2014 Newham London Borough Council election

2014 Newham Council election
22 May 2014
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
Popular vote 46,882
Percentage 59.7%
Swing 1.1%
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 53.6
Labour Ayesha Chowdhury 1,778 53.2
Labour Alec Kellaway 1,713 51.3
Conservative Syed Ahmed 1,033 30.9
Conservative Adam Nowacki 731 21.9
Conservative Emmanuel Obasi 615 18.4
CPA Winky Newman 242 7.2
CPA Chike Dunkwu 204 6.1
CPA Yomi Taimo 180 5.4
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 62.4
Labour Charity Fiberesima 2,505 58.8
Labour Harvinder Singh Virdee 2,425 56.9
Conservative Jamal Uddin 869 20.4
Conservative Yasir Asif 823 19.3
Conservative Yaseen Farmer 756 17.7
TUSC Ben Robinson 342 8.0
CPA Barbara Chukwurah 270 6.3
CPA Stephen Williamson 259 6.1
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 Easter 2,036 57.8
Labour Clive Furness 1,934 54.9
Labour Kay Scoresby 1,835 52.1
UKIP David Mears 635 18.0
Conservative Wahid Ali 622 17.7
Conservative Margaret Boateng 581 16.5
Conservative Maxwell Marah 388 11.0
CPA Moriam Fabode 262 7.4
CPA Ruth Karashani 221 6.3
CPA Charles Mrewa 196 5.6
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 56.6
Labour Alan Griffiths 1,600 47.7
Labour Sheila Thomas 1,581 47.2
UKIP Kay McKenzie 657 19.6
Conservative Abul Abdullah 632 18.9
Conservative Gareth Knight 537 16.0
Conservative Jaja Nabudde 420 12.5
CPA Faith Johnson 387 11.5
CPA Benjamin Stafford 279 8.3
CPA Ethel Odiete 237 7.0
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 Holland 1,745 61.6
Labour Rokhsana Fiaz 1,403 49.5
Labour Conor McAuley 1,400 49.4
UKIP Jamie McKenzie 540 19.1
Conservative Emily Knight 452 16.0
Conservative Jimmy Songa 389 13.7
CPA Lynda Comson 323 11.4
Conservative Naz Uddin 312 11.0
CPA Owen Moyo 235 8.3
CPA Kayode Shedowo 189 6.7
Communities United Najma Saher 105 3.7
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 Corbett 2,591 63.3
Labour Unmesh Desai 2,568 62.8
Labour Julianne Marriott 2,525 61.7
Conservative Mohammed Azharuddin 1,216 29.7
Conservative Abdul Motin 1,129 27.6
Conservative Dipti Bakshi 1,082 26.4
Liberal Democrats David Thorpe 231 5.6
CPA Dominic Anthony 190 4.6
CPA Cecilia Jameson 173 4.2
TUSC Helen Pattison 160 3.9
CPA Roja Chikka 119 2.9
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 Nekiwala 2,809 55.8
Labour Zuber Gulamussen 2,741 54.4
Labour Paul Sathianesan 2,684 53.3
Conservative Ilyas Sharif 1,547 30.7
Conservative Duraimurugan Kannan 1,335 26.5
Conservative Biju Gopinath 1,282 25.5
Liberal Democrats Sunny Latif 496 9.8
TUSC Keerthikan Thennavan 131 2.6
Communist Rod Finlayson 120 2.4
CPA Akorede Opemiyan 92 1.8
CPA Margaret Sadiq 85 1.7
CPA Moriamo Sadiq 68 1.4
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 Masters 2,372 58.0
Labour Quintin Peppiatt 2,272 55.5
Labour Lakmini Shah 2,100 51.3
Conservative Kamal Hussain 917 22.4
Conservative Nasima Khatun 823 20.1
Conservative Charles Meaby 701 17.1
TUSC Steve Hedley 307 7.5
CPA Alex Latim 232 5.7
CPA Tony Ade-Blaize 211 5.2
CPA Alice Olaiya 209 5.1
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 60.1
Labour Seyi Akiwowo 2,126 55.0
Labour Rachel Tripp 2,120 54.8
Green Alan Cooper 562 14.5
Green Jane Lithgow 559 14.5
Conservative Shaeb Khan 548 14.2
Conservative Dawn Lennon 490 12.7
Conservative Brian Maze 480 12.4
TUSC Bob Severn 222 5.7
Liberal Democrats Christian Moon 206 5.3
CPA Lynn Donaldson 174 4.5
CPA Christina Doyle 146 3.8
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 56.1
Labour Dianne Walls 2,095 53.2
Labour Winston Vaughan 2,023 51.4
Conservative Mahboob Ahmed 993 25.2
Conservative Asif Choudhary 976 24.8
Conservative Tim Roll-Pickering 693 17.6
Liberal Democrats William Heron 293 7.4
TUSC Niall Mulholland 238 6.0
CPA Dieutane Parson 179 4.5
CPA Malcolm Williamson 159 4.0
Independent Ionel Vrancianu 101 2.6
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 55.6
Labour Mukesh Patel 2,635 53.8
Labour Jose Alexander 2,598 53.1
Conservative Ashfaq Ahmed 1,348 27.5
Conservative Shahan Ahmed 1,313 26.8
Conservative Kamran Qureshi 1,187 24.3
UKIP Robert Rush 290 5.9
TUSC Lois Austin 217 4.4
CPA Cherie Donaldson 126 2.6
CPA Charles Laing 93 1.9
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 60.8
Labour Idris Ibrahim 2,756 57.5
Labour Tahmina Rahman 2,744 57.2
Conservative Mufti Sadruddin 1,266 26.4
Conservative Abdul Sheikh 1,164 24.3
Conservative Saiful Choudhury 1,136 23.7
TUSC Mark Dunne 270 5.6
CPA Yvonne Perry 169 3.5
CPA Blazo Nikivorovic 135 2.8
CPA Christopher Oching 134 2.8
Independent Rushna Sulyman 96 2.0
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 66.6
Labour Ken Clark 2,954 65.6
Labour Andrew Baikie 2,889 64.2
Conservative Attic Rahman 867 19.3
Conservative Ajab Khan 833 18.5
Conservative Fazal Urrahman 783 17.4
Liberal Democrats Trevor Watson 237 5.3
CPA Oluwayemisi Anthony 186 4.1
CPA Bunmi Taiwo 148 3.3
CPA Prossy Namwanje 105 2.3
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 65.8
Labour Jo Corbett 2,589 62.1
Labour Amarjit Singh 2,414 57.9
Conservative Rahima Khatun 976 23.4
Conservative Abdul Rafiz 904 21.7
Conservative Sreedharan Boss 747 17.9
CPA John Simmonds 216 5.2
CPA Cynthia Owusu-Addai 198 4.7
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 59.5
Labour James Beckles 2,247 58.7
Labour Joy Laguda 2,086 54.5
Conservative Abul Kazi 903 23.6
Conservative Mohammad Mustafa 813 21.2
Conservative Walye Jahedi 764 19.9
Liberal Democrats Eva Macadangdang 241 6.3
CPA Mary Frimpong 230 6.0
CPA Paul Jobson 213 5.6
CPA Nnenna St Luce 120 3.1
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 57.3
Labour Neil Wilson 2,180 56.2
Labour Ahmed Noor 2,077 53.5
Conservative Ashley Francis 803 20.7
Conservative Abdul Salam 784 20.2
Conservative Rois Miah 742 19.1
CPA Michael Abrahams 552 14.2
UKIP Julia Sanmartin 452 11.7
Liberal Democrats Tony De-Chavez 233 6.0
CPA Andrew Williamson 172 4.4
CPA Mary Onishile 171 4.4
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 56.8
Labour Pat Murphy 1,207 51.5
Labour Tony McAlmont 1,201 51.2
Conservative Chris Buckwell 515 22.0
Conservative Alain Mbe 459 19.6
Conservative Sam Nahk 445 19.0
UKIP Daniel Oxley 344 14.7
CPA Rita Isingoma 112 4.8
CPA Francis Olawale 97 4.1
CPA Bill Perry 95 4.1
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 65.6
Labour Richard Crawford 2,517 64.0
Labour Terry Paul 2,449 62.3
Conservative Matt Gass 777 19.8
Conservative Bilal Hassan 744 18.9
Conservative Augustine Chipungu 646 16.4
CPA Julie Afiari 199 5.1
CPA Florence Asiwaju-Dada 174 4.4
CPA John Falana 157 4.0
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 54.4
Labour Ted Sparrowhawk 2,452 51.0
Labour Lester Hudson 2,438 50.7
Conservative Jawad Khan 1,152 23.9
Conservative Biju Koshy 1,117 23.2
Conservative Ibrar Mir 1,096 22.8
Liberal Democrats Annasalam Pirapaharan 541 11.2
Liberal Democrats Gopinathan Benoy 450 9.4
Liberal Democrats Shakila Masih 448 9.3
Independent Bob Singh Mudhar 158 3.3
CPA Amal Kakumanu 135 2.8
CPA Sashir Kakumanu 124 2.6
CPA Sharmila Swarna 122 2.5
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 Bourne 2,046 59.2
Labour John Whitworth 1,939 56.1
Labour John Gray 1,913 55.3
Conservative Farhana Firdous 617 17.8
Conservative Mary Antwi 525 15.2
Conservative Matej Gasparic 456 13.2
UKIP Michael Armstrong 381 11.0
Liberal Democrats Edgar Garen 259 7.5
CPA Sheila Brown 231 6.7
CPA Myrtle Laing 151 4.4
CPA Joe Mettle 136 3.9
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 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 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 Cllr Ellie Robinson to accept a job with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.[29]

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