Newham Council - Wards and Councillors

London borough · London · 66 seats in 24 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 2 May 2030

Newham has a directly elected Labour mayor. Labour hold 25 of the 66 council seats. The council has 66 councillors in 24 wards. Seats by party: Other 25, Labour 25, Green 16. The next election is on 2 May 2030.

Control

Seats by party

Labour mayor

66 seats - 34 for a majority

Labour 25Green 16Other 25

Seat changes since the 7 May 2026 election Other +1 Labour −1

Vote share at the 7 May 2026 election (66 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

Other29.8%24

Labour25.8%26

Green23.0%16

Reform8.9%0

Conservative8.4%0

Lib Dem4.1%0

2026 election results for Newham, ward by ward

Next election

2 May 2030

all 66 seats up, then every four years

Largest groups

Labour 25, Independents and others 25

9 short of the 34 needed for a majority

Closest result

Royal Albert

Green won the last seat by 2 votes over Labour, 7 May 2026

Latest by-election

Plaistow South

Local party gain from Labour, 18 September 2025 (8 since 2021)

Constituencies

3 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

47%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourGreenOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 24 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Beckton Tonii Wilson, Blossom Young, Syed Ahmed	7 May 2026 Labour 26.3% lead 7.5 pts
Boleyn Moniba Khan, Mehmood Mirza, Muhammad Aziz	7 May 2026 Newham Independents Party 36.0% lead 7.9 pts
Canning Town North Imogen Anderson, Aleya Hussain, Shaban Mohammed	7 May 2026 Labour 25.1% lead 2.0 pts
Canning Town South John Morris, Aderonke Benson, Rohit Dasgupta	7 May 2026 Labour 19.9% lead 2.1 pts
Custom House Simon Rush, Heather Lafferty, Thelma Odoi	7 May 2026 Labour 22.4% lead 5.9 pts
East Ham Syed Naqvi, Begum Sahera, Abdul Halim	7 May 2026 Newham Independents Party 36.4% lead 13.3 pts
East Ham South Susan Masters, Lakmini Shah, Sanawar Hussain	7 May 2026 Labour 21.9% lead 4.2 pts
Forest Gate North Matthew Carlile, Rachel Tripp	7 May 2026 Green 33.5% lead 1.6 pts
Forest Gate South Zahra Kheyre, Jack Pickard, Arshan Baskaran	7 May 2026 Green 30.3% lead 4.2 pts
Green Street East Zakir Hossain, Rohima Rahman, Sunny Chowdhury	7 May 2026 Newham Independents Party 33.7% lead 2.8 pts
Green Street West Idris Ibrahim, Rumana Liza, Qasim Yaseen	7 May 2026 Newham Independents Party 41.1% lead 11.9 pts
Little Ilford Nasreen Shamima, Tahir Mirza, Oli Rahman	7 May 2026 Newham Independents Party 37.3% lead 5.6 pts
Manor Park Salim Patel, Imam Haque, Salema Khatun	7 May 2026 Labour 32.4% lead 6.2 pts
Maryland Ren Tilbury, Kelly Drake	7 May 2026 Green 37.0% lead 10.6 pts
Plaistow North Sophia Naqvi, Nizam Ali, Zulfiqar Ali	7 May 2026 Newham Independents Party 34.4% lead 7.6 pts
Plaistow South Tamzied Khan, Nazrul Islam, Obaid Khan	7 May 2026 Newham Independents Party 27.9% lead 6.9 pts
Plaistow West & Canning Town East Robert Gordon, Madeleine Pontin, Shantu Ferdous	7 May 2026 Labour 27.5% lead 4.6 pts
Plashet Ilyas Sharif, Zuber Gulamussen	7 May 2026 Newham Independents Party 46.7% lead 26.3 pts
Royal Albert Poojitha Konkati, Ann Easter	7 May 2026 Labour 27.9% lead 3.3 pts
Royal Victoria Rob Callender, Shabd Pyari	7 May 2026 Green 41.1% lead 19.8 pts
Stratford Danny Keeling, Chae Hwang, Sonia Quintero	7 May 2026 Green 40.3% lead 15.2 pts
Stratford Olympic Park Nate Higgins, Joe Hudson-Small	7 May 2026 Green 62.1% lead 45.6 pts
Wall End Noman Abu, Kumar Anand, Muhammad Majeed	7 May 2026 Newham Independents Party 26.7% lead 4.8 pts
West Ham Adjoa Kwarteng, Ibrahim Alom, John Gray	7 May 2026 Labour 30.3% lead 2.1 pts

Beckton

Blossom Young LabourSyed Ahmed IndependentTonii Wilson Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour26.3%

Newham Independents Party18.8%

Green17.5%

Reform15.3%

Conservative7.6%

Lib Dem6.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Syed Ahmed Elected	Labour	1,033
Tonii Wilson Elected	Labour	900
Blossom Young Elected	Labour	831
Mohammed Mashud Ahmed	Newham Independents Party	739
Heather Green	Green	687
Shahzad Mumtaz Abbasi	Newham Independents Party	683
Deyan Atanasov	Green	628
Tony Challinor	Green	623
Afusatu Olajumoke Adedapo	Newham Independents Party	618
Lazar Monu	Reform	601
Aditya Krishnanand Kadle	Conservative	299
Ramona-Lavinia Elvin	Lib Dem	270
June Taylor	Christian Peoples Alliance	235
Mohammed Abdul Karim	Conservative	221
Sidy Ali Kounta	Conservative	213
Lois Austin	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	62
Angharad Hillier	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	32

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Boleyn

Mehmood Mirza Newham Independents PartyMoniba Khan Newham Independents PartyMuhammad Aziz Newham Independents Party

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Newham Independents Party36.0%

Labour28.1%

Green16.4%

Conservative8.5%

Reform5.1%

Lib Dem3.4%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Mehmood Mirza Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,856
Muhammad Tarek Aziz Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,677
Moniba Khan Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,555
Rabbir Hassain	Labour	1,452
Md Halim Bepari	Labour	1,155
Sheila Carol Poleon	Labour	902
Kerena Fussell	Green	847
Md Ariful Haque Molla	Green	805
Helen Lynch	Green	794
Mark David John Bromley	Conservative	437
Charles Richard Patrick Gaitskell Meaby	Conservative	354
Silvia Troanta	Conservative	336
Karl McWilton	Reform	261
Sheree Miller	Lib Dem	175
Simon Gibson	Christian Peoples Alliance	133
Leela Vitnam	Christian Peoples Alliance	78
Venkat Vabanagiri	Christian Peoples Alliance	66

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Canning Town North

Aleya Hussain LabourImogen Anderson GreenShaban Mohammed Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour25.1%

Green23.1%

Newham Independents Party17.1%

Reform12.9%

Conservative9.7%

Lib Dem7.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Aleya Hussain Elected	Labour	706
Imogen Anderson Elected	Green	651
Shaban Mohammed Elected	Labour	632
Larisa Zilickaja	Labour	524
Nic Motte	Green	484
Mohammed Delwar Hussain	Newham Independents Party	481
Ibrahim Hussein	Newham Independents Party	409
Zulfiqar Ahmed	Newham Independents Party	384
Gowry Paraneeharan	Green	372
Samir Raheem	Reform	364
Bryan Houston	Conservative	272
Robert Claeson	Lib Dem	213
Aminul Islam	Conservative	142
Goodness Nkire	Christian Peoples Alliance	129
Precious Nkire	Christian Peoples Alliance	120
Redawanur Rahman	Conservative	112

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Canning Town South

Aderonke Benson LabourJohn Morris LabourRohit Dasgupta Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour19.9%

Green17.8%

Newham Independents Party11.8%

Reform11.1%

Independent10.9%

Conservative10.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Aderonke Florence Benson Elected	Labour	507
Rohit Kumar Dasgupta Elected	Labour	474
John James Morris Elected	Labour	457
Alex Cline	Green	454
James Reilly	Green	414
Abdul Aziz Saud	Green	341
MD Abdur Rahim	Newham Independents Party	301
Ahrash Dianat	Reform	283
Amir Ali	Independent	279
Syed Rafiz Hayder	Newham Independents Party	274
Luke Robert Black	Conservative	263
Feven Yohannes	Newham Independents Party	244
Maria Khan	Conservative	188
Ahmed Omar Sheikh Faqai	Conservative	140
Linda Ann Jordan	Independent	137
Syed Uzaib Alam	Lib Dem	119
Belgica Guana	Independent	111
Myrtle Verona Laing	Christian Peoples Alliance	94
Prossy Namwanje	Christian Peoples Alliance	60

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Custom House

Heather Lafferty LabourSimon Rush LabourThelma Odoi Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour22.4%

Green16.5%

Newham Independents Party13.8%

Reform13.7%

Independent7.3%

Conservative7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Heather Lafferty Elected	Labour	1,047
Thelma Odoi Elected	Labour	946
Simon Rush Elected	Labour	848
Tony Mehegan	Green	771
Ben Moss	Green	693
Raphael Smith	Green	672
Wazed Ali	Newham Independents Party	646
Ben Tiley	Reform	643
Zafer Felek	Newham Independents Party	512
Chandrika Wijesinghe	Newham Independents Party	426
Badrul Islam	Independent	343
Tim Roll-Pickering	Conservative	341
Rustam Sikander Buck	Conservative	303
Rois Miah	Conservative	262
Mushtaq Hussain	Independent	258
Alexander Tuppen	Lib Dem	244
Idiat Lawal	Christian Peoples Alliance	201
James Matthew Mudd	Independent	189
Suze Gurmeseva	Christian Peoples Alliance	187

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

East Ham

Abdul Halim Newham Independents PartyBegum Sahera Newham Independents PartySyed Naqvi Newham Independents Party

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Newham Independents Party36.4%

Labour23.1%

Green20.9%

Conservative9.9%

Reform7.6%

Workers Party of Britain2.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Abdul Halim Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,674
Begum Sahera Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,561
Syed Taqi Jawad Naqvi Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,376
Mukesh Patel	Labour	1,064
Aisha Siddiqah	Labour	1,035
Sofia Patel	Labour	1,024
Andrew Diver	Green	963
Nina Schlautmann	Green	816
Nuruzzaman Khan	Green	813
Maria Aktar	Conservative	456
Hiren Nakum	Reform	352
Ahamed Shabber	Conservative	345
Jahangir Alam Sikder	Conservative	298
Wasim Hussain	Workers Party of Britain	95

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

East Ham South

Lakmini Shah LabourSanawar Hussain LabourSusan Masters Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour21.9%

Newham Independents Party17.7%

Independent15.9%

Independent15.0%

Green13.9%

Reform8.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sanawar Hussain Elected	Labour	1,322
Susan Masters Elected	Labour	1,143
Lakmini Shah Elected	Labour	1,103
Mohammad Arifur Rahman Bhuyan	Newham Independents Party	1,067
Asad Ali Shan	Newham Independents Party	1,040
Abdul Faizal Abdulbari	Newham Independents Party	1,030
Kamal Hussain	Independent	960
Suhel Rob	Independent	908
Tasnim Humayra Khan	Green	841
Paula Reily	Green	815
Charan Namaia	Green	691
Danny Collingwood	Reform	492
Noel Bernard McMahon	Reform	425
Nigel Williams	Reform	422
Royal Ahmed	Conservative	254
Udeshwar Kumar Singh	Conservative	252
James David Shears	Lib Dem	198
Abdus Sabur Talukder	Conservative	193

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Forest Gate North

Matthew Carlile GreenRachel Tripp Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Green33.5%

Labour31.9%

Newham Independents Party19.3%

Reform6.1%

Conservative4.9%

Lib Dem4.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Matthew Carlile Elected	Green	1,145
Rachel Elizabeth Tripp Elected	Labour	1,092
Liz Cronin	Labour	1,051
Shofa Miah	Green	981
Walid Rahman	Newham Independents Party	659
Roy Charles Wenborne	Newham Independents Party	386
Rachel Evans	Reform	209
Lesley Margaret MacDonald	Reform	174
Matthew Brendan Cresswell	Conservative	168
Jenny Chang	Lib Dem	146
Malcolm Bernard Madden	Conservative	116

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Forest Gate South

Arshan Baskaran GreenJack Pickard GreenZahra Kheyre Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Green30.3%

Labour26.1%

Newham Independents Party18.2%

Conservative5.6%

Reform5.5%

Lib Dem4.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Arshan Baskaran Elected	Green	1,522
Zahra Kheyre Elected	Green	1,447
Jack Pickard Elected	Green	1,429
Aktharul Alam	Labour	1,311
Helen Valentina Page	Labour	1,185
Robert Dale Carter-Lennox	Labour	1,185
Zakaria Esoof Bhariwala	Newham Independents Party	913
Sabrin Ara Hoque	Newham Independents Party	860
Kashif Raja	Newham Independents Party	849
Ellis Joseph Bartholomew Hudson	Conservative	281
Mavin Patel	Reform	277
Ketema Worku Ayano	Conservative	271
David Graham Terrar	Lib Dem	246
Muhammad Asim	Independent	198
Chabane Abdelmadjid Mahrane	Conservative	188
Mohammad Khalid Khan	Independent	163
Jazmine Whomes	Lib Dem	131
Sohail Jamal	Independent	110

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Green Street East

Rohima Rahman LabourSunny Chowdhury Newham Independents PartyZakir Hossain Newham Independents Party

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Newham Independents Party33.7%

Labour30.9%

Green17.5%

Conservative10.6%

Reform7.3%

Candidate	Party	Votes
MD Zakir Hossain Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,541
Sunny Chowdhury Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,454
Rohima Rahman Elected	Labour	1,409
Parvez Akhter Sheikh	Newham Independents Party	1,313
Miraj Patel	Labour	1,308
Hafiz Abdul Rasool	Labour	1,168
Steven Braines	Green	799
Hilary Hudson	Green	727
Awais Sikandar	Green	587
Kirankumar Ramanbhai Patel	Conservative	483
Ankita Kita	Reform	335
Md Anowarul Islam	Conservative	330
Haroon Mohammed Khatun	Conservative	325

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Green Street West

Idris Ibrahim Newham Independents PartyQasim Yaseen Newham Independents PartyRumana Liza Newham Independents Party

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Newham Independents Party41.1%

Labour29.2%

Green17.6%

Conservative6.5%

Reform5.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Idris Ibrahim Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,647
Rumana Salim Bhuiyan Liza Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,446
Qasim Yaseen Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,377
Hanif Abdulmuhit	Labour	1,169
Mohammed Osman Gani	Labour	1,056
Sangeeta Slawson	Labour	901
Rachel Humphrey	Green	706
Huzayfa Patel	Green	605
Ada Stone	Green	521
Ravindra Reddy Nandivelugu	Conservative	259
Joerd Hysa	Conservative	250
Peter Williams Ujiagbe	Conservative	247
Nirali M Gor	Reform	222
Dick Jones	Reform	215
Slav Donev	Reform	200

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Little Ilford

Nasreen Shamima Newham Independents PartyOli Rahman Newham Independents PartyTahir Mirza Newham Independents Party

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Newham Independents Party37.3%

Labour31.7%

Green15.5%

Conservative5.3%

Reform5.0%

Christian Peoples Alliance2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Tahir Mirza Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,762
Oli Rahman Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,641
Nasreen Shamima Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,589
Musawwar Alam	Labour	1,497
Abul Bashar Syed	Labour	1,358
Sharon Chawda	Labour	1,343
Freya Coakley	Green	734
Francis Ho	Green	639
Ian McClelland	Green	603
Mahbu Bullah	Conservative	251
Janet Hill	Reform	235
Andy Dumitriuc	Reform	229
Saverimuthu Joseph Mariadas	Conservative	194
Showkat Osman	Conservative	187
Pauline Rose	Christian Peoples Alliance	135
Sinan Ozdemir	Lib Dem	109
Peter Murengera	Christian Peoples Alliance	93
Samuel Kazibwe	Christian Peoples Alliance	90

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Manor Park

Imam Haque LabourSalema Khatun LabourSalim Patel Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour32.4%

Newham Independents Party26.2%

Green22.1%

Conservative10.2%

Reform5.0%

Lib Dem4.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Imam Haque Elected	Labour	1,448
Salema Khatun Elected	Labour	1,418
Salim Patel Elected	Labour	1,324
Badol Rahman	Newham Independents Party	1,174
Sabir Banglawala	Newham Independents Party	1,067
Sarah Burton	Green	991
Mujeebur Rehman	Newham Independents Party	979
Rajeev Kumar	Green	779
George Salomon	Green	763
Md Somrat Saymon	Conservative	457
Ashraf Uddin Ahmed	Conservative	360
Vasuki Muruhathas	Conservative	262
Lesley Ann Hopkins	Reform	222
Dean Munroe	Reform	201
Marie Fenech	Reform	200
Derek Jackson	Lib Dem	184

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Maryland

Kelly Drake GreenRen Tilbury Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Green37.0%

Labour26.4%

Newham Independents Party18.9%

Reform8.2%

Lib Dem4.8%

Conservative4.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kelly Drake Elected	Green	1,101
Ren Tilbury Elected	Green	797
Reece McMahon	Labour	785
Melanie Onovo	Labour	720
Mohammad Akbar Hossain	Newham Independents Party	563
Titus Kofi Essel	Newham Independents Party	436
Neil Docking	Reform	244
Betsie Lee	Reform	225
James Jones	Lib Dem	144
John Michael Lovatt	Conservative	138
Tai Durojaiye	Conservative	135

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Plaistow North

Nizam Ali Newham Independents PartySophia Naqvi Newham Independents PartyZulfiqar Ali Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Newham Independents Party34.4%

Labour26.8%

Green17.7%

Conservative8.1%

Reform5.3%

Christian Peoples Alliance3.6%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Sophia Naqvi Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,484
Nizam Ali Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,245
Zulfiqar Ali Elected	Labour	1,158
Pervez Qureshi	Labour	1,151
Mohmed Iqbal Pathan	Newham Independents Party	1,094
Joy Laguda	Labour	999
Zeshan Adil	Green	765
George Acquaah	Green	719
Graham Taylor Burge	Green	656
Terri Bloore	Conservative	349
Faysel Alam	Reform	228
Ella Monu	Reform	219
Amanjit Singh	Conservative	199
Murad Chowdhury	Conservative	192
Paul Martin Jobson	Christian Peoples Alliance	156
Gulsun Zekai	Lib Dem	136
Ahmad Saeed	Communities United Party	40

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Plaistow South

Nazrul Islam Newham Independents PartyObaid Khan Newham Independents PartyTamzied Khan Newham Independents Party

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Newham Independents Party27.9%

Labour21.0%

Green17.6%

Reform11.4%

Conservative10.6%

Christian Peoples Alliance5.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
MD Nazrul Islam Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,063
Tamzied Hossain Khan Elected	Newham Independents Party	925
Obaid Khan Elected	Newham Independents Party	923
Rubi Begum	Labour	797
Pippa King	Green	671
Jane Lofthouse	Labour	640
Herbert Leonelli	Green	578
Alin Petcu	Green	510
Asheem Singh	Labour	449
Gabriel Constantin	Reform	432
Mohammed Alam Begum	Conservative	403
Ivaylo Kanev	Reform	334
Md. Atiqur Rahman	Conservative	249
Akmol Hussain	Conservative	202
Kocotchy Tchesse	Christian Peoples Alliance	191
Frederik Kai Grunta	Lib Dem	145
Shazia Anjum	Independent	102

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Plaistow West & Canning Town East

Madeleine Pontin LabourRobert Gordon LabourShantu Ferdous Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour27.5%

Newham Independents Party22.9%

Green22.3%

Reform14.7%

Conservative8.7%

Independent3.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Shantu Ferdous Elected	Labour	1,112
Robert Gordon Elected	Labour	1,062
Madeleine Sarley Pontin Elected	Labour	942
MD Saiful Islam	Newham Independents Party	925
Ben Beeler	Green	900
Karen Flanagan	Green	852
Abdul Hakeem Chaudhari	Newham Independents Party	768
Syeda Fozia Tariq	Newham Independents Party	768
Susha Sooral	Green	705
Constantin Ladan	Reform	596
Benedetto Litteri	Conservative	351
Rajan Miah	Conservative	259
Misrak Tefra	Conservative	200
Shayne Wiskin	Independent	159

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Plashet

Ilyas Sharif Newham Independents PartyZuber Gulamussen Newham Independents Party

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Newham Independents Party46.7%

Labour20.4%

Green14.3%

Conservative10.5%

Reform5.2%

Lib Dem2.9%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Zuber Gulamussen Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,547
Ilyas Sharif Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,454
Zakir Hussain Rahim	Labour	677
Jennifer Marie Bailey	Labour	662
Katy Clarke	Green	475
Tim Kiely	Green	429
Ram Saravanan	Conservative	348
Khatija Suleman Badat Meaby	Conservative	182
Kate Bettell	Reform	172
Christian Moon	Lib Dem	96

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Royal Albert

Ann Easter LabourPoojitha Konkati Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Labour27.9%

Green24.6%

Reform18.9%

Newham Independents Party10.0%

Lib Dem9.4%

Conservative9.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Ann Rosemarie Easter Elected	Labour	602
Poojitha Konkati Elected	Green	531
Anthony McAlmont	Labour	529
Kia Summers	Green	492
Daniel Oxley	Reform	408
Ziyan Pathan	Newham Independents Party	216
Faruque Sikder	Newham Independents Party	204
James Alan-Rumsby	Lib Dem	203
Nadia Sukander	Conservative	195
Jason Wilkinson	Lib Dem	165
Palmira Taran	Conservative	149

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Royal Victoria

Rob Callender GreenShabd Pyari Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Green41.1%

Labour21.3%

Reform12.0%

Conservative11.7%

Lib Dem8.8%

Newham Independents Party5.1%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Rob Callender Elected	Green	1,384
Shabd Pyari Elected	Green	1,056
Steve Brayshaw	Labour	715
Caroline Oladapo	Labour	572
Kevin Okparaeke	Reform	405
Bradley James Fage	Conservative	394
George Joseph Benjamin Wright	Conservative	340
Richard East	Lib Dem	295
Ehsan Mughal	Newham Independents Party	171
Tomek Zygarowski	Newham Independents Party	156

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stratford

Chae Hwang GreenDanny Keeling GreenSonia Quintero Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Green40.3%

Labour25.1%

Newham Independents Party9.7%

Conservative7.9%

Lib Dem7.9%

Reform7.7%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Chae Ho Hwang Elected	Green	1,428
Danny Keeling Elected	Green	1,381
Sonia Quintero Elected	Green	1,357
James Beckles	Labour	889
Sabia Kamali	Labour	773
Femi Falola	Labour	765
Shohel Alam	Newham Independents Party	343
Naimul Islam	Newham Independents Party	315
Nitin John Thomas	Conservative	280
Samie Dorgham	Lib Dem	279
Alfie Mosely	Reform	274
MD Maksudul Haque	Newham Independents Party	261
Miral Amin	Conservative	247
Jahangir Bhuiyan	Conservative	205
Lucrece Sainclair	Independent	53

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Stratford Olympic Park

Joe Hudson-Small GreenNate Higgins Green

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (2 seats)

Green62.1%

Labour16.5%

Lib Dem6.1%

Reform5.7%

Newham Independents Party5.1%

Conservative4.5%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Nate Higgins Elected	Green	1,696
Joe Hudson-Small Elected	Green	1,483
Darren Mason	Labour	450
Rachael Osei-Temeng	Labour	410
Laura Claire Willoughby	Lib Dem	166
Jonathon Baxter	Reform	156
Dilshad Ali	Newham Independents Party	138
Vijaya Dave	Conservative	123
Robert John Briggs	Lib Dem	121
Vaishali Shah	Newham Independents Party	110
Rachel Nabudde	Conservative	102
Rabindranauth Ramday	Reform	96

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Wall End

Kumar Anand Newham Independents PartyMuhammad Majeed Newham Independents PartyNoman Abu Newham Independents Party

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Newham Independents Party26.7%

Labour21.9%

Conservative16.8%

Green15.8%

Reform11.6%

Lib Dem4.0%

Candidate	Party	Votes
Kumar Anand Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,392
Muhammad Majeed Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,368
Noman Md Abu Elected	Newham Independents Party	1,268
Jose Alexander	Labour	1,144
Lester Thompson Hudson	Labour	977
Carole Angela Shaw	Labour	922
Ki Nathan	Conservative	876
Durai Kannan	Conservative	836
Rowan Fletcher	Green	822
Vijay Parthiban	Conservative	821
Amanda Mole	Green	757
Paul Howell	Green	722
Faheem Mohamadu	Reform	606
Arunasalam Pirapaharan	Lib Dem	209
Victoria Bapu	Christian Peoples Alliance	165
Bharath Swamy	Christian Peoples Alliance	153
Jayanthi Dadi	Christian Peoples Alliance	152

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

West Ham

Adjoa Kwarteng LabourIbrahim Alom GreenJohn Gray Labour

Last scheduled election, 7 May 2026 (3 seats)

Labour30.3%

Green28.2%

Newham Independents Party12.7%

Reform11.2%

Conservative8.9%

Lib Dem8.8%

Candidate	Party	Votes
John Gray Elected	Labour	1,114
Ibrahim Alom Elected	Green	1,037
Adjoa Kwarteng Elected	Labour	996
Deb Scott	Green	991
Sam Michael Mannion	Labour	894
Kawsar Mohammed Shirazul	Green	790
Karib Mostafa	Newham Independents Party	469
Mayra Crean	Newham Independents Party	463
Attia Bano	Newham Independents Party	448
Robert Constantin	Reform	411
Andy Green	Reform	403
Fokoruddin Ahmed	Conservative	327
Karina Celis Rangel	Lib Dem	323
Armyn Hennessy	Conservative	296
Manir Uzzaman Khan	Conservative	187

Party shares count each party's leading candidate.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

1 councillor now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Beckton	Syed Ahmed	Labour 2026	Independent

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

8 by-elections since July 2021, 3 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
18 September 2025	Plaistow South	Local party gain from Labour
18 July 2024	Beckton	Labour hold	39.0%
18 July 2024	Little Ilford	Labour hold	39.0%
4 July 2024	Forest Gate North	Labour hold	43.0%
4 July 2024	Maryland	Labour hold	43.0%
23 November 2023	Plaistow North	Independent gain from Labour
13 July 2023	Boleyn	Independent gain from Labour
13 July 2023	Wall End	Labour hold	61.0%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
West Ham and Beckton	41%	Labour	Labour 39%
East Ham	36%	Labour	Labour 41%
Stratford and Bow	23%	Labour	Labour 46%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Newham

351,036 residents in 115,536 households

Voted Leave in 2016

47% 5 below GB

Degree or higher

40% 6 above GB

No qualifications

21% 3 above GB

Own their home

31% 30 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

28% 11 above GB

Rent privately

38% 18 above GB

Aged 15 to 34

44% 13 above GB

Aged 65 and over

9% 13 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.