2006 Newham London Borough Council election

2006 Newham Council election
4 May 2006
All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Resp
CPA
Party Labour Respect CPA
Last election 59 seats, 49.3% Did not stand 1 seat, 4.5%
Seats won 54 3 3
Seat change Decrease5 Increase3 Increase2
Popular vote 29,389 16,459 7,621
Percentage 41.4 23.2 10.7
Swing Decrease7.9% New party Increase6.2%
Map of the results of the 2006 Newham council election. Christian Peoples Alliance in purple, Labour in red and Respect in light red.
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

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 Kellaway 1,188 45.1 −1.3
Labour Christine Bowden 1,187 N/A
Labour Ayesha Chowdhury 1,130 N/A
Conservative Reza 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 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 Leitch 1,627 44.2 −4.8
Labour Riad Mirza 1,547 N/A
Labour Pearson Shillingford 1,512 N/A
Respect Moshiur Molla 1,219 33.1 N/A
Respect Edward Davies 1,082 N/A
Respect Omar Khawaja 1,007 N/A
Conservative Aminur Choudhury 528 14.3 −7.2
Conservative Ahmed Iqbal 484 N/A
Conservative Rose Irtwange 426 N/A
CPA David 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 Collier 1,443 54.4 +14.8
Labour Paul Schafer 1,310 N/A
Labour Clive Furness 1,232 N/A
CPA Sydney Burnett 524 19.8 +6.3
CPA John Jackson 507 N/A
Conservative Mohammed Miah 373 14.1 N/A
Conservative Nazrul Islam 345 N/A
CPA Pervaiz Khan 326 N/A
Respect Mohamed Farah 313 11.8 N/A
Respect Sayad Mohammed 311 N/A
Conservative Felicia Nwoye 293 N/A
Respect Yuri 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 Ademolake 1,091 N/A
Labour Bryan Collier 927 30.7 −19.0
Labour Alan Griffiths 887 N/A
Labour Julie Sussex 855 N/A
Conservative Christopher Buckwell 332 11.0 N/A
Conservative Abul Abdullah 306 N/A
Respect Khadija Hassan 225 7.5 N/A
Conservative Bakary Ceesay 193 N/A
Respect Mohammed 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 Holland 1,289 48.7 +1.4
Labour James Butler 1,165 N/A
Labour Conor 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 Machin 328 12.4 −15.3
Conservative Bahri Chinn 298 N/A
Respect Abdul Ghani 295 11.1 N/A
Conservative Navnit Hindocha 262 N/A
Respect Kevin 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 Skyers 1,821 48.5 −11.3
Labour Ian Corbett 1,757 N/A
Labour Unmesh Desai 1,720 N/A
Respect Mohammed Nakhuda 1,090 29.0 N/A
Respect Fazan Khaliq 1,086 N/A
Respect Charanjeet Hullen 961 N/A
Conservative Tufail Basith 535 14.2 −8.6
Conservative Sadir 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 Sathianesan 1,939 44.5 +6.3
Labour Sukhdev Singh Marway 1,760 N/A
Labour Patricia Sheekey 1,718 N/A
Respect Ashfaq Ahmed 1,390 31.9 N/A
Respect Mohammed Kwawaja 1,308 N/A
Respect Sarah Ruiz 1,299 N/A
Conservative Mohammed Akram 685 15.7 −9.3
Conservative Chaudhry Hussain 593 N/A
Conservative Gopinathan Benoy 589 N/A
Green Shana Yarnell 212 4.9 −2.1
CPA Emmanuel 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 Jenkins 1,569 39.8 −13.5
Labour Quintin Peppiatt 1,453 N/A
Labour Lakmini Shah 1,224 N/A
Conservative Rezia Choudhury 588 14.9 −10.2
Respect Raheela 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 Ul Islam 449 N/A
Independent Frederick 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 Brickell 1,678 42.3 +5.1
Labour Michael Nicholas 1,552 N/A
Labour Shama Ahmad 1,443 N/A
Respect Muhammed Ahmed 757 19.1 N/A
Respect Imran Mustak 720 N/A
Respect April Williams 673 N/A
Green Jane Lithgow 603 15.2 −7.1
Conservative Jacqueline Burns 517 13.0 +0.8
Conservative Charles Meaby 454 N/A
Conservative Brian Maze 418 N/A
CPA Stephen 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 Garfield 1,410 36.2 −18.1
Labour Winston Vaughan 1,408 N/A
Labour Akbar Chaudhary 1,384 N/A
Respect Salim Patel 1,296 33.3 N/A
Respect Simon Shaw 1,285 N/A
Respect Zenib Jalil 1,250 N/A
Green Adrian Hedges 450 11.6 N/A
Conservative Barry Roberts 430 11.0 −2.8
Conservative David Eveleigh 425 N/A
Conservative Ikram Wahid 380 N/A
CPA Reginald 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 Jafar 1,260 28.2 N/A
Respect Abdul Mian 1,180 N/A
Respect Kevin Corr 1,168 N/A
Conservative Shamim Ahmed 452 10.1 −12.2
Conservative Mohammed Choudhury 393 N/A
Green Abigail Kingston 316 7.1 −4.9
Conservative Kaisar Jalal 311 N/A
Liberal Democrats Mahbub Choudhury 294 6.6 N/A
CPA Nigel 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 Sheikh 1,784 N/A
Respect Hanif Abdulmuhit 1,751 N/A
Labour Rustam 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 Paice 300 6.6 −23.0
Liberal Democrats Shamimara Choudhury 264 5.8 N/A
Conservative Khatija Meaby 256 N/A
Liberal Democrats Emran Chowdhury 235 N/A
Conservative Zubaida Hashmi 235 N/A
Green Mary 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 Corbett 1,387 35.3 −13.8
Labour Andrew 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 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 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 Scoresby 1,491 38.8 −7.2
Labour Amarjit Singh 1,457 N/A
Labour Ayub Ali 1,402 N/A
Respect Sana Saleem 1,032 26.9 N/A
Respect Muhammad Misbah 1,007 N/A
Respect Lane Taylor 890 N/A
Conservative Rashid Ahmed 651 16.9 −20.6
Conservative Reza Choudhury 634 N/A
Green Mary Robinson 490 12.8 −3.7
Conservative Michael Law 484 N/A
CPA Ursuline 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 Laguda 1,193 N/A
Respect Forhad Hussain 1,117 33.6 N/A
Respect Nazir Harif 1,007 N/A
Respect Sabia Kamali 893 N/A
Conservative Leslie Smith 424 12.8 −1.3
Conservative Lisa Sutton 408 N/A
Conservative Shantelle Prosper 380 N/A
CPA Therence Johnston 350 10.5 N/A
Independent Daudu 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 Wilson 1,410 N/A
Labour Graham Lane 1,386 N/A
Respect Mohammed Chowdhury 588 17.0 N/A
Respect Rezwan Ahmed 575 N/A
Respect Katherine Jennings 498 N/A
Liberal Democrats Faruk Choudhury 487 14.1 +0.5
Conservative Damian Sutton 458 13.2 −2.6
Conservative Graham Postles 445 N/A
Conservative Shiv Bagga 366 N/A
Liberal Democrats Patricia Mahoney 349 N/A
CPA Osei Asibey 321 9.3 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jamieson Moore 318 N/A
Green Richard 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 McAlmot 770 46.5 +7.2
Labour Patrick Murphy 757 N/A
Labour Simon Tucker 756 N/A
Conservative Julian Francis 522 31.5 +15.6
Conservative Michelle Mendes 520 N/A
Conservative Neil Pearce 514 N/A
CPA William Perry 202 12.2 −3.0
CPA Paul Jobson 190 N/A
Respect Michael Allchin 161 9.7 N/A
Respect Kevin Ovenden 156 N/A
Respect Hsaio 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 Griffin 1,399 44.1 −10.1
Labour Regina Williams 1,380 N/A
Labour Richard Crawford 1,371 N/A
Respect Chorwar Zada 663 20.9 N/A
Respect Robert Webb 631 N/A
Respect Mohammad Bux 605 N/A
Green Jonathan Cox 467 14.7 −3.8
Conservative Barbara Postles 358 11.3 −6.1
Conservative Armyn Hennessy 316 N/A
Conservative Alexandra 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 Sparrowhawk 1,548 N/A
Labour Lester Hudson 1,538 N/A
Conservative Gnanasegeram Rajkumar 877 19.3 +4.3
Respect Abdul Rauf 832 18.3 N/A
Respect Hanif Patel 795 N/A
Respect Ahsan Mahboob 784 N/A
Conservative Ratnarajeswari Indrakumar 766 N/A
Conservative Mohammed Munem 561 N/A
Independent Arunasalam Pirapaharan 416 9.2 N/A
CPA Shirley Williamson 344 7.6 N/A
Green Saif 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 Bourne 1,400 40.4 −5.5
Labour Ronald 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 Sheikh 544 N/A
Conservative Roy King 418 12.1 −6.2
Liberal Democrats Kathleen Chater 402 11.6 −6.1
Conservative Josephine Child 379 N/A
Green Paul Regan 353 10.2 −7.9
CPA Andrew Williamson 319 9.2 N/A
Conservative Danuta 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 Brayshaw 723 46.3 −0.2
Conservative Neil Pearce 708 45.4 +13.9
UKIP 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 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.
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