2010 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

2010 Tower Hamlets Council election
6 May 2010

All 51 council seats
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Last election 26 seats, 33.2% 7 seats, 17.3% 6 seats, 18.6%
Seats won 41 8 1
Seat change 10 1 5
Popular vote 98,215 14,789 48,341
Percentage 38.2% 14.2% 18.8%
Swing 5.0% 14.2% 0.1%

  Fourth party
 
Party Respect
Last election 12 seats, 22.8%
Seats won 1
Seat change 11
Popular vote 39,862
Percentage 15.5%
Swing 7.5%

Leader of Largest Party before election


Labour

Subsequent Leader of Largest Party


Labour

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council took place on 6 May 2010, the same day as the 2010 United Kingdom general election. There were 17 wards electing 3 councillors each.

Summary results

Tower Hamlets local election result 2010
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 41 10 0 +10 80.4 38.2 98,215 +5.0
  Conservative 8 1 1 0 15.7 21.0 54,021 +3.7
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 3 -3 2.0 18.8 48,341 +0.1
  Respect 1 0 7 -7 2.0 15.5 39,862 -7.5
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.7 14,794 +2.6
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 1,385 -0.1
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.3 747 -3.8

Ward results

Bethnal Green North

Bethnal Green North (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zenith Rahman 1,634 28.3
Labour Giancarlo Gibbs 1,586 27.5
Liberal Democrats Stephanie Eaton 1,551 26.9
Labour Muhammad Salique 1,476 25.6
Liberal Democrats Azizur Khan 1,316 22.8
Liberal Democrats Richard Macmillan 1,181 20.5
Respect Muhammad Pramanik 795 13.8
Conservative Nur Baksh 748 13.0
Green Heather Finlay 595 10.3
Respect Syedun Noor 594 10.3
Green Nicholas Lee 454 7.9
Conservative Alan Mak 445 7.7
Conservative Matthew Smith 439 7.6
Green Samuel Guttman Hancocks 371 6.4
Respect Shirin Samanta 314 5.4
Independent Ann Edmead 156 2.7
Turnout 5,768 62.10
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Bethnal Green South

Bethnal Green South (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mizanur Chaudhury 1,952 33.4
Labour Sirajul Islam 1,848 31.6
Labour Lesley Pavitt 1,519 26.0
Respect Salim Ullah 1,166 19.9
Respect Abu Mahmood 1,091 18.7
Respect Monjur Ali 1,087 18.6
Liberal Democrats Olivier Adam 1,061 18.1
Liberal Democrats Rahena Anisha 1,048 17.9
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Uddin 779 13.3
Conservative Salina Bagum 520 8.9
Conservative Noor Miah 497 8.5
Green Joshua Barber 436 7.5
Green Paul Burgess 376 6.4
Conservative Nicolette Turki 367 6.3
Green Darren Chetty 282 4.8
Turnout 5,848 60.29
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Respect Swing

Blackwall and Cubitt Town

Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tim Archer 2,945 45.7
Conservative Peter Golds 2,095 32.5
Conservative Gloria Theniel 2,045 31.7
Labour Wais Islam 1,729 26.8
Labour Kathy McTasney 1,658 25.7
Labour Crissy Townsend 1,581 24.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Carr 1,250 19.4
Liberal Democrats Freda Graf 1,097 17.0
Liberal Democrats John Griffiths 953 14.8
Respect Gulan Choudhury 799 12.4
Respect Mohammed Rahman 627 9.7
Respect Abdul Malik 577 8.9
Turnout 6,448 54.86
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Bow East

Bow East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Marc Francis 2,297 37.9
Labour Carli Harper-Penman 1,865 30.7
Labour Ahmed Omer 1,724 28.4
Liberal Democrats Dave Campbell 1,204 19.8
Liberal Democrats Rafique Ullah 1,040 17.1
Liberal Democrats Paolo Adragna 981 16.2
Conservative Claire Palmer 807 13.3
Conservative Philip Groves 799 13.2
Conservative Mark Walters 684 11.3
Green Marcus Boyle 547 9.0
Respect Mujibur Rahman 506 8.3
Green Alan Duffell 339 5.6
BNP Mike Underwood 318 5.2
Green Joseph Lucey 316 5.2
Respect Bryony Shanks 243 4.0
Respect Carole Swords 223 3.7
Independent Andrew Coles 152 2.5
Independent Emdadul Haque 95 1.6
Independent Gareth Thomas 92 1.5
Turnout 6,066 58.63
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Bow West

Bow West (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Jackson 2,206 37.1
Labour Joshua Peck 2,096 35.3
Labour Anwar Khan 2,070 34.8
Liberal Democrats Sharon Bench 1,260 21.2
Conservative Anwara Ali 1,200 20.2
Liberal Democrats Jainal Chowdhury 992 16.7
Liberal Democrats Raymond Warner 783 13.2
Conservative Francesca Preece 723 12.2
Conservative Nicholas Huddart 662 11.1
Green Janice Cartwright 576 9.7
Respect Syed Islam 574 9.7
Green Alistair Polson 493 8.3
Green Chris Smith 464 7.8
Respect Kay Ballard 356 6.0
Independent Terry McGrenara 111 1.9
Turnout 5,943 62.25
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Bromley by Bow

Bromley by Bow (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Khales Ahmed 2,483 45.2
Labour Rania Khan 2,426 44.2
Labour Helal Uddin 2,314 42.1
Conservative Subrina Hossain 1,105 20.1
Respect Bodrul Islam 1,100 20.0
Liberal Democrats Shamina Begum 1,055 19.2
Liberal Democrats Alkas Hoque 831 15.1
Respect Mohammed Miah 765 13.9
Respect Kamal Uddin 737 13.4
Conservative Stuart Hand 673 12.2
Liberal Democrats Koyes Choudhury 653 11.9
Conservative Daryl Stafford 599 10.9
Green Thomas Crosbie 401 7.3
Green Tatyana Guttmann Hancocks 304 5.5
Turnout 5,494 62.59
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Respect Swing

East India and Lansbury

East India and Lansbury (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abul Ahmed 2,295 42.2
Labour Shiria Khatun 2,294 42.2
Labour Rajib Ahmed 2,181 40.1
Liberal Democrats Iqbal Hossain 1,302 23.9
Conservative Martin Coxall 878 16.1
Respect Kamrul Hussain 835 15.3
Respect Zakir Hussain 820 15.1
Conservative Paul Ingham 810 14.9
Conservative Ahmed Mustaque 631 11.6
Liberal Democrats Zillur Uddin 629 11.6
Liberal Democrats Zak Ali 619 11.4
Respect Asha Affi 603 11.1
Green Jamie Upton 408 7.5
BNP James Searle 400 7.4
Turnout 5,442 59.68
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Limehouse

Limehouse (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lutfa Begum 2,193 35.4
Labour David Edgar 1,880 30.3
Conservative Craig Aston 1,602 25.8
Conservative Graham Collins 1,525 24.6
Respect Dulal Uddin 1,500 24.2
Labour Victoria Obaze 1,488 24.0
Respect Hafiza Salam 1,357 21.9
Conservative Sakib Ershad 1,280 20.7
Respect Anfor Ali 1,225 19.8
Liberal Democrats Hafizur Rahman 782 12.6
Liberal Democrats Faruk Chowdhury 722 11.6
Green Jennifer Aaron-Foster 477 7.7
Green Louise Davies 473 7.6
Liberal Democrats Muazzam Rakol 445 7.2
Green Simon Earp 267 4.3
Turnout 6,198 61.77
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Respect Swing

Mile End and Globe Town

Mile End and Globe Town (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rofique Ahmed 2,214 35.7
Labour Bill Turner 2,005 32.4
Labour Amy Whitelock 1,824 29.4
Liberal Democrats Shamsul Hoque 1,279 20.6
Liberal Democrats Rafique Ahmed 1,179 19.0
Liberal Democrats Syed Islam 927 15.0
Respect Ahad Babu Chowdhury 916 14.8
Conservative Muhammed Shaheed 883 14.3
Conservative Thomas Lowe 680 11.0
Conservative Wesley Henderson 679 11.0
Respect Habib Rahman 558 9.0
Green Ian Allsop 519 8.4
Respect Tony Collins 439 7.1
Green Jesse Bryson 400 6.5
BNP Russell Pick 309 5.0
Green Kalim Patwa 284 4.6
Turnout 6,194 59.48
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Mile End East

Mile End East (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Rachael Saunders 2,506 48.4
Labour Motin uz-Zaman 2,067 39.9
Labour Kosru Uddin 2,056 39.7
Conservative Ahmed Hussain 1,059 20.4
Respect Muhammad Rahmani 967 18.7
Liberal Democrats Hafiz Choudhury 944 18.2
Respect Jamir Chowdhury 907 17.5
Conservative Caroline Kerswell 885 17.1
Conservative Bodrul Choudhury 832 16.1
Liberal Democrats Altaf Hussain 787 15.2
Respect Fiyaz Ali 755 14.6
Liberal Democrats Kamrun Shajahan 658 12.7
Turnout 5,179 59.97
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Millwall

Millwall (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Zara Davis 2,959 37.2
Conservative David Snowdon 2,693 33.8
Conservative Maium Miah 2,519 31.6
Labour John Cray 2,180 27.4
Labour Doros Ullah 1,943 24.4
Labour Garry Wykes 1,664 20.9
Liberal Democrats John Denniston 1,362 17.1
Liberal Democrats Iain Porter 1,177 14.8
Liberal Democrats George McFarlane 1,099 13.8
Respect Shiuly Begum 668 8.4
Respect Muzibul Islam 498 6.3
BNP Dave Anderson 358 4.5
Respect Kevin Ovenden 277 3.5
Turnout 7,960 52.96
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

St Dunstan's and Stepney Green

St Dunstan's and Stepney Green (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdal Ullah 2,376 35.3
Labour Oliur Rahman 2,319 34.4
Labour Judith Gardiner 2,078 30.8
Respect Mahbub-Mamun Alam 1,458 21.6
Respect Abdul Hussain 1,261 18.7
Respect Shahar Imran 1,150 17.1
Conservative Aleyk Miah 1,136 16.9
Liberal Democrats Ahbab Miah 1,106 16.4
Liberal Democrats Sufian Choudhury 1,038 15.4
Conservative Harun Rashid 995 14.8
Liberal Democrats Kaltun Ali 923 13.7
Conservative Christopher Wilford 849 12.6
Green Kirsty Chestnutt 595 8.8
Green Margaret Crosbie 504 7.5
Green Frances Schwartz 410 6.1
Independent Mohammed Uddin 297 4.4
Turnout 6,738 62.01
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

St Katharine's and Wapping

St Katharine's and Wapping (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Emma Jones 1,623 33.5
Labour Shafiqul Haque 1,455 30.0
Labour Denise Jones 1,447 29.9
Conservative Neil King 1,414 29.2
Conservative Paul Mawdsley 1,383 28.5
Labour Michael Keith 1,330 27.4
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Juden 732 15.1
Respect Muhammad Chowdhury 491 10.1
Liberal Democrats Quadri Mamun 454 9.4
Respect Muhammad Islam 453 9.3
Liberal Democrats Elvyra Sadiene 445 9.2
Respect Dilwara Ali 418 8.6
Green Martine Hall 395 8.1
Green John Foster 388 8.0
Green Alana Jelinek 247 5.1
Turnout 4,847 62.52
Conservative hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Shadwell

Shadwell (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alibor Choudhury 1,915 35.6
Respect Harun Miah 1,628 30.3
Labour Rabina Khan 1,539 28.6
Labour John Houghton 1,536 28.6
Conservative Khaled Khan 1,251 23.3
Respect Mamun Rashid 1,250 23.3
Conservative Nasima Begum 1,134 21.1
Conservative Andrew Wood 1,003 18.7
Respect Monjur Alam 807 15.0
Liberal Democrats Muhammad Alom 700 13.0
Liberal Democrats Jewel Choudhury 603 11.2
Liberal Democrats Mostaque Hussain 595 11.1
Turnout 5,375 64.53
Labour gain from Respect Swing
Respect hold Swing
Labour gain from Respect Swing

Spitalfields and Banglatown

Spitalfields and Banglatown (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lutfur Rahman 1,660 38.0
Labour Shelina Akhtar 1,545 35.4
Labour Helal Abbas 1,500 34.3
Respect Fozol Miah 1,068 24.4
Liberal Democrats Ben Dyer 839 19.2
Liberal Democrats Moniruzzaman Syed 673 15.4
Conservative Philip Vracas 571 13.1
Conservative Sadek Khan 561 10.6
Liberal Democrats Jewel Toropdar 532 12.2
Conservative Asad Ahmod 492 11.3
Green Nico Aspinall 483 11.1
Respect Ahad Ali 441 10.1
Respect Alibaba Prasad 437 10.0
Green Mohammed Hossain 265 6.1
Independent Shah Yousuf 141 3.2
Turnout 4,369 56.48
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Respect Swing

Weavers

Weavers (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kabir Ahmed 2,082 38.3
Labour Anna Lynch 1,895 34.9
Labour Abdul Mukit 1,532 28.2
Liberal Democrats Philip Baker 1,383 25.4
Liberal Democrats Sajjad Miah 1,179 21.7
Liberal Democrats Tim O'Flaherty 1,099 20.2
Respect Yousuf Khan 1,009 18.6
Respect Fazlul Hoque 892 16.4
Respect Rob Hoveman 728 13.4
Conservative Akhtar Ahmed 667 12.3
Conservative Gias Ahmed 640 11.8
Green Catherine Guttman 628 11.6
Green Daniel Jackson 516 9.5
Green Ben Hancocks 496 9.1
Conservative Abdi Hassan 477 8.8
Turnout 5,435 62.02
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Respect Swing

Whitechapel

Whitechapel (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shahed Ali 2,158 35.1
Labour Aminur Khan 2,091 34.0
Labour Abdul Asad 2,003 32.6
Liberal Democrats Saleh Ahmed 1,119 18.2
Respect Lutfur Rahman 1,114 18.1
Liberal Democrats Kamal Ali 1,069 17.4
Conservative Ahad Abdul 1,044 17.0
Respect Abdulla Almamun 1,004 16.3
Conservative Fanu Mia 915 14.9
Liberal Democrats Shamim Rahman 906 14.7
Respect Saidul Alom 890 14.5
Conservative David Fell 832 13.5
Green Richard Leyland 599 9.7
Green Raymond Waring 383 6.2
Green Mohammed Uddin 335 5.4
Turnout 6,151 58.30
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

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