| Election Name: | 2014 Tower Hamlets Council election |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Tower Hamlets Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2018 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | All 45 seats to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council |
| Majority Seats: | 23 |
| Election Date: | 22 May 2014 |
| Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 41 seats, 38.2% |
| Seats Before1: | 41 |
| Seats1: | 22 |
| Seat Change1: | 19 |
| Popular Vote1: | 69,304 |
| Percentage1: | 38.6% |
| Swing1: | 0.4% |
| Party2: | Tower Hamlets First |
| Last Election2: | Did not stand |
| Seats Before2: | 0 |
| Seats2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 18 |
| Popular Vote2: | 62,486 |
| Percentage2: | 34.9% |
| Swing2: | New |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 7 seats, 14.2% |
| Seats Before3: | 7 |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 20,104 |
| Percentage3: | 12.1% |
| Swing3: | 2.1% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Labour |
| After Election: | No overall control |
Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council took place on 22 May 2014, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections, the election of the directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, and the European Parliament elections. Voting in Blackwall and Cubitt Town Ward was postponed due to the death of a candidate. The Mayoral election is particularly notable for the voiding of the result due to widespread corruption.
As of 6 March 2017 the composition of the borough council was: 22 Labour, 9 Independent Group Councillors, 5 Peoples Alliance of Tower Hamlets, 5 Conservatives, 3 Independents and 1 Liberal Democrat.[1]
The Tower Hamlets (Electoral Changes) Order 2013 reduced the size of the council and created new electoral wards.[2]
The Local Government Boundary Commission for England began the process of changing the size of Tower Hamlets Council in 2012.[3] The new wards for the elections in 2014 are as follows.
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| Bow East | 3 | |
| Bow West | 2 | |
| Bromley North | 2 | |
| Bromley South | 2 | |
| 2 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 1 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 2 | ||
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| St Peter's | 3 | |
| 2 | ||
| Weavers | 2 | |
| 3 |
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.[4]
A by-election for the ward of Whitechapel was held on 2 December 2016, after the sitting councillor, Shahed Ali, was found guilty of housing fraud. Another independent candidate, Ahmed Shafi, won the seat.[5] [6]
| Party | Seats won | Percentage of votes |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 22 | 38.6 |
| Tower Hamlets First | 18 | 34.9 |
| Conservative Party | 5 | 12.1 |
| Total | 45 | |
| align=left colspan=3 | Source: Tower Hamlets Council |