2026 Newham London Borough Council election

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The 2026 Newham London Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2026, as part of the 2026 United Kingdom local elections. All 66 members of Newham London Borough Council were elected; the 2026 Newham mayoral election was held on the same date to elect the council's leader. The election took place alongside the local elections in the other London boroughs.[1][2]

Quick facts All 66 seats to Newham London Borough Council 34 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
2026 Newham London Borough Council election
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7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)
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All 66 seats to Newham London Borough Council
34 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Forhad Hussain[a] Mehmood Mirza
Party Labour NIP
Last election 64 seats, 61.5% Did not exist
Seats before 56 4
Seats won 26 24
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Nate Higgins
Party Green Independent
Last election 2 seats, 16.7% 0 seats, 2.0%
Seats before 3 3
Seats won 16 0
Mayor before election

Rokhsana Fiaz
Labour Co-op

 Mayor after election

Forhad Hussain
Labour

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Background

History

Result of the 2022 council election

The thirty-two London boroughs were established in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection. Some of the powers are shared with the Greater London Authority, which also manages passenger transport, police and fire.[3]

Newham has been under Labour control since its creation, besides a period of no overall control from 1968 to 1971. In the most recent election in 2022, Labour won 64 seats with 61.2% of the vote across the borough, whilst the Green Party of England and Wales received two seats with 19.9% of the vote. The Labour candidate Rokhsana Fiaz was reelected as mayor of Newham in the concurrent mayoral election.

Newham as of 4 July 2024

Electoral process

Newham, like other London borough councils, elects all of its councillors once every four years. The previous election took place in 2022. The election took place by multi-member first-past-the-post voting, with each ward being represented by two or three councillors. Electors had as many votes as there are councillors to be elected in their ward, with the top two or three being elected.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election. People who live at two addresses in different councils, such as university students with different term-time and holiday addresses, were entitled to be registered for and vote in elections in both local authorities.[4] Voting in-person at polling stations took place from 7:00 to 22:00 on election day, and voters were able to apply for postal votes or proxy votes in advance of the election.[4]

Previous council composition

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After 2022 election Before 2026 election After 2026 election
Party Seats Party Seats Party Seats
Labour 64 Labour 56 Labour 26
Green 2 NIP 4 NIP 24
Green 3 Green 16
Independent 3
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Changes 2022–2026:

  • May 2022: Belgica Guana (Labour Co-op) suspended from party[5]
  • May 2023: Cecilia Welsh and Luke Charters (Labour) resign – by-elections held July 2023[6]
  • July 2023:
    • Mehmood Mirza (independent) gains by-election from Labour[7]
    • Stephanie Garfield (Labour) holds by-election[8]
  • October 2023: Daniel Lee-Phakoe (Labour) resigns – by-election held November 2023[9]
  • November 2023:
    • Zuber Gulamussen (Labour) leaves party sit as an independent under Newham Independents group[10]
    • Sophia Naqvi (independent) gains by-election from Labour under Newham Independents group[11][12]
  • May 2024: Sasha Das Gupta, Ken Penton, and James Asser (Labour) resign – by-elections held July 2024[13][14]
  • June 2024:
    • Newham Independents Party formed – Mehmood Mirza, Zuber Gulamussen, and Sophia Naqvi (independent) join party[15]
    • Elizabeth Booker (Labour) resigns – by-election held July 2024[16]
  • July 2024:
    • Areeq Chowdhury (Labour) defects to Green Party[17]
    • Liz Cronin, Melanie Onovo, Blossom Young, and Aktharul Alam (Labour) win by-elections[18][19]
  • May 2025: Lewis Godfrey (Labour Co-op) leaves party to sit as an independent[20]
  • July 2025: Neil Wilson (Labour Co-op) dies – by-election held September 2025[21]
  • September 2025: Md Nazrul Islam (NIP) gains by-election from Labour[22]
  • November 2025: Nur Begum (Labour) defects to Newham Independents Party[23]
  • January 2026: Nur Begum (NIP) leaves party to sit as an independent[24]

Results

Beckton

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Beckton (3 seats)[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syed Ahmed
Labour Tonii Wilson
Labour Blossom Young
NIP Shahzad Abbasi
NIP Afusatu Adedapo
NIP Mohammed Ahmed
Green Deyan Atanasov
Green Tony Challinor
Green Heather Green
Conservative Aditya Kadle
Conservative Mohammed Karim
Conservative Sidy Kounta
Reform Lazar Monu
Liberal Democrats Ramona-Lavinia Elvin
CPA June Taylor
TUSC Lois Austin
TUSC Angharad Hillier
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Boleyn

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Boleyn (3 seats)[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Md Bepari
Labour Rabbir Hassain
Labour Sheila Poleon
NIP Muhammad Aziz
NIP Moniba Khan
NIP Mehmood Mirza
Green Kerena Fussell
Green Helen Lynch
Green Md Molla
Conservative Mark Bromley
Conservative Charles Meaby
Conservative Silvia Troanta
Reform Karl McWilton
Liberal Democrats Sheree Miller
CPA Simon Gibson
CPA Venkat Vabanagiri
CPA Leela Vitnam
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Canning Town North

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Canning Town North (3 seats)[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aleya Hussain
Labour Shaban Mohammed
Labour Larisa Zilickaja
NIP Zulfiqar Ahmed
NIP Mohammed Hussain
NIP Ibrahim Hussein
Green Imogen Anderson
Green Nicolas Motte
Green Gowry Paraneeharan
Conservative Bryan Houston
Conservative Aminul Islam
Conservative Redawanur Rahman
Reform Samir Raheem
Liberal Democrats Robert Claeson
CPA Goodness Nkire
CPA Precious Nkire
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Canning Town South

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Canning Town South (3 seats)[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Aderonke Benson
Labour Co-op Rohit K. Dasgupta
Labour Co-op John Morris
NIP Syed Hayder
NIP Abdur Md
NIP Feven Yohannes
Green Alex Cline
Green James Reilly
Green Abdul Saud
Conservative Luke Black
Conservative Ahmed Faqai
Conservative Maria Khan
Reform Ahrash Dianat
Liberal Democrats Syed Alam
CPA Myrtle Laing
CPA Prossy Namwanje
Independent Amir Ali
Independent Belgica Guana
Independent Linda Jordan
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Custom House

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Custom House (3 seats)[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Heather Lafferty
Labour Co-op Thelma Odoi
Labour Co-op Simon Rush
NIP Wazed Ali
NIP Zafer Felek
NIP Chandrika Wijesinghe
Green Tony Mehegan
Green Ben Moss
Green Raphael Smith
Conservative Rustam Buck
Conservative Rois Miah
Conservative Tim Roll-Pickering
Reform Ben Tiley
Liberal Democrats Alexander Tuppen
CPA Suze Gurmeseva
CPA Idiat Lawal
Independent Badrul Islam
Independent James Mudd
Independent Mushtaq Mughal
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East Ham

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East Ham (3 seats)[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mukesh Patel
Labour Sofia Patel
Labour Aisha Siddiqah
NIP Abdul Halim
NIP Syed Naqvi
NIP Begum Sahera
Green Andrew Diver
Green Nuruzzaman Khan
Green Nina Schlautmann
Conservative Maria Aktar
Conservative Ahamed Shabber
Conservative Jahangir Sikder
Reform Hiren Nakum
Workers Party Wasim Hussain
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East Ham South

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East Ham South (3 seats)[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sanawar Hussain
Labour Susan Masters
Labour Lakmini Shah
NIP Abdul Abdulbari
NIP Mohammad Bhuyan
NIP Asad Shan
Green Tasnim Khan
Green Charan Namaia
Green Paula Reily
Conservative Royal Ahmed
Conservative Udeshwar Singh
Conservative Abdus Talukder
Reform Danny Collingwood
Reform Noel McMahon
Reform Nigel Williams
Liberal Democrats James Shears
Independent Kamal Hussain
Independent Suhel Rob
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Forest Gate North

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Forest Gate North (2 seats)[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Liz Cronin
Labour Co-op Rachel Tripp
NIP Walid Rahman
NIP Roy Wenborne
Green Matthew Carlile
Green Shofa Miah
Conservative Matthew Cresswell
Conservative Malcolm Madden
Reform Rachel Evans
Reform Lesley Macdonald
Liberal Democrats Jenny Chang
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Forest Gate South

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Forest Gate South (3 seats)[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aktharul Alam
Labour Robert Carter-Lennox
Labour Helen Page
NIP Zakaria Bhariwala
NIP Sabrin Hoque
NIP Kashif Raja
Green Arshan Baskaran
Green Zahra Kheyre
Green Jack Pickard
Conservative Ketema Ayano
Conservative Ellis Hudson
Conservative Chabane Mahrane
Reform Mavin Patel
Liberal Democrats David Terrar
Liberal Democrats Jazmine Whomes
Independent Muhammad Asim
Independent Sohail Jamal
Independent Mohammad Khan
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Green Street East

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Green Street East (3 seats)[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Miraj Patel
Labour Rohima Rahman
Labour Hafiz Rasool
NIP Sunny Chowdhury
NIP Zakir Md
NIP Parvez Sheikh
Green Steven Braines
Green Hilary Hudson
Green Awais Sikandar
Conservative Md Islam
Conservative Haroon Khatun
Conservative Kirankumar Patel
Reform Ankita Kita
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Green Street West

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Green Street West (3 seats)[35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hanif Abdulmuhit
Labour Mohammed Gani
Labour Sangeeta Slawson
NIP Idris Ibrahim
NIP Rumana Liza
NIP Qasim Yaseen
Green Rachel Humphrey
Green Huzayfa Patel
Green Ada Stone
Conservative Joerd Hysa
Conservative Ravindra Nandivelugu
Conservative Peter Ujiagbe
Reform Slav Donev
Reform Nirali Gor
Reform Dick Jones
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Little Ilford

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Little Ilford (3 seats)[36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Musawwar Alam
Labour Sharon Chawda
Labour Abul Syed
NIP Tahir Mirza
NIP Oli Rahman
NIP Nasreen Shamima
Green Freya Coakley
Green Francis Ho
Green Ian McClelland
Conservative Mahbu Bullah
Conservative Saverimuthu Mariadas
Conservative Showkat Osman
Reform Andy Dumitriuc
Reform Janet Hill
Liberal Democrats Sinan Ozdemir
CPA Samuel Kazibwe
CPA Peter Murengera
CPA Pauline Rose
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Manor Park

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Manor Park (3 seats)[37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Imam Haque
Labour Salema Khatun
Labour Salim Patel
NIP Sabir Banglawala
NIP Badol Rahman
NIP Mujeebur Rehman
Green Sarah Burton
Green Rajeev Kumar
Green George Salomon
Conservative Ashraf Ahmed
Conservative Vasuki Muruhathas
Conservative Md Saymon
Reform Marie Fenech
Reform Lesley Hopkins
Reform Dean Muroe
Liberal Democrats Derek Jackson
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Maryland

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Maryland (2 seats)[38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Reece McMahon
Labour Melanie Onovo
NIP Titus Essel
NIP Mohammad Hossain
Green Kelly Drake
Green Ren Tilbury
Conservative Tai Durojaiye
Conservative John Lovatt
Reform Neil Docking
Reform Betsie Lee
Liberal Democrats James Jones
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Plaistow North

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Plaistow North (3 seats)[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zulfiqar Ali
Labour Joy Laguda
Labour Pervez Qureshi
NIP Nizam Ali
NIP Sophia Naqvi
NIP Mohmed Pathan
Green George Acquaah
Green Zeshan Adil
Green Graham Burge
Conservative Terri Bloore
Conservative Murad Chowdhury
Conservative Amanjit Singh
Reform Faysel Alam
Reform Ella Monu
Liberal Democrats Gulsun Zekai
CPA Paul Jobson
Communities United Ahmad Saeed
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Plaistow South

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Plaistow South (3 seats)[40]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rubi Begum
Labour Jane Lofthouse
Labour Asheem Singh
NIP Nazrul Md
NIP Obaid Khan
NIP Tamzied Khan
Green Pippa King
Green Herbert Leonelli
Green Alin Petcu
Conservative Mohammed Begum
Conservative Akmol Hussain
Conservative Md Rahman
Reform Gabriel Constantin
Reform Ivaylo Kanev
Liberal Democrats Frederik Grunta
CPA Kocotchy Tchesse
Independent Shazia Anjum
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Plaistow West and Canning Town East

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Plaistow West and Canning Town East (3 seats)[41]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Shantu Ferdous
Labour Co-op Robert Gordon
Labour Co-op Madeleine Pontin
NIP Abdul Chaudhari
NIP Saiful Md
NIP Syeda Tariq
Green Ben Beeler
Green Karen Flanagan
Green Susha Sooral
Conservative Benedetto Litteri
Conservative Rajan Miah
Conservative Misrak Tefra
Reform Constantin Ladan
Independent Shayne Wiskin
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Plashet

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Plashet (2 seats)[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jennifer Bailey
Labour Zakir Rahim
NIP Zuber Gulamussen
NIP Ilyas Sharif
Green Katy Clarke
Green Tim Kiely
Conservative Khatija Meaby
Conservative Ram Saravanan
Reform Kate Bettell
Liberal Democrats Christian Moon
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Royal Albert

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Royal Albert (2 seats)[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Ann Easter
Labour Co-op Anthony McAlmont
NIP Ziyan Pathan
NIP Faruque Sikder
Green Poojitha Konkati
Green Kia Summers
Conservative Nadia Sukander
Conservative Palmira Taran
Reform Daniel Oxley
Liberal Democrats James Alan-Rumsby
Liberal Democrats Jason Wilkinson
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Royal Victoria

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Royal Victoria (2 seats)[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Steve Brayshaw
Labour Caroline Oladapo
NIP Ehsan Mughal
NIP Tomek Zygarowski
Green Rob Callender
Green Shabd Pyari
Conservative Bradley Fage
Conservative George Wright
Reform Kevin Okparaeke
Liberal Democrats Richard East
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Stratford

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Stratford (3 seats)[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op James Beckles
Labour Co-op Femi Falola
Labour Co-op Sabia Kamali
NIP Shohel Alam
NIP Maksudul Md
NIP Naimul Islam
Green Chae Hawng
Green Danny Keeling
Green Sonia Quintero
Conservative Miral Amin
Conservative Jahangir Bhuiyan
Conservative Nitin John
Reform Alfie Mosely
Liberal Democrats Samie Dorgham
Independent Lucrece Sainclair
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Stratford Olympic Park

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Stratford Olympic Park (2 seats)[46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Darren Mason
Labour Rachael Osei-Temeng
NIP Dilshad Ali
NIP Vaishali Shah
Green Nate Higgins
Green Joe Hudson-Small
Conservative Vijaya Dave
Conservative Rachel Nabudde
Reform Jonathan Baxter
Reform Rabindranauth Ramday
Liberal Democrats Robert Briggs
Liberal Democrats Laura Willoughby
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Wall End

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Wall End (3 seats)[47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jose Alexander
Labour Lester Hudson
Labour Carole Shaw
NIP Kumar Anand
NIP Muhammad Majeed
NIP Noman Abu
Green Rowan Fletcher
Green Paul Howell
Green Amanda Mole
Conservative Durai Kannan
Conservative Ki Nathan
Conservative Vijay Parthiban
Reform Faheem Mohamadu
Liberal Democrats Arunasalam Pirapaharan
CPA Victoria Bapu
CPA Jayanthi Dadi
CPA Bharath Swamy
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West Ham

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West Ham (3 seats)[48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op John Gray
Labour Co-op Adjoa Kwarteng
Labour Co-op Sam Mannion
NIP Attia Bano
NIP Mayra Crean
NIP Karib Mostafa
Green Ibrahim Alom
Green Deb Scott
Green Kawsar Shirazul
Conservative Fokoruddin Ahmed
Conservative Armyn Hennessy
Conservative Manir Khan
Reform Robert Constantin
Reform Andy Green
Liberal Democrats Karina Rangel
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