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Newham Independents Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Mehmood Mirza |
| Founded | 2023 |
| Headquarters |
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| Ideology | Localism |
| Colours | Yellow Black |
| Newham London Borough Council | 24 / 66 |
| Website | |
| https://newhamindependents.org/ | |
The Newham Independents Party (NIP) is a political party based in the London Borough of Newham in the United Kingdom.
History
[edit]The Newham Independents Party came second in West Ham and Beckton in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[2]
As of January 2026[update], they form a four councillor group on Newham London Borough Council.[3] They include two winning independent candidates who stood at the Boleyn by-election and Plaistow North by-election in 2023. At the Plaistow South by-election in 2025 the winner was a Newham Independents candidate.[4][5]
In the 2026 local election, the party obtained 24 seats[6], out of the 38 seats lost by Labour. The party focus on Gaza, Iran and Palestine as a key electoral issue.[7][8]
The party generally draws its votes from Muslim and South Asian voters.[9][better source needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Newham Independents Party". Electoral Commission. 15 January 2026. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "West Ham and Beckton - General election results 2024". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 October 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ "Your Councillors". Newham Council. Archived from the original on 15 January 2026. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ "Newham Independents win Plaistow South by-election". Newham Citizen. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ Baston, Lewis (24 November 2023). "Newham: Plaistow North by-election loss confirms headache for Labour". On London. Archived from the original on 16 October 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ↑ Cafe, Rebecca; London, with BBC reporters at counts across (8 May 2026). "London election results: Historic wins for Greens as party gains first council and two mayors". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Newham: Labour faces multiple challenges for the mayoralty". BBC News. 24 April 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Meet the Newham Independents mayoral candidate Mehmood Mirza". Newham Citizen. 1 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "What can the Plaistow South results tell us about current political trends?". OPEN Newham. Retrieved 8 May 2026.