Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, is elected every four years.
| Election | Overall control | Conservative | Labour | Lib Dem | Communist | Respect | Aspire | Green | Others | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | - | 55 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| 1968 | - | 57 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1971 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1974 | - | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1978 | - | 43 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1982 | - | 31 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||
| 1986 | - | 24 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1990 | - | 20 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994 | - | 43 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998 | - | 41 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2002 | - | 35 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006 | 7 | 26 | 6 | - | 12 | - | - | - | ||
| 2010 | 8 | 41 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| 2014 | 5 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 18χ | ||
| 2018 | 2 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | 1α | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 19 | - | - | - | 24 | 1 | - | ||
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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.
From 1964 to 1978, the Council had 60 members, and ward boundaries remained constant, with none of the wards crossing the old Metropolitan Borough boundaries. The number of Councillors was reduced to 50 for the 1978 elections, and ward boundaries were changed; these borders remained in use until 2002. The ward boundaries changed for the 2002 elections, with all wards receiving 3 member seats, increasing the numbers of Councillors to 51.
There were no by-elections.[4]
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter Gray.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Arthur Sanders.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Arthur M. Praag.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward Lewis.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patrick A. Desmond.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Dennis Hallam.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Annie Elboz.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John J. Boles.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Belinda J. Knowles.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mohammed S. Ahmed.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Pauline P. Fletcher.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret R. Atkins.The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Brenda M. Collins.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Abbas Uddin.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ivan F. Walker.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David J. Chapman.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert Lilley.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Eric A. Commons.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Vanessa L. Peters. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John P. Ryan.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Amanda Linton.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert J. Snooks.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lutfur R. Ali.The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Nasir Uddin.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mumtaz Samad.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Shamin A. Chowdhury.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Simon P. Rouse.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Louise Alexander.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rupert Bawden.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lutfur Rahman.The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Ms. Shelina Akhtar.The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Anna S. Lynch.
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.[5]
A by-election for the ward of Whitechapel was held on 1 December 2016, after the sitting councillor, Shahed Ali, was found guilty of housing fraud. Another independent candidate, Ahmed Shafi, won the seat.[6] [7]
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ruhul Amin.[8]
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mohammad Harun.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John Pierce.[9]