Two local council by-elections held on the same day as the general election, caused by the resignations of Sasha Das Gupta and Ken Penton.
Forest Gate North
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liz Cronin | Labour | 1757 | 43.0% |
| Zakaria Bhariwala | Newham Ind Party | 1073 | 26.3% |
| Zahra Kheyre | Green | 810 | 19.8% |
| Malcolm Madden | Conservative | 251 | 6.1% |
| Jamie Bryant | Liberal Democrat | 192 | 4.7% |
Turnout was 53.35%.
Maryland
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Onovo | Labour | 1626 | 43.0% |
| Linda Jordan | Newham Ind Party | 896 | 23.7% |
| Chris Brooks | Green | 712 | 18.8% |
| Mary Antwi | Conservative | 360 | 9.5% |
| David Terrar | Liberal Democrat | 185 | 4.9% |
Turnout was 41.25%.
There were no surprises and Labour held both seats comfortably. The Newham Independents threw everything at the campaigns, with a mountain of leaflets, a small army of canvassers and even digital advertising vans touring the streets, but to no avail. Their brand of grievance-based communitarian populism has a more limited appeal in this part of the borough.
The Greens will be disappointed to have given up second place but their shares here both exceeded the 17.7% they achieved across the entire Stratford & Bow constituency in the general election, despite limited campaigning.
Neither the Tories nor the Lib Dems did any campaigning. We got a single Conservative leaflet combining their GE and local candidates but nothing from Liberals – not even the standard free post delivery. The resulting vote shares were par for the course.
Attention now turns to Little Ilford and Beckton, which vote on July 18th. Both will be more challenging for the incumbents.
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