Tower Hamlets local elections
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Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
, the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
, is elected every four years.
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1964
Tower Hamlets council election, 1968
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1971
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1974
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1978
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1982
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1986
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1990
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1994
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1998
Tower Hamlets Council election, 2002
Tower Hamlets Council election, 2006
Tower Hamlets Council election, 2010
Tower Hamlets mayoral election, 2010
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Greater London, England. The council is unusual in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, currently Lutfur Rahman.Following the May 2010 election,...
, the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames. It is in the eastern part of London and covers much of the traditional East End. It also includes much of the redeveloped Docklands region of London, including West India Docks...
, is elected every four years.
Political control
| Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the... |
Communist Communist Party of Great Britain The Communist Party of Great Britain was the largest communist party in Great Britain, although it never became a mass party like those in France and Italy. It existed from 1920 to 1991.-Formation:... |
Respect RESPECT The Unity Coalition Respect is a socialist political party in England and Wales founded in 2004. Its name is a contrived acronym standing for Respect, Equality, Socialism, Peace, Environmentalism, Community and Trade Unionism.-Policies:... |
Others | |
| 2010 | Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... - Lutfur Rahman Lutfur Rahman Lutfur Rahman is a community activist and local politician in London, England. He became the first directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets in 2010, having previously been the leader of Tower Hamlets London Borough Council from 2008 to 2010.-Education:... |
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| 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 |
Council elections
Tower Hamlets Council elections, 1964-1990Tower Hamlets Council elections, 1964-1990
The first elections to Tower Hamlets council were in 1964, in readiness for the Council coming into being in 1965. The first two elections were held every three years and since 1974 elections have been held every four years....
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1964
Tower Hamlets council election, 1968
Tower Hamlets council election, 1968
Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 9 May 1968. The whole council was up for election. Turnout was 14.3%.Until 1978, each London council had aldermen, in the ratio of one aldermen to six councillors. Tower Hamlets had ten aldermen. Following the elections, Tower Hamlets...
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1971
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1974
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1978
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1982
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1986
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1990
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1994
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1994
Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 5 May 1994. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats.-Election result:-Ward...
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1998
Tower Hamlets Council election, 1998
Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough 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:-Ward results:...
Tower Hamlets Council election, 2002
Tower Hamlets Council election, 2002
Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 1. The Labour party kept overall control of the council....
Tower Hamlets Council election, 2006
Tower Hamlets Council election, 2006
Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The entire council stood for election and the Labour party retained control.-Election result:-Ward...
Tower Hamlets Council election, 2010
Tower Hamlets Council election, 2010
Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council took place on May 6, 2010, on the same day as the United Kingdom general election, 2010. There were 17 wards electing 3 councillors each.-Summary results:-Ward...
Tower Hamlets mayoral election, 2010
1964-1968
- The gain was from the Residents' Association.