People Powered Plaistow
The Big Vote is now OPEN!
This is your opportunity to decide how funding is spent in your neighbourhood. Funding comes from the Neighbourhood Community Infrastructure Levy (NCIL) from new developments in the borough. They support community projects aimed at improving local neighbourhoods.
There are 36 projects to choose from in Plaistow.
Who can vote
- Anyone who lives, works, volunteers or studies in Newham can take part in the Big Vote.
- You can vote in the Community Neighbourhood of your choice and you can only vote once.
- Online voting is open to residents who are 13 years old and over. Younger children who would like to vote and can have a good understanding of the projects can do so in person at the events, in libraries or at outreach voting sessions, with adult supervision.
How to vote
- Everyone has a minimum of 5 votes and a maximum of 10 votes that they can use to vote for their favourite projects in their Community Neighbourhood
- You can either vote online or in person, but you can only vote once.
- You must be registered on Newham CoCreate to vote online.
- To help filter through the different projects, you can search the categories on the right hand side of the page.
Where else can I vote?
You can vote online on Newham CoCreate by click on the projects below. You have until 30 November to vote or modify your vote.
You can also vote:
- Plaistow's Big Vote event on Saturday 22 November, 10.30-1pm at Plaistow Library. We will be using Wordly, an AI language translation tool to support residents where English might not be their first language.
- Dropping in to Plaistow library
- Finding us at an outreach voting session:
Thursday 13 November, 12-2pm outside Plaistow Station
Friday 28 November, 12-2pm at Memorial Church, 395 Barking Road, E13 8AL
The results of The Big Vote will be announced in January 2026.
If you have any questions, please check the The Big Vote FAQ below or contact your neighbourhood team at cn.plaistow@newham.gov.uk
