# Forest Gate North (ward)

Forest Gate North is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Newham. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections. It returns councillors to Newham London Borough Council.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 2002–2014 | Paul Brickell | Labour |
| 2002–2006 | John Saunders | Labour |
| 2002–2014 | Shama Ahmad | Labour |
| 2006–2010 | Michael Nicholas | Labour |
| 2010–2016 | Ellie Robinson | Labour |
| 2014–2018 | Seyi Akiwowo | Labour |
| 2014–present | Rachel Tripp | Labour |
| 2016–2022 | Anamul Islam | Labour |
| 2018–2024 | Sasha Das Gupta | Labour |
| 2024–present | Liz Cronin | Labour |

## Newham council elections since 2022

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Newham in 2022. The Forest Gate North ward lost territory in the west to the new ward of Maryland and the number of councillors representing Forest Gate North was reduced from three to two.

### 2024 by-election

The by-election on 4 July 2024 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. It followed the resignation of Sasha Das Gupta.
2024 Forest Gate North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Liz Cronin | 1,757 |
| | Independent | Zakaria Bhariwala | 1073 |
| | Green | Zahra Kheyre | 810 |
| | Conservative | Malcolm Madden | 251 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Bryant | 192 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Newham London Borough Council election: Forest Gate North (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Tripp | 1,366 | 66.1 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sasha Das Gupta | 1,268 | 61.4 | N/A |
| | Green | Gary Pendlebury | 435 | 21.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Michael Spracklin | 388 | 18.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Fokoruddin Ahmed | 284 | 13.7 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Reynolds | 201 | 9.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ellis Hudson | 189 | 9.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,373 | 32.7 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,246 | | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2022 Newham council elections
### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Newham London Borough Council election: Forest Gate North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Tripp | 2,425 | 24.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Sasha Das Gupta | 2,346 | 23.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Anamul Islam | 2,070 | 20.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Nate Higgins | 743 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Frankie-Rose Taylor | 729 | 7.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Michael Spracklin | 606 | 6.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christian Moon | 399 | 4.0 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Abdul Chowdhury | 327 | 3.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Brian Maze | 314 | 3.0 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Ariful Islam | 281 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,835 | 37.8 | −0.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,140 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2016 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 July 2016, following the resignation of Ellie Robinson.
2016 Forest Gate North by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anamul Islam | 1,150 | 53 | −5.1 |
| | Green | Elisabeth Whitebread | 681 | 31 | +17.2 |
| | Conservative | John Oxley | 301 | 14 | +0.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Rumsby | 57 | 3 | −2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,189 | 21 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Newham London Borough Council election: Forest Gate North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ellie Robinson | 2,324 | 23.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Seyi Akiwowo | 2,126 | 21.0 | N/A |
| | Labour | Rachel Tripp | 2,120 | 21.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Alan Cooper | 562 | 6.0 | N/A |
| | Green | Jane Lithgow | 559 | 6.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Shaeb Khan | 548 | 6.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Dawn Lennon | 490 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Brian Maze | 480 | 5.0 | N/A |
| | TUSC | Bob Severn | 222 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christian Moon | 206 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | CPA | Lynn Donaldson | 174 | 2.0 | N/A |
| | CPA | Christina Doyle | 146 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,866 | 38.7 | −10.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,981 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Newham London Borough Council election: Forest Gate North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Brickell | 3,652 | 60.2 | +17.9 |
| | Labour | Ellie Robinson | 3,631 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Shama Ahmad | 3,335 | | N/A |
| | Green | Jane Lithgow | 905 | 14.9 | −0.3 |
| | Conservative | Brian Maze | 836 | 13.8 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Charles Meaby | 730 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ulla Mahaka | 710 | | N/A |
| | CPA | Sydney Burnett | 411 | 6.8 | −3.5 |
| | CPA | Tom Conquest | 347 | | N/A |
| | Independent | Manpreet Singh | 267 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,509 | 49.3 | +14.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 10,053 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Newham London Borough Council election: Forest Gate North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Brickell | 1,678 | 42.3 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Michael Nicholas | 1,552 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Shama Ahmad | 1,443 | | N/A |
| | Respect | Muhammed Ahmed | 757 | 19.1 | N/A |
| | Respect | Imran Mustak | 720 | | N/A |
| | Respect | April Williams | 673 | | N/A |
| | Green | Jane Lithgow | 603 | 15.2 | −7.1 |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Burns | 517 | 13.0 | +0.8 |
| | Conservative | Charles Meaby | 454 | | N/A |
| | Conservative | Brian Maze | 418 | | N/A |
| | CPA | Stephen Williamson | 409 | 10.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,378 | 35.3 | +8.7 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,558 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Newham London Borough Council election: Forest Gate North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Paul Brickell | 1,333 | 47.4 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Saunders | 1,265 | | N/A |
| | Labour | Shama Ahmad | 1,253 | | N/A |
| | Green | Mary Forse | 628 | 22.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Charles Meaby | 344 | 12.2 | N/A |
| | Socialist Alliance | Paul Phillips | 272 | 9.7 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Gerard Batten | 233 | 8.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,200 | 26.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,287 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |