- Tower Hamlets local elections
Tower Hamlets Council is elected every four years.
Political control
Labour 1964 - 1986
SDP-Liberal Alliance 1986 - 1990Liberal Democrats 1990 - 1994
Labour 1994 - present
Council elections
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1998 Tower Hamlets Council election, 2002 Tower Hamlets Council election, 2006 By-election results
1994-1998
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,027
percentage = 62.5
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 267
percentage = 16.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 243
percentage = 14.8
change = Election box candidate
party =Militant Labour
candidate =
votes = 106
percentage = 6.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 760
percentage = 46.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,643
percentage = 37.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =1998-2002
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 1,081
percentage = 53.5
change = +11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 817
percentage = 40.5
change = -2.9Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate =
votes = 74
percentage = 3.7
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance
candidate =
votes = 47
percentage = 2.3
change = +2.3Election box majority
votes = 264
percentage = 13.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,019
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =2002-2006
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 686
percentage = 31.3
change = -12.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 676
percentage = 30.8
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 361
percentage = 16.4
change = -1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 252
percentage = 11.5
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate =
votes = 87
percentage = 4.0
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 68
percentage = 3.1
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 21
percentage = 1.0
change = +1.0Election box candidate
party =New Britain Party
candidate =
votes = 19
percentage = 0.9
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate =
votes = 16
percentage = 0.7
change = +0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance
candidate =
votes = 9
percentage = 0.4
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 10
percentage = 0.5
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,195
percentage = 24.0
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Oliur Rahman
votes = 878
percentage = 31.1
change = +31.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jalal Uddin
votes = 754
percentage = 26.7
change = +11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Shah Rahman
votes = 578
percentage = 20.4
change = -24.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alexander Story
votes = 445
percentage = 15.7
change = -14.4Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Front
candidate = Lynda Miller
votes = 172
percentage = 6.1
change = +6.1Election box majority
votes = 124
percentage = 4.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,827
percentage = 29.9
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Rouse
votes = 828
percentage = 34.8
change = +15.0Election box candidate with party link
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Paul McGarr
votes = 635
percentage = 26.7
change = +26.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Cray
votes = 571
percentage = 24.0
change = -24.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Andrew Sweeney
votes = 195
percentage = 8.2
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Barry Blandford
votes = 150
percentage = 6.3
change = -7.6Election box majority
votes = 193
percentage = 8.1
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,379
percentage = 23.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =2006-2010
Election box candidate with party link
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Harun Miah
votes = 1,512
percentage = 43.2
change = -1.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Keith
votes = 1,415
percentage = 40.4
change = +9.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Crossey
votes = 476
percentage = 13.6
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Rosie Clarke
votes = 98
percentage = 2.8
change = -3.6Election box majority
votes = 97
percentage = 2.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,501
percentage = 39.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Snowdon
votes = 2,133
percentage = 48.5
change = +4.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Doros Ullah
votes = 1,421
percentage = 32.3
change = +0.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Uddin
votes = 370
percentage = 8.4
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Jeffrey Marshall
votes = 219
percentage = 5.0
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Reza Mahbob
votes = 170
percentage = 3.9
change = -11.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Left List
candidate = Rebecaa Townesend
votes = 83
percentage = 1.9
change = +1.9Election box majority
votes = 712
percentage = 16.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 4,396
percentage = 38.6
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Fazlul Haque
votes = 1,421
percentage = 37.4
change = +18.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Griffiths
votes = 930
percentage = 24.5
change = -16.2Election box candidate with party link
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Dilwara Begum
votes = 637
percentage = 16.8
change = -1.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gias Ahmed
votes = 435
percentage = 11.5
change = +5.8Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Russell Pick
votes = 154
percentage = 4.1
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Sara Dixon
votes = 143
percentage = 3.8
change = -3.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Niru Murshid
votes = 77
percentage = 2.0
change = +2.0Election box majority
votes = 491
percentage = 12.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 3,797
percentage = 47.7
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =External links
* [http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk Tower Hamlets Council]
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