2014 Newham London Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2014 Newham Council election
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:Labour Party (UK)
Previous Election:2010 Newham London Borough Council election
Previous Year:2010
Next Election:2018 Newham London Borough Council election
Next Year:2018
Majority Seats:30
Election Date:22 May 2014
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:60 seats, 60.8%
Seats1:60
Popular Vote1:46,882
Percentage1:59.7
Swing1:1.1%
Map Size:300px
Largest Party
Posttitle:Largest Party
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
After Party:Labour Party (UK)

The 2014 Newham London Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Newham London Borough Council in England.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

Summary results

Labour won all 60 seats, as it did in 2010.[2] [3] [4]

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Background

A total of 208 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 11 candidates. Other candidates running were 55 Christian Peoples Alliance, 8 TUSC, 7 UKIP, 1 Communities United Party, 2 Green, 1 Communist Party and 3 Independents.

Ward results

West Ham

By-elections between 2014 and 2018

Beckton

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Alec Kellaway.

Stratford and New Town

The by-election was called following the disqualification due to non-attendance of Cllr Charlene McLean. The election was held on the same day as the 2015 general election.

Boleyn

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Charity Fibresima

Forest Gate North

The by-election was called following the resignation of Councillor Ellie Robinson to accept a job with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England council results . 23 May 2014 . BBC News.
  2. http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2014/16 Local Elections Archive Project (LEAP) by Andrew Teale
  3. Web site: Election Results . 29 December 2019 . London Borough of Newham. 22 May 2014 .
  4. Web site: London Borough Council Elections 23 May 2014. London Datastore. London Residuary Body. 19 November 2019.
  5. Web site: Four candidates for Forest Gate North by-election . 3 June 2021. Newham Recorder.