Tower Hamlets London Borough Council elections

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, is elected every four years.

A map showing the wards of Tower Hamlets from 2002 to 2014

Political control
Overall control Conservative Labour Lib Dem Communist Respect Others
2018 Labour 2 42 - - - 1α
2014 No overall control 5 22 - - - 18χ
2010 Independent - Lutfur Rahman - - - - - -
2010 Labour 8 41 1 - 1 -
2006 Labour 7 26 6 - 12 -
2002 Labour - 35 16 - - -
1998 Labour - 41 9 - - -
1994 Labour - 43 7 - - -
1990 Liberal Democrat - 20 30 - - -
1986 Liberal/S.D.P. Alliance - 24 26 - - -
1982 Labour - 31 18 - - 1
1978 Labour - 43 7 - - -
1974 Labour - 60 - - - -
1971 Labour - 60 - - - -
1968 Labour - 57 - 3 - -
1964 Labour - 55 - 3 - 2

Key:

  • αPeople's Alliance of Tower Hamlets
  • χTower Hamlets First

Council elections

Mayoral elections
  • 2010 Tower Hamlets mayoral election

Borough result maps
  • 2002 results map
  • 2006 results map
  • 2010 results map
  • 2014 results map
  • 2018 results map

By-election results

1964-1968
St Mary's by-election, 13 August 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Communist B. Borman 709
Labour J.P. Duggan 297
Liberal M. Dove 217
Majority 412
Turnout 5,664 21.6
Communist hold Swing
Poplar Millwall by-election, 19 November 1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ted Johns 662
Tenants Association L.A. Jordan 535
Majority 127
Turnout 5,505 21.8
Labour gain from Independent Swing
  • The gain was from the Residents' Association.

1968-1971
St Mary's by-election, 26 June 1969[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour R. W. Ashkettle 533
Communist D. Lyons 454
Majority 79
Turnout 17.1
Labour gain from Communist Swing
Bethnal Green West by-election, 24 September 1970[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour C. H. Main 633
Liberal C. Suett 82
Conservative J. R. M. Baker 56
Majority 551
Turnout 13.4
Labour hold Swing
Holy Trinity by-election, 24 September 1970[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour I. P. McDougall 667
Communist D. Lyons 127
Conservative A. Heller 64
Majority 540
Turnout 11.1
Labour hold Swing
Poplar East by-election, 24 September 1970[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour P. Beasley 1,223
Conservative R. W. Hartley 69
Union Movement S. S. Bailey 33
Majority 1,154
Turnout 19.2
Labour hold Swing

1971-1974

There were no by-elections.[5]

1974-1978
Limehouse by-election, 20 March 1975[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John C. O'Neill 776
Liberal Maurice Caplan 289
National Front Frank C. Berry 161
Majority 487
Turnout 7,101 17.3
Labour hold Swing
Poplar South by-election, 31 March 1977[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Arthur Sanders 551
Conservative Selwyn P. Williams 227
National Front Frank C. Berry 173
Independent Labour Victor J. Clark 43
Majority 324
Turnout 4,333 23.0
Labour hold Swing
Spitalfields by-election, 20 October 1977[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Geoffrey G. N. White 816
Socialist Unity Hilda K. Kean 242
Conservative Edna Hill 133
National Front Beverley J. Matthews 70
Majority 574
Turnout 5,573 22.8
Labour hold Swing

1978-1982
Bow by-election, 6 March 1980[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Felicity A. Coakley 936
Labour Albert J. Snooks 697
Conservative John S. Livingstone 46
National Front Victor J. Clark 43
Majority 239
Turnout 5,350 32.3
Liberal hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter Gray.

Blackwall by-election, 9 July 1981[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John J. Boles 512
Conservative Simon P. McCall 105
Independent Labour Peter Read 54
National Front Susan I. Clapp 19
Nationalist Party George A. Williams 12
Majority 407
Turnout 4,260 16.6
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Arthur Sanders.

Weavers by-election, 9 July 1981[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Edward Bishop 574
National Front Victor J. Clark 95
Conservative Linda M. Archibald 87
Nationalist Party Sheila Payne 37
Majority 479
Turnout 6,994 11.5
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Arthur M. Praag.

1982-1986
Grove by-election, 7 July 1983[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Janet I. Ludlow 1,105
Labour Belle Harris 414
Majority 691
Turnout 3,771 40.4
Liberal hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward Lewis.

Bromley by-election, 1 March 1984[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Beryl Day 1,461
Labour Neil J. McAree 1,446
Majority 17
Turnout 6,892 42.3
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patrick A. Desmond.

St Peter's by-election, 19 July 1984[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Josie Curran 1,324
Labour Albert C. Jacob 779
National Front Raymond J. Bradford 97
Conservative Robert J. Ingram 73
Majority 545
Turnout 7,306 31.2
Liberal hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Dennis Hallam.

Spitalfields by-election, 18 July 1985[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Abbas Uddin 784
Independent Muhammad A. Hannan 775
Conservative Peter J. Ainsworth 174
Majority 9
Turnout 5,065 34.7
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Annie Elboz.

Blackwall by-election, 12 September 1985[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Christine Shawcroft 770
Alliance Jonathan P. Mathews 645
Conservative Robert G. Hughes 63
BNP David Ettridge 33
Majority 125
Turnout 4,003 37.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John J. Boles.

1986-1990
Holy Trinity by-election, 3 July 1986[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Belinda J. Knowles 1,642
Labour Michael S. Chalkey 957
National Front Roger S. Evans 138
Conservative Paul W. E. Ingham 22
Majority 685
Turnout 6,851 40.6
Liberal hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Belinda J. Knowles.

St Katharine's by-election, 22 September 1988[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John R. Biggs 1,374
SDP Anhar Uddin 485
Conservative Nicolas J. Gibb 326
Green Derek England 118
Independent Ronald W. Osborne 50
Majority 889
Turnout 8,459 28.0
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mohammed S. Ahmed.

Lansbury by-election, 24 November 1988[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Stephen Bowen 1,256
Liberal Democrats Peter J. Hughes 1,164
BNP David Ettridge 49
Conservative Thomas M. Taylor 31
Green Derek England 21
SDP (1988) Anthony L. Norton 21
Majority 92
Turnout 6,479 39.4
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Pauline P. Fletcher.

1990-1994
Park by-election, 19 July 1990[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Democrats Ms. Elizabeth Baunton 779 50.5
Labour Philip N. Royal 598 38.8
BNP Stephen Smith 130 8.4
Green Derek England 18 1.2
Conservative John Livingstone 17 1.1
Majority 181 11.7
Turnout 4,271 36.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret R. Atkins.

St Peter's by-election, 30 August 1990[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ms. Suzanne Sullivan 1,030 45.3
Liberal Democrats Terence Cowley 915 40.3
BNP Kenneth Walsh 275 12.1
Conservative Ms. Sarah-Jane Quinlan 53 2.3
Majority 115 5.0
Turnout 7,375 30.8
Labour gain from Lib Dem Focus Team Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Brenda M. Collins.

Spitalfields by-election, 27 August 1992[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Syed A. Mizan 1,098 64.0
Conservative Mohammed S. Bakth 536 31.2
BNP Kenneth A. Walsh 82 4.8
Majority 562 32.8
Turnout 5,501 31.2
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Abbas Uddin.

Millwall by-election, 1 October 1992[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Edwin T. Johns 1,275 38.7 -6.3
Lib Dem Focus Team Jonathan P. Mathews 1,178 35.8 -4.1
BNP Barry J. Osborne 657 20.0
Conservative Jeremy P. Fage 182 5.5 -1.9
Majority 97 2.9
Turnout 9,756 33.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ivan F. Walker.

Millwall by-election, 16 September 1993[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
BNP Derek W. Beackon 1,480 33.8
Labour James J. Hunt 1,473 33.7 -11.4
Lib Dem Focus Team Jennifer E. Mills 1,284 29.6 -10.6
Conservative Timothy R. Dickenson 134 3.1 -4.4
Majority 7 0.1
Turnout 9,960 44.0
BNP gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David J. Chapman.

1994-1998
Shadwell by-election, 15 September 1994[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Michael J. Keith 1,783
Liberal Democrats Richard F. Roberts 317
BNP Gordon Callow 305
Conservative Paul W. E. Ingham 74
Majority 1,466
Turnout 6,848 36.2
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert Lilley.

Lansbury by-election, 15 December 1994[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Michael C. Keating 1,457
Liberal Democrats Peter Hughes 844
BNP Derek W. Beackon 562
Conservative John S. Livingstone 24
Majority 613
Turnout 5,832 49.5
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Eric A. Commons.

Weavers by-election, 22 February 1995[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Mohammed Ali 1,388
Ind. Liberal Democrat Terry B. Milson 551
BNP David M. King 486
Liberal Democrats Sajjad Miah 482
Militant Labour Hugo C. Pierre 112
Majority 837
Turnout 6,846 44.1
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Vanessa L. Peters.

Limehouse by-election, 9 November 1995[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour William E. Wakefield 1,467
Liberal Democrats Paul A. Bargery 625
BNP Gordon T. Callow 147
Conservative David C. Hoile 53
Majority 842
Turnout 5,877 39.0
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John P. Ryan.

St Mary's by-election, 9 May 1996[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Judith A. Gardiner 1,027 62.5
Liberal Democrats James Langan 267 16.3
Conservative Reza A. Choudhury 243 14.8
Militant Labour Hugo C. Pierre 106 6.4
Majority 760 46.2
Turnout 4,346 37.8
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Amanda Linton.

1998-2002
Holy Trinity by-election, 28 June 2001[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Sirajul Islam 1,081 53.5 +11.5
Liberal Democrats Rosina S. Tucker 817 40.5 -2.9
BNP Lynda Miller 74 3.7 -1.0
Socialist Alliance Pauline Kempster 47 2.3 +2.3
Majority 264 13.0
Turnout 2,019
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert J. Snooks.

2002-2006
Blackwall & Cubitt Town by-election, 27 June 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Brian Son 686 31.3 -12.3
Conservative Timothy J. Archer 676 30.8 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Nurul Karim 361 16.4 -1.0
Independent Terry D. Johns 252 11.5 +0.8
BNP Gordon Callow 87 4.0 +4.0
Independent Eric Pemberton 68 3.1 +3.1
Independent Shah M. A. Haque 21 1.0 +1.0
New Britain Dennis W. Delderfield 19 0.9 +0.9
Green Keith O. Magnum 16 0.7 +0.7
Socialist Alliance Theresa R. Selby 9 0.4 +0.4
Majority 10 0.5
Turnout 2,195 24.0
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lutfur R. Ali.

St Dunstans & Stepney Green by-election, 29 July 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Respect Oliur Rahman 878 31.1 +31.1
Liberal Democrats Jalal Uddin 754 26.7 +11.5
Labour Shah H. Rahman 578 20.4 -24.4
Conservative Alexander P. Story 445 15.7 -14.4
National Front Lynda Miller 172 6.1 +6.1
Majority 124 4.4
Turnout 2,827 29.9
Respect gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Nasir Uddin.

Millwall by-election, 9 September 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Simon P. Rouse 828 34.8 +15.0
Respect Paul R. L. McGarr 635 26.7 +26.7
Labour John C. Cray 571 24.0 -24.4
Independent Andrew P. Sweeney 195 8.2 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Barry A. Blandford 150 6.3 -7.6
Majority 193 8.1
Turnout 2,379 23.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mumtaz Samad.

2006-2010
Shadwell by-election, 9 August 2007[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Respect Harun Miah 1,512 43.2 -1.7
Labour Michael Keith 1,415 40.4 +9.2
Conservative William Crossey 476 13.6 -3.9
Liberal Democrats Rosie Clarke 98 2.8 -3.6
Majority 97 2.8
Turnout 3,501 39.7
Respect hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Shamin A. Chowdhury.

Millwall by-election, 1 May 2008[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative David A. Snowdon 2,133 48.5 +4.7
Labour Doros Ullah 1,421 32.3 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Mohammed N. Uddin 370 8.4 -0.7
BNP Jeffrey Marshall 219 5.0 +5.0
Respect Reza Mahbob 170 3.9 -11.5
Left List Rebecaa J. Townesend 83 1.9 +1.9
Majority 712 16.2
Turnout 4,396 38.6
Conservative hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Simon P. Rouse.

Weavers by-election, 1 May 2008[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Fazlul Haque 1,421 37.4 +18.3
Liberal Democrats John D. Griffiths 930 24.5 -16.2
Respect Dilwara Begum 637 16.8 -1.8
Conservative Gias U. Ahmed 435 11.5 +5.8
BNP Russell Pick 154 4.1 +4.1
Independent Sara A. J. Dixon 143 3.8 -3.9
Independent Niru Murshid 77 2.0 +2.0
Majority 491 12.9
Turnout 3,797 47.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Louise Alexander.

Mile End East by-election, 20 November 2008[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Rachael Saunders 1,208 47.3 +18.5
Conservative Motiur Rahman 630 24.7 +13.7
Respect Hafiz Choudury 604 23.7 -0.9
Liberal Democrats Jainal Chowdury 110 4.3 -15.6
Turnout
Labour hold Swing 19.4

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rupert Bawden.

2010-2014
Spitalfields & Banglatown by-election, 16 December 2010[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Respect Fozol Miah 666 45.4
Labour Abdul Alim 553 37.7
Conservative Matt Smith 135 9.2
Green Maggie Crosbie 52 3.5
Liberal Democrats Ferdy North 33 2.2
Independent Jewel Choudhury 28 1.9
Majority 113 7.7
Turnout 8,827 16.8
Respect gain from Labour Swing 10.1

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lutfur Rahman.

Spitalfields & Banglatown by-election, 19 April 2012[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Gulam Robbani 1030
Labour Ala Uddin 987
Conservative Matthew J. Smith 140
Green Ms. Kirsty Blake 99
Liberal Democrats Richard A. Macmillan 39
Turnout 31.4%
Independent hold Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Ms. Shelina Akhtar.

Weavers by-election, 3 May 2012[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Pierce 1544
Respect Abjol Miah 1260
Conservative Ms. Caroline J. Kerswell 415
Green Alan Duffel 373
Liberal Democrats Azizur R. Khan 208
Independent Oli Rothschild 36
Turnout 44.6%
Labour hold Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Anna S. Lynch.

2014–2018

A by-election for the ward of Stepney Green was held on 11 June 2015, after the sitting councillor, Alibor Choudhury, was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices by an election court.[12]

Stepney Green by-election 11 June 2015[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Sabina Akhtar 1,643 42.1 -9.1
Independent Abu Chowdhury 1,472 37.7 N/A
Green Kirsty Chestnutt 272 7.0 N/A
UKIP Paul Shea 203 5.2 -2.9
Conservative Safiul Azam 158 4.0 -0.4
Liberal Democrats Will Dyer 114 2.9 -0.3
Something New Jessie Macneil-Brown 40 1.0 N/A
Majority 171 4.4
Turnout 3,902 47.3
Labour gain from Tower Hamlets First Swing

A by-election for the ward of Whitechapel was held on 1 December 2016, after the sitting councillor, Shahed Ali, was found guilty of housing fraud. Another independent candidate, Ahmed Shafi, won the seat.[14][15]

Whitechapel by-election 1 December 2016[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Shafi Ahmed 1,147 42.7 N/A
Labour Victoria Obaze 823 30.6 -22.3
Conservative William Fletcher 217 8.1 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Emanuel Andejelic 173 6.4 -2.2
Green James Wilson 170 6.3 -2.4
UKIP Martin Smith 156 5.8 N/A
Majority 324
Turnout 2,686 32.6
Independent gain from Labour Swing

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See also

References
  1. The City and London Borough Boundaries Order 1993
  2. The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993
  3. The Hackney and Tower Hamlets (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
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  12. Tower Hamlets election fraud mayor Lutfur Rahman removed from office, BBC News, 23 April 2015
  13. "Stepney Green - Thursday, 11th June, 2015". Tower Hamlets Council. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  14. Mike Brooke (27 October 2016). "Tower Hamlets councillor jailed for housing tenancy fraud while owning properties". East London Advertiser. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  15. Mike Brooke (2 December 2016). "Shock defeat for Labour as independent 'novice' wins Tower Hamlets by-election at Whitechapel". East London Advertiser. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  16. "Stepney Green - Thursday, 11th June, 2015". Tower Hamlets Council. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
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