Election Name: | 1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election |
Country: | London |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 1990 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 1990 |
Next Election: | 1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 1998 |
Seats For Election: | All 50 seats up for election to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Registered: | 112,366[1] |
Turnout: | 60,734, 54.05% (7.95) |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Seats1: | 43 |
Seat Change1: | 23 |
Seats Before1: | 20 |
Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Seats2: | 7 |
Seat Change2: | 20 |
Seats Before2: | 27 |
Party4: | British National Party |
Seats4: | 0 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Seats Before4: | 1 |
Party5: | Independent Liberal Democrat |
Seats5: | 0 |
Seat Change5: | 2 |
Seats Before5: | 2 |
Last Election5: | Did not stand |
Last Election4: | 0 seats, 0.42% |
Last Election2: | 30 seats, 44.93% |
Last Election1: | 20 seats, 45.95% |
Leader1: | John R. Biggs |
Leader Since1: | 1991 |
Leaders Seat1: | St. Dunstans |
Leader2: | Peter Hughes |
Leader Since2: | 1991 |
Leaders Seat2: | Lansbury (lost) |
Leader4: | Derek W. Beackon |
Leader5: | Unknown |
Swing1: | 9.47 |
Popular Vote1: | 82,192 |
Percentage1: | 55.42% |
Popular Vote2: | 40,407 |
Percentage2: | 27.24% |
Swing2: | 17.69 |
Popular Vote4: | 9,337 |
Percentage4: | 6.30% |
Swing4: | 5.88 |
Popular Vote5: | 7,538 |
Percentage5: | 5.08% |
Swing5: | New |
Council control | |
Before Party: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
After Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
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.
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