2014 Newham London Borough Council election

2014 Newham Council election
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All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council
30 seats needed for a majority
  First party
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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

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.

Summary results

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

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

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

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 James 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

Boleyn

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

Canning Town North

Canning Town North(3)[4][3][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Rosemarie Easter 2,036 23.0 N/A
Labour Clive William Furness 1,934 22.0 N/A
Labour Kay Diane 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 Lamin 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

Canning Town South

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 Madeline Thomas 1,581 19.0 N/A
UKIP Kay McKenzie 657 8.0 N/A
Conservative Abul Kashem Mohammed Abdullah 632 8.0 N/A
Conservative Gareth Knight 537 7.0 N/A
Conservative Jaja Rachel 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

Custom House

Custom House (3)[4][3][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Mary Holland 1,745 25.0 N/A
Labour Rokhsana Fiaz 1,403 20.0 N/A
Labour Conor Michael McAuley 1,400 20.0 N/A
UKIP Jamie Ross 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

East Ham Central

East Ham Central (3)[4][3][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Keith 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

East Ham North

East Ham North (3)[4][3][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Firoza Ahmed Nekiwala 2,809 21.0 N/A
Labour Zuber Gulamussen 2,741 20.0 N/A
Labour Paul Duraisamy 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 M. J. 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 Oluseyi 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

East Ham South

East Ham South (3)[4][3][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Susan Ruth Masters 2,372 23.0 N/A
Labour Quintin Brian Peppiatt 2,272 22.0 N/A
Labour Lakmini Sewwandi 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 Ocan Latim 537 2.0 N/A
CPA Tony Ahmed 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

Forest Gate North

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 Charles Cooper 562 6.0 N/A
Green Jane Alison Lithgow 559 6.0 N/A
Conservative Shaeb Khan 548 6.0 N/A
Conservative Dawn Lennon 490 5.0 N/A
Conservative Brian Lliff 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 Denise 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

Forest Gate South

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 Rizu 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 James Francis Heron 293 3.0 N/A
TUSC Niall Mulholland 238 2.0 N/A
CPA Dieutane Jean 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

Green Street East

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 Ann Donaldson 126 1.0 N/A
CPA Charles Benjamin 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

Green Street West

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 Shah Sadruddin 1,266 10.0 N/A
Conservative Abdul Karim 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 Mehboob 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

Little Ilford

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 Anthony 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

Manor Park

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 Edward 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

Plaistow North

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 Hazvirehwi Laguda 2,086 21.0 N/A
Conservative Abul Mohshin Kazi 903 9.0 N/A
Conservative Md Robin 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 Boateng Frimpong 230 2.0 N/A
CPA Paul Martin 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

Plaistow South

Plaistow South (3)[4][3][20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Aleen Alarice 2,222 21.0 N/A
Labour Neil James 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 D 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

Royal Docks

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 Charles Oxley 344 6.0 N/A
CPA Rita Cossie 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

Stratford and New Town

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 Olu 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

Wall End

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 Raza Khan 1,152 9.0 N/A
Conservative Biju Koshy 1,117 9.0 N/A
Conservative Ibrar Ahmed 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 Singh Mudhar 158 1.0 N/A
CPA Amal Raj Kakumanu 135 1.0 N/A
CPA Sashir Raj Kakumanu 124 1.0 N/A
CPA Sharmila Sundar 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

West Ham

West Ham (3)[4][3][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Freda Ann 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 Edward Armstrong 381 4.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Edgar Aguinaldo Garen 259 3.0 N/A
CPA Sheila Iris Brown 231 3.0 N/A
CPA Myrtle Verona 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

By-elections between 2014 and 2018

Beckton

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

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Alec Kellaway.

Stratford and New Town

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 Ross 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

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

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

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Charity Fibresima

Forest Gate North

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 Alan 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

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Ellie Robinson to accept a job with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.[29]

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