The 2014 Newham London Borough Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Newham London Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.
Summary results Labour won all 60 seats, as it did in 2010.Local Elections Archive Project (LEAP) by Andrew Teale
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 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 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 Cllr Ellie Robinson to accept a job with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
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