2018 Newham London Borough Council election

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2018 Newham Council election
  2014 3 May 2018 2022  

All 60 council seats
30 seats needed for a majority
 First party
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Party Labour
Last election60 seats, 59.7%
Seats won60
Seat changeSteady2.svg
Popular vote51,294
Percentage67.2%
SwingIncrease2.svg7.5%

Newham London UK local election 2014 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2018 Newham council election. Labour in red.

Largest Party before election


Labour

Largest Party


Labour

The 2018 Newham London Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Newham London Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

Contents

Elections were held for the Mayor of Newham and for all 60 seats on the council. The Labour Party candidate Rokhsana Fiaz won the mayoral election. [1] Labour candidates won all 60 seats on the council, as they did in 2014 [2] and 2010. [3]

Summary results

The Labour Party won 67% of the vote and all 60 seats for the third election in a row. [4] [5] [6]

Newham Local Election Result 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 6000±0.0100.067.251,294+7.5
  Conservative 000±0.00.015.211,627-7.8
  Liberal Democrats 000±0.00.05.94,523+2.4
  Green 000±0.00.05.23,940+4.5
  CPA 000±0.00.03.72,828-2.0
  Independent 000±0.00.01.3958+0.8
  TUSC 000±0.00.00.8634-1.6
  UKIP 000±0.00.00.3263-3.9
  Democrats and Veterans 000±0.00.00.2190N/A
 Communist League000±0.00.00.152N/A

Background

A total of 181 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 for the second election in a row, and the Liberal Democrats ran 14 candidates. Other candidates running were 25 Christian Peoples Alliance, 11 Greens, 4 TUSC, 2 UKIP, 2 Democrats and Veterans, 1 Communist League and 2 Independents. [5]

Ward results

An asterisk * indicates an incumbent Councillor seeking re-election.

Beckton

Beckton (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Asser 1,722 23.0 N/A
Labour Ayesha Chowdhury* 1,717 23.0 +2.0
Labour Tonii Wilson* 1,445 19.0 N/A
Independent Syed Ahmed5987.9N/A
Conservative Joshua Lindl4546.0N/A
Green Jane Lithgow4286.0N/A
Conservative Conny Nasmyth3595.0N/A
Conservative Emmanuel Obasi2964.0−3.0
CPA June Taylor1933.0N/A
CPA Alice Olaiya1442.0N/A
CPA Chike Dunkwu1422.0±0.0
Turnout 2,96829.0−2.8
Registered electors 10,251
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Boleyn

Boleyn (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gen Kitchen 2,824 29.0 N/A
Labour Veronica Oakeshott* 2,544 27.0 N/A
Labour Harvinder Virdee* 2,280 24.0 +2.0
Conservative Fazlul Karim6937.0N/A
Conservative Sayadur Rahman4505.0N/A
Green Helen Lynch4054.0N/A
Conservative Khatija Meaby3844.0N/A
Turnout 3,85238.9−5.1
Registered electors 9,900
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town North

Canning Town North (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Canon Easter* 2,586 29.0 +6.0
Labour Shaban Mohammed 2,282 25.0 N/A
Labour Delphine Tohoura 2,010 22.0 N/A
Conservative Ahmed Faqai4064.0N/A
Conservative Maxwell Marah3954.0±0.0
Conservative Rachel Nabudde3414.0N/A
CPA Chishala Kumalinga3194.0N/A
UKIP Alan Craig 2633.0N/A
UKIP Stuart Goodwin2493.0N/A
CPA Bapu Rani2042.0N/A
Turnout 3,40831.6−4.3
Registered electors 10,777
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town South

Canning Town South (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Griffiths* 1,991 23.0 +4.0
Labour Rohit K Dasgupta 1,965 22.0 N/A
Labour Belgica Guana 1,693 19.0 N/A
Conservative Marc Pooler6437.0N/A
Conservative Mark Seymour5596.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Caroline Carey5526.0N/A
Green Danny Keeling4645.0N/A
Conservative Mahyar Tousi3784.0N/A
CPA Myrtle Laing2223.0N/A
CPA Sharmila Swarna1452.0N/A
CPA Prossy Namwanje1442.0N/A
Turnout 3,31928.2−4.8
Registered electors 11,749
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Custom House

Custom House (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patricia Holland* 1,775 26.0 +1.0
Labour James Beckles* 1,655 24.0 N/A
Labour Sarah Ruiz 1,458 22.0 N/A
Conservative Nicole Garrett4146.0N/A
Conservative Tim Roll-Pickering3125.0N/A
Conservative Akram Mwanga3024.0N/A
Democrats and Veterans Daniel Oxley1903.0N/A
Democrats and Veterans Kay McKenzie1823.0N/A
CPA Cynthia Owusu-Addai1733.0N/A
CPA Paul Banjoko1692.0N/A
CPA Lanre Shedowo1492.0N/A
Turnout 2,61828.8−3.4
Registered electors 9,082
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham Central

East Ham Central (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julianne Marriott* 2,939 29.0 +8.0
Labour Aisha Siddiqah 2,819 27.0 N/A
Labour Suga Thekkeppurayil 2,568 25.0 N/A
Conservative Rafeh Ahmed5075.0N/A
Conservative Bishwajit Bal4755.0N/A
Conservative Sabir Banglawala4274.0N/A
CPA Dominic Anthony3263.0+1.0
CPA Roja Chika1922.0+1.0
Turnout 3,96739.6−2.9
Registered electors 10,018
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham North

East Ham North (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zuber Gulamussen* 2,726 25.0 +5.0
Labour Daniel Blaney 2,627 24.0 N/A
Labour Firoza Nekiwala* 2,614 24.0 +3.0
Conservative Ilyas Sharif9949.0−3.0
Conservative Mohammed Azharuddin9929.0N/A
Conservative Durai Kannan7637.0−3.0
Liberal Democrats Naveed Akbar2302.0N/A
Turnout 4,21345.2−6.8
Registered electors 9,322
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham South

East Ham South (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Masters* 2,784 30.0 +7.0
Labour Quintin Peppiatt* 2,471 27.0 +5.0
Labour Lakmini Shah* 2,286 25.0 +4.0
Conservative Mostafizur Rahman5085.0N/A
Conservative Syed Kabir4965.0N/A
Conservative Aiden Langley4665.0N/A
TUSC Mary Finch2553.0N/A
Turnout 3,80638.2−4.3
Registered electors 9,976
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate North

Forest Gate North (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rachel Tripp* 2,425 24.0 N/A
Labour Sasha Dasgupta 2,346 23.0 N/A
Labour Anamul Islam* 2,070 20.0 N/A
Green Nate Higgins7437.0N/A
Green Frankie-Rose Taylor7297.0N/A
Green Michael Spracklin6066.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Christian Moon3994.0+2.0
Conservative Abdul Chowdhury3273.0N/A
Conservative Brian Maze3143.0−2.0
Conservative Ariful Islam2813.0N/A
Turnout 3,83537.8−0.9
Registered electors 10,140
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate South

Forest Gate South (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Masihullah Patel 2,540 24.0 +2.0
Labour Tahmina Rahman 2,510 24.0 N/A
Labour Winston Vaughan* 2,485 24.0 +4.0
Green Hugh Barnard6006.0N/A
Conservative Matthew Edwards4164.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael Fox3874.0N/A
Conservative Shaeb Khan3714.0N/A
Conservative Olenka Gradosielska3573.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Madeleine Haysey3443.0N/A
Liberal Democrats James Jones2843.0N/A
TUSC Lois Austen1582.0N/A
Turnout 3,88935.4−3.7
Registered electors 10,973
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street East

Green Street East (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Muhammad Ali 2,973 28.0 N/A
Labour Mohammed Rahman 2,941 28.0 N/A
Labour Nilufa Jahan 2,915 28.0 N/A
Conservative Kirankumar Patel6306.0N/A
Conservative Matthew Kinghorn5936.0N/A
Conservative Mohammad Rahman4694.0N/A
Turnout 4,05342.6−6.2
Registered electors 9,507
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street West

Green Street West (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hanif Abdulmuhit* 2,991 29.0 +6.0
Labour Mushtaq Hussain 2,715 26.0 N/A
Labour Mumtaz Khan 2,591 25.0 N/A
Conservative Abdul Sheikh7097.0−2.0
Conservative Muhammad Chishti6967.0N/A
Conservative Kamran Yousaf6116.0N/A
Turnout 3,91341.2−7.9
Registered electors 9,503
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nazir Ahmed 3,039 31.0 N/A
Labour Riaz Mirza 2,904 29.0 N/A
Labour Pushpa Makwana 2,843 29.0 N/A
Conservative Zilor Mannan4094.0N/A
Conservative Ravindrareddy Nandivelugu3814.0N/A
Conservative Kashem Uddin3594.0N/A
Turnout 3,81036.9−8.6
Registered electors 10,335
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mariam Dawood 3,112 29.0 N/A
Labour Ken Clark* 3,081 29.0 N/A
Labour Salim Patel* 2,810 26.0 +1.0
Green Derek Jackson4014.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Michael German3383.0N/A
Conservative Afzal Hossain3333.0N/A
Conservative Nasima Khatun3183.0N/A
Conservative Ibrahim Amanji3113.0N/A
Turnout 3,90340.3−1.6
Registered electors 9,680
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow North

Plaistow North (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zulfiqar Ali 2,737 29.0 N/A
Labour Joy Laguda* 2,369 25.0 +4.0
Labour Daniel Lee-Phakoe 2,288 24.0 N/A
Conservative Fokoruddin Ahmed4545.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Alexander Fisher4074.0N/A
Conservative Walye Jahedi3684.0−4.0
Conservative Aimee Alado3524.0N/A
CPA Paul Jobson2953.0+1.0
CPA Winky Newman2022.0N/A
Turnout 3,63437.9−3.2
Registered electors 9,585
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow South

Plaistow South (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carleene Lee-Phakoe 2,544 25.0 N/A
Labour Jane Lofthouse 2,476 24.0 N/A
Labour Neil Wilson* 2,269 22.0 +1.0
Conservative Nazrul Islam5736.0N/A
Conservative Farhana Firdous5175.0N/A
Conservative Rois Miah5015.0−2.0
Liberal Democrats James Raymond4124.0N/A
Green Edward Lynch3924.0N/A
CPA Flora Amar1942.0N/A
CPA Earna Gibson1802.0N/A
Communist League Hugh Robertson521.0N/A
Turnout 3,73435.8−11.6
Registered electors 10,440
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Royal Docks

Royal Docks (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Brayshaw* 1,421 23.0 ±0.0
Labour Patrick Murphy* 1,315 21.0 ±0.0
Labour Tony McAlmont* 1,292 21.0 ±0.0
Conservative Mary Antwi5048.0N/A
Conservative Charles Meaby4527.0N/A
Conservative Attic Rahman3726.0N/A
Independent Keith Murray3606.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Tahir Saiyed3205.0N/A
CPA Ethel Odiete1562.0N/A
TUSC James Ivens941.0N/A
Turnout 2,46629.0−4.6
Registered electors 8,512
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stratford and New Town

Stratford and New Town (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joshua Garfield 3,288 22.0 N/A
Labour Nareser Osei 2,970 20.0 N/A
Labour Terence Paul* 2,825 19.0 −5.0
Liberal Democrats Gareth Evans1,1958.0N/A
Green Rachel Nunson1,0177.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Sheree Miller8486.0N/A
Liberal Democrats James Rumsby7905.0N/A
Conservative Andrius Kavaliauskas6424.0N/A
Conservative John Oxley6354.0N/A
Conservative Shardi Shameli5294.0N/A
CPA John Falana1721.0−1.0
CPA Esther Smith1361.0N/A
Turnout 5,41129.6−4.0
Registered electors 18,252
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wall End

Wall End (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jennifer Bailey 2,911 27.0 N/A
Labour Omanakutty Gangadharan 2,885 27.0 N/A
Labour Lester Hudson* 2,633 24.0 +5.0
Conservative Mufti Islam7016.0N/A
Conservative Masbah Khan6936.0N/A
Conservative Mohammed Ali6276.0N/A
CPA Amalraj Kakumanu1692.0+1.0
TUSC Hannah Sell1271.0N/A
CPA Shashir Kakumanu1181.0±0.0
Turnout 4,16443.2−5.9
Registered electors 9,640
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Ham

West Ham (3) [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Gray* 2,284 25.0 +3.0
Labour Charlene McLean* 2,188 24.0 N/A
Labour John Whitworth* 2,112 24.0 +2.0
Conservative Thomas Barbert4305.0N/A
Green Kenneth Lyle3964.0N/A
Conservative Abul Abdullah3934.0N/A
Liberal Democrats Alexander Tuppen3414.0N/A
Conservative Natalie Pendrous3344.0N/A
CPA Sheila Brown2032.0−1.0
CPA Barbara Chukwurah1532.0N/A
CPA Dieutane Parson1422.0N/A
Turnout 3,32233.8−12.0
Registered electors 9,819
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2018 and 2022

Boleyn

Boleyn by-election, 1 November 2018 [7] >
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Moniba Khan 1,725 74.8 N/A
Conservative Fazlul Karim32714.2N/A
Green Frankie Rose-Taylor1727.5N/A
Liberal Democrats Arun Pirapaharan833.6N/A
Majority1,39860.6N/A
Turnout 23.5−15.4
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Veronica Oakeshott.

East Ham

East Ham Central by-election, 6 May 2021 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Farah Nazeer 2,297 54.4 N/A
Conservative Sk Zakir Hossain1,28830.5N/A
Green Danny Keeling2836.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Ed Comaromi2395.7N/A
CPA Paul Jobson1152.7N/A
TUSC Lois Austin912.1N/A
Majority1,00923.9N/A
Turnout 4,313
Registered electors
Labour Co-op hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Julianne Marriott.

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