Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held in May 1971. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 27.3%. This election had aldermen as well as councillors. Labour won all ten aldermen positions.
Background A total of 142 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. 2 seats in one ward went unopposed. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, while the Liberal and Conservative parties stood 8 and 21 respectively. Other candidates included 42 Residents & Ratepayers, 3 Communists and 2 National Front.
Election result
Results by ward Beckton
Bemersyde
Canning Town & Grange
Castle
Central
Custom House & Silvertown
Forest Gate
Greatfield
Hudsons
Kensington
Little Ilford
Manor Park
New Town
Ordnance
Park
Plaistow
Plashet
St Stephens
South
Stratford
Upton
Wall End
West Ham
Woodgrange
By-elections between 1971 and 1974 Custom House & Silvertown
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