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The 2014 Newham London Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Newham London Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Quick facts All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council 30 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
2014 Newham Council election
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22 May 2014
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All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party
 
Party Labour
Last election 60 seats, 60.8%
Seats won 60
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 46,882
Percentage 59.7
Swing Decrease1.1%
Map of the results of the 2014 Newham council election. Labour in red.
Largest Party before election


Labour

 Largest Party


Labour

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Summary results

Labour won all 60 seats, as it did in 2010.[2][3][4]

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Newham local election result 2014
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 60 0 0 ±0.0 100.0 59.7 46,882 -1.1
  Conservative 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 23.0 18,053 +4.4
  CPA 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 5.7 4,507 -2.4
  UKIP 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 4.2 3,299 +3.9
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 3.5 2,737 -0.9
  TUSC 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 2.4 1,887 N/A
  Green 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 0.7 562 -0.2
  Independent 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 0.5 355 -1.5
  Communist 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 0.2 120 N/A
  Communities United 0 0 0 ±0.0 0.0 0.1 105 N/A
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Background

A total of 208 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 and the Liberal Democrats ran 11 candidates. Other candidates running were 55 Christian Peoples Alliance, 8 TUSC, 7 UKIP, 1 Communities United Party, 2 Green, 1 Communist Party and 3 Independents.[4]

Ward results

Beckton

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Beckton (3)[4][3][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Christie 1,789 22.0 N/A
Labour Ayesha Chowdhury 1,778 21.0 N/A
Labour Alec Kellaway 1,713 21.0 N/A
Conservative Syed Hussain Ahmed 1,033 12.0 N/A
Conservative Adam Nowacki 731 9.0 N/A
Conservative Emmanuel Obasi 615 7.0 N/A
CPA Winky Newman 242 3.0 N/A
CPA Chike Dunkwu 204 2.0 N/A
CPA Yomi Taimo 180 2.0 N/A
Turnout 3,340 31.8 −8.8
Registered electors 10,504
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Boleyn

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Boleyn (3)[4][3][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Obaid Khan 2,658 24.0 N/A
Labour Charity Fiberesima 2,505 23.0 N/A
Labour Harvinder Singh Virdee 2,425 22.0 N/A
Conservative Jamal Uddin 869 8.0 N/A
Conservative Yasir Asif 823 8.0 N/A
Conservative Yaseen Farmer 756 7.0 N/A
TUSC Ben Robinson 342 3.0 N/A
CPA Barbara Chukwurah 270 2.0 N/A
CPA Stephen Williamson 259 2.0 N/A
Turnout 4,261 44.0 −4.7
Registered electors 9,689
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Canning Town North

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Canning Town North(3)[4][3][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Easter 2,036 23.0 N/A
Labour Clive Furness 1,934 22.0 N/A
Labour Kay Scoresby 1,835 21.0 N/A
UKIP David Mears 635 7.0 N/A
Conservative Wahid Ali 622 7.0 N/A
Conservative Margaret Boateng 581 7.0 N/A
Conservative Maxwell Marah 388 4.0 N/A
CPA Moriam Fabode 262 3.0 N/A
CPA Ruth Karashani 221 3.0 N/A
CPA Charles Mrewa 196 2.0 N/A
Turnout 3,523 35.9 −4.3
Registered electors 9,827
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Canning Town South

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Canning Town South (3)[4][3][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bryan Collier 1,896 23.0 N/A
Labour Alan Griffiths 1,600 19.0 N/A
Labour Sheila Thomas 1,581 19.0 N/A
UKIP Kay McKenzie 657 8.0 N/A
Conservative Abul Abdullah 632 8.0 N/A
Conservative Gareth Knight 537 7.0 N/A
Conservative Jaja Nabudde 420 5.0 N/A
CPA Faith Johnson 387 5.0 N/A
CPA Benjamin Stafford 279 3.0 N/A
CPA Ethel Odiete 237 3.0 N/A
Turnout 3,352 33.0 −10.8
Registered electors 10,170
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Custom House

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Custom House (3)[4][3][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Holland 1,745 25.0 N/A
Labour Rokhsana Fiaz 1,403 20.0 N/A
Labour Conor McAuley 1,400 20.0 N/A
UKIP Jamie McKenzie 540 8.0 N/A
Conservative Emily Knight 452 6.0 N/A
Conservative Jimmy Songa 389 5.0 N/A
CPA Lynda Comson 323 5.0 N/A
Conservative Naz Uddin 312 4.0 N/A
CPA Owen Moyo 235 3.0 N/A
CPA Kayode Shedowo 189 3.0 N/A
Communities United Najma Saher 105 1.0 N/A
Turnout 2,833 32.2 −9.1
Registered electors 8,811
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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East Ham Central

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East Ham Central (3)[4][3][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Corbett 2,591 22.0 N/A
Labour Unmesh Desai 2,568 21.0 N/A
Labour Julianne Marriott 2,525 21.0 N/A
Conservative Mohammed Azharuddin 1,216 10.0 N/A
Conservative Abdul Motin 1,129 9.0 N/A
Conservative Dipti Bakshi 1,082 9.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Thorpe 231 2.0 N/A
CPA Dominic Anthony 190 2.0 N/A
CPA Cecilia Jameson 173 1.0 N/A
TUSC Helen Pattison 160 1.0 N/A
CPA Roja Chikka 119 1.0 N/A
Turnout 4,091 42.5 −9.0
Registered electors 10,140
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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East Ham North

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East Ham North (3)[4][3][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Firoza Nekiwala 2,809 21.0 N/A
Labour Zuber Gulamussen 2,741 20.0 N/A
Labour Paul Sathianesan 2,684 20.0 N/A
Conservative Ilyas Sharif 1,547 12.0 N/A
Conservative Duraimurugan Kannan 1,335 10.0 N/A
Conservative Biju Gopinath 1,282 10.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sunny Latif 496 4.0 N/A
TUSC Keerthikan Thennavan 131 1.0 N/A
Communist Rod Finlayson 120 1.0 N/A
CPA Akorede Opemiyan 92 1.0 N/A
CPA Margaret Sadiq 85 1.0 N/A
CPA Moriamo Sadiq 68 1.0 N/A
Turnout 5,037 52.0 −0.3
Registered electors 9,693
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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East Ham South

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East Ham South (3)[4][3][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Masters 2,372 23.0 N/A
Labour Quintin Peppiatt 2,272 22.0 N/A
Labour Lakmini Shah 2,100 21.0 N/A
Conservative Kamal Hussain 917 9.0 N/A
Conservative Nasima Khatun 823 8.0 N/A
Conservative Charles Meaby 701 7.0 N/A
TUSC Steve Hedley 307 3.0 N/A
CPA Alex Latim 537 2.0 N/A
CPA Tony Ade-Blaize 211 2.0 N/A
CPA Alice Olaiya 209 2.0 N/A
Turnout 4,091 42.5 −5.8
Registered electors 9,616
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Forest Gate North

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Forest Gate North (3)[4][3][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ellie Robinson 2,324 23.0 N/A
Labour Seyi Akiwowo 2,126 21.0 N/A
Labour Rachel Tripp 2,120 21.0 N/A
Green Alan Cooper 562 6.0 N/A
Green Jane Lithgow 559 6.0 N/A
Conservative Shaeb Khan 548 6.0 N/A
Conservative Dawn Lennon 490 5.0 N/A
Conservative Brian Maze 480 5.0 N/A
TUSC Bob Severn 222 2.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Christian Moon 206 2.0 N/A
CPA Lynn Donaldson 174 2.0 N/A
CPA Christina Doyle 146 1.0 N/A
Turnout 3,866 38.7 −10.6
Registered electors 9,981
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Forest Gate South

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Forest Gate South (3)[4][3][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Masihullah Patel 2,209 22.0 N/A
Labour Dianne Walls 2,095 21.0 N/A
Labour Winston Vaughan 2,023 20.0 N/A
Conservative Mahboob Ahmed 993 10.0 N/A
Conservative Asif Choudhary 976 10.0 N/A
Conservative Tim Roll-Pickering 693 7.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats William Heron 293 3.0 N/A
TUSC Niall Mulholland 238 2.0 N/A
CPA Dieutane Parson 179 2.0 N/A
CPA Malcolm Williamson 159 2.0 N/A
Independent Ionel Vrancianu 101 1.0 N/A
Turnout 3,938 39.1 −5.6
Registered electors 10,061
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Green Street East

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Green Street East (3)[4][3][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rohima Rahman 2,723 22.0 N/A
Labour Mukesh Patel 2,635 21.0 N/A
Labour Jose Alexander 2,598 21.0 N/A
Conservative Ashfaq Ahmed 1,348 11.0 N/A
Conservative Shahan Ahmed 1,313 10.0 N/A
Conservative Kamran Qureshi 1,187 9.0 N/A
UKIP Robert Rush 290 2.0 N/A
TUSC Lois Austin 217 2.0 N/A
CPA Cherie Donaldson 126 1.0 N/A
CPA Charles Laing 93 1.0 N/A
Turnout 4,894 48.8 −1.8
Registered electors 10,031
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Green Street West

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Green Street West (3)[4][3][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hanif Abdulmuhit 2,914 23.0 N/A
Labour Idris Ibrahim 2,756 22.0 N/A
Labour Tahmina Rahman 2,744 21.0 N/A
Conservative Mufti Sadruddin 1,266 10.0 N/A
Conservative Abdul Sheikh 1,164 9.0 N/A
Conservative Saiful Choudhury 1,136 9.0 N/A
TUSC Mark Dunne 270 2.0 N/A
CPA Yvonne Perry 169 1.0 N/A
CPA Blazo Nikivorovic 135 1.0 N/A
CPA Christopher Oching 134 N/A
Independent Rushna Sulyman 96 1.0 N/A
Turnout 4,795 49.1 −2.7
Registered electors 9,764
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Little Ilford

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Little Ilford (3)[4][3][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Farah Nazeer 2,997 25.0 N/A
Labour Ken Clark 2,954 25.0 N/A
Labour Andrew Baikie 2,889 24.0 N/A
Conservative Attic Rahman 867 7.0 N/A
Conservative Ajab Khan 833 7.0 N/A
Conservative Fazal Urrahman 783 7.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Trevor Watson 237 2.0 N/A
CPA Oluwayemisi Anthony 186 2.0 N/A
CPA Bunmi Taiwo 148 1.0 N/A
CPA Prossy Namwanje 105 1.0 N/A
Turnout 4,501 45.5 −3.2
Registered electors 9,882
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Manor Park

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Manor Park (3)[4][3][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Salim Patel 2,744 25.0 N/A
Labour Jo Corbett 2,589 24.0 N/A
Labour Amarjit Singh 2,414 22.0 N/A
Conservative Rahima Khatun 976 9.0 N/A
Conservative Abdul Rafiz 904 8.0 N/A
Conservative Sreedharan Boss 747 7.0 N/A
CPA John Simmonds 216 2.0 N/A
CPA Cynthia Owusu-Addai 198 2.0 N/A
Turnout 4,172 41.9 −6.8
Registered electors 9,946
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Plaistow North

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Plaistow North (3)[4][3][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Forhad Hussain 2,277 23.0 N/A
Labour James Beckles 2,247 23.0 N/A
Labour Joy Laguda 2,086 21.0 N/A
Conservative Abul Kazi 903 9.0 N/A
Conservative Mohammad Mustafa 813 8.0 N/A
Conservative Walye Jahedi 764 8.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Eva Macadangdang 241 2.0 N/A
CPA Mary Frimpong 230 2.0 N/A
CPA Paul Jobson 213 2.0 N/A
CPA Nnenna St. Luce 120 1.0 N/A
Turnout 3,830 41.1 −8.2
Registered electors 9,311
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Plaistow South

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Plaistow South (3)[4][3][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aleen Alarice 2,222 21.0 N/A
Labour Neil Wilson 2,180 21.0 N/A
Labour Ahmed Noor 2,077 20.0 N/A
Conservative Ashley Francis 803 8.0 N/A
Conservative Abdul Salam 784 8.0 N/A
Conservative Rois Miah 742 7.0 N/A
CPA Michael Abrahams 552 5.0 N/A
UKIP Julia Sanmartin 452 4.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Tony De-Chavez 233 2.0 N/A
CPA Andrew Williamson 172 2.0 N/A
CPA Mary Onishile 171 2.0 N/A
Turnout 3,879 47.4 −8.6
Registered electors 10,002
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Royal Docks

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Royal Docks (3)[4][3][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Brayshaw 1,331 23.0 N/A
Labour Pat Murphy 1,207 21.0 N/A
Labour Tony McAlmont 1,201 21.0 N/A
Conservative Chris Buckwell 515 9.0 N/A
Conservative Alain Mbe 459 8.0 N/A
Conservative Sam Nahk 445 8.0 N/A
UKIP Daniel Oxley 344 6.0 N/A
CPA Rita Isingoma 112 2.0 N/A
CPA Francis Olawale 97 2.0 N/A
CPA Bill Perry 95 2.0 N/A
Turnout 2,344 33.6 −10.0
Registered electors 6,982
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Stratford and New Town

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Stratford and New Town (3)[4][3][22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlene McLean 2,582 25.0 N/A
Labour Richard Crawford 2,517 25.0 N/A
Labour Terry Paul 2,449 24.0 N/A
Conservative Matt Gass 777 8.0 N/A
Conservative Bilal Hassan 744 7.0 N/A
Conservative Augustine Chipungu 646 6.0 N/A
CPA Julie Afiari 199 2.0 N/A
CPA Florence Asiwaju-Dada 174 2.0 N/A
CPA John Falana 157 2.0 N/A
Turnout 3,933 33.6 −9.7
Registered electors 11,722
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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Wall End

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Wall End (3)[4][3][23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frances Clarke 2,617 20.0 N/A
Labour Ted Sparrowhawk 2,452 19.0 N/A
Labour Lester Hudson 2,438 19.0 N/A
Conservative Jawad Khan 1,152 9.0 N/A
Conservative Biju Koshy 1,117 9.0 N/A
Conservative Ibrar Mir 1,096 9.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Annasalam Pirapaharan 541 4.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Gopinathan Benoy 450 4.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Shakila Masih 448 3.0 N/A
Independent Bob Mudhar 158 1.0 N/A
CPA Amal Kakumanu 135 1.0 N/A
CPA Sashir Kakumanu 124 1.0 N/A
CPA Sharmila Swarna 122 1.0 N/A
Turnout 4,811 49.1 −2.2
Registered electors 9,808
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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West Ham

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West Ham (3)[4][3][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Freda Bourne 2,046 24.0 N/A
Labour John Whitworth 1,939 22.0 N/A
Labour John Gray 1,913 22.0 N/A
Conservative Farhana Firdous 617 7.0 N/A
Conservative Mary Antwi 525 6.0 N/A
Conservative Matej Gasparic 456 5.0 N/A
UKIP Michael Armstrong 381 4.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Edgar Garen 259 3.0 N/A
CPA Sheila Brown 231 3.0 N/A
CPA Myrtle Laing 151 2.0 N/A
CPA Joe Mettle 136 2.0 N/A
Turnout 3,459 45.8 −9.3
Registered electors 9,480
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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By-elections between 2014 and 2018

Beckton

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Beckton by-election, 11 September 2014[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tonii Wilson 1,006 51.0 N/A
Conservative Syed Ahmed 584 30.0 N/A
UKIP David Mears 215 11.0 N/A
Green Jane Lithgow 70 4.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Thorpe 43 2.0 N/A
CPA Kayode Shedowo 33 2.0 N/A
TUSC Mark Dunne 21 1.0 N/A
Majority 422 21.0 N/A
Turnout 1,972 18.8 −13.0
Registered electors 10,510
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Alec Kellaway.

Stratford and New Town

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Stratford and New Town by-election, 7 May 2015[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Charlene McLean 4,607 57.0 N/A
Conservative Matthew Gass 1,778 22.0 N/A
Green Isabelle Anderson 1,170 14.0 N/A
UKIP Jamie McKenzie 403 5.0 N/A
CPA Joe Mettle 99 1.0 N/A
TUSC Bob Severn 70 1.0 N/A
Majority 2,829 35.0 N/A
Turnout 8,127 54.1 +20.5
Registered electors 15,024
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the disqualification due to non-attendance of Cllr Charlene McLean. The election was held on the same day as the 2015 general election.

Boleyn

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Boleyn by-election, 3 December 2015[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Veronica Oakeshott 1,440 72.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Sheree Miller 181 9.0 N/A
Conservative Emmanuel Finndoro-Obasi 171 9.0 N/A
Green Frankie-Rose Taylor 117 6.0 N/A
UKIP David Mears 78 4.0 N/A
Independent Diane Ofori 10 1.0 N/A
Majority 1,259 63.0 N/A
Turnout 1,997 20.8 −23.2
Registered electors 9,602
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Charity Fibresima

Forest Gate North

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Forest Gate North by-election, 14 July 2016[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anamul Islam 1,150 53.0 N/A
Green Elisabeth Whitebread 681 31.0 N/A
Conservative John Oxley 301 14.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Rumsby 57 3.0 N/A
Majority 469 22.0 N/A
Turnout 2,189 21.3 −17.4
Registered electors 10,290
Labour hold Swing
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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Ellie Robinson to accept a job with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.[29]

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