East Ham Central

East Ham Central
Former electoral ward
for the Newham London Borough Council
East Ham Central ward boundaries
BoroughNewham
CountyGreater London
Electorate10,018 (2018)
Major settlementsEast Ham
Former electoral ward
Created2002
Abolished2022
Councillors3
Replaced byEast Ham, Wall End
ONS code00BBGG
GSS codeE05000480

East Ham Central was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Newham. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections and last used for the 2018 elections, with a by-election taking place in 2021. It returned councillors to Newham London Borough Council.

List of councillors

Seat CouncillorTook officeLeft officePartyElection
1Mary Skyers2002 (2002)2014 (2014) Labour2002, 2006, 2010
2Ian Corbett2002 (2002)2018 (2018) Labour2002 ... 2014
3Unmesh Desai2002 (2002)2018 (2018) Labour2002 ... 2014
1Julianne Marriott2014 (2014)2021 (2021) Labour2014, 2018
2Aisha Siddiqah2018 (2018)2022 (2022) Labour2018
3Suga Thekkeppurayil2018 (2018)2022 (2022) Labour2018
1Farah Nazeer2021 (2021)2022 (2022) Labour2021

Newham London borough council elections

2021 by-election

The by-election took place on 6 May 2021, following the resignation of Julianne Marriott.

2021 East Ham Central by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Farah Nazeer 2,297 54.4 N/A
Conservative Sk Zakir Hossain 1,288 30.5 N/A
Green Danny Keeling 283 6.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ed Comaromi 239 5.7 N/A
CPA Paul Jobson 115 2.7 N/A
TUSC Lois Austin 91 2.1 N/A
Majority 1,009 23.9 N/A
Turnout 4,313 N/A
Labour Co-op hold Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2018 Newham London Borough Council election: East Ham Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julianne Marriott 2,939 29.0 +8.0
Labour Aisha Siddiqah 2,819 27.0 N/A
Labour Suga Thekkeppurayil 2,568 25.0 N/A
Conservative Rafeh Ahmed 507 5.0 N/A
Conservative Bishwajit Bal 475 5.0 N/A
Conservative Sabir Banglawala 427 4.0 N/A
CPA Dominic Anthony 326 3.0 +1.0
CPA Roja Chika 192 2.0 +1.0
Turnout 3,967 39.6 −2.9
Registered electors 10,018
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

2014 Newham London Borough Council election: East Ham Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Corbett 2,591 22.0 N/A
Labour Unmesh Desai 2,568 21.0 N/A
Labour Julianne Marriott 2,525 21.0 N/A
Conservative Mohammed Azharuddin 1,216 10.0 N/A
Conservative Abdul Motin 1,129 9.0 N/A
Conservative Dipti Bakshi 1,082 9.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Thorpe 231 2.0 N/A
CPA Dominic Anthony 190 2.0 N/A
CPA Cecilia Jameson 173 1.0 N/A
TUSC Helen Pattison 160 1.0 N/A
CPA Roja Chikka 119 1.0 N/A
Turnout 4,091 42.5 −9.0
Registered electors 10,140
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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: East Ham Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Corbett 3,685 63.8 +15.3
Labour Unmesh Desai 3,641 N/A
Labour Mary Skyers 3,562 N/A
Conservative Ali Anwar 1,371 23.7 +9.5
Conservative Chaudry Hussain 1,289 N/A
Conservative Biju Gopnath 1,137 N/A
British Public Party Kashif Rana 409 7.1 N/A
CPA Stephen Williamson 309 5.4 −2.9
CPA Harold Bhatty 274 N/A
CPA Christopher Oching 225 N/A
Turnout 5,706 51.5 +13.2
Registered electors 10,327
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2006 Newham London Borough Council election: East Ham Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Skyers 1,821 48.5 −11.3
Labour Ian Corbett 1,757 N/A
Labour Unmesh Desai 1,720 N/A
Respect Mohammed Nakhuda 1,090 29.0 N/A
Respect Fazan Khaliq 1,086 N/A
Respect Charanjeet Hullen 961 N/A
Conservative Tufail Basith 535 14.2 −8.6
Conservative Sadir Hussain 524 N/A
Conservative Sadeque Miah 446 N/A
CPA Harold Bhatty 310 8.3 N/A
Turnout 3,695 38.3 +8.9
Registered electors 9,650
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

2002 Newham London Borough Council election: East Ham Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Skyers 1,538 59.8 N/A
Labour Ian Corbett 1,479 N/A
Labour Unmesh Desai 1,437 N/A
Conservative Stewart Lindsay 587 22.8 N/A
Green Diane McBrinn 446 17.3 N/A
Rejected ballots 0 0.0 N/A
Turnout 2,406 29.4 N/A
Registered electors 8,188
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ Boyle, Cash (10 May 2021). "East Ham Central welcomes new Labour councillor". Newham Recorder. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018 (PDF). Greater London Authority. ISBN 9781847817099. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  3. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014 (PDF). Greater London Authority. ISSN 1479-7879. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010 (PDF). Greater London Authority. ISSN 1479-7879. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006 (PDF). Greater London Authority. ISBN 9781852612320. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002 (PDF). Greater London Authority. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 October 2026. Retrieved 20 October 2026.