Plaistow North (ward)

Plaistow North
Electoral ward for the Newham London Borough Council
Plaistow North ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Newham
County	Greater London
Population	18,290 (2021) [a]
Electorate	10,791 (2022)
Area	1.027 square kilometres (0.397 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2002
Number of members	3
Councillors	Zulfiqar Ali   Joy Laguda   Sophia Naqvi
GSS code	E05013918

Plaistow North 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

2023 by-election

The by-election was held on 23 November 2023, following the resignation of Daniel Lee-Phakoe. ^{[1] [2]}

2023 Plaistow North by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sophia Naqvi	1,266	46.3
	Labour	Aktharul Alam	750	27.4
	Independent	Anasur Khan	274	10.0
	Conservative	James Clifford	257	9.4
	Green	Zahra Kheyre	113	4.1
	Liberal Democrats	David Terrar	73	2.7
Majority			516	18.9
Turnout			2,733	25.2	−3.2
Registered electors			10,905
	Independent gain from Labour		Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. ^[3]

2022 Newham London Borough Council election: Plaistow North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Zulfiqar Ali	2,151	71.6	N/A
	Labour	Joy Laguda	2,022	67.3	N/A
	Labour	Daniel Lee-Phakoe	1,936	64.4	N/A
	Green	Elsa Malki	560	18.6	N/A
	Conservative	John Flesher	523	17.4	N/A
	Conservative	Mufti Islam	522	17.4	N/A
	Green	Francis Moore	518	17.2	N/A
	Conservative	Saverimuthu Mariadas	390	13.0	N/A
	Green	Aki Turan	390	13.0	N/A
Turnout			3,063	28.4	N/A
Registered electors			10,791
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

Notes

1. 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

1. Baston, Lewis (24 November 2023). "Newham: Plaistow North by-election loss confirms headache for Labour". On London. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
2. "Plaistow North by-election, 23 November 2023". London Borough of Newham. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
3. Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.