The Newham Independents Party (NIP) is a political party based in the London Borough of Newham in the United Kingdom.

History

The Newham Independents Party came second in West Ham and Beckton in the 2024 United Kingdom general election.

As of January 2026[update], they form a four councillor group on Newham London Borough Council. They include two winning independent candidates who stood at the Boleyn by-election and Plaistow North by-election in 2023. At the Plaistow South by-election in 2025 the winner was a Newham Independents candidate.

In the 2026 local election, the party obtained 24 seats, out of the 38 seats lost by Labour. The party focus on Gaza, Iran and Palestine as a key electoral issue.

The party generally draws its votes from Muslim and South Asian voters.[bettersourceneeded]