Tower Hamlets local elections

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tower Hamlets Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 3.1 1994-1998 3.2 1998-2002 3.3 2002-2006 3.4 2006-2010 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Labour 1964 - 1986

SDP-Liberal Alliance 1986 - 1990

Liberal Democrats 1990 - 1994

Labour 1994 - present

[edit] Council elections

Tower Hamlets Council election, 1998

Tower Hamlets Council election, 2002

Tower Hamlets Council election, 2006

[edit] By-election results

[edit] 1994-1998

St Mary's By-Election 9 May 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,027	62.5
	Liberal Democrat		267	16.3
	Conservative		243	14.8
	Militant Labour		106	6.4
Majority			760	46.2
Turnout			1,643	37.8
	Labour hold		Swing

[edit] 1998-2002

Holy Trinity By-Election 28 June 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,081	53.5	+11.5
	Liberal Democrat		817	40.5	-2.9
	British National Party		74	3.7	-1.0
	Socialist Alliance		47	2.3	+2.3
Majority			264	13.0
Turnout			2,019
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

[edit] 2002-2006

Blackwall and Cubitt Town By-Election 27 June 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		686	31.3	-12.3
	Conservative		676	30.8	+2.5
	Liberal Democrat		361	16.4	-1.0
	Independent		252	11.5	+0.8
	British National Party		87	4.0	+4.0
	Independent		68	3.1	+3.1
	Independent		21	1.0	+1.0
	New Britain Party		19	0.9	+0.9
	Green		16	0.7	+0.7
	Socialist Alliance		9	0.4	+0.4
Majority			10	0.5
Turnout			2,195	24.0
	Labour hold		Swing

St Dunstans and Stepney Green By-Election 29 July 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Respect	Oliur Rahman	878	31.1	+31.1
	Liberal Democrat	Jalal Uddin	754	26.7	+11.5
	Labour	Shah Rahman	578	20.4	-24.4
	Conservative	Alexander 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

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

[edit] 2006-2010

Shadwell By-Election 9 August 2007
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 Democrat	Rosie Clarke	98	2.8	-3.6
Majority			97	2.8
Turnout			3,501	39.7
	Respect hold		Swing

Millwall By-Election 1 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Snowdon	2,133	48.5	+4.7
	Labour	Doros Ullah	1,421	32.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrat	Mohammed Uddin	370	8.4	-0.7
	British National Party	Jeffrey Marshall	219	5.0	+5.0
	Respect	Reza Mahbob	170	3.9	-11.5
	Left List	Rebecaa Townesend	83	1.9	+1.9
Majority			712	16.2
Turnout			4,396	38.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Weavers By-Election 1 May 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Fazlul Haque	1,421	37.4	+18.3
	Liberal Democrat	John Griffiths	930	24.5	-16.2
	Respect	Dilwara Begum	637	16.8	-1.8
	Conservative	Gias Ahmed	435	11.5	+5.8
	British National Party	Russell Pick	154	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Sara 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 Democrat		Swing

[edit] External links

• Tower Hamlets Council