London Borough of Newham

“Newham” redirects here. For other uses, see Newham (disambiguation).

London Borough of Newham
—  London borough  —
Coat of arms of London Borough of Newham Coat of arms Official logo of London Borough of Newham Council logo
Newham shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Status	London borough
Admin HQ	East Ham
Incorporated	1 April 1965
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Newham London Borough Council
• Leadership	Mayor and Cabinet (Labour)
• Executive mayor	Sir Robin Wales (Labour)
• MPs	Lyn Brown (Labour) Stephen Timms (Labour)
• London Assembly	Unmesh Desai (Labour) AM for City and East
• EU Parliament	London
Area
• Total	13.98 sq mi (36.22 km2)
Area rank	298th (of 326)
Population (2006 est.)
• Total	310,500
• Rank	28th (of 326)
• Ethnicity	32.6% White British 1.1% White Irish 5.4% Other White 1.2% White & Black Caribbean 0.8% White & Black African 0.8% White & Asian 0.9% Other Mixed 12.1% Indian 8.7% Pakistani 9.0% Bangladeshi 12.7% Other Asian 6.7% Black Caribbean 12.7% Black African 1.1% Other Black 1.4% Chinese 2.4% Other
Time zone	GMT (UTC0)
• Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
Postcodes	E , IG
Area code(s)	020
Police force	Metropolitan Police
Website	newham.gov.uk

The London Borough of Newham /ˈnjuːəm/ is a London borough formed from the former Essex county boroughs of West Ham and East Ham, within east London.

It is 5 miles (8 km) east of the City of London, north of the River Thames. Newham was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the Olympic Stadium. According to 2010 estimates, Newham has one of the highest ethnic minority populations of all the districts in the country, with no particular ethnic group dominating. The local authority is Newham London Borough Council.

The borough's motto, from its Coat of Arms, is "Progress with the People". The Coat of Arms was derived from that of the County Borough of West Ham, while the motto is a translation of the County Borough of East Ham's Latin "Progressio cum Populo".

History

The borough was formed by merging the former area of the Essex county borough of East Ham and the county borough of West Ham as a borough of the newly formed Greater London, on 1 April 1965. Green Street and Boundary Road mark the former boundary between the two. North Woolwich also became part of the borough (previously being peculiarly in the Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich, south of the river Thames in the County of London) along with a small area west of the River Roding which had previously been part of the Municipal Borough of Barking. Newham was devised for the borough as an entirely new name.

Governance

A map showing the wards of Newham since 2002

Unlike most English districts, its council is led by a directly elected mayor of Newham. From 2002 to 2009 one of the councillors had been appointed as the "civic ambassador" and performed the civic and ceremonial role previously carried out by the mayor. The post has been discontinued.

The borough is considered part of Outer London for purposes such as funding. This is because the majority of Newham was not part of the 1889–1965 County of London. The council is actively campaigning to have Newham officially considered part of Inner London in order to increase its level of government grant by £60 million.

At the borough elections held in 2014, the Labour Party won all 60 of the seats on the Council. Sir Robin Wales was re-elected as the borough's Executive Mayor with 61% of the first preference votes cast.

Demography

Population
Year	Pop.	±%
1801	8,875	—
1811	11,166	+25.8%
1821	13,005	+16.5%
1831	15,553	+19.6%
1841	17,758	+14.2%
1851	24,875	+40.1%
1861	69,355	+178.8%
1871	113,835	+64.1%
1881	158,314	+39.1%
1891	259,155	+63.7%
1901	338,506	+30.6%
1911	442,158	+30.6%
1921	448,081	+1.3%
1931	454,096	+1.3%
1941	377,508	−16.9%
1951	313,837	−16.9%
1961	271,858	−13.4%
1971	235,496	−13.4%
1981	209,131	−11.2%
1991	221,146	+5.7%
2001	243,737	+10.2%
2011	307,984	+26.4%
Source: A Vision of Britain through time, citing Census population

Newham has the youngest overall population and one of the lowest White British populations in the country according to the 2011 Census. The borough has the second highest percentage of Muslims in Britain, after the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, at 32%.

When using Simpson's Diversity Index on 10 aggregated ethnic groups, the 2001 census identified Newham as the most ethnically diverse district in England and Wales, with 9 wards in the top 15. However, when using the 16 ethnic categories in the Census so that White Irish and White Other ethnic minorities are also included in the analysis, Newham becomes the 2nd most ethnically diverse borough with 6 out of the top 15 wards, behind Brent with 7 out of the top 15 wards.

Ethnic Group	2001		2011
	Number	%	Number	%
White: British	82,390	33.78%	51,516	16.73%
White: Irish	3,231	1.32%	2,172	0.71 %
White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller			462	0.15%
White: Other	10,509	4.31%	35,066	11.39%
White: Total	96,130	39.42%	89,216	28.97%
Asian or Asian British: Indian	29,597	12.14%	42,484	13.79%
Asian or Asian British: Pakistani	20,644	8.46%	30,307	9.84%
Asian or Asian British: Bangladeshi	21,458	8.80%	37,262	12.10%
Asian or Asian British: Chinese	2,349	0.96%	3,930	1.28%
Asian or Asian British: Other Asian	7,603	3.12%	19,912	6.47%
Asian or Asian British: Total	81,651	33.48%	133,895	43.47%
Black or Black British: Caribbean	17,931	7.35%	15,050	4.89%
Black or Black British: African	31,982	13.11%	37,811	12.28%
Black or Black British: Other Black	2,740	1.12%	7,395	2.40%
Black or Black British: Total	52,653	21.59%	60,256	19.56%
Mixed: White and Black Caribbean	2,986	1.22%	3,957	1.28%
Mixed: White and Black African	1,657	0.68%	3,319	1.08%
Mixed: White and Asian	1,652	0.68%	2,677	0.87%
Mixed: Other Mixed	1,953	0.80%	3,992	1.30%
Mixed: Total	8,248	3.38%	13,945	4.53%
Other: Arab			3,523	1.14%
Other: Any other ethnic group			7,149	2.32%
Other: Total	5,209	2.14%	10,672	3.47%
BAME: Total	147,761	60.58%	218,768	71.03%
Total	243,891	100.00%	307,984	100.00%

Newham has the lowest percentage of White British residents of all of London's boroughs. The White British proportion of the population fell from 33.8% in 2001 to 16.7% in 2011; this decrease of 37.5 percentage points is the largest of any local authority in England and Wales between the two censuses. The joint-lowest wards with White British population are Green Street East and Green Street West, both having 4.8% – the third lowest behind Southall Broadway and Southall Green in Ealing. East Ham North is closely followed, at 4.9%.

People of White British ancestry nevertheless remain the largest single ethnic group in the borough. The largest non-White British ethnic groups are Indian (14%), African (12%), Bangladeshi (12%) and Pakistani (10%). Newham has had for many decades a large Indian community. The ethnic group to increase the most in number since 1991 is the Bangladeshi community.

Religion

Religion in Newham as of 2011.

  Christianity (40%)

  Islam (32%)

  Irreligion (9.3%)

  Hindu (8.8%)

  Sikh (2.1%)

  Buddhist (0.8%)

  Jewish (0.1%)

  Other (6.9%)

Education

Schools and colleges

Main article: List of schools in Newham

The Borough is the education authority for the district providing education in a mix of Foundation, community and voluntary aided schools. The borough also owns and operates Debden House, a residential adult education college in Loughton, Essex, and is home to the Rosetta Art Centre, a dedicated visual art organisation which delivers courses at its base in Stratford and produces participatory art projects, programmes and initiatives. The Essex Primary School in Sheridan Road with over 900 pupils is one of the biggest primary schools in London.

University

The University of East London has two campuses in Newham:

• the Stratford Campus, at Stratford
• the Docklands Campus, next to the regenerated Royal Albert Dock

Birkbeck Stratford is a collaboration between Birkbeck, University of London and UEL to increase participation in adult learning. This is currently based on the UEL Stratford campus, but is planned to move to its own facilities.

The University of East London had formed a partnership with the United States Olympic Committee which resulted in the United States Olympic Team using University of East London campuses as training bases during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Places of interest

Newham Town Hall in East Ham (E6)

Community

• The Hub, a community resource centre built by the local community, in Star Lane, E16, featuring up to the minute "green" features
• Grassroots, also built by the local community and another innovative green resource centre built by the community. Grassroots is in Memorial Recreation Ground, E15
• Rosetta Art Centre, situated in walking distance to Grassroots, also in E15

Libraries

Newham has ten libraries (Beckton, Canning Town, Custom House, East Ham, Green Street, Manor Park, North Woolwich, Plaistow, Stratford and Forest Gate).

Canning Town Library was first opened in 1893 and still operates in the original building on Barking Road (albeit with repairs and a reconstructed interior following damage from air raids in 1940 and 1941). Its opening hours are Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday: 9:30am–5:30pm, Wednesday and Sunday: Closed, Thursday: 9:30am–8:00pm.

Museums

• North Woolwich Old Station Museum. Closed in 2008.
• Three Mills, a mill complex on the east bank of the River Lee. A trading site for nearly a thousand years, the House Mill was built in 1776 and was (and remains) the country's largest tide mill. It has been restored and contains much of its original machinery including four large waterwheels, millstones and grain chutes.

Markets

There are a number of local markets in the Borough, including Queens Market, which the Council is controversially seeking to redevelop. These proposals are being fought by Friends of Queens Market.

Parks and open spaces

Main article: Newham parks and open spaces

80 hectares within the borough are designated as part of the Metropolitan Green Belt.

Performance

Green Street where the population is predominantly South Asian

• Stratford Circus Arts Centre, a community arts venue which presents theatre, dance, music, circus and comedy from around the world for communities in Newham and East London. The organisation works with schools and local groups in Newham to provide classes, workshops and outreach opportunities. Stratford Circus Arts Centre partners with Newham Council for Every Child a Theatre Goer which invites every year 6 child to a performance at the venue
• Theatre Royal Stratford East
• St. Mark's Church, Silvertown The church was designed by Samuel Saunders Teulon. It was built between 1861 and 1862 after a cholera epidemic swept the district and local clergy appealed through the columns of The Times for funds to provide an architectural, as well as spiritual, beacon for the area. It is now the home of the Brick Lane Music Hall.

Shopping and exhibitions

• Queen's Market – An ethnically diverse market
• ExCeL Exhibition Centre – major exhibitions such as the Motor Show are now held at ExCeL
• ICC London - ExCeL – London's new International Conference Centre which opened on 1 May 2010
• Gallions Reach Shopping Park Out of town retail park
• East Shopping Centre, Europe's first purpose-built boutique Asian shopping centre
• Green Street, the largest shopping centre catering for the Asian community in London
• Stratford Shopping Centre, a shopping centre which includes a small market and typical chainstores
• Westfield Shopping Centre, Stratford The largest Westfield Shopping Centre in Europe. Opened in September 2011.

Sport

• Newham was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics. As a result, it has been undergoing major upheavals, especially in the north of the borough, which are anticipated to end around 2016. The borough hopes to gain many advantages for its residents during that period.
• West Ham United F.C. played its home matches at Upton Park.
• The Newham and Essex Beagles Athletics Club has its headquarters at the Terence McMillan Stadium, part of Newham Leisure Centre, in Plaistow.
• Clapton F.C., a non-league football club, plays in Forest Gate.
• Newham F.C. a non-league football club, plays in Plaistow.
• Newham (NASSA) Neptunes. a basketball team playing in the English Basketball League
• Thomas Mac Curtain's women's GAA team train weekly at the East London Rugby Club

Newspapers

The local newspaper is the Newham Recorder.

Districts

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Logo on the roadside at sunset

Building 1000 – Newham Council Headquarters

• Beckton
• Canning Town
• Custom House
• Cyprus
• East Ham
• Forest Gate
• Little Ilford
• Manor Park
• Maryland
• Mill Meads
• North Woolwich ( /ˈwʊlɪtʃ/ or /ˈwʊlɪdʒ/)
• Plaistow /ˈplɑːstoʊ/
• Plashet
• Silvertown
• Stratford
• Stratford City
• Stratford Marsh
• Stratford New Town
• Temple Mills
• Upton
• Upton Park
• Wallend
• West Ham

Transport

Transport in Newham is undergoing a major upgrade, with the completed Docklands Light Railway and Jubilee Line Extension, with new or improved stations at Canning Town, West Ham and Stratford. Stratford International station on High Speed 1 opened in late 2009. The Crossrail scheme will also improve rail connections to several stations in the borough. The Docklands Light Railway was extended to serve London City Airport.

List of stations

• Abbey Road DLR station
• Beckton DLR station
• Beckton Park DLR station
• Cyprus DLR station
• Canning Town station – Jubilee line and DLR
• Custom House for ExCeL DLR station
• East Ham tube station – District and Hammersmith & City lines
• Forest Gate railway station – TfL Rail
• Gallions Reach DLR station
• King George V DLR station
• London City Airport DLR station
• Manor Park railway station – TfL Rail
• Maryland railway station – TfL Rail
• Plaistow tube station – District and Hammersmith & City lines
• Pontoon Dock DLR station
• Prince Regent DLR station
• Royal Albert DLR station
• Royal Victoria DLR station
• Star Lane DLR station
• Stratford station – Abellio Greater Anglia, TfL Rail, c2c, Jubilee and Central lines, London Overground and DLR
• Stratford High Street DLR station
• Stratford International station – Southeastern, DLR
• Pudding Mill Lane DLR station
• Upton Park tube station – District and Hammersmith & City lines
• Wanstead Park railway station – London Overground
• West Ham station – c2c, Jubilee, District and Hammersmith & City lines, and DLR
• West Silvertown DLR station
• Woodgrange Park railway station – London Overground

Travel to work

In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: underground, metro, light rail, tram, 23.0% of all residents aged 16–74; driving a car or van, 7.6%; bus, minibus or coach, 7.6%; train, 7.2%; on foot, 4.1%; work mainly at or from home, 1.4%; bicycle, 1.0%.

River Services

• Woolwich Ferry

Cable Car

• Emirates Air Line

International services

• Dutchflyer rail-sea service via Stratford station to the Netherlands
• London City Airport
• Stratford International station (No Eurostar trains stop)

Bus routes

London Buses routes 5, 25, 58, 69, 86, 97, 101, 104, 108, 115, 147, 158, 173, 238, 241, 257, 262, 276, 300, 308, 309, 323, 325, 330, 339, 366, 376, 388, 425, 473, 474, 541, D8, W19, School buses routes 673, 678 and Night route N8, N15, N86, N205, N550 and N551.

See also

• List of districts in Newham
• List of schools in Newham
• Newham parks and open spaces
• Newham Sixth Form College
• Newham College of Further Education
• Stratford Circus
• Stratford, London
• Stratford City
• Thames Gateway
• Rising East

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

London Borough of Newham

• Newham London Borough Council
• Mayor of Newham
• NIMS – Statistics on Newham
• Newham Issues Forum – online local discussions
• Aston-Mansfield- charity started in 1884
• Community Links – innovative charity running community-based projects
• Newham Labour Party – website of the Labour Party in Newham
• Rising East: the journal of East London studies
• Newham Story – memories of Newham
• Local guide to Stratford, Newham
• Newham New Deal Partnership
• Newham Yaplondon Group- Local chat and discussions
• It's a Newham Thing – It's a Newham Thing

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