2018_Newham_London_Borough_Council_election

2018 Newham London Borough Council election

2018 Newham London Borough Council election

2018 local election in England, UK


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.

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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.[1] Labour candidates won all 60 seats on the council, as they did in 2014[2] and 2010.[3]

Summary results

The Labour Party won 67% of the vote and all 60 seats for the third election in a row.[4][5][6]

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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.[5]

Ward results

An asterisk * indicates an incumbent Councillor seeking re-election.

Beckton

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Boleyn

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Canning Town North

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Canning Town South

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Custom House

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East Ham Central

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East Ham North

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East Ham South

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Forest Gate North

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Forest Gate South

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Green Street East

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Green Street West

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Little Ilford

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Manor Park

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Plaistow North

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Plaistow South

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Royal Docks

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Stratford and New Town

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Wall End

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West Ham

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By-elections between 2018 and 2022

Boleyn

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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Veronica Oakeshott.

East Ham

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The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Julianne Marriott.


References

  1. "Mayor of Newham election - Thursday 3rd May 2018". London Borough of Newham. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. "London Borough Council Elections 23 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. "London Borough Council Elections 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  5. "Ward by Ward results". Twitter. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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