Thursday 6 May is a big date for Newham. In addition to the Newham Governance Referendum, and of course, the Mayor of London elections, East Ham residents will also have the opportunity to elect their new councillor, to represent them at Newham Council.

There are six candidates:

Lois Austin – Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Ed Comaromi – Liberal Democrats
Sk Zakit Hossain – Conservative Party
Paul Martin Jobson – Christian Peoples Alliance
Danny Keeling – The Green Party
Farah Nazeer – Labour and Co-operative Party

Polling stations will be open from 7am to 10pm on Thursday, 6May 2021.

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