Lakmini Shah: councillor for East Ham South, London Borough of Newham

Lakmini Shah is a Labour councillor for the East Ham South ward on London Borough of Newham, according to the council's own published list. Lakmini Shah is also Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Communities. Their current term began on 4 May 2006.

Council: London Borough of Newham
Ward: East Ham South
Party: Labour
Posts: Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Communities
Term began: 4 May 2006
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 Lakmini Shah

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

Email: Lakmini.Shah@newham.gov.uk
Phone: 020 3373 7321
Phone: 07950 134 124
Post: LBN Newham Dockside, Ground Floor East, 1000 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QU
Official profile: mgov.newham.gov.uk

Who else represents East Ham South

Shah Sanawar Hussain Labour
Susan Masters Labour Cabinet Member for Adults, Health and Environment

Labour on London Borough of Newham

Labour holds 9 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 East Ham South

Lakmini Shah 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.