Newham: political control
Which party ran the council in each financial year, beside what the council spent that year.
| Year | Party | Control | Leader | Spend | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Labour | Elected mayor | Forhad Hussain | Not published | Source |
| 2025/26 | Labour | Elected mayor | Rokhsana Fiaz | £856.4m so far | Source |
| 2024/25 | Labour | Elected mayor | Rokhsana Fiaz | £881.8m | Source |
| 2023/24 | Labour | Elected mayor | Rokhsana Fiaz | £809.7m | Source |
| 2022/23 | Labour | Elected mayor | Rokhsana Fiaz | £827.7m | Source |
| 2021/22 | Labour | Elected mayor | Rokhsana Fiaz | £1.0bn | Source |
| 2020/21 | Labour | Elected mayor | Rokhsana Fiaz | £934.1m | Source |
| 2019/20 | Labour | Elected mayor | Rokhsana Fiaz | £204.0m | Source |
| 2018/19 | Labour | Elected mayor | Rokhsana Fiaz | Not published | Source |
| 2017/18 | Labour | Elected mayor | Robin Wales | Not published | Source |
| 2016/17 | Labour | Elected mayor | Robin Wales | Not published | Source |
| 2015/16 | Labour | Elected mayor | Robin Wales | Not published | Source |
| 2014/15 | Labour | Elected mayor | Robin Wales | Not published | Source |
"Not published" means the council's files do not cover that year. Control is the party holding a majority of seats, or the directly elected mayor's party where the borough has one. Elections are in May, so a new administration covers most of that financial year. Spend is not adjusted for inflation and depends on what the council chose to publish.