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Local Elections 2026
Results in Forest Gate South
These are the local election records for Forest Gate South (East Ham) on 7 May 2026.
Council-wide result
Newham Council
Seat totals across the whole council, not ward-level candidate votes.
Declared66 of 66 seats declared
39.4%
24.2%
Labour 26 (39.4%)(-38)Green Party 16 (24.2%)(+14)
Current councillors in Forest Gate South
Arshan Bakaran, Jack Pickard, Zahra Kheyre were elected in Forest Gate South.
12,566 valid candidate votes were recorded across 18 candidates.
Turnout was 36.8%.
Filter by party
18 candidates across 7 partiesAB
Arshan BakaranElected
Green Party
12.11 %
1,522 votes
Zahra KheyreElected
Green Party
11.52 %
1,447 votes
JP
Jack PickardElected
Green Party
11.37 %
1,429 votes
Aktharul AlamNot elected
Labour
10.43 %
1,311 votes
HP
Helen Valentina PageNot elected
Labour
9.43 %
1,185 votes
RC
Robert Dale Carter-LennoxNot elected
Labour
9.43 %
1,185 votes
Zakaria Esoof BhariwalaNot elected
Newham Independents Party
7.27 %
913 votes
SH
Sabrin Ara HoqueNot elected
Newham Independents Party
6.84 %
860 votes
KR
Kashif RajaNot elected
Newham Independents Party
6.76 %
849 votes
EH
Ellis Joseph Bartholomew HudsonNot elected
Conservative
2.24 %
281 votes
MP
Mavin PatelNot elected
Reform UK
2.2 %
277 votes
KA
Ketema Worku AyanoNot elected
Conservative
2.16 %
271 votes
David Graham TerrarNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.96 %
246 votes
MA
Muhammad AsimNot elected
Independent
1.58 %
198 votes
CM
Chabane Abdelmadjid MahraneNot elected
Conservative
1.5 %
188 votes
MK
Mohammad Khalid KhanNot elected
Independent
1.3 %
163 votes
JW
Jazmine WhomesNot elected
Liberal Democrats
1.04 %
131 votes
SJ
Sohail JamalNot elected
Independent
0.88 %
110 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 3 |
| Candidates | 18 |
| Parties on ballot | 7 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 12,566 |
| Turnout | 36.8% |