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Local Elections 2026
Results in Forest Gate North
These are the local election records for Forest Gate North (Stratford and Bow) 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 North
Matthew Carlile, Rachel Tripp were elected in Forest Gate North.
5,076 valid candidate votes were recorded across 11 candidates.
Turnout was 41.5%.
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11 candidates across 6 partiesMC
Matthew CarlileElected
Green Party
18.69 %
1,145 votes
Rachel TrippElected
Labour
17.82 %
1,092 votes
LM
Lesley Margaret MacDonaldNot elected
Reform UK
2.84 %
174 votes
JC
Jenny ChangNot elected
Liberal Democrats
2.38 %
146 votes
LC
Liz Cronin
Labour
Pending
Vote total
SM
Shofa MiahNot elected
Green Party
16.01 %
981 votes
Walid RahmanNot elected
Newham Independents Party
10.76 %
659 votes
RW
Roy Charles WenborneNot elected
Newham Independents Party
6.3 %
386 votes
RE
Rachel EvansNot elected
Reform UK
3.41 %
209 votes
MC
Matthew Brendan CresswellNot elected
Conservative
2.74 %
168 votes
MM
Malcolm Bernard MaddenNot elected
Conservative
1.89 %
116 votes
| Data | Value |
|---|---|
| Election date | 7 May 2026 |
| Seats contested | 2 |
| Candidates | 11 |
| Parties on ballot | 6 |
| Vote totals | Imported |
| Valid votes | 5,076 |
| Turnout | 41.5% |