Zulfiqar Ali: councillor for Plaistow North, London Borough of Newham

Zulfiqar Ali is a Labour councillor for the Plaistow North ward on London Borough of Newham, according to the council's own published list. Zulfiqar Ali is also Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Transformation. Their current term began on 4 May 2006.

Council: London Borough of Newham
Ward: Plaistow North
Party: Labour
Posts: Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Transformation
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 Zulfiqar Ali

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

Email: zulfiqar.ali@newham.gov.uk
Phone: 020 3373 3628
Phone: 07817 058 678
Post: LBN. Newham Dockside, 4th Floor West, 1000 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QU
Official profile: mgov.newham.gov.uk

Who else represents Plaistow North

Nizam Ali Newham Independents
Sophia Naqvi Newham Independents Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Committee

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 Plaistow North

Zulfiqar Ali 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.