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1994 Newham Council Election
The 1994 Newham London Borough Council election to the Newham London Borough Council was held on 5 May 1994. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 37.2%. Labour maintained its overwhelming majority. Election Result Background A total of 175 candidates stood in the election for the 60 seats being contested across 24 wards. Candidates included a full slate from the Labour Party, whilst the Conservative Party ran 57 candidates whilst the Liberal Democrats ran 30 candidates. Other candidates running were 9 Greens, 7 Independent Liberal Democrats, 5 BNP and 7 Independents. Results by ward (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Beckton Bemersyde Canning Town and Grange Castle Central Custom House and Silvertown Forest Gate Greatfield Hudsons Kensington Little ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newham London Borough Council
Newham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Newham. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. The council is unusual in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Newham, currently Rokhsana Fiaz. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 and replaced four local authorities: East Ham Borough Council, West Ham Borough Council, Barking Borough Council and Woolwich Metropolitan Borough Council. History There have previously been a number of local authorities responsible for the Newham area. The current local authority was first elected in 1964, a year before formally coming into its powers and prior to the creation of the London Borough of Newham on 1 April 1965. Newham replaced East Ham Borough Council, West Ham Borough Council, Barking Borough Council (for land west of the River Roding) and Woolwich Metropolitan Borough Council (for land north of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensington (Newham Ward)
Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensington Gardens, containing the Albert Memorial, the Serpentine Gallery and Speke's monument. South Kensington and Gloucester Road are home to Imperial College London, the Royal College of Music, the Royal Albert Hall, Natural History Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, and Science Museum. The area is also home to many embassies and consulates. Name The manor of ''Chenesitone'' is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, which in the Anglo-Saxon language means "Chenesi's ton" (homestead/settlement). One early spelling is ''Kesyngton'', as written in 1396. History The manor of Kensington, in the county of Middlesex, was one of several hundred granted by King William the Conqueror (1066-1089) to Geoffrey de Montbray (or Mowbray), Bishop of Coutances in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Ham (Newham Ward)
West Ham is an area in East London, located east of Charing Cross in the west of the modern London Borough of Newham. The area, which lies immediately to the north of the River Thames and east of the River Lea, was originally an ancient parish formed to serve parts of the older Manor of Ham, and it later became a County Borough. The district, part of the historic county of Essex, was an administrative unit, with largely consistent boundaries, from the 12th century to 1965, when it merged with neighbouring areas to become the western part of the new London Borough of Newham. The area of the parish and borough included not just central West Ham area, just south of Stratford; but also the sub-districts of Stratford, Canning Town, Plaistow, Custom House, Silvertown, Forest Gate and the western parts of Upton Park, which is shared with East Ham. The district was historically dependent on its docks and other maritime trades, while the inland industrial concentrations led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stratford (ward)
Stratford may refer to: People * Stratford (surname), a list of people with the surname Stratford or de Stratford * Stratford (given name), a list of people * House of Stratford, a British aristocratic family * Tony Banks, Baron Stratford (1942–2006), British politician Places Australia * Stratford, Queensland, a suburb of Cairns * Stratford, Victoria, a town ** Stratford railway station, Victoria, a railway station * Stratford, New South Wales, a town Canada * Stratford, Ontario, a city ** Stratford station (Ontario), a Via Rail railway station * Stratford, Prince Edward Island, a suburb of Charlottetown, the provincial capital * Stratford, Quebec, a township England London * Stratford, London, a locality of the London borough of Newham ** Stratford station, a Mainline, London Underground, London Overground, Elizabeth line, National Rail and Docklands Light Railway station ** Stratford International station, a main line railway and Docklands Light Railway station ** Stratfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wall End (ward)
Wall End is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Newham. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Newham London Borough Council Newham London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Newham. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in the United Kingdom capital of London. The council is unusual in that its executive function is controlled by a .... Newham council elections since 2022 There was a revision of ward boundaries in Newham in 2022. 2023 by-election The by-election took place on 13 July 2023, following the resignation of Luke Charters. It was held on the same day as the Boleyn by-election. 2022 election The election took place on 5 May 2022. 2002–2022 Newham council elections There was a revision of ward boundaries in Newham in 2002. 2018 election The election took place on 3 May 2018. 2014 election The election took place on 22 May 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Stephens (ward)
St. Stephens, St. Stephen's, Saint Stephens, or Saint Stephen's may refer to the following: Population centers * St. Stephens, Alabama, a town in the United States * Saint Stephens, Nebraska, unincorporated community * St. Stephen's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * St. Stephens, North Carolina, a town in the United States * Saint Stephens, Ohio, an unincorporated community * St. Stephens, Wyoming, a town in the United States * St. Stephens Church, Virginia, a town in the United States * St Stephens by Launceston Rural, a civil parish in Cornwall * St Stephen-in-Brannel, colloquially known as St. Stephens, a village in Cornwall, United Kingdom Education * St. Stephen's College (other), a number of colleges * St. Stephen's School (other), a number of schools * St. Stephen's University in New Brunswick, Canada Places of worship * St Stephen's Chapel, a chapel in the old Palace of Westminster, London, England * St. Stephen's Church (other), a list of chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaistow (Newham Ward)
Plaistow may refer to: Places England * Plaistow, Bromley, south east London ** Plaistow (Bromley ward), see List of electoral wards in Greater London#Bromley * Plaistow, Derbyshire, in the List of places in Derbyshire * Plaistow, Newham, east London ** Plaistow (UK Parliament constituency), a parliamentary constituency from 1918 to 1950 within what has since become Newham ** Plaistow (Newham ward), an electoral ward for Newham London Borough Council from 1964 until 2002 ** Plaistow North (ward), an electoral ward for Newham London Borough Council created in 2002 from the previous Plaistow ward ** Plaistow South (ward), an electoral ward for Newham London Borough Council created in 2002 from the previous Plaistow ward ** Plaistow tube station, a London Underground station in Newham * Plaistow, West Sussex, a village and civil parish in Chichester district ** Plaistow (Chichester ward), a former ward of Chichester * Plaistow Green, Greenstead Green and Halstead Rural, Essex * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park (Newham Ward)
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. National parks and country parks are green spaces used for recreation in the countryside. State parks and provincial parks are administered by sub-national government states and agencies. Parks may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil and trees, but may also contain buildings and other artifacts such as monuments, fountains or playground structures. Many parks have fields for playing sports such as baseball and football, and paved areas for games such as basketball. Many parks have trails for walking, biking and other activities. Some parks are built adjacent to bodies of water or watercourses and may comprise a beach or boat dock area. Urban parks often have benches for sitting and may contain picnic tables and barbecue grills. The larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plashet (ward)
Plashet is a locality of East Ham in the London Borough of Newham in East London located between West Ham ( Upton Park) and Manor Park. It contains Plashet Jewish Cemetery, Plashet Park, and several places of worship.Willey, Russ. ''Chambers London Gazetter'', p 389-90. The area was home to prison reformer Elizabeth Fry, who lived in Plashet House from 1809 to 1829, and also her daughter Katherine who lived in Plashet Cottage. Both of these properties were demolished in the 1880s to make way for the terraced streets that now characterise the area. Steve Marriott lead singer of the Small Faces was born at East Ham Memorial Hospital located in the Plashet area. The poet Benjamin Zephaniah Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958)Gregory, Andy (2002), ''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002'', Europa, p. 562. . is a British writer and dub poet. He was included in ''The Times'' list of Britain's top 50 post-w ... has also lived in Plashet. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordnance (ward)
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Ordnance may refer to: Military and defense *Materiel in military logistics, including weapons, ammunition, vehicles, and maintenance tools and equipment *Artillery *Artillery shells *Aircraft ordnance, weapons carried by and used by an aircraft Places *Ordnance, Oregon, United States *Ordnance Island, Bermuda Maps-related *Ordnance datum (from use in ballistics), a vertical datum used as the basis for deriving altitudes on maps *Ordnance Survey, the national mapping agency for Great Britain See also *Ordnance Corps (other) Ordnance Corps may refer to: *Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corps, the Corps within the Australian Army concerned with explosives and salvage of battle-damaged equipment *Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, an administrative corps of the Canadian Army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Town (ward)
A new town is a generic name for a planned community, or a planned expansion of a community. New Town may also refer to: Town planning * New town (Alberta), a former municipal status in Alberta, Canada, from 1956 *New towns of Hong Kong, since the 1950s *New towns of Singapore, since 1952 *New towns in the United Kingdom, designated under Acts of Parliament since 1946 *New towns movement Places Australia *New Town, South Australia, a suburb of Kadina *New Town, Tasmania, a suburb of Hobart Canada * ''New Town'', former name of Montreal neighbourhood Golden Square Mile China *Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province Czech Republic *New Town, Prague (''Nové Město''), a district of Prague Finland *Uusikaupunki ("New Town" in Finnish; sv, Nystad) Ghana *New Town, Ghana, Western Region India *Rajarhat, also called New Town, Kolkata *New Town, Kolkata Japan *Tama New Town, Tama, Tokyo *Senboku New Town, Osaka Malta *Paola, Malta, also known as Raħal Ġdid (new to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
