Need Help With Local Authority Issues?

Note: If you’ve contacted your local council and haven’t received a response — or feel your complaint hasn’t been handled properly — I may be able to make enquiries on your behalf or help escalate the issue.

You should always try contacting the council directly first, as this is often the fastest way to resolve the matter.

If you’re having trouble with council services - from parking fines to missed bin collections - I may be able to help.

Many of the day-to-day services we all rely on, such as waste collection, street maintenance, Council Tax, and parking enforcement, are the responsibility of your local council - not Parliament.

As the Member of Parliament for Stratford and Bow, I represent an area served by two local authorities:

  • Newham Council

  • Tower Hamlets Council

If you’re not sure which borough you live in, you can check using your postcode here.

You can contact your council here:

Tower Hamlets

Website: Contact us

Phone: 020 7364 5000

Write to: Tower Hamlets Town Hall, 160 Whitechapel Road. London, E1 1BJ

Newham

Website: Contact and information – Newham Council

Phone: 020 8430 2000

Write to: London Borough of Newham, Newham Dockside, 1000 Dockside Road, London, E16 2QU

Need to Discuss Your Situation With Me?

What I Can Do:

✅ If you’ve contacted your local council and haven’t received a response - or feel your complaint hasn’t been handled properly - I may be able to make enquiries on your behalf or help escalate the issue.

The quickest way to contact me is by email at uma.kumaran.mp@parliament.uk

Speak to my office by calling 020 7219 7777

Write to Uma at: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA.

Please include your:

  • Full name

  • Full Address and Postcode (Stratford and Bow)

  • Information about the problem you’re facing.

My team and I can only help if you provide all this information as, in line with parliamentary protocol, she can only help those living in Stratford and Bow.

Find out if she is your MP here.

What I Can’t Do:

❌ MPs are not permitted to intervene in ongoing legal matters, including court proceedings related to:

  • Parking appeals

  • Fixed penalty notices

  • Noise abatement orders

  • Council Tax court enforcement