England council results
Number of councillors
136 of 136 councilsCounting complete
- Reform UK 1,454 councillors 1,452 councillors gained
- Labour 1,068 councillors 1,498 councillors lost
- Liberal Democrat 844 councillors 155 councillors gained
- Conservative 801 councillors 563 councillors lost
- Green 587 councillors 441 councillors gained
- Independent 213 councillors 35 councillors gained
Newham
2026 Labour lose to no overall control, change from previous year
Newham council results
Counting complete. After 66 of 66 seats declared.
Change since 2022
Labour- Councillors elected in 2026Total26
- Councillors elected in 2026Change-38
- Councillors overallTotal26
Newham Independents- Councillors elected in 2026Total24
- Councillors elected in 2026Change+24
- Councillors overallTotal24
Green- Councillors elected in 2026Total16
- Councillors elected in 2026Change+14
- Councillors overallTotal16
About this council
- Type: London borough council
- Seats up for election: 66 out of 66
- Boundary change: No
- Previous council results:
- 2022 - Labour
- 2018 - Labour
- 2014 - Labour
- 2010 - Labour
Mayor of Newham
Winner, Forhad Hussain, LabourCounting complete
Labour, Forhad Hussain
- Total votes25,538
- Share30.4%
Newham Independents Party, Mehmood Mirza
- Total votes20,234
- Share24.1%
Green, Areeq Chowdhury
- Total votes18,999
- Share22.6%
Reform UK, Clive Furness
- Total votes7,313
- Share8.7%
Conservative, Terri Bloore
- Total votes6,360
- Share7.6%
Liberal Democrat, Laura Willoughby
- Total votes3,766
- Share4.5%
Christian Peoples Alliance, Bharath Swamy
- Total votes1,550
- Share1.8%
Communities United Party, Kamran Malik
- Total votes324
- Share0.4%
Turnout
Registered voters242,828
Turnout
34.6%Change+6.6
About this mayor
- Type: Council mayor - The council mayor is the directly elected leader of a council. They are responsible for all of the services controlled by the council and appoint members of the cabinet who each have responsibility for specific council services.
- Previous mayor results:
- 2022 - Labour
- 2018 - Labour
- 2014 - Labour
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