Thursday’s by-election follows the death of Labour councillor Neil Wilson

There are six candidates standing for election in Plaistow South ward following the death of Labour Councillor Neil Wilson last month.

The by-election will be held on Thursday 18 September, but the successful candidate will only be in office for a few months initially as the full Council and Mayoral elections are due to take place on 7 May next year.

The candidates are:

Md Nazrul Islam, Newham Independents Party
Rois Miah, Local Conservatives
Sheree Miller, Liberal Democrats
Lazar Monu, Reform UK
Nick Motte, Green Party
Asheem Singh, Labour Party

Councillor Wilson won the seat at the 2022 elections with 64 percent of the votes cast.

Information from the Newham Council website Statement of Persons Nominated

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