Boleyn (ward)

Boleyn
Electoral ward for the Newham London Borough Council
Boleyn ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Newham
County	Greater London
Population	15,107 (2021) [a]
Electorate	9,740 (2022)
Area	0.7340 square kilometres (0.2834 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2002
Number of members	3
Councillors	Mohammed Gani   Harvinder Singh Virdee   Mehmood Mirza
GSS code	E05013905 (2022–present)

Boleyn is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Newham. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections. It returns councillors to Newham London Borough Council.

Newham council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Newham in 2022.

2023 by-election

The by-election took place on 13 July 2023, following the resignation of Cecilia Welsh. It was held on the same day as the Wall End by-election.

2023 Boleyn by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mehmood Mirza	1,153	42.5	N/A
	Labour	Sofia Patel	871	32.1	−27.0
	Green	Joe Hudson-Small	572	21.1	+3.5
	Conservative	Laurencia Durojaiye	69	2.5	−15.6
	Reform UK	Daniel Oxley	23	0.8	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Terrar	22	0.8	N/A
Majority			282	10.4
Turnout			2,729	27.7
Registered electors			9,866
	Independent gain from Labour

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. ^[1]

2022 Newham London Borough Council election: Boleyn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Gani	1,756	69.8	N/A
	Labour	Harvinder Singh Virdee	1,487	59.1	N/A
	Labour	Cecilia Welsh	1,450	57.6	N/A
	Conservative	Md Nazrul Islam	538	21.4	N/A
	Green	Peter Bright	524	20.8	N/A
	Green	Helen Lynch	494	19.6	N/A
	Conservative	Zillor Mannan	406	16.1	N/A
	Green	Roxana-Daniela Toderascu	377	15.0	N/A
	Conservative	Lawrencia Durojaiye	367	14.6	N/A
	CPA	Earna Gibson	152	6.0	N/A
Turnout			2,953	30.3	N/A
Registered electors			9,740
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Newham council elections

Boleyn ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. ^[2]

2018 Newham London Borough Council election: Boleyn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Karim	693	7.0	N/A
	Conservative	Sayadur Rahman	450	5.0	N/A
	Green	Helen Lynch	405	4.0	N/A
	Conservative	Khatija Meaby	384	4.0	N/A
Turnout			3,852	38.9	−5.1
Registered electors			9,900
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. ^[3]

2014 Newham London Borough Council election: Boleyn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 Uddin	869	8.0	N/A
	Conservative	Yasir Asif	823	8.0	N/A
	Conservative	Yaseen Farmer	756	7.0	N/A
	TUSC	Ben Robinson	342	3.0	N/A
	CPA	Barbara Chukwurah	270	2.0	N/A
	CPA	Stephen Williamson	259	2.0	N/A
Turnout			4,261	44.0	−4.7
Registered electors			9,689
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

1. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
2. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
3. Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 5 June 2024.