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== Governance ==
Plaistow is part of the [[West Ham and Beckton]] constituency for elections to the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=West Ham and Beckton - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001576 |access-date=2026-01-06 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Plaistow is part of the [[Plaistow North (ward)|Plaistow North]], [[Plaistow South (ward)|Plaistow South]] and [[Plaistow West and Canning Town East (ward)|Plaistow West & Canning Town East]] wards for elections to [[Newham London Borough Council]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Location of Kingston and Surbiton (Constituency) - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament |url=https://members.parliament.uk/constituency/3557/location |access-date=2025-11-18 |website=members.parliament.uk |language=en}}</ref>