# 2002 Newham London Borough Council election

Elections to Newham London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 25.49%. Labour won all but one seat. The sole opposition councillor was Alan Craig of the Christian Peoples Alliance.

## Election result

Newham Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Labour | 59 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 98.3 | 49.3 | 23,965 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 19.9 | 9,678 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 12.3 | 5,993 |
| CPA | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 2,178 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1,917 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 1,849 |
| Newham Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1,060 |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 906 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 736 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 233 |
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 122 |

## Background

A total of 144 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 ran 31 candidates and the Liberal Democrats ran 7 candidates. Other candidates running were 14 Greens, 9 Christian Peoples Alliance, 6 Newham Independents Association, 4 Socialist Alliance, 3 BNP, 1 Socialist Labour, 1 UKIP and 8 Independents.

## Results by ward
### Beckton

Beckton (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alec J. Kellaway | 945 | 43.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ayesha Chowdhury | 930 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Christopher J. Seddon | 860 | | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen T. Bell | 369 | 17.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Damian P. J. Sutton | 348 | 16.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Nick R. Davies | 277 | 12.8 | N/A |
| | BNP | Margaret Stones | 217 | 10.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,648 | 21.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,721 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Boleyn

Boleyn (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | June E. D. Leitch | 1,321 | 49.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sardar Ali | 1,224 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Joseph Ejiofor | 1,122 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Elaine V. M. Sutton | 579 | 21.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Marya A. E. Spence | 507 | 18.8 | N/A |
| | CPA | Joy Shekarau-Jibril | 289 | 10.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,224 | 27.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,095 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Canning Town North

Canning Town North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Marie S. Collier | 948 | 39.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Clive W. Furness | 901 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Paul W. Schafer | 784 | | N/A |
| | Green | Kara L. Greig | 426 | 17.8 | N/A |
| | BNP | Michael Davidson | 389 | 16.2 | N/A |
| | CPA | Sydney J. Burnett | 322 | 13.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Edward O. C. Nkemnacho | 187 | 7.8 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Robert J. Siggins | 122 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,814 | 22.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,953 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Canning Town South

Canning Town South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | CPA | Alan Craig | 959 | 50.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alan W. Taylor | 946 | 49.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Maureen Jones | 887 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Simon Tucker | 808 | | N/A |
| | CPA | Benjamin Stafford | 739 | | N/A |
| | CPA | Rose D. Irtwangejibril | 525 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,988 | 26.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,601 | | |
| | CPA gain from Labour | CPA gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Custom House

Custom House (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Patricia M. Holland | 887 | 47.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ronald M. Manley | 765 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Conor M. McAuley | 709 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Paul Maynard | 519 | 27.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | James A. Clark | 467 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Douglas S. Taylor | 416 | | N/A |
| | Green | Mary E. Robinson | 240 | 12.8 | N/A |
| | CPA | Bolanie Shasanmi | 229 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,654 | 20.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,140 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### East Ham Central

East Ham Central (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mary M. A. Skyers | 1,538 | 59.8 | N/A |
| | Labour | Ian K. Corbett | 1,479 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Unmesh Desai | 1,437 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stewart Lindsay | 587 | 22.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Diane M. McBrinn | 446 | 17.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,406 | 29.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,188 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### East Ham North

East Ham North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sukhdev S. Marway | 1,367 | 38.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Lester T. Hudson | 1,248 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Patricia L. Sheekey | 1,244 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Akram | 896 | 25.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Swaminathan Balakrishnan | 578 | 16.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen V. King | 313 | 8.7 | N/A |
| | Green | Gary Hewett | 252 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Socialist Alliance | Berlyne Hamilton | 177 | 4.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,732 | 34.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,905 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### East Ham South

East Ham South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kevin Jenkins | 1,244 | 53.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Quintin B. Peppiatt | 1,081 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Pearson J. Shillingford | 981 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Linda V. Lindsay | 586 | 25.1 | N/A |
| | Newham Independent | Frederick C. Jones | 503 | 21.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,953 | 24.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,957 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Forest Gate North

Forest Gate North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul M. Brickell | 1,333 | 47.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | John E. Saunders | 1,265 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Shama Ahmad | 1,253 | | N/A |
| | Green | Mary E. Forse | 628 | 22.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charles R. P. G. Meaby | 344 | 12.2 | N/A |
| | Socialist Alliance | Paul Phillips | 272 | 9.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Gerard J. Batten | 233 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,200 | 26.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,287 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Forest Gate South

Forest Gate South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Akbar A. Chaudhary | 1,274 | 54.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Alan Griffiths | 1,142 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Winston T. Vaughan | 1,102 | | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John M. Gray | 472 | 20.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia M. Mahoney | 460 | | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher A. Lomax | 443 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Brian A. Maze | 323 | 13.8 | N/A |
| | Socialist Alliance | Mubin Haq | 276 | 11.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,189 | 26.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,272 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Green Street East

Green Street East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lyn C. Brown | 1,488 | 52.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Mahmood Ahmad | 1,403 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Abdul Shakoor | 1,319 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Abdullah Atcha | 635 | 22.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nazma B. Uddin | 381 | 13.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Sandra E. Springall | 341 | 12.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Giash U. Talukdar | 299 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,552 | 32.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,922 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Green Street West

Green Street West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Abdul K. Sheikh | 1,594 | 57.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Rustam H. Talati | 1,448 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Harvinder S. Virdee | 1,439 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Reza A. S. Choudhury | 826 | 29.6 | N/A |
| | Green | John H. Widdowson | 371 | 13.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,497 | 31.5 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,930 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Little Ilford

Little Ilford (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Josephine H. Corbett | 1,086 | 49.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Andrew R. E. Baikie | 1,063 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Richard J. Crawford | 1,052 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Akmul H. Choudhury | 869 | 39.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Faizur Rahman | 844 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Harun Rashid | 795 | | N/A |
| | Green | Mee F. Lee | 257 | 11.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,175 | 26.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,126 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Manor Park

Manor Park (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amarjit Singh | 1,236 | 46.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Christine H. Bowden | 1,219 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Khalilur Kazi | 1,149 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Mahbub Ahmed | 1,009 | 37.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Shahidur Chowdhury | 968 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Kaisar Jalal | 890 | | N/A |
| | Green | Ronald M. Smith | 444 | 16.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,732 | 34.2 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,986 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Plaistow North

Plaistow North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Regina T. Williams | 1,224 | 50.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | Riaz A. Mirza | 1,163 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Joy H. Laguda | 1,110 | | N/A |
| | Independent | Frederick Warwick | 507 | 20.9 | N/A |
| | Green | Jacqueline M. Chandler-Oatts | 356 | 14.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Johanna L. Watson | 342 | 14.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Anthoulla Osben | 278 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,059 | 27.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,612 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Plaistow South

Plaistow South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Neil J. Wilson | 1,180 | 50.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Graham J. Lane | 1,138 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Bryan A. Collier | 1,064 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline M. Burns | 374 | 15.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Barry W. Roberts | 355 | | N/A |
| | Green | Gabrielle C. Rolfe | 340 | 14.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamieson W. Moore | 320 | 13.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Danuta A. Gradosielska | 263 | | N/A |
| | Newham Independent | Josephine Phillips | 147 | 6.2 | N/A |
| | Newham Independent | Donald E. Freeman | 139 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,101 | 25.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,391 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Royal Docks

Royal Docks (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michael Law | 433 | 39.3 | N/A |
| | Labour | Victor F. Turner | 398 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Sarah J. Ruiz | 346 | | N/A |
| | Independent | Ayotunde A. Thanni | 196 | 17.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Graham E. Postles | 175 | 15.9 | N/A |
| | CPA | Beatrice Appiah | 168 | 15.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Glyn A. Weare | 159 | | N/A |
| | BNP | Mark Lond | 130 | 11.8 | N/A |
| | CPA | Funmike K. Daodu | 103 | | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 910 | 19.8 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,609 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Stratford and New Town

Stratford and New Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith A. N. Garfield | 1,163 | 54.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | David Griffin | 1,090 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Anthony B. McAlmont | 938 | | N/A |
| | Green | O. Oisin | 398 | 18.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Richard J. Arnopp | 374 | 17.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Armyn Hennessy | 330 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Nigel R. Nadolski | 286 | | N/A |
| | CPA | Victoria Wya | 211 | 9.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,907 | 23.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,561 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Wall End

Wall End (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul D. Sathianesan | 1,608 | 55.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | Edward H. Sparrowhawk | 1,426 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Omanakutty Gangadharan | 1,350 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Zubaida N. Hashmi | 433 | 15.0 | N/A |
| | Newham Independent | Terence J. Aird | 410 | 14.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Leslie A. Smith | 400 | 16.5 | N/A |
| | Newham Independent | David G. Piper | 373 | | N/A |
| | Newham Independent | Trudy V. Cannon | 359 | | N/A |
| | Green | Howard Mendick | 257 | 8.9 | N/A |
| | Socialist Alliance | Robert P. Davies | 181 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,911 | 34.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,561 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### West Ham

West Ham (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John C. Whitworth | 1,150 | 45.9 | N/A |
| | Labour | Megan Harris | 1,057 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Murtland O. Inverary | 965 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Josephine M. Child | 459 | 18.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Rita A. Reale | 453 | 18.1 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kathleen A. Chater | 443 | 17.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,915 | 24.1 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,959 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

## By-elections between 2002 and 2006

There were no by-elections.