Newham

  • Council Control: Lab Mayor
  • Conservatives 0
  • Labour 58
  • Liberal Democrats 0
  • Green 3
  • Other 6

Newham Independents 4, Independents 2. East London, named as a compromise between East Ham and West Ham. Includes a large area of dockland redevelopment and the Beckton area, as well as the Olympic park. Long-serving Mayor Sir Robin Wales was succeeded by Rokhsana Fiaz in 2018.

Newham Independent gained a seat in Plaistow South from Labour at a byelection on 18 September. Lewis Godfrey (Green Street West) moved from Labour to Independent in May 2025.

Next local elections
2026

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
London

Address
Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road, London E16 2QU

Phone
020 8430 2000

Website
http://www.newham.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£1855.96