Directly elected mayor of Newham

"Mayor of Newham" redirects here. For civic mayors appointed before 2002, see List of mayors 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, now known as a 'civic ambassador' since the first election.^[1] The incumbent since the post was created on 2 May 2002 is Robin Wales.

Referendum

Local authority	Date	Yes Votes	Yes Vote %	No Votes	No Vote %	Turnout %
Newham	31 January 2002	27,263	68	12,687	32	26

Election results

2006
	Party	Name	1st Choice Votes	%	2nd Choice Votes	Total	%
	Labour	Robin Wales	28,655	57.4	5,406	34,061	68.2
	Respect	Abdurahman Ahktar Jafar	12,898	25.8	2,983	15,881	31.8
	Conservative	Reza Ahmed Shafi Choudhury	8,822	17.7
	Christian Peoples	Alan Craig	6,559	13.1
	Liberal Democrat	Anwar Hussain	2,886	5.8
		Total	59,820	34.5	8,389	49,942

2010[2]
	Party	Name	1st Choice Votes	%	2nd Choice Votes	Total	%
	Labour	Robin Wales	64,748	68.02%
	Conservative	Maria Allen	15,330	16.11%
	KM Community Welfare	Kamran Malik	6,607	6.94%
	Christian Peoples	Alan Craig	6,503	6.83%
	Independent	Chikwe Nkemnacho	2,006	2.11%
		Total Turnout	95,194	50.37%

References

1. ^ http://apps.newham.gov.uk/democracy/civicamb/index.htm
2. ^ Statement of Persons Nominated for the Mayoral election (LB Newham) accessed 12 April 2010