Maryland (ward)

Maryland
Maryland
Electoral ward; for the Newham London Borough Council
	Maryland ward boundaries since 2022
Borough	Newham
County	Greater London
Population	14,305 (2021)
Electorate	8,296 (2022)
Major settlements	Maryland
Area	0.8707 square kilometres (0.3362 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2022
Councillors	2
Created from	Forest Gate North, Forest Gate South, Stratford and New Town
GSS code	E05013917

Maryland is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Newham. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns two councillors to Newham London Borough Council.

List of councillors[edit]

Term	Councillor	Party
2022–present	Carolyn Corben		Labour
2022–2024	Ken Penton		Labour

The by-election on 4 July 2024 will take place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. It follows the resignation of Ken Penton.^[1]

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[2]

2022 Newham London Borough Council election: Maryland (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Carolyn Corben	1,484	67.6	*N/A*
	Labour	Ken Penton	1,330	60.6	*N/A*
	Green	Chris Brooks	396	18.0	N/A
	Green	Vinali Ainsley	366	16.7	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Karina Celis Rangel	242	11.0	N/A
	Conservative	Freddie Downing	234	10.7	N/A
	Conservative	Brian Maze	220	10.0	N/A
	TUSC	Ferdy Lyons	117	5.3	N/A
Turnout			2,252	27.0	N/A
Registered electors			8,296
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

^ Gbago, Abi (30 May 2024). "Notice of Election: Forest Gate North and Maryland". Newham Council. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.