The 2018 Newham London Borough Council election was held on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Newham London Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Elections were held for the Mayor of Newham and for all 60 seats on the council. The Labour Party candidate Rokhsana Fiaz won the mayoral election. Labour candidates won all 60 seats on the council, as they did in 2014 and 2010.
Summary results
The Labour Party won 67% of the vote and all 60 seats for the third election in a row.
Background
A total of 181 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 for the second election in a row, and the Liberal Democrats ran 14 candidates. Other candidates running were 25 Christian Peoples Alliance, 11 Greens, 4 TUSC, 2 UKIP, 2 Democrats and Veterans, 1 Communist League and 2 Independents.
Ward results
An asterisk * indicates an incumbent Councillor seeking re-election.
Beckton
Boleyn
Canning Town North
Canning Town South
Custom House
East Ham Central
East Ham North
East Ham South
Forest Gate North
Forest Gate South
Green Street East
Green Street West
Little Ilford
Manor Park
Plaistow North
Plaistow South
Royal Docks
Stratford and New Town
Wall End
West Ham
By-elections between 2018 and 2022
Boleyn
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Veronica Oakeshott.
East Ham
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Julianne Marriott.
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