092.0N/A
Turnout 4,09142.5−5.8
Registered electors 9,616
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate North

Forest Gate North (3) [4] [3] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ellie Robinson 2,324 23.0 N/A
Labour Seyi Akiwowo 2,126 21.0 N/A
Labour Rachel Tripp 2,120 21.0 N/A
Green Alan Charles Cooper5626.0N/A
Green Jane Alison Lithgow5596.0N/A
Conservative Shaeb Khan5486.0N/A
Conservative Dawn Lennon4905.0N/A
Conservative Brian Lliff Maze4805.0N/A
TUSC Bob Severn2222.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Christian Moon2062.0N/A
CPA Lynn Denise Donaldson1742.0N/A
CPA Christina Doyle1461.0N/A
Turnout 3,86638.7−10.6
Registered electors 9,981
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate South

Forest Gate South (3) [4] [3] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Masihullah Patel 2,209 22.0 N/A
Labour Dianne Walls 2,095 21.0 N/A
Labour Winston Vaughan 2,023 20.0 N/A
Conservative Mahboob Rizu Ahmed99310.0N/A
Conservative Asif Choudhary97610.0N/A
Conservative Tim Roll-Pickering6937.0N/A
Liberal Democrats William James Francis Heron2933.0N/A
TUSC Niall Mulholland2382.0N/A
CPA Dieutane Jean Parson1792.0N/A
CPA Malcolm Williamson1592.0N/A
Independent Ionel Vrancianu1011.0N/A
Turnout 3,93839.1−5.6
Registered electors 10,061
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street East

Green Street East (3) [4] [3] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rohima Rahman 2,723 22.0 N/A
Labour Mukesh Patel 2,635 21.0 N/A
Labour Jose Alexander 2,598 21.0 N/A
Conservative Ashfaq Ahmed1,34811.0N/A
Conservative Shahan Ahmed1,31310.0N/A
Conservative Kamran Qureshi1,1879.0N/A
UKIP Robert Rush2902.0N/A
TUSC Lois Austin2172.0N/A
CPA Cherie Ann Donaldson1261.0N/A
CPA Charles Benjamin Laing931.0N/A
Turnout 4,89448.8−1.8
Registered electors 10,031
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street West

Green Street West (3) [4] [3] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hanif Abdulmuhit 2,914 23.0 N/A
Labour Idris Ibrahim 2,756 22.0 N/A
Labour Tahmina Rahman 2,744 21.0 N/A
Conservative Mufti Shah Sadruddin1,26610.0N/A
Conservative Abdul Karim Sheikh1,1649.0N/A
Conservative Saiful Choudhury1,1369.0N/A
TUSC Mark Dunne2702.0N/A
CPA Yvonne Perry1691.0N/A
CPA Blazo Nikivorovic1351.0N/A
CPA Christopher Oching134N/A
Independent Rushna Mehboob Sulyman961.0N/A
Turnout 4,79549.1−2.7
Registered electors 9,764
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3) [4] [3] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Farah Nazeer 2,997 25.0 N/A
Labour Ken Clark 2,954 25.0 N/A
Labour Andrew Baikie 2,889 24.0 N/A
Conservative Attic Rahman8677.0N/A
Conservative Ajab Khan8337.0N/A
Conservative Fazal Urrahman7837.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Trevor Anthony Watson2372.0N/A
CPA Oluwayemisi Anthony1862.0N/A
CPA Bunmi Taiwo1481.0N/A
CPA Prossy Namwanje1051.0N/A
Turnout 4,50145.5−3.2
Registered electors 9,882
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3) [4] [3] [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Salim Patel 2,744 25.0 N/A
Labour Jo Corbett 2,589 24.0 N/A
Labour Amarjit Singh 2,414 22.0 N/A
Conservative Rahima Khatun9769.0N/A
Conservative Abdul Rafiz9048.0N/A
Conservative Sreedharan Boss7477.0N/A
CPA John Edward Simmonds2162.0N/A
CPA Cynthia Owusu-Addai1982.0N/A
Turnout 4,17241.9−6.8
Registered electors 9,946
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow North

Plaistow North (3) [4] [3] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Forhad Hussain 2,277 23.0 N/A
Labour James Beckles 2,247 23.0 N/A
Labour Joy Hazvirehwi Laguda 2,086 21.0 N/A
Conservative Abul Mohshin Kazi9039.0N/A
Conservative Md Robin Mustafa8138.0N/A
Conservative Walye Jahedi7648.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Eva Macadangdang2412.0N/A
CPA Mary Boateng Frimpong2302.0N/A
CPA Paul Martin Jobson2132.0N/A
CPA Nnenna St. Luce1201.0N/A
Turnout 3,83041.1−8.2
Registered electors 9,311
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow South

Plaistow South (3) [4] [3] [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Aleen Alarice 2,222 21.0 N/A
Labour Neil James Wilson 2,180 21.0 N/A
Labour Ahmed Noor 2,077 20.0 N/A
Conservative Ashley Francis8038.0N/A
Conservative Abdul Salam7848.0N/A
Conservative Rois Miah7427.0N/A
CPA Michael Abrahams5525.0N/A
UKIP Julia Sanmartin4524.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony De-Chavez2332.0N/A
CPA Andrew D Williamson1722.0N/A
CPA Mary Onishile1712.0N/A
Turnout 3,87947.4−8.6
Registered electors 10,002
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Royal Docks

Royal Docks (3) [4] [3] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Steve Brayshaw 1,331 23.0 N/A
Labour Pat Murphy 1,207 21.0 N/A
Labour Tony McAlmont 1,201 21.0 N/A
Conservative Chris Buckwell5159.0N/A
Conservative Alain Mbe4598.0N/A
Conservative Sam Nahk4458.0N/A
UKIP Daniel Charles Oxley3446.0N/A
CPA Rita Cossie Isingoma1122.0N/A
CPA Francis Olawale972.0N/A
CPA Bill Perry952.0N/A
Turnout 2,34433.6−10.0
Registered electors 6,982
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stratford and New Town

Stratford and New Town (3) [4] [3] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlene McLean 2,582 25.0 N/A
Labour Richard Crawford 2,517 25.0 N/A
Labour Terry Paul 2,449 24.0 N/A
Conservative Matt Gass7778.0N/A
Conservative Bilal Hassan7447.0N/A
Conservative Augustine Chipungu6466.0N/A
CPA Julie Afiari1992.0N/A
CPA Florence Asiwaju-Dada1742.0N/A
CPA John Olu Falana1572.0N/A
Turnout 3,93333.6−9.7
Registered electors 11,722
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wall End

Wall End (3) [4] [3] [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frances Clarke 2,617 20.0 N/A
Labour Ted Sparrowhawk 2,452 19.0 N/A
Labour Lester Hudson 2,438 19.0 N/A
Conservative Jawad Raza Khan1,1529.0N/A
Conservative Biju Koshy1,1179.0N/A
Conservative Ibrar Ahmed Mir1,0969.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Annasalam Pirapaharan5414.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Gopinathan Benoy4504.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Shakila Masih4483.0N/A
Independent Bob Singh Mudhar1581.0N/A
CPA Amal Raj Kakumanu1351.0N/A
CPA Sashir Raj Kakumanu1241.0N/A
CPA Sharmila Sundar Swarna1221.0N/A
Turnout 4,81149.1−2.2
Registered electors 9,808
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Ham

West Ham (3) [4] [3] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Freda Ann Bourne 2,046 24.0 N/A
Labour John Whitworth 1,939 22.0 N/A
Labour John Gray 1,913 22.0 N/A
Conservative Farhana Firdous6177.0N/A
Conservative Mary Antwi5256.0N/A
Conservative Matej Gasparic4565.0N/A
UKIP Michael Edward Armstrong3814.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Edgar Aguinaldo Garen2593.0N/A
CPA Sheila Iris Brown2313.0N/A
CPA Myrtle Verona Laing1512.0N/A
CPA Joe Mettle1362.0N/A
Turnout 3,45945.8−9.3
Registered electors 9,480
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2014 and 2018

Beckton

Beckton by-election, 11 September 2014 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tonii Wilson 1,006 51.0 N/A
Conservative Syed Ahmed58430.0N/A
UKIP David Mears21511.0N/A
Green Jane Lithgow704.0N/A
Liberal Democrats David Thorpe432.0N/A
CPA Kayode Shedowo332.0N/A
TUSC Mark Dunne211.0N/A
Majority 42221.0N/A
Turnout 1,97218.8−13.0
Registered electors 10,510
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Alec Kellaway.

Stratford and New Town

Stratford and New Town by-election, 7 May 2015 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charlene McLean 4,607 57.0 N/A
Conservative Matthew Gass1,77822.0N/A
Green Isabelle Anderson1,17014.0N/A
UKIP Jamie Ross McKenzie4035.0N/A
CPA Joe Mettle991.0N/A
TUSC Bob Severn701.0N/A
Majority 2,82935.0N/A
Turnout 8,12754.1+20.5
Registered electors 15,024
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification due to non-attendance of Cllr Charlene McLean. The election was held on the same day as the 2015 general election.

Boleyn

Boleyn by-election, 3 December 2015 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Veronica Oakeshott 1,440 72.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sheree Miller1819.0N/A
Conservative Emmanuel Finndoro-Obasi1719.0N/A
Green Frankie-Rose Taylor1176.0N/A
UKIP David Mears784.0N/A
Independent Diane Ofori101.0N/A
Majority 1,25963.0N/A
Turnout 1,99720.8−23.2
Registered electors 9,602
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Charity Fibresima

Forest Gate North

Forest Gate North by-election, 14 July 2016 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anamul Islam 1,150 53.0 N/A
Green Elisabeth Whitebread68131.0N/A
Conservative John Oxley30114.0N/A
Liberal Democrats James Alan Rumsby573.0N/A
Majority 46922.0N/A
Turnout 2,18921.3−17.4
Registered electors 10,290
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Ellie Robinson to accept a job with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. [29]

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