Elections to Newham London Borough Council in London, England were held on 4 May 2006. The whole council, including the directly elected mayor, was up for election for the first time since the 2002 election. The Labour Party maintained control of the council.[1][2]

Election result

Newham Local Election Result 2006[1][2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 54 0 5 –5 90.0 41.4 29,389 -7.9
  Respect 3 3 0 +3 5.0 23.2 16,459 N/A
  Conservative 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 14.3 10,135 -5.6
  CPA 3 2 0 +2 5.0 10.7 7,621 +6.2
  Green 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 5.7 4,060 -6.6
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 2.9 2,070 -1.0
  Independent 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 1.5 1,067 -2.3
  British Public Party 0 0 0 ±0 0.0 0.2 129

Background

A total of 237 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 10 candidates. Respect, running for the first time, also ran a full slate. Other candidates running were 12 Greens, 29 Christian Peoples Alliance, and 6 Independents.[1][2]

Results by ward

Beckton

Beckton (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alec James Kellaway 1,188 45.1 -1.3
Labour Christine Helen Bowden 1,187 N/A
Labour Ayesha Chowdhury 1,130 N/A
Conservative Reza Ahmed Faisol Choudhury 627 23.8 +7.7
Conservative Paul Clark 593 N/A
Conservative Rashid Salik 455 N/A
Respect Aisha Siddiqah 448 17.0 N/A
Respect Tipu Rahman 413 N/A
Respect Mubin Haq 386 N/A
CPA Lynn Denise Donaldson 369 14.0 N/A
CPA Jason Yasin 230 N/A
Turnout 2,536 26.6 +5.2
Registered electors 9,518
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Boleyn

Boleyn (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Elizabeth Leitch 1,627 44.2 -4.8
Labour Riad Ahmed Mirza 1,547 N/A
Labour Pearson John Shillingford 1,512 N/A
Respect Moshiur Molla 1,219 33.1 N/A
Respect Edward John Davies 1,082 N/A
Respect Omar Khawaja 1,007 N/A
Conservative Aminur Raja Choudhury 528 14.3 -7.2
Conservative Ahmed Iqbal 484 N/A
Conservative Rose Irtwange 426 N/A
CPA David John Bamber 308 8.4 -2.3
Turnout 3,578 37.8 +10.3
Registered electors 9,478
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town North

Canning Town North (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marie Sylvia Collier 1,443 54.4 +14.8
Labour Paul William Leslie Schafer 1,310 N/A
Labour Clive William Furness 1,232 N/A
CPA Sydney James Burnett 524 19.8 +6.3
CPA John Jackson 507 N/A
Conservative Mohammed Ayna Miah 373 14.1 N/A
Conservative Nazrul Islam 345 N/A
CPA Pervaiz Ahkter Khan 326 N/A
Respect Mohamed Ali Farah 313 11.8 N/A
Respect Sayad Hussien Mohammed 311 N/A
Conservative Felicia Azuka Nwoye 293 N/A
Respect Yuri Prohan Prasad 225 N/A
Turnout 2,679 27.5 +4.7
Registered electors 9,729
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Canning Town South

Canning Town South (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPA Alan Craig 1,536 50.9 +0.6
CPA Denise Stafford 1,170 N/A
CPA Simeon Adewole Ademolake 1,091 N/A
Labour Bryan Collier 927 30.7 -19.0
Labour Alan Griffiths 887 N/A
Labour Julie Ann Sussex 855 N/A
Conservative Christopher Brian Buckwell 332 11.0 N/A
Conservative Abul Kashem Mohammed Abdullah 306 N/A
Respect Khadija Hassan 225 7.5 N/A
Conservative Bakary Ceesay 193 N/A
Respect Mohammed Abdur Rob 193 N/A
Respect Berlyne Hamilton 192 N/A
Turnout 2,845 32.8 +6.6
Registered electors 8,661
CPA hold Swing
CPA gain from Labour Swing
CPA gain from Labour Swing

Custom House

Custom House (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patricia Mary Holland 1,289 48.7 +1.4
Labour James Butler 1,165 N/A
Labour Conor Michael McAuley 1,008 N/A
CPA Beatrice Appiah 734 27.7 +15.5
CPA Malcolm Williamson 685 N/A
CPA Thomas Conquest 671 N/A
Conservative Adrian Trevor Machin 328 12.4 -15.3
Conservative Bahri James Chinn 298 N/A
Respect Abdul Qayyum Ghani 295 11.1 N/A
Conservative Navnit Ranchhoddas Hindocha 262 N/A
Respect Kevin Peter Davis 254 N/A
Respect Ghada Razuki 215 N/A
Turnout 2,613 28.8 +8.5
Registered electors 9,065
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham Central

East Ham Central (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Marjorie Skyers 1,821 48.5 -11.3
Labour Ian Keith Corbett 1,757 N/A
Labour Unmesh Desai 1,720 N/A
Respect Mohammed Iqbal Nakhuda 1,090 29.0 N/A
Respect Fazan Khaliq 1,086 N/A
Respect Charanjeet Hullen 961 N/A
Conservative Tufail Topu Basith 535 14.2 -8.6
Conservative Sadir Najib Hussain 524 N/A
Conservative Sadeque Miah 446 N/A
CPA Harold Bhatty 310 8.3 N/A
Turnout 3,695 38.3 +8.9
Registered electors 9,650
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham North

East Ham North (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Duraisamy Sathianesan 1,939 44.5 +6.3
Labour Sukhdev Singh Marway 1,760 N/A
Labour Patricia Lillian Sheekey 1,718 N/A
Respect Ashfaq Ahmed 1,390 31.9 N/A
Respect Mohammed Kwawaja 1,308 N/A
Respect Sarah Jane Ruiz 1,299 N/A
Conservative Mohammed Akram 685 15.7 -9.3
Conservative Chaudhry Sabir Hussain 593 N/A
Conservative Gopinathan Benoy 589 N/A
Green Shana Yarnell 212 4.9 -2.1
CPA Emmanuel Yaw Kpikpi 136 3.1 N/A
Turnout 4,244 45.2 +10.6
Registered electors 9,382
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

East Ham South

East Ham South (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kevin John Jenkins 1,569 39.8 -13.5
Labour Quintin Brian Peppiatt 1,453 N/A
Labour Lakmini Sewwandi Shah 1,224 N/A
Conservative Rezia Begum Choudhury 588 14.9 -10.2
Respect Raheela Ajmal Ali 556 14.1 N/A
Conservative Enamul Haque 501 N/A
Respect Riaz Uddin 465 N/A
Respect Roderick Finlayson 450 N/A
Conservative Muhammed Ashraf Ul Islam 449 N/A
Independent Frederick Charles Jones 367 9.3 -12.3
Green Keith McIlveen 316 8.0 N/A
CPA Kwame Otti 305 7.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Abdul Kayum 241 6.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Anwar Hussain 223 N/A
Turnout 3,170 33.9 +9.3
Registered electors 9,356
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate North

Forest Gate North (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Martin Brickell 1,678 42.3 +5.1
Labour Michael Arthur Nicholas 1,552 N/A
Labour Shama Sultana Mahmood Ahmad 1,443 N/A
Respect Muhammed Zaki Ahmed 757 19.1 N/A
Respect Imran Mustak 720 N/A
Respect April Williams 673 N/A
Green Jane Alison Lithgow 603 15.2 -7.1
Conservative Jacqueline Melissa Burns 517 13.0 +0.8
Conservative Charles Richard Patrick Gaitskell Meaby 454 N/A
Conservative Brian Iliff Maze 418 N/A
CPA Stephen Craig Williamson 409 10.3 N/A
Turnout 3,378 35.3 +8.7
Registered electors 9,558
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Forest Gate South

Forest Gate South (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Anne Naomi Garfield 1,410 36.2 -18.1
Labour Winston Theodore Vaughan 1,408 N/A
Labour Akbar Ali Chaudhary 1,384 N/A
Respect Salim Patel 1,296 33.3 N/A
Respect Simon Jacob Shaw 1,285 N/A
Respect Zenib Jalil 1,250 N/A
Green Adrian John Hedges 450 11.6 N/A
Conservative Barry William Roberts 430 11.0 -2.8
Conservative David Michael Eveleigh 425 N/A
Conservative Ikram Wahid 380 N/A
CPA Reginald Leonard Eade 308 7.9 N/A
Turnout 3,606 35.6 +9.1
Registered electors 10,117
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street East

Green Street East (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rohima Rahman 1,869 41.9 -10.4
Labour Sharaf Mahmood 1,815 N/A
Labour Abdul Shakoor 1,716 N/A
Respect Abdurahman Ahktar Jafar 1,260 28.2 N/A
Respect Abdul Khaliq Mian 1,180 N/A
Respect Kevin Francis Corr 1,168 N/A
Conservative Shamim Ahmed 452 10.1 -12.2
Conservative Mohammed Abdul Noor Choudhury 393 N/A
Green Abigail Louise Kingston 316 7.1 -4.9
Conservative Kaisar Uddin Jalal 311 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mahbub Choudhury 294 6.6 N/A
CPA Nigel Lee Weekes 272 6.1 N/A
Turnout 3,962 40.1 +7.9
Registered electors 9,874
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Green Street West

Green Street West (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Respect Asif Karim 1,829 40.4 N/A
Respect Abdul Karim Sheikh 1,784 N/A
Respect Hanif Abdulmuhit 1,751 N/A
Labour Rustam Hasan Talati 1,585 35.0 -22.1
Labour Harvinder Singh Virdee 1,511 N/A
Labour Nirmal Kaur Chadha 1,422 N/A
Conservative Phyllis Edith Paice 300 6.6 -23.0
Liberal Democrats Shamimara Choudhury 264 5.8 N/A
Conservative Khatija Suleman Meaby 256 N/A
Liberal Democrats Emran Chowdhury 235 N/A
Conservative Zubaida Nishat Hashmi 235 N/A
Green Mary Elizabeth Forse 223 4.9 -8.4
Independent Abdul Mohshin 180 4.0 N/A
CPA Alessandra Awolowo 144 3.2 N/A
Turnout 4,179 43.9 +12.4
Registered electors 9,522
Respect gain from Labour Swing
Respect gain from Labour Swing
Respect gain from Labour Swing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Josephine Hilary Corbett 1,387 35.3 -13.8
Labour Andrew Robert Ernest Baikie 1,351 N/A
Labour Kahlil Kazi 1,261 N/A
Respect Sajid Rehman 815 20.7 N/A
Respect Rebecca Palmer 809 N/A
Conservative Mahbub Ahmed 732 18.6 -20.7
Respect Summer Shahbaz 699 N/A
Conservative Fatema Polly Hussain 555 N/A
Conservative Alizaman Aurongozeb 509 N/A
Liberal Democrats Trevor Watson 382 9.7 N/A
CPA Reginald Gardner 266 6.8 N/A
Green Mehmet Kani 218 5.5 -6.1
Independent Mohammed Tanveer Anjum 129 3.3 N/A
Turnout 3,300 34.9 +8.1
Registered electors 9,451
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kay Diane Scoresby 1,491 38.8 -7.2
Labour Amarjit Singh 1,457 N/A
Labour Ayub Korom Ali 1,402 N/A
Respect Sana Saleem 1,032 26.9 N/A
Respect Muhammad Ali Misbah 1,007 N/A
Respect Lane Adam Paul Taylor 890 N/A
Conservative Rashid Ahmed 651 16.9 -20.6
Conservative Reza Ahmed Shafi Choudhury 634 N/A
Green Mary Elizabeth Robinson 490 12.8 -3.7
Conservative Michael Law 484 N/A
CPA Ursuline Austricia Khan 179 4.7 N/A
Turnout 3,475 36.2 +2.0
Registered electors 9,596
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow North

Plaistow North (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zulfiqar Ali 1,328 40.0 -10.4
Labour Jonathan Knott 1,306 N/A
Labour Joy Hazvirehwi Laguda 1,193 N/A
Respect Forhad Hussain 1,117 33.6 N/A
Respect Nazir Ahmed Harif 1,007 N/A
Respect Sabia Begum Kamali 893 N/A
Conservative Leslie Albert Smith 424 12.8 -1.3
Conservative Lisa Caroline Sutton 408 N/A
Conservative Shantelle Tamzin Prosper 380 N/A
CPA Therence Lindsey Johnston 350 10.5 N/A
Independent Daudu L. Kuku 104 3.1 N/A
Turnout 3,082 35.4 +8.3
Registered electors 8,711
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Plaistow South

Plaistow South (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Maureen Jones 1,411 40.7 -9.3
Labour Neil James Wilson 1,410 N/A
Labour Graham John Lane 1,386 N/A
Respect Mohammed Amir Chowdhury 588 17.0 N/A
Respect Rezwan Ahmed 575 N/A
Respect Katherine Mary Jennings 498 N/A
Liberal Democrats Faruk Ahmed Choudhury 487 14.1 +0.5
Conservative Damian Philip James Sutton 458 13.2 -2.6
Conservative Graham Eric Postles 445 N/A
Conservative Shiv Kumar Bagga 366 N/A
Liberal Democrats Patricia Margaret Mahoney 349 N/A
CPA Osei Asibey 321 9.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jamieson Woods Moore 318 N/A
Green Richard John Scrase 201 5.8 -8.6
Turnout 3,166 31.9 +6.9
Registered electors 9,919
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Royal Docks

Royal Docks (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Berchinan McAlmot 770 46.5 +7.2
Labour Patrick John Andrew Murphy 757 N/A
Labour Simon Peter Tucker 756 N/A
Conservative Julian Francis 522 31.5 +15.6
Conservative Michelle Gillian Mendes 520 N/A
Conservative Neil William Robert Pearce 514 N/A
CPA William Francis Perry 202 12.2 -3.0
CPA Paul Martin Jobson 190 N/A
Respect Michael David Allchin 161 9.7 N/A
Respect Kevin Ovenden 156 N/A
Respect Hsaio Hung Pai 152 N/A
CPA Benjamin Stafford 136 N/A
Turnout 1,906 27.2 +7.4
Registered electors 7,018
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stratford and New Town

Stratford and New Town (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Alan Griffin 1,399 44.1 -10.1
Labour Regina Tina Williams 1,380 N/A
Labour Richard James Crawford 1,371 N/A
Respect Chorwar Zada 663 20.9 N/A
Respect Robert Webb 631 N/A
Respect Mohammad Mushtaq Bux 605 N/A
Green Jonathan Cox 467 14.7 -3.8
Conservative Barbara Mary Postles 358 11.3 -6.1
Conservative Armyn Hennessy 316 N/A
Conservative Alexandra Dunata Gradosielska 314 N/A
CPA Abayomi Mojeed 285 9.0 -0.8
Turnout 2,832 27.9 +4.9
Registered electors 10,170
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Wall End

Wall End (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Omanakutty Gangadharan 1,858 40.9 -14.8
Labour Edward Henry Sparrowhawk 1,548 N/A
Labour Lester Thompson Hudson 1,538 N/A
Conservative Gnanasegeram Rajkumar 877 19.3 +4.3
Respect Abdul Rauf 832 18.3 N/A
Respect Hanif Mohammed Patel 795 N/A
Respect Ahsan Mahboob 784 N/A
Conservative Ratnarajeswari Indrakumar 766 N/A
Conservative Mohammed Abdul Munem 561 N/A
Independent Arunasalam Pirapaharan 416 9.2 N/A
CPA Shirley Williamson 344 7.6 N/A
Green Saif Uddin Osmani 211 4.6 -4.3
Independent Nnamdi Ifediora 127 N/A
Turnout 3,905 40.2 +6.2
Registered electors 9,727
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

West Ham

West Ham (3)[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Freda Ann Bourne 1,400 40.4 -5.5
Labour Ronald Norman George Manley 1,346 N/A
Labour Megan Harris 1,295 N/A
Respect Abdul Rahim 573 16.5 N/A
Respect Kevin Evans 550 N/A
Respect Mohammed Abdul Naeem Sheikh 544 N/A
Conservative Roy John King 418 12.1 -6.2
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Alice Chater 402 11.6 -6.1
Conservative Josephine Mary Child 379 N/A
Green Paul Edward Regan 353 10.2 -7.9
CPA Andrew David Williamson 319 9.2 N/A
Conservative Danuta Aleksandra Gradosielska 234 N/A
Turnout 2,834 30.8 +6.7
Registered electors 9,200
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

By-elections between 2006 and 2010

Royal Docks

Royal Docks by-election, 26 March 2009[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen E. Brayshaw 723 46.3 -0.2
Conservative Neil W. R. Pearce 708 45.4 +13.9
UKIP Ms. Anne-Marie Philip 94 6.0 N/A
Respect Haroon Juneja 35 2.3 -7.4
Majority 15 0.9 N/A
Turnout 23.6 -3.6
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Simon P. Tucker.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 4 November 2019.