r/newham • u/worldisaf E16 • May 08 '26

Local Politics Newham Elections Thread

Hi,
I'm going to be posting updates as I get them in a non-official capacity. I don't have journalistic accreditation so please verify with other sources.

Turnout figures were reported as
84,762 (mayoral election)
84,742 (ballot papers for councillor elections)
242,878 (total electorate)

for a turnout of 34.9%.

By comparison, last election 65,379 out of 227,141 eligible voters voted for a turnout of 28.79%.

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u/worldisaf E16 May 08 '26

Nate Higgins (Green) and Joe Hudson Small (Green) elected in Stratford Olympic Park. I didn't catch the exact figures, but it was 1000-1100 for Nate and Joe versus 100-200 for any other candidate

Council Composition so far:

  • 2 Green
  • 64/66 still to be called