Boleyn is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Newham. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections. It returns councillors to Newham London Borough Council.

Boleyn
Electoral ward
for the Newham London Borough Council
Map
Boleyn ward boundaries since 2022
BoroughNewham
CountyGreater London
Population15,107 (2021)[a]
Electorate9,740 (2022)
Area0.7340 square kilometres (0.2834 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2002
GSS codeE05013905 (2022–present)

Newham council elections since 2022

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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Newham in 2022.

2023 by-election

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The by-election took place on 13 July 2023, following the resignation of Cecilia Welsh. It was held on the same day as the Wall End by-election.

2023 Boleyn by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mehmood Mirza 1,153 42.5 N/A
Labour Sofia Patel 871 32.1 −27.0
Green Joe Hudson-Small 572 21.1 +3.5
Conservative Laurencia Durojaiye 69 2.5 −15.6
Reform UK Daniel Oxley 23 0.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats David Terrar 22 0.8 N/A
Majority 282 10.4
Turnout 2,729 27.7
Registered electors 9,866
Independent gain from Labour

2022 election

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The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]

2022 Newham London Borough Council election: Boleyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Gani 1,756 69.8 N/A
Labour Harvinder Singh Virdee 1,487 59.1 N/A
Labour Cecilia Welsh 1,450 57.6 N/A
Conservative Md Nazrul Islam 538 21.4 N/A
Green Peter Bright 524 20.8 N/A
Green Helen Lynch 494 19.6 N/A
Conservative Zillor Mannan 406 16.1 N/A
Green Roxana-Daniela Toderascu 377 15.0 N/A
Conservative Lawrencia Durojaiye 367 14.6 N/A
CPA Earna Gibson 152 6.0 N/A
Turnout 2,953 30.3 N/A
Registered electors 9,740
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2022 Newham council elections

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Boleyn ward boundaries from 2002 to 2022

2018 election

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The election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]

2018 Newham London Borough Council election: Boleyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Gen Kitchen 2,824 29.0 N/A
Labour Veronica Oakeshott 2,544 27.0 N/A
Labour Harvinder Virdee 2,280 24.0 +2.0
Conservative Fazlul Karim 693 7.0 N/A
Conservative Sayadur Rahman 450 5.0 N/A
Green Helen Lynch 405 4.0 N/A
Conservative Khatija Meaby 384 4.0 N/A
Turnout 3,852 38.9 −5.1
Registered electors 9,900
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing


2014 election

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The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]

2014 Newham London Borough Council election: Boleyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Obaid Khan 2,658 24.0 N/A
Labour Charity Fiberesima 2,505 23.0 N/A
Labour Harvinder Singh Virdee 2,425 22.0 N/A
Conservative Jamal Uddin 869 8.0 N/A
Conservative Yasir Asif 823 8.0 N/A
Conservative Yaseen Farmer 756 7.0 N/A
TUSC Ben Robinson 342 3.0 N/A
CPA Barbara Chukwurah 270 2.0 N/A
CPA Stephen Williamson 259 2.0 N/A
Turnout 4,261 44.0 −4.7
Registered electors 9,689
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Notes

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  1. ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries

References

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  1. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 5 June 2024.