Maryland (ward)

Maryland
Electoral ward
for the Newham London Borough Council
Map
Maryland ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughNewham
CountyGreater London
Population14,305 (2021)[a]
Electorate8,296 (2022)
Major settlementsMaryland
Area0.8707 square kilometres (0.3362 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2022
Councillors2
Created fromForest Gate North, Forest Gate South, Stratford and New Town
GSS codeE05013917

Maryland is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Newham. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns two councillors to Newham London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Term Councillor Party
2022–present Carolyn Corben Labour
2022–2024 Ken Penton Labour
2024–present Melanie Onovo Labour

Newham council elections

2024 by-election

The by-election on 4 July 2024 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. It followed the resignation of Ken Penton.[1]

2024 Maryland by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Melanie Onovo 1,626
Independent Linda Jordan 896
Green Chris Brooks 712
Conservative Mary Antwi 360
Liberal Democrats David Terrar 185
Turnout 41
Labour hold Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[2]

2022 Newham London Borough Council election: Maryland (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carolyn Corben 1,484 67.6 N/A
Labour Ken Penton 1,330 60.6 N/A
Green Chris Brooks 396 18.0 N/A
Green Vinali Ainsley 366 16.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Karina Celis Rangel 242 11.0 N/A
Conservative Freddie Downing 234 10.7 N/A
Conservative Brian Maze 220 10.0 N/A
TUSC Ferdy Lyons 117 5.3 N/A
Turnout 2,252 27.0 N/A
Registered electors 8,296
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

  1. ^ Gbago, Abi (30 May 2024). "Notice of Election: Forest Gate North and Maryland". Newham Council. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.