Forest Gate South (ward)

Forest Gate South
Electoral ward for the Newham London Borough Council
Borough	Newham
County	Greater London
Population	18,656 (2021) [1]
Major settlements	Forest Gate
Area	1.263 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	2002
Seats	3

Forest Gate South is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Newham. ^[2] The ward was first used in the 2002 elections and elects three councillors to Newham London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is based on the southern areas of Forest Gate. The northern parts are in the Forest Gate North ward.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2022		Anamul Islam [3] (Labour)		Madeleine Sarley Pontin [4] (Labour)		Winston Vaughan [5] (Labour)

Elections

2022

Forest Gate South (3) ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anamul Islam	1,837	68.7	N/A
	Labour	Madeleine Pontin	1,749	65.4	N/A
	Labour	Winston Vaughan	1,491	55.7	N/A
	Green	Emma Sorrell	559	20.9	N/A
	Green	Kieren Jones	554	20.7	N/A
	Green	Benjamin Beeler	501	18.7	N/A
	Conservative	Akmol Hussain	423	15.8	N/A
	Conservative	Olenka Gradosielska	331	12.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	David Terrar	319	11.9	N/A
	Conservative	Nikolay Kolchev	263	9.8	N/A
Turnout			3,126	27.5	N/A
Registered electors			11,381
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. "Forest Gate South (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
2. "The London Borough of Newham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021". gov.uk . 24 May 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
3. "Councillor details - Councillor Anamul Islam". Newham Council. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
4. "Councillor details - Councillor Madeleine Sarley Pontin". Newham Council.
5. "Councillor details - Councillor Winston Vaughan". Newham Council.

See also

• List of electoral wards in Greater London