hustings Older residents quiz Newham mayoral hopefuls at hustings event Candidates for the Newham mayoralty faced a firing line of questions from the borough’s older residents this week By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter / 17 Apr 2026
Green party Green party leader Zack Polanski says Newham 'is not Labour's area' With all 61 council seats and the mayoralty up for grabs, the Greens' leader says they are ready to 'turn Newham Green' - but they face a crowded ballot paper featuring a record number of Independent and Reform UK challengers By Nick Clark, Local Democracy Reporter / 14 Apr 2026
by-election Newham Independents win Plaistow South by-election Md Nazrul Islam took the seat with 44.3 per cent of the vote By Newham Citizen / 19 Sep 2025
