West Ham (ward)

West Ham
West Ham
Electoral ward; for the Newham London Borough Council
Borough	Newham
County	Greater London
Population	15,700 (2021)
Major settlements	West Ham
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Seats	3 (since 2002); 2 (until 2002)

Last updated January 07, 2026

West Ham is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Newham.^[2] The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and elects three councillors to Newham London Borough Council.

Geography

The ward is named after the West Ham area.

Election	Councillors
2022		John Gray^[3] (Labour)		Charlene McLean^[4] (Labour)		John Whitworth^[5] (Labour)

West Ham (3)^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Gray	1,758	72.0	*N/A*
	Labour	Charlene McLean	1,626	66.6	*N/A*
	Labour	John Whitworth	1,458	59.7	*N/A*
	Green	Clare Hardy	558	22.9	N/A
	Green	Lyubo Ivanov	372	15.2	N/A
	Green	Ben Parker	369	15.1	N/A
	Conservative	Armyn Hennessy	319	13.1	N/A
	Conservative	Nirali Patel	309	12.7	N/A
	Conservative	Malcolm Madden	292	12.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Tuppen	260	10.7	N/A
Turnout			2,718	26.8	−7.0
Registered electors			10,122
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

West Ham
Electoral ward for the Newham London Borough Council
Borough	Newham
County	Greater London
Population	15,700 (2021)^[1]
Major settlements	West Ham
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Seats	3 (since 2002) 2 (until 2002)