Newham London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Newham

London Borough of Newham is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 36.2 km² and had 358,645 residents in 2022 — about 9,907 people per km². The authority dates from 1965.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Newham, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022358,645+14.2% since 2012

Land area36.2km²14.0 sq mi

Density9,907/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#50of 382 UK councils · #46 in England

Population estimates4 data points

314.1K332.8K352K358.6K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1965
Created
Formed from Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, East Ham, County Borough of West Ham, Municipal Borough of Barking.

Abroad

Twinned with

Kaiserslautern

Same region, same type

Other london boroughs in London

All councils in London

London Borough of Croydon392,224 London Borough of Barnet389,101 London Borough of Ealing369,937 London Borough of Brent341,221 London Borough of Bromley329,578 London Borough of Wandsworth329,035 London Borough of Enfield327,224 London Borough of Tower Hamlets325,789 London Borough of Lambeth316,812 London Borough of Southwark311,913 London Borough of Redbridge310,911 London Borough of Hillingdon310,681

Elections

24 electoral wards

Census 2021: 351,038 residents in 115,505 households across the wards; 7.2% aged 65+, 30.8% of homes owned, 51.7% of households without a car.

1East Ham South5,443 households · 7.0% aged 65+18,516 2Plaistow North5,740 households · 8.7% aged 65+18,290 3Forest Gate South5,860 households · 8.3% aged 65+17,774 4Custom House6,205 households · 7.4% aged 65+17,658 5Little Ilford5,062 households · 7.4% aged 65+17,547 6Green Street East4,438 households · 7.3% aged 65+16,973

All wards of London Borough of Newham

Visit

Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CLondon Borough of NewhamCouncil office · London E16 2QU · hours listed CNewham CouncilCouncil office · London E6 2RT · hours listed CThe Cove - London Borough Of NewhamCouncil office · London E6 2RP · hours listed CTunmarsh CentreCouncil office · London E13 9NB TLondon City HallTown hall · London E16 1ZE · hours listed TNewham Town HallTown hall · London E6 2RP · hours listed TOld Town Hall, StratfordTown hall · London E15 4BQ

Westminster

Constituencies

West Ham and Beckton · 11 wards East Ham · 10 wards Stratford and Bow · 6 wards

Source: Wikidata Q208139 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.