2002 Newham London Borough Council election

Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 25.49%. Labour won all but one seat. The sole opposition councillor was Alan Craig of the Christian Peoples Alliance.[1][2]

2002 Newham Council election
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All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
PartyLabourCPA
Last election60 seats0 seats
Seats won591
Seat changeDecrease1Increase1
Popular vote23,965 2,178
Percentage49.34.5

Map of the results of the 2002 Newham council election. Christian Peoples Alliance in purple and Labour in red.

Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

Election result

Newham Local Election Result 2002[1][2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
 Labour5901-198.349.323,965
 Conservative000±00.019.99,678
 Green000±00.012.35,993
 CPA110+11.74.52,178
 Liberal Democrats000±00.03.91,917
 Independent000±00.03.81,849
 Newham Independent000±00.02.21,060
 Socialist Alliance000±00.01.9906
 BNP000±00.01.5736
 UKIP000±00.00.5233
 Socialist Labour000±00.00.3122

Background

A total of 144 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 ran 31 candidates and the Liberal Democrats ran 7 candidates. Other candidates running were 14 Greens, 9 Christian Peoples Alliance, 6 Newham Independents Association, 4 Socialist Alliance, 3 BNP, 1 Socialist Labour, 1 UKIP and 8 Independents.[1]

Results by ward

Beckton

Beckton (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAlec J. Kellaway 945 43.8 N/A
LabourAyesha Chowdhury 930 N/A
LabourChristopher J. Seddon 860 N/A
Liberal DemocratsStephen T. Bell36917.1N/A
ConservativeDamian P. J. Sutton34816.1N/A
GreenNick R. Davies27712.8N/A
BNPMargaret Stones21710.1N/A
Turnout1,64821.4N/A
Registered electors7,721
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Boleyn

Boleyn (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJune E. D. Leitch 1,321 49.0 N/A
LabourSardar Ali 1,224 N/A
LabourJoseph Ejiofor 1,122 N/A
ConservativeElaine V. M. Sutton57921.5N/A
GreenMarya A. E. Spence50718.8N/A
CPAJoy Shekarau-Jibril28910.7N/A
Turnout2,22427.5N/A
Registered electors8,095
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Canning Town North

Canning Town North (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMarie S. Collier 948 39.6 N/A
LabourClive W. Furness 901 N/A
LabourPaul W. Schafer 784 N/A
GreenKara L. Greig42617.8N/A
BNPMichael Davidson38916.2N/A
CPASydney J. Burnett32213.5N/A
IndependentEdward O. C. Nkemnacho1877.8N/A
Socialist LabourRobert J. Siggins1225.1N/A
Turnout1,81422.8N/A
Registered electors7,953
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Canning Town South

Canning Town South (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CPAAlan Craig 959 50.3 N/A
LabourAlan W. Taylor 946 49.7 N/A
LabourMaureen Jones 887 N/A
LabourSimon Tucker808N/A
CPABenjamin Stafford739N/A
CPARose D. Irtwangejibril525N/A
Turnout1,98826.2N/A
Registered electors7,601
CPA gain from LabourSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Custom House

Custom House (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPatricia M. Holland 887 47.3 N/A
LabourRonald M. Manley 765 N/A
LabourConor M. McAuley 709 N/A
ConservativePaul Maynard51927.7N/A
ConservativeJames A. Clark467N/A
ConservativeDouglas S. Taylor416N/A
GreenMary E. Robinson24012.8N/A
CPABolanie Shasanmi22912.2N/A
Turnout1,65420.3N/A
Registered electors8,140
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

East Ham Central

East Ham Central (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMary M. A. Skyers 1,538 59.8 N/A
LabourIan K. Corbett 1,479 N/A
LabourUnmesh Desai 1,437 N/A
ConservativeStewart Lindsay58722.8N/A
GreenDiane M. McBrinn44617.3N/A
Turnout2,40629.4N/A
Registered electors8,188
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

East Ham North

East Ham North (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourSukhdev S. Marway 1,367 38.2 N/A
LabourLester T. Hudson 1,248 N/A
LabourPatricia L. Sheekey 1,244 N/A
ConservativeMohammed Akram89625.0N/A
IndependentSwaminathan Balakrishnan57816.1N/A
Liberal DemocratsKathleen V. King3138.7N/A
GreenGary Hewett2527.0N/A
Socialist AllianceBerlyne Hamilton1774.9N/A
Turnout2,73234.6N/A
Registered electors7,905
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

East Ham South

East Ham South (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourKevin Jenkins 1,244 53.3 N/A
LabourQuintin B. Peppiatt 1,081 N/A
LabourPearson J. Shillingford 981 N/A
ConservativeLinda V. Lindsay58625.1N/A
Newham IndependentFrederick C. Jones50321.6N/A
Turnout1,95324.6N/A
Registered electors7,957
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Forest Gate North

Forest Gate North (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPaul M. Brickell 1,333 47.4 N/A
LabourJohn E. Saunders 1,265 N/A
LabourShama Ahmad 1,253 N/A
GreenMary E. Forse62822.3N/A
ConservativeCharles R. P. G. Meaby34412.2N/A
Socialist AlliancePaul Phillips2729.7N/A
UKIPGerard J. Batten2338.3N/A
Turnout2,20026.6N/A
Registered electors8,287
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Forest Gate South

Forest Gate South (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAkbar A. Chaudhary 1,274 54.3 N/A
LabourAlan Griffiths 1,142 N/A
LabourWinston T. Vaughan 1,102 N/A
Liberal DemocratsJohn M. Gray47220.1N/A
Liberal DemocratsPatricia M. Mahoney460N/A
Liberal DemocratsChristopher A. Lomax443N/A
ConservativeBrian A. Maze32313.8N/A
Socialist AllianceMubin Haq27611.8N/A
Turnout2,18926.5N/A
Registered electors8,272
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Green Street East

Green Street East (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourLyn C. Brown 1,488 52.3 N/A
LabourMahmood Ahmad 1,403 N/A
LabourAbdul Shakoor 1,319 N/A
ConservativeAbdullah Atcha63522.3N/A
IndependentNazma B. Uddin38113.4N/A
GreenSandra E. Springall34112.0N/A
IndependentGiash U. Talukdar299N/A
Turnout2,55232.2N/A
Registered electors7,922
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Green Street West

Green Street West (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAbdul K. Sheikh 1,594 57.1 N/A
LabourRustam H. Talati 1,448 N/A
LabourHarvinder S. Virdee 1,439 N/A
ConservativeReza A. S. Choudhury82629.6N/A
GreenJohn H. Widdowson37113.3N/A
Turnout2,49731.5N/A
Registered electors7,930
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJosephine H. Corbett 1,086 49.1 N/A
LabourAndrew R. E. Baikie 1,063 N/A
LabourRichard J. Crawford 1,052 N/A
ConservativeAkmul H. Choudhury86939.3N/A
ConservativeFaizur Rahman844N/A
ConservativeHarun Rashid795N/A
GreenMee F. Lee25711.6N/A
Turnout2,17526.8N/A
Registered electors8,126
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Manor Park

Manor Park (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourAmarjit Singh 1,236 46.0 N/A
LabourChristine H. Bowden 1,219 N/A
LabourKhalilur Kazi 1,149 N/A
ConservativeMahbub Ahmed1,00937.5N/A
ConservativeShahidur Chowdhury968N/A
ConservativeKaisar Jalal890N/A
GreenRonald M. Smith44416.5N/A
Turnout2,73234.2N/A
Registered electors7,986
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Plaistow North

Plaistow North (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourRegina T. Williams 1,224 50.4 N/A
LabourRiaz A. Mirza 1,163 N/A
LabourJoy H. Laguda 1,110 N/A
IndependentFrederick Warwick50720.9N/A
GreenJacqueline M. Chandler-Oatts35614.7N/A
ConservativeJohanna L. Watson34214.1N/A
ConservativeAnthoulla Osben278N/A
Turnout2,05927.1N/A
Registered electors7,612
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Plaistow South

Plaistow South (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourNeil J. Wilson 1,180 50.0 N/A
LabourGraham J. Lane 1,138 N/A
LabourBryan A. Collier 1,064 N/A
ConservativeJacqueline M. Burns37415.8N/A
ConservativeBarry W. Roberts355N/A
GreenGabrielle C. Rolfe34014.4N/A
Liberal DemocratsJamieson W. Moore32013.6N/A
ConservativeDanuta A. Gradosielska263N/A
Newham IndependentJosephine Phillips1476.2N/A
Newham IndependentDonald E. Freeman139N/A
Turnout2,10125.0N/A
Registered electors8,391
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Royal Docks

Royal Docks (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourMichael Law 433 39.3 N/A
LabourVictor F. Turner 398 N/A
LabourSarah J. Ruiz 346 N/A
IndependentAyotunde A. Thanni19617.8N/A
ConservativeGraham E. Postles17515.9N/A
CPABeatrice Appiah16815.2N/A
ConservativeGlyn A. Weare159N/A
BNPMark Lond13011.8N/A
CPAFunmike K. Daodu103N/A
Turnout91019.8N/A
Registered electors4,609
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Stratford and New Town

Stratford and New Town (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJudith A. N. Garfield 1,163 54.2 N/A
LabourDavid Griffin 1,090 N/A
LabourAnthony B. McAlmont 938 N/A
GreenO. Oisin39818.5N/A
ConservativeRichard J. Arnopp37417.4N/A
ConservativeArmyn Hennessy330N/A
ConservativeNigel R. Nadolski286N/A
CPAVictoria Wya2119.8N/A
Turnout1,90723.0N/A
Registered electors8,561
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

Wall End

Wall End (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourPaul D. Sathianesan 1,608 55.7 N/A
LabourEdward H. Sparrowhawk 1,426 N/A
LabourOmanakutty Gangadharan 1,350 N/A
ConservativeZubaida N. Hashmi43315.0N/A
Newham IndependentTerence J. Aird41014.2N/A
ConservativeLeslie A. Smith40016.5N/A
Newham IndependentDavid G. Piper373N/A
Newham IndependentTrudy V. Cannon359N/A
GreenHoward Mendick2578.9N/A
Socialist AllianceRobert P. Davies1816.3N/A
Turnout2,91134.0N/A
Registered electors8,561
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

West Ham

West Ham (3)[1][2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn C. Whitworth 1,150 45.9 N/A
LabourMegan Harris 1,057 N/A
LabourMurtland O. Inverary 965 N/A
ConservativeJosephine M. Child45918.3N/A
GreenRita A. Reale45318.1N/A
Liberal DemocratsKathleen A. Chater44317.7N/A
Turnout1,91524.1N/A
Registered electors7,959
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing
Labour holdSwing

By-elections between 2002 and 2006

There were no by-elections.[3]

References