Directly elected mayor of Newham

Mayor of Newham
Incumbent Robin Wales since 2 May 2002
Style	No courtesy title or style
Appointer	Electorate of Newham
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Robin Wales
Website	http://mayor.newham.gov.uk/

The directly elected mayor of Newham is a directly elected mayor responsible for the executive function of Newham London Borough Council in east London, England. The position is different from the previously existing (and largely ceremonial) annually appointed mayors of Newham, known as 'Civic Ambassador' from 2002 until the office was discontinued in 2009.^[1][2] The incumbent since the post was created on 2 May 2002 is Robin Wales.

Referendum

Mayor of Newham referendum
31 January 2002

Choice	Votes	%
Elected Mayor	27,263	68.2
Cabinet System	12,687	31.8
Required majority	50
Total votes		0
Source: House of Commons Library[3]

Elections

2002

Mayor of Newham Election 2 May 2002 [4]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Robin Wales	20,384	50.8%			​​
	Independent	Tawfique Choudhury	5,907	14.7%			​​
	Conservative	Graham Postles	4,635	11.5%			​​
	Christian Peoples	Alan Craig	3,649	9.1%			​​
	BNP	Michael Davidson	2,881	7.2%			​​
	Green	Gabrielle Rolfe	2,691	6.7%			​​
	Labour win

2006

Mayor of Newham election 4 May 2006 [5]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Robin Wales	22,155	47.9%	5,406	27,561	​​
	Respect	Akhtar Jafar	12,898	21.6%	2,983	15,881	​​
	Conservative	Shafi Choudhury	8,822	14.7%			​​
	Christian Peoples	Alan Craig	6,559	11.0%			​​
	Liberal Democrat	Anwar Hussain	2,886	4.8%			​​
	Labour hold

2010

Mayor of Newham election 5 May 2010 [6]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Robin Wales	64,748	68%			​​
	Conservative	Maria-Joy Allen	15,330	16%			​​
	Kamran Malik Communities Welfare	Kamran Malik	6,607	7%			​​
	Christian Peoples	Alan Craig	6,503	7%			​​
	Independent	Chikwe Nkemnacho	2,006	2.1%			​​
	Labour hold

2014

Mayor of Newham election 22 May 2014 [7]
Party		Candidate	1st Round	%	2nd Round	Total	First Round Votes  Transfer Votes
	Labour	Robin Wales	47,095	61.2%			​​
	Conservative	Stefan Mrozinski	13,976	18.2%			​​
	UKIP	David Meas	4,960	6.4%			​​
	Green	Jane Lithgow	3,055	4.0%			​​
	Communities United	Kamran Malik	2,796	3.6%			​​
	Liberal Democrat	David Thorpe	1,757	2.3%			​​
	TUSC	Lois Austin	1,708	2.2%			​​
	Christian Peoples	Alex Latim	1,625	2.1%			​​
	Labour hold

References

1. http://apps.newham.gov.uk/democracy/civicamb/index.htm
2. "Newham Mayors". The Newham Story. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
3. "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
4. "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 9 May 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
5. "Local Elections in England: 4 May 2006" (PDF). House of Commons Library. 10 May 2006. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
6. "Local Elections in England: 5 May 2010". House of Commons Library. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
7. "Election results for Newham: Mayor of Newham election". Mgov.newham.gov.uk. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2016-08-10.