Heather Lafferty: councillor for Custom House, London Borough of Newham

Heather Lafferty is a Labour & Co-Operative councillor for the Custom House ward on London Borough of Newham, according to the council's own published list. Heather Lafferty is also Labour Group Chief Whip. Their current term began on 11 May 2026.

Council: London Borough of Newham
Ward: Custom House
Party: Labour & Co-Operative
Posts: Labour Group Chief Whip
Term began: 11 May 2026
Official profile: mgov.newham.gov.uk
Source: London Borough of Newham: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Heather Lafferty

These are the details London Borough of Newham publishes for Heather Lafferty, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:

Email: Heather.Lafferty@newham.gov.uk
Phone: 020 3373 1546
Post: LBN Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QU
Official profile: mgov.newham.gov.uk

Who else represents Custom House

Thelma Odoi Labour & Co-Operative
Simon Rush Labour & Co-Operative

Labour & Co-Operative on London Borough of Newham

Labour & Co-Operative holds 17 of the 67 seats on London Borough of Newham. The largest group is Newham Independents, with 23. Seats by party: Newham Independents 23, Labour & Co-Operative 17, Green 15, Labour 9, Independent 3.

Leaders and post holders on London Borough of Newham

Mehmood Mirza Leader of Newham Independents Group
Dr Rohit Kumar Dasgupta Vice Chair of Council
Syed Taqi Jawad Naqvi Chair of Licensing Committee
Rachel Tripp Chair of Strategic Development Committee
Arshan Baskaran Green Group Leader
Idris Ibrahim Chair of Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Committee
Oli Rahman Chair of Local Development Committee
Kelly Drake Chair of Education Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee

All 67 councillors of London Borough of Newham, by ward and party.

Who has power over Custom House

Heather Lafferty sits on London Borough of Newham, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Newham, each with its own page:

Greater London Authority
Metropolitan Police Service led by Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Mark Rowley
East Ham: Sir Stephen Timms (Labour) MP
Stratford and Bow: Uma Kumaran (Labour) MP
West Ham and Beckton: James Asser (Labour) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Newham, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

London Borough of Newham: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by London Borough of Newham. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.