After May 7
No overall control. Green Party largest party
Council size: 66 seats · 66 up on May 7
Council · London borough
London Borough of Newham
No overall control. Green Party largest party after May 7 2026. (Majority lost, previously Labour)
What happened on May 7
Seats won and overall control
Reform UK
0 of 66 seats
Won 0 on May 7 · had 0 before
Next election
May 2030
Whole council every 4 years (London cycle).
Post-May 7 composition
Every party's seat count on the new council
Pre-May-7 composition is the latest OCD snapshot of who held each seat; post is pre minus seats up plus actual winners.
How accurate was the model here?
Our 7 May 2026 forecast for London Borough of Newham
Locked, sha256-witnessed forecast scored against the actual count. See the full national accuracy audit →
Our locked May 7 forecast
The pre-election prediction
This is the seats-on-the-ballot projection we published before polls opened, used here for accuracy comparison only.
All wards
Per-ward forecast vs actual
| Ward | Our top pick | Actual winner | Predicted share | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckton | Independent | Not yet declared | 26.9% | medium |
| Boleyn | Independent | Not yet declared | 35.3% | medium |
| Canning Town North | Labour | Not yet declared | 30.6% | medium |
| Canning Town South | Labour | Not yet declared | 28.4% | medium |
| Custom House | Labour | Not yet declared | 32.9% | medium |
| East Ham | Labour | Not yet declared | 35.6% | medium |
| East Ham South | Labour | Not yet declared | 42.7% | medium |
| Forest Gate North | Labour | Not yet declared | 31.5% | medium |
| Forest Gate South | Labour | Not yet declared | 33.3% | medium |
| Green Street East | Labour | Not yet declared | 37.5% | medium |
| Green Street West | Labour | Not yet declared | 39.1% | medium |
| Little Ilford | Independent | Not yet declared | 30.8% | medium |
| London Borough of Newham | Conservative | Labour | 23.6% | low |
| Manor Park | Labour | Not yet declared | 38.2% | medium |
| Maryland | Labour | Not yet declared | 25.9% | medium |
| Plaistow North | Independent | Not yet declared | 39.5% | medium |
| Plaistow South | Independent | Not yet declared | 42.4% | medium |
| Plaistow West & Canning Town East | Labour | Not yet declared | 39.3% | medium |
| Plashet | Labour | Not yet declared | 26.8% | medium |
| Royal Albert | Labour | Not yet declared | 41.7% | medium |
| Royal Victoria | Labour | Not yet declared | 28.3% | medium |
| Stratford | Labour | Green Party | 34.1% | medium |
| Stratford Olympic Park | Green Party | Green Party | 41.4% | medium |
| Wall End | Labour | Not yet declared | 38.6% | medium |
| West Ham | Labour | Not yet declared | 34.0% | medium |