Nominations for the parliamentary election have closed and the full list of candidates has been published. Newham’s two previously oversized seats have been abolished and replaced with three – one of which crosses the border to include three wards from Tower Hamlets.
East Ham
- Hillary Briffa, Liberal Democrats
- Maria Higson, Conservatives
- Tahir Mirza, Independent
- Daniel Oxley, Reform UK
- Rosie Pearce, Green Party
- Satish Ramadoss, Independent
- Anand Sundar, Independent
- Stephen Timms, Labour
Stratford and Bow
- Nizam Ali, Independent
- Kane Blackwell, Conservatives
- Jeff Evans, Reform UK
- Omar Faruk, Independent
- Steve Hedley, Independent
- Joe Hudson-Small, Green Party
- Halima Khan, Workers Party
- Uma Kumaran, Labour Party
- Fiona Lali, Independent
- Janey Little, Liberal Democrat
West Ham and Beckton
- James Asser, Labour Party
- Lois Austin, Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
- Emily Bigland, Liberal Democrats
- Rob Callender, Green Party
- Georgie David, Reform UK
- Sophia Naqvi, Newham Independents
- Holly Ramsey, Conservatives
- Kayode Shedowo, Chrstian Peoples Alliance
Disclosure: I am a Labour Party member and signed the nomination papers for our candidate in Stratford and Bow.
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I didn’t know Lyn was stepping down. Sh will be missed and has served the people of Newham well.