Other candidates who ran were 26 Christian Peoples Alliance, 17 Liberal Democrats, 4 TUSC, 3 Reform UK, and 6 Independents.

They are the principal authorities in Greater London and have responsibilities including education, housing, planning, highways, social services, libraries, recreation, waste, environmental health and revenue collection.

In September 2018, Veronica Oakeshott, a Labour candidate for Boleyn ward, resigned because she was moving to Oxfordshire.

[7] In August 2020, Julianne Marriot, a Labour councillor for East Ham Central, resigned for work reasons.

[9] In July 2020, eighteen councillors submitted a complaint to the Labour Party about the mayor Rokhsana Fiaz, claiming she treated people unfairly, humiliated them and "picked on colleagues".

[14] In 2022 Newham saw Labour expel Canning Town South Councillor Belgica Guana for offensive social media tweets.

[16] Sophia Naqvi took a seat from Labour and later ran for the Constituency of West Ham and Beckton in 2024, coming second.

The defection of Zuber Gulamussen of Plashet ward from Labourgave the self-titled Newham Independent's the role of the principal opposition over the Green Group.

[17] In July 2024 Councillor Areeq Chowdhury defected from the Labour Party to the Greens representing Canning Town North.

All registered electors (British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens) living in London aged 18 or over were entitled to vote in the election.