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 53.6
Labour Ayesha Chowdhury 1,778 53.2
Labour Alec Kellaway 1,713 51.3
Conservative Syed Ahmed1,03330.9
Conservative Adam Nowacki73121.9
Conservative Emmanuel Obasi61518.4
CPA Winky Newman2427.2
CPA Chike Dunkwu2046.1
CPA Yomi Taimo1805.4
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 62.4
Labour Charity Fiberesima 2,505 58.8
Labour Harvinder Singh Virdee 2,425 56.9
Conservative Jamal Uddin86920.4
Conservative Yasir Asif82319.3
Conservative Yaseen Farmer75617.7
TUSC Ben Robinson3428.0
CPA Barbara Chukwurah2706.3
CPA Stephen Williamson2596.1
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 Easter 2,036 57.8
Labour Clive Furness 1,934 54.9
Labour Kay Scoresby 1,835 52.1
UKIP David Mears63518.0
Conservative Wahid Ali62217.7
Conservative Margaret Boateng58116.5
Conservative Maxwell Marah38811.0
CPA Moriam Fabode2627.4
CPA Ruth Karashani2216.3
CPA Charles Mrewa1965.6
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 56.6
Labour Alan Griffiths 1,600 47.7
Labour Sheila Thomas 1,581 47.2
UKIP Kay McKenzie65719.6
Conservative Abul Abdullah63218.9
Conservative Gareth Knight53716.0
Conservative Jaja Nabudde42012.5
CPA Faith Johnson38711.5
CPA Benjamin Stafford2798.3
CPA Ethel Odiete2377.0
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 Holland 1,745 61.6
Labour Rokhsana Fiaz 1,403 49.5
Labour Conor McAuley 1,400 49.4
UKIP Jamie McKenzie54019.1
Conservative Emily Knight45216.0
Conservative Jimmy Songa38913.7
CPA Lynda Comson32311.4
Conservative Naz Uddin31211.0
CPA Owen Moyo2358.3
CPA Kayode Shedowo1896.7
Communities United Najma Saher1053.7
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 Corbett 2,591 63.3
Labour Unmesh Desai 2,568 62.8
Labour Julianne Marriott 2,525 61.7
Conservative Mohammed Azharuddin1,21629.7
Conservative Abdul Motin1,12927.6
Conservative Dipti Bakshi1,08226.4
Liberal Democrats David Thorpe2315.6
CPA Dominic Anthony1904.6
CPA Cecilia Jameson1734.2
TUSC Helen Pattison1603.9
CPA Roja Chikka1192.9
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 Nekiwala 2,809 55.8
Labour Zuber Gulamussen 2,741 54.4
Labour Paul Sathianesan 2,684 53.3
Conservative Ilyas Sharif1,54730.7
Conservative Duraimurugan Kannan1,33526.5
Conservative Biju Gopinath1,28225.5
Liberal Democrats Sunny Latif4969.8
TUSC Keerthikan Thennavan1312.6
Communist Rod Finlayson1202.4
CPA Akorede Opemiyan921.8
CPA Margaret Sadiq851.7
CPA Moriamo Sadiq681.4
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 Masters 2,372 58.0
Labour Quintin Peppiatt 2,272 55.5
Labour Lakmini Shah 2,100 51.3
Conservative Kamal Hussain91722.4
Conservative Nasima Khatun82320.1
Conservative Charles Meaby70117.1
TUSC Steve Hedley3077.5
CPA Alex Latim2325.7
CPA Tony Ade-Blaize2115.2
CPA Alice Olaiya2095.1
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 60.1
Labour Seyi Akiwowo 2,126 55.0
Labour Rachel Tripp 2,120 54.8
Green Alan Cooper56214.5
Green Jane Lithgow55914.5
Conservative Shaeb Khan54814.2
Conservative Dawn Lennon49012.7
Conservative Brian Maze48012.4
TUSC Bob Severn2225.7
Liberal Democrats Christian Moon2065.3
CPA Lynn Donaldson1744.5
CPA Christina Doyle1463.8
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 56.1
Labour Dianne Walls 2,095 53.2
Labour Winston Vaughan 2,023 51.4
Conservative Mahboob Ahmed99325.2
Conservative Asif Choudhary97624.8
Conservative Tim Roll-Pickering69317.6
Liberal Democrats William Heron2937.4
TUSC Niall Mulholland2386.0
CPA Dieutane Parson1794.5
CPA Malcolm Williamson1594.0
Independent Ionel Vrancianu1012.6
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 55.6
Labour Mukesh Patel 2,635 53.8
Labour Jose Alexander 2,598 53.1
Conservative Ashfaq Ahmed1,34827.5
Conservative Shahan Ahmed1,31326.8
Conservative Kamran Qureshi1,18724.3
UKIP Robert Rush2905.9
TUSC Lois Austin2174.4
CPA Cherie Donaldson1262.6
CPA Charles Laing931.9
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 60.8
Labour Idris Ibrahim 2,756 57.5
Labour Tahmina Rahman 2,744 57.2
Conservative Mufti Sadruddin1,26626.4
Conservative Abdul Sheikh1,16424.3
Conservative Saiful Choudhury1,13623.7
TUSC Mark Dunne2705.6
CPA Yvonne Perry1693.5
CPA Blazo Nikivorovic1352.8
CPA Christopher Oching1342.8
Independent Rushna Sulyman962.0
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 66.6
Labour Ken Clark 2,954 65.6
Labour Andrew Baikie 2,889 64.2
Conservative Attic Rahman86719.3
Conservative Ajab Khan83318.5
Conservative Fazal Urrahman78317.4
Liberal Democrats Trevor Watson2375.3
CPA Oluwayemisi Anthony1864.1
CPA Bunmi Taiwo1483.3
CPA Prossy Namwanje1052.3
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 65.8
Labour Jo Corbett 2,589 62.1
Labour Amarjit Singh 2,414 57.9
Conservative Rahima Khatun97623.4
Conservative Abdul Rafiz90421.7
Conservative Sreedharan Boss74717.9
CPA John Simmonds2165.2
CPA Cynthia Owusu-Addai1984.7
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 59.5
Labour James Beckles 2,247 58.7
Labour Joy Laguda 2,086 54.5
Conservative Abul Kazi90323.6
Conservative Mohammad Mustafa81321.2
Conservative Walye Jahedi76419.9
Liberal Democrats Eva Macadangdang2416.3
CPA Mary Frimpong2306.0
CPA Paul Jobson2135.6
CPA Nnenna St Luce1203.1
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 57.3
Labour Neil Wilson 2,180 56.2
Labour Ahmed Noor 2,077 53.5
Conservative Ashley Francis80320.7
Conservative Abdul Salam78420.2
Conservative Rois Miah74219.1
CPA Michael Abrahams55214.2
UKIP Julia Sanmartin45211.7
Liberal Democrats Tony De-Chavez2336.0
CPA Andrew Williamson1724.4
CPA Mary Onishile1714.4
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 56.8
Labour Pat Murphy 1,207 51.5
Labour Tony McAlmont 1,201 51.2
Conservative Chris Buckwell51522.0
Conservative Alain Mbe45919.6
Conservative Sam Nahk44519.0
UKIP Daniel Oxley34414.7
CPA Rita Isingoma1124.8
CPA Francis Olawale974.1
CPA Bill Perry954.1
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 65.6
Labour Richard Crawford 2,517 64.0
Labour Terry Paul 2,449 62.3
Conservative Matt Gass77719.8
Conservative Bilal Hassan74418.9
Conservative Augustine Chipungu64616.4
CPA Julie Afiari1995.1
CPA Florence Asiwaju-Dada1744.4
CPA John Falana1574.0
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 54.4
Labour Ted Sparrowhawk 2,452 51.0
Labour Lester Hudson 2,438 50.7
Conservative Jawad Khan1,15223.9
Conservative Biju Koshy1,11723.2
Conservative Ibrar Mir1,09622.8
Liberal Democrats Annasalam Pirapaharan54111.2
Liberal Democrats Gopinathan Benoy4509.4
Liberal Democrats Shakila Masih4489.3
Independent Bob Singh Mudhar1583.3
CPA Amal Kakumanu1352.8
CPA Sashir Kakumanu1242.6
CPA Sharmila Swarna1222.5
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 Bourne 2,046 59.2
Labour John Whitworth 1,939 56.1
Labour John Gray 1,913 55.3
Conservative Farhana Firdous61717.8
Conservative Mary Antwi52515.2
Conservative Matej Gasparic45613.2
UKIP Michael Armstrong38111.0
Liberal Democrats Edgar Garen2597.5
CPA Sheila Brown2316.7
CPA Myrtle Laing1514.4
CPA Joe Mettle1363.9
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 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 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 Cllr Ellie Robinson to accept a job with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. [29]

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