England council results
Number of councillors
136 of 136 councils Counting 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 2026 Total 26
- Councillors elected in 2026 Change -38
- Councillors overall Total 26
Newham Independents- Councillors elected in 2026 Total 24
- Councillors elected in 2026 Change +24
- Councillors overall Total 24
Green- Councillors elected in 2026 Total 16
- Councillors elected in 2026 Change +14
- Councillors overall Total 16
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 votes 25,538
- Share 30.4%
Newham Independents Party, Mehmood Mirza
- Total votes 20,234
- Share 24.1%
Green, Areeq Chowdhury
- Total votes 18,999
- Share 22.6%
Reform UK, Clive Furness
- Total votes 7,313
- Share 8.7%
Conservative, Terri Bloore
- Total votes 6,360
- Share 7.6%
Liberal Democrat, Laura Willoughby
- Total votes 3,766
- Share 4.5%
Christian Peoples Alliance, Bharath Swamy
- Total votes 1,550
- Share 1.8%
Communities United Party, Kamran Malik
- Total votes 324
- Share 0.4%
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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