| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All 60 council seats 30 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Map of the results of the 2018 Newham council election. Labour in red. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The 2018 Newham London Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Newham London Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Elections were held for the Mayor of Newham and for all 60 seats on the council. The Labour Party candidate Rokhsana Fiaz won the mayoral election. Labour candidates won all 60 seats on the council, as they did in 2014 and 2010.
Summary results
The Labour Party won 67% of the vote and all 60 seats for the third election in a row.
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 60 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 100.0 | 67.2 | 51,294 | +7.5 | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 11,627 | -7.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 4,523 | +2.4 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 3,940 | +4.5 | |
CPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2,828 | -2.0 | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 958 | +0.8 | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 634 | -1.6 | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 263 | -3.9 | |
Democrats and Veterans | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 190 | N/A | |
Communist League | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 52 | N/A |
Background
A total of 181 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 20 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour party (as had been the case at every election since the borough council had been formed in 1964), whilst the Conservative party also ran a full slate for the second election in a row, and the Liberal Democrats ran 14 candidates. Other candidates running were 25 Christian Peoples Alliance, 11 Greens, 4 TUSC, 2 UKIP, 2 Democrats and Veterans, 1 Communist League and 2 Independents.
Ward results
An asterisk * indicates an incumbent Councillor seeking re-election.
Beckton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Asser | 1,722 | 23.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Ayesha Chowdhury* | 1,717 | 23.0 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Tonii Wilson* | 1,445 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Syed Ahmed | 598 | 7.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Joshua Lindl | 454 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Green | Jane Lithgow | 428 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Conny Nasmyth | 359 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Emmanuel Obasi | 296 | 4.0 | −3.0 | |
CPA | June Taylor | 193 | 3.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Alice Olaiya | 144 | 2.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Chike Dunkwu | 142 | 2.0 | ±0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,968 | 29.0 | −2.8 | ||
Registered electors | 10,251 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
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 |
Canning Town North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Canon Easter* | 2,586 | 29.0 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Shaban Mohammed | 2,282 | 25.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Delphine Tohoura | 2,010 | 22.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Ahmed Faqai | 406 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Maxwell Marah | 395 | 4.0 | ±0.0 | |
Conservative | Rachel Nabudde | 341 | 4.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Chishala Kumalinga | 319 | 4.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | Alan Craig | 263 | 3.0 | N/A | |
UKIP | Stuart Goodwin | 249 | 3.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Bapu Rani | 204 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,408 | 31.6 | −4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 10,777 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Canning Town South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Griffiths* | 1,991 | 23.0 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Rohit K Dasgupta | 1,965 | 22.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Belgica Guana | 1,693 | 19.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Marc Pooler | 643 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mark Seymour | 559 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Caroline Carey | 552 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Green | Danny Keeling | 464 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mahyar Tousi | 378 | 4.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Myrtle Laing | 222 | 3.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Sharmila Swarna | 145 | 2.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Prossy Namwanje | 144 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,319 | 28.2 | −4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 11,749 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Custom House
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Patricia Holland* | 1,775 | 26.0 | +1.0 | |
Labour | James Beckles* | 1,655 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Sarah Ruiz | 1,458 | 22.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Nicole Garrett | 414 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Tim Roll-Pickering | 312 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Akram Mwanga | 302 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Democrats and Veterans | Daniel Oxley | 190 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Democrats and Veterans | Kay McKenzie | 182 | 3.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Cynthia Owusu-Addai | 173 | 3.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Paul Banjoko | 169 | 2.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Lanre Shedowo | 149 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,618 | 28.8 | −3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 9,082 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Ham Central
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julianne Marriott* | 2,939 | 29.0 | +8.0 | |
Labour | Aisha Siddiqah | 2,819 | 27.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Suga Thekkeppurayil | 2,568 | 25.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Rafeh Ahmed | 507 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Bishwajit Bal | 475 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Sabir Banglawala | 427 | 4.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Dominic Anthony | 326 | 3.0 | +1.0 | |
CPA | Roja Chika | 192 | 2.0 | +1.0 | |
Turnout | 3,967 | 39.6 | −2.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,018 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Ham North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Zuber Gulamussen* | 2,726 | 25.0 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Daniel Blaney | 2,627 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Firoza Nekiwala* | 2,614 | 24.0 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Ilyas Sharif | 994 | 9.0 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Azharuddin | 992 | 9.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Durai Kannan | 763 | 7.0 | −3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Naveed Akbar | 230 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,213 | 45.2 | −6.8 | ||
Registered electors | 9,322 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
East Ham South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Masters* | 2,784 | 30.0 | +7.0 | |
Labour | Quintin Peppiatt* | 2,471 | 27.0 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Lakmini Shah* | 2,286 | 25.0 | +4.0 | |
Conservative | Mostafizur Rahman | 508 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Syed Kabir | 496 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Aiden Langley | 466 | 5.0 | N/A | |
TUSC | Mary Finch | 255 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,806 | 38.2 | −4.3 | ||
Registered electors | 9,976 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Forest Gate North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Rachel Tripp* | 2,425 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Sasha Dasgupta | 2,346 | 23.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Anamul Islam* | 2,070 | 20.0 | N/A | |
Green | Nate Higgins | 743 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Green | Frankie-Rose Taylor | 729 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Green | Michael Spracklin | 606 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Christian Moon | 399 | 4.0 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Abdul Chowdhury | 327 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Brian Maze | 314 | 3.0 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Ariful Islam | 281 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,835 | 37.8 | −0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 10,140 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Forest Gate South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Masihullah Patel | 2,540 | 24.0 | +2.0 | |
Labour | Tahmina Rahman | 2,510 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Winston Vaughan* | 2,485 | 24.0 | +4.0 | |
Green | Hugh Barnard | 600 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Matthew Edwards | 416 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Fox | 387 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Shaeb Khan | 371 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Olenka Gradosielska | 357 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Madeleine Haysey | 344 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | James Jones | 284 | 3.0 | N/A | |
TUSC | Lois Austen | 158 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,889 | 35.4 | −3.7 | ||
Registered electors | 10,973 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Green Street East
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Muhammad Ali | 2,973 | 28.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Mohammed Rahman | 2,941 | 28.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Nilufa Jahan | 2,915 | 28.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kirankumar Patel | 630 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Matthew Kinghorn | 593 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mohammad Rahman | 469 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 4,053 | 42.6 | −6.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,507 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Green Street West
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Hanif Abdulmuhit* | 2,991 | 29.0 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Mushtaq Hussain | 2,715 | 26.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Mumtaz Khan | 2,591 | 25.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Abdul Sheikh | 709 | 7.0 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Muhammad Chishti | 696 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kamran Yousaf | 611 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,913 | 41.2 | −7.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,503 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Little Ilford
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Nazir Ahmed | 3,039 | 31.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Riaz Mirza | 2,904 | 29.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Pushpa Makwana | 2,843 | 29.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Zilor Mannan | 409 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Ravindrareddy Nandivelugu | 381 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Kashem Uddin | 359 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,810 | 36.9 | −8.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,335 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Manor Park
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mariam Dawood | 3,112 | 29.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Ken Clark* | 3,081 | 29.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Salim Patel* | 2,810 | 26.0 | +1.0 | |
Green | Derek Jackson | 401 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael German | 338 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Afzal Hossain | 333 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Nasima Khatun | 318 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Ibrahim Amanji | 311 | 3.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,903 | 40.3 | −1.6 | ||
Registered electors | 9,680 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Plaistow North
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Zulfiqar Ali | 2,737 | 29.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Joy Laguda* | 2,369 | 25.0 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Daniel Lee-Phakoe | 2,288 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Fokoruddin Ahmed | 454 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Fisher | 407 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Walye Jahedi | 368 | 4.0 | −4.0 | |
Conservative | Aimee Alado | 352 | 4.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Paul Jobson | 295 | 3.0 | +1.0 | |
CPA | Winky Newman | 202 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,634 | 37.9 | −3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,585 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Plaistow South
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carleene Lee-Phakoe | 2,544 | 25.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Jane Lofthouse | 2,476 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Neil Wilson* | 2,269 | 22.0 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Nazrul Islam | 573 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Farhana Firdous | 517 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Rois Miah | 501 | 5.0 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Raymond | 412 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Green | Edward Lynch | 392 | 4.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Flora Amar | 194 | 2.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Earna Gibson | 180 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Communist League | Hugh Robertson | 52 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,734 | 35.8 | −11.6 | ||
Registered electors | 10,440 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Royal Docks
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Brayshaw* | 1,421 | 23.0 | ±0.0 | |
Labour | Patrick Murphy* | 1,315 | 21.0 | ±0.0 | |
Labour | Tony McAlmont* | 1,292 | 21.0 | ±0.0 | |
Conservative | Mary Antwi | 504 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Charles Meaby | 452 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Attic Rahman | 372 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Independent | Keith Murray | 360 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Tahir Saiyed | 320 | 5.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Ethel Odiete | 156 | 2.0 | N/A | |
TUSC | James Ivens | 94 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 2,466 | 29.0 | −4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 8,512 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Stratford and New Town
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joshua Garfield | 3,288 | 22.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Nareser Osei | 2,970 | 20.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Terence Paul* | 2,825 | 19.0 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Evans | 1,195 | 8.0 | N/A | |
Green | Rachel Nunson | 1,017 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Sheree Miller | 848 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | James Rumsby | 790 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Andrius Kavaliauskas | 642 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | John Oxley | 635 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Shardi Shameli | 529 | 4.0 | N/A | |
CPA | John Falana | 172 | 1.0 | −1.0 | |
CPA | Esther Smith | 136 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 5,411 | 29.6 | −4.0 | ||
Registered electors | 18,252 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Wall End
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jennifer Bailey | 2,911 | 27.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Omanakutty Gangadharan | 2,885 | 27.0 | N/A | |
Labour | Lester Hudson* | 2,633 | 24.0 | +5.0 | |
Conservative | Mufti Islam | 701 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Masbah Khan | 693 | 6.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Mohammed Ali | 627 | 6.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Amalraj Kakumanu | 169 | 2.0 | +1.0 | |
TUSC | Hannah Sell | 127 | 1.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Shashir Kakumanu | 118 | 1.0 | ±0.0 | |
Turnout | 4,164 | 43.2 | −5.9 | ||
Registered electors | 9,640 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
West Ham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Gray* | 2,284 | 25.0 | +3.0 | |
Labour | Charlene McLean* | 2,188 | 24.0 | N/A | |
Labour | John Whitworth* | 2,112 | 24.0 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Thomas Barbert | 430 | 5.0 | N/A | |
Green | Kenneth Lyle | 396 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Abul Abdullah | 393 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Alexander Tuppen | 341 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Conservative | Natalie Pendrous | 334 | 4.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Sheila Brown | 203 | 2.0 | −1.0 | |
CPA | Barbara Chukwurah | 153 | 2.0 | N/A | |
CPA | Dieutane Parson | 142 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Turnout | 3,322 | 33.8 | −12.0 | ||
Registered electors | 9,819 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
By-elections between 2018 and 2022
Boleyn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Moniba Khan | 1,725 | 74.8 | N/A | |
Conservative | Fazlul Karim | 327 | 14.2 | N/A | |
Green | Frankie Rose-Taylor | 172 | 7.5 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Arun Pirapaharan | 83 | 3.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,398 | 60.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 23.5 | −15.4 | |||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Veronica Oakeshott.
East Ham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Farah Nazeer | 2,297 | 54.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Sk Zakir Hossain | 1,288 | 30.5 | N/A | |
Green | Danny Keeling | 283 | 6.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Ed Comaromi | 239 | 5.7 | N/A | |
CPA | Paul Jobson | 115 | 2.7 | N/A | |
TUSC | Lois Austin | 91 | 2.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,009 | 23.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,313 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Julianne Marriott.
References
- "Mayor of Newham election - Thursday 3rd May 2018". London Borough of Newham. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- "London Borough Council Elections 23 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Newham Council elections - Thursday 3rd May 2018". London Borough of Newham. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- ^ "London Borough Council Elections 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- "Ward by Ward results". Twitter. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- "Boleyn Ward by-election ward results announced". London Borough of Newham. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
- "East Ham Central By-Election". London Borough of Newham. Retrieved 17 May 2021.