Plashet (ward)
| Plashet | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Newham London Borough Council | |
Plashet ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Newham |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 11,617 (2021)[a] |
| Electorate | 7,424 (2022) |
| Major settlements | Plashet |
| Area | 0.7040 square kilometres (0.2718 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Number of members | 2 |
| Councillors |
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| GSS code | E05013921 |
Plashet is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Newham. The ward was originally created in 1965 and abolished in 2002. It was created again for the 2022 elections. It returns councillors to Newham London Borough Council.
List of councillors
| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–present | Zuber Gulamussen[b] | Labour | |
| Newham Independents | |||
| 2022–present | Pushpa Makwana | Labour | |
Newham council elections since 2022
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Newham in 2022. The ward of Plashet was recreated.
2022 election
The election took place on 5 May 2022.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Zuber Gulamussen | 1,378 | 62.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | Pushpa Makwana | 1,115 | 50.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mehmood Mirza | 919 | 41.6 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Attic Rahman | 544 | 24.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Stephen Charles | 256 | 11.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Josh Robinson | 210 | 9.5 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,606 | 35.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 7,424 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
1978–2002 Newham council elections
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Newham in 1978
1998 election
The election took place on 7 May 1998.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Thorne | 1,231 | 60.15 |  1.32
| |
| Labour | Rupinder Nandra | 1,192 | |||
| Labour | Harbans Jabbal | 1,175 | |||
| Conservative | Nafis Rafiq | 600 | 24.81 |  4.52
| |
| Conservative | Josephine Child | 482 | |||
| Conservative | Barry Roberts | 402 | |||
| Socialist Labour | Paul Sandford | 300 | 15.05 | New | |
| Registered electors | 7,219 | 378
| |||
| Turnout | 2,185 | 30.27 | 5.10
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 27 | 1.24 | 0.94
| ||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
1994 election
The election took place on 5 May 1994.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Thorne | 1,665 | 61.47 | 5.20
| |
| Labour | Mohammad Khawaja | 1,493 | |||
| Labour | Qaisra Khan | 1,423 | |||
| Conservative | Josephine Child | 531 | 20.29 | 0.70
| |
| Conservative | Simon Pearce | 477 | |||
| Green | Paul Sandford | 453 | 18.24 | 4.50
| |
| Registered electors | 7,597 | 589
| |||
| Turnout | 2,687 | 35.37 | 0.76
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.30 | 0.41
| ||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
| Labour hold | |||||
Notes
References
- ^ Gregory, Ruby (24 November 2023). "Labour loses another seat to Independent councillor after by-election in Newham". My London. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 July 2025.