London Borough of Newham

London Borough of Newham
London borough
Coat of arms Council logo
Motto:  Progress with the People
Newham shown within Greater London
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	Inner London
Ceremonial county	Greater London
Created	1 April 1965
Admin HQ	East Ham
Government
• Type	London borough council
• Body	Newham London Borough Council
• London Assembly	Unmesh Desai (Labour) AM for City and East
• MPs	James Asser (Labour) Uma Kumaran (Labour) Stephen Timms (Labour)
Area
• Total	13.98 sq mi (36.22 km2)
• Rank	268th (of 296)
Population  (2022)
• Total	358,645
• Rank	25th (of 296)
• Density	26,000/sq mi (9,900/km2)
Time zone	UTC (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes	E, IG
Area code	020
ISO 3166 code	GB-NWM
ONS code	00BB
GSS code	E09000025
Police	Metropolitan Police
Website	www.newham.gov.uk

The London Borough of Newham (/ˈnjuːəm/ ^ⓘ) is a London borough created in 1965 by the London Government Act 1963. It covers an area previously administered by the Essex county boroughs of West Ham and East Ham, authorities that were both abolished by the same act. The name Newham reflects its creation and combines the compass points of the old borough names. Situated in the Inner London part of East London, Newham has a population of 387,576, which is the fourth highest of the London boroughs and also makes it the 26th most populous district in England. The local authority is Newham London Borough Council.

It is 5 miles (8 km) east of the City of London, north of the River Thames (the Woolwich Ferry and Woolwich foot tunnel providing the only crossings to the south), bounded by the River Lea to its west and the North Circular Road to its east. Newham was one of the six host boroughs for the 2012 Summer Olympics and contains most of the Olympic Park including the London Stadium, and also contains the London City Airport. Major districts include East Ham, West Ham, Stratford, Plaistow, Forest Gate, Beckton and Canning Town.