2010 Newham London Borough Council election information
2010 local election in England, UK
2010 Newham London Borough Council election
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6 May 2010
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All 60 council seats to Newham London Borough Council 31 seats needed for a majority
First party
Party
Labour
Last election
54 seats, 41.4%
Seats won
60
Seat change
6
Popular vote
63,292
Percentage
60.8
Swing
19.4%
Map of the results of the 2010 Newham council election. Labour in red.
Council control before election
Labour
Council control after election
Labour
Elections to Newham London Borough Council in London, England was held on 6 May 2010. This was on the same day as other local elections and the general election to the UK Parliament.
The whole council, including the directly elected mayor, was up for election for the first time since the 2006 election. The Labour Party won all 60 seats on the borough council, with support for the Respect Party, who had come second in 2006, collapsing from 23% to 3%. Both Respect and the Christian Peoples Alliance lost all of their seats.[1][2]
^"London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
^"London Borough of Newham Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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