Tower Hamlets Council election, 1998

Elections to Tower Hamlets Council were held on 7 May, 1998. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 41
gain =
loss =
net = -1
seats % = 82.0
votes % = 54.2
votes = 55,961
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 9
gain =
loss =
net = +2
seats % = 18.0
votes % = 25.9
votes = 26,689
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 10.3
votes = 10,671
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 3.6
votes = 3,758
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 0
votes % = 3.3
votes = 3,432
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.3
votes = 2,391
plus/minus = Election Summary Party
party = British National Front
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.3
votes = 270
plus/minus =

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Wright
votes = 701
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Khan Murshid
votes = 691
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jane Jackson
votes = 287
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patricia Ramsay
votes = 242
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Crispin Hayhoe
votes = 128
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sarah Hoile
votes = 107
percentage =
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votes = 2,156
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Raymon Gipson
votes = 1,138
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Terry Stacy
votes = 1,063
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Marian Williams
votes = 1,010
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arthur Downes
votes = 797
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Arun Chattopadhyay
votes = 793
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Benjamin Leapman
votes = 696
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tafique Chowdhury
votes = 246
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Gordon-Clark
votes = 138
percentage =
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votes = 5,881
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Abdul Sardar
votes = 1,504
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Carol Hinvest
votes = 1,293
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Betheline Chattopadhyay
votes = 1,116
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bernard Cameron
votes = 666
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Rosemarie Peters
votes = 580
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ron Converson
votes = 547
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Livingstone
votes = 239
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Perrott
votes = 187
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gregory Price
votes = 157
percentage =
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votes = 6,289
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Son
votes = 826
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rajib Ahmed
votes = 790
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nigel Huxted
votes = 432
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Annabelle Steggles
votes = 331
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nathaniel Cross
votes = 129
percentage =
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votes = 2,508
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janet Ludlow
votes = 874
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frederick Hunn
votes = 848
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Olwen Jacobs
votes = 704
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Swain
votes = 674
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Syed Hoque
votes = 113
percentage =
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votes = 3,213
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Albert Snooks
votes = 1,358
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Barrie Duffey
votes = 1,342
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Salim Ullah
votes = 1,314
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Rosina Tucker
votes = 1,270
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Judith Gardiner
votes = 1,181
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Sharpe
votes = 1,156
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mustak Syed
votes = 313
percentage =
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party = British National Party
candidate = Paul Costello
votes = 147
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 8,081
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Diana Johnson
votes = 1,082
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Keating
votes = 1,023
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Morton
votes = 964
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Barry Blandford
votes = 692
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Peter Carlin
votes = 604
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Russell Neale
votes = 508
percentage =
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = David Hemingway
votes = 499
percentage =
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party = British National Front
candidate = Lynda Miller
votes = 270
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Harry Benham
votes = 137
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sharon Jones
votes = 107
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Mclachlan
votes = 107
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5,993
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Helal Abbas
votes = 928
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Edgar
votes = 778
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Soyful Alom
votes = 771
percentage =
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = William Wakefield
votes = 520
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Timothy McNally
votes = 443
percentage =
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Maurice Caplan
votes = 441
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stewart Rayment
votes = 431
percentage =
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Abu Hossain
votes = 425
percentage =
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Parvin Begum
votes = 402
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Martin Pantling
votes = 399
percentage =
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Derek England
votes = 388
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Motiur Rahman
votes = 260
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Pamela Drew
votes = 101
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Goodman
votes = 84
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 6,371
percentage =
change =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Julia Mainwaring
votes = 2,315
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Young
votes = 2,315
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Molyneaux
votes = 2,279
percentage =
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party = British National Party
candidate = David Hill
votes = 665
percentage =
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party = British National Party
candidate = Gordon Callow
votes = 637
percentage =
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party = British National Party
candidate = Steven Harrington
votes = 606
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Groves
votes = 495
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jennifer Kendall-Tobias
votes = 489
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Norton
votes = 468
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Richard Flowers
votes = 371
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alexander Wilcock
votes = 335
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Linda Hunn
votes = 318
percentage =
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votes = 11,293
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Elizabeth Baunton
votes = 1,076
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Derek Charles
votes = 958
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alan Amos
votes = 418
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Philip Royal
votes = 392
percentage =
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votes = 2,844
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ataur Rahamn
votes = 922
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Bayat
votes = 906
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Lanagan
votes = 636
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Josephine Harriott
votes = 599
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Neil
votes = 129
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,192
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Keith
votes = 1,346
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bodrul Alom
votes = 1,229
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Abdus Shukur
votes = 1,112
percentage =
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party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Abdul Malik
votes = 757
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Powell
votes = 589
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Ingham
votes = 547
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lawrence Ailreu-Thomas
votes = 490
percentage =
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votes = 6,070
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Syed Mizan
votes = 1,454
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ghulam Mortuza
votes = 1,435
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ala Uddin
votes = 1,316
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Eaoyor Shaikh
votes = 621
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = David Webb
votes = 558
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 5,384
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Biggs
votes = 1,421
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Shahab Ahmed
votes = 1,231
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Uddin
votes = 1,220
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Edna Hill
votes = 602
percentage =
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votes = 4,474
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Taylor
votes = 941
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lorriane Melvin
votes = 889
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Barrie Martin
votes = 847
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = John Griffiths
votes = 841
percentage =
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party = British National Party
candidate = Paul Maxwell
votes = 168
percentage =
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party = British National Party
candidate = Paul McHale
votes = 168
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Ullah
votes = 89
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 3,943
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Denise Jones
votes = 1,582
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Abdul Asad
votes = 1,496
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anamul Hoque
votes = 1,333
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jane Emmerson
votes = 1,206
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mostofa Miah
votes = 1,082
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Gyles Glover
votes = 610
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Hilal Miah
votes = 540
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Patricia Snooks
votes = 528
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 8,377
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Motin Uz-Zaman
votes = 826
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alexander Heslop
votes = 819
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Habibur Choudhury
votes = 358
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,003
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jusna Begum
votes = 1,405
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Raja Miah
votes = 1,223
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Marney
votes = 1,218
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Chowdhury
votes = 802
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Kathleen Cook
votes = 798
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Brian Lafferty
votes = 590
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Betty Wright
votes = 586
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Timothy O'Flaherty
votes = 460
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Elston
votes = 441
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jay Tarbey
votes = 237
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 7,760
percentage =
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Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Ali
votes = 1,229
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Creegan
votes = 985
percentage =
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Catherine Tuitt
votes = 922
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kofi Appiah
votes = 776
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Terry Milson
votes = 770
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Abdul Khan
votes = 748
percentage =
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jonathan Mathews
votes = 738
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Kathleen Caulfield
votes = 705
percentage =
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party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
candidate = Justin Sillman
votes = 309
percentage =
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Uddin
votes = 158
percentage =
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votes = 7,340
percentage =
change =

References

*"Council poll results", "The Guardian" 9 May 1998 page 16
* [http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/data/your-council/data/elections/downloads/1998-elect.pdf Ward results]

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