No surprises in Newham, as Labour easily held both of the borough’s Parliamentary seats. The party’s share of the vote declined slightly, but neither Stephen Timms nor Lyn Brown will be losing any sleep over that.
East Ham
Stephen Timms (Labour) – 41,703
Scott Pattenden (Conservative) – 8,527
Michael Fox (Liberal Democrat) – 2,158
Alka Sehgal Cuthbert (Brexit Party) – 1,107
Mike Spracklin (Green Party) – 883
Kamran Malik (Communities United Party) – 250
Labour majority of 33,147
West Ham
Lyn Brown (Labour) – 42,181
Sara Kumar (Conservative) – 9,793
Eimear O’Casey (Liberal Democrat) – 4,161
Danny Keeling (Green Party) – 1,780
Emma Jane Stockdale (Brexit Party) – 1,679,
Paul Jobson (Christian People’s Alliance) – 463
Humera Kamran (Communities United Party) – 143
Labour majority of 32,388