| Election Name: | 2006 Newham Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Newham Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Newham Council election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Seats For Election: | All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority |
| Election Date: | 4 May 2006 |
| Image1: | Lab |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 59 seats, 49.3% |
| Seats1: | 54 |
| Seat Change1: | 5 |
| Popular Vote1: | 29,389 |
| Percentage1: | 41.4 |
| Swing1: | 7.9% |
| Party2: | RESPECT The Unity Coalition |
| Last Election2: | Did not stand |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,459 |
| Percentage2: | 23.2 |
| Swing2: | New party |
| Image3: | CPA |
| Party3: | Christian Peoples Alliance |
| Last Election3: | 1 seat, 4.5% |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,621 |
| Percentage3: | 10.7 |
| Swing3: | 6.2% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
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]
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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.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Simon P. Tucker.