Limehouse (ward)

Limehouse
Electoral ward
for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Limehouse ward boundaries since 2014
BoroughTower Hamlets
CountyGreater London
Population6,553 (2021)[1]
Electorate4,668 (2022)
Major settlementsLimehouse
Area0.3907 square kilometres (0.1509 sq mi)²
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members
  • 1965–1978: 4
  • 1978–2014: 3
  • 2022–present: 1
Councillors  James King
ONS code00BGGD (2002–2014)
GSS code
  • E05000580 (2002–2014)
  • E05009326 (since 2014)

Limehouse is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns one councillor to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2014 Craig Aston

(Conservative)

2018 James King[2]

(Labour)

2022

Tower Hamlets council elections since 2014

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 2014. The number of councillors returned was reduced to one.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[3]

2022 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James King 728 40.18 +3.13
Conservative David Garside 403 22.24 −8.28
Aspire Atia Jorna 347 19.15 +8.99
Liberal Democrats Warwick Danks 191 10.54 −2.46
Green Geoffrey Juden 143 7.89 +2.15
Majority 325
Rejected ballots 12
Turnout 1812 39.27 −4.84
Registered electors 4,668
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]

2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour James King 755 37.05 +1.72
Conservative David Garside 622 30.52 −7.52
Liberal Democrats Jack Briggs 265 13.00 +7.92
Aspire Shaheen Rashid 207 10.16 N/A
Green Tim Kiely 117 5.74 N/A
PATH Adam O'Connell 72 3.53 N/A
Majority 133
Rejected ballots 28
Turnout 2,066 44.11
Registered electors 4,684
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]

2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Craig Aston 786 38.04
Labour Catherine Overton 730 35.33
Tower Hamlets First Mashuk Ahmed 341 16.51
Liberal Democrats Matt Lomas 105 5.08
UKIP David Hyland 104 5.03
Turnout 2,090 48.26
Conservative win (new boundaries)

2002–2014 Tower Hamlets council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 2002.

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[6]

2010 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: 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

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]

2006 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Ali 1,208 27.6
Respect Lutfa Begum 1,099 25.1
Respect Dulal Uddin 1,092
Labour Judith Gardiner 1,017
Labour Ashton McGregor 960
Conservative Pennie Clarke 933 21.3
Conservative Philip Groves 886
Respect Martin Empson 854
Conservative Kenneth Mizzi 847
Independent Mohammed Hoque 662 15.1
Independent Abdul Jamal 630
Liberal Democrats Husheara Begum 470 10.8
Liberal Democrats John Bevan 382
Liberal Democrats Iain Chambers 324
Turnout 43.0
Labour hold Swing
Respect gain from Labour Swing
Respect gain from Labour Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]

2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ashton McGregor 1,026 46.15 19.80
Labour Judith Gardiner 1,003
Labour Khan Murshid 917
Liberal Democrats Russell Neale 414 18.56 5.02
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Langley 413
London Socialist Mark Weeks 391 18.37 New
Conservative Philip Briscoe 377 16.92 12.19
Conservative Antonio Bello 364
Liberal Democrats Richard Winfield 358
Conservative Christopher Godfrey 339
Registered electors 8,678 2,503
Turnout 2,280 26.27 12.69
Rejected ballots 6 0.26 0.86
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Tower Hamlets council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 1978. The number of councillors returned was reduced to three.

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[9]

1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helal Abbas 928 26.35 32.51
Labour David Edgar 778
Labour Soyful Alom 771
Independent William Wakefield 520 16.59 New
Liberal Democrats Timothy McNally 443 13.54 20.59
Independent Maurice Caplan 441 14.07 New
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment 431
Independent Abu Hossain 425 13.56 New
Independent Parvin Begum 402 12.83 New
Liberal Democrats Martin Pantling 399
Independent Derek England 388 12.38 New
Conservative Motiur Rahman 260 4.73 1.39
Conservative Pamela Drew 101
Conservative Paul Goodman 84
Registered electors 6,175 984
Turnout 2,406 38.96 15.73
Rejected ballots 27 1.12 0.42
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1995 by-election

The by-election took place on 9 November 1995, following the resignation of John Ryan.[9]

1995 Limehouse by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Wakefield 1,467
Liberal Democrats Paul Bargery 625
BNP Gordon Callow 147
Conservative David Hoile 53
Majority 842
Turnout 5,877 39.0
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.[10]

1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Edgar 1,592 58.86 22.49
Labour John Ryan 1,562
Labour Soyful Alom 1,559
Liberal Democrats Maurice Caplan 989 34.13 24.84
Liberal Democrats Gwendoline Lee 886
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment 858
Conservative Paul Goodman 109 3.34 New
Independent Mohammed Khan 98 3.67 New
Conservative Harry Smith 88
Conservative Abu Samih 71
Registered electors 5,191 919
Turnout 2,839 54.69 6.47
Rejected ballots 20 0.70 0.19
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.[11]

Limehouse (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Lewis 1,655 58.97
Liberal Democrats Maurice Caplan 1,652
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment 1,625
Labour Dennis Twomey 1,033 36.37
Labour Khan Murshid 1,005
Labour Patrick Seery 1,004
Green Alexander Hopwood 130 4.66
Registered electors 6,110
Turnout 2,946 48.22
Rejected ballots 15 0.51
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.[12]

1986 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal David Lewis 1,223
Liberal Stewart Rayment 1,153
Liberal Carolyn Manser 1,147
Labour Dennis Twomey 1,142
Labour Michael Tyrrell 1,105
Labour Oona Hickson 1,055
Conservative David Hughes 147
Conservative Geoffrey Lenox-Smith 137
Majority
Turnout 7,064 38.2
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.[13]

1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Riley 995
Labour John O'Neill 912
Labour Dennis Twomey 888
Conservative Anthony Williams 343
Conservative Peter Ainsworth 341
Workers Revolutionary Peter Chappell 122
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.[14]

1978 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Riley 1,101
Labour John O'Neill 1,093
Labour Dennis Twomey 1,003
Conservative Terence Poole 285
National Front Victor Clark 221
National Front John Tear 200
National Front Terence Rowe 191
Communist Anita Halpin 93
Majority
Turnout 7,147 24.0
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Tower Hamlets council elections

External image
Map showing Limehouse ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

1975 by-election

The by-election took place on 20 March 1975.[14]

1975 Limehouse by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John O'Neill 776
Liberal Maurice Caplan 289
National Front Frank Berry 161
Majority 487
Turnout 7,101 17.3
Labour hold Swing

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.[15]

1974 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Rackley 825
Labour J. Milrood 819
Labour John Riley 813
Labour A. Moffat 810
Communist M. Campbell 141
Majority
Turnout 6,982 14.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.[16]

1971 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Milrood Unopposed
Labour A. Moffat Unopposed
Labour K. O'Connor Unopposed
Labour John Riley Unopposed
Majority
Turnout 7,782 N/A
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.[17]

1968 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour J. Milrood Unopposed
Labour A. Moffat Unopposed
Labour K. O'Connor Unopposed
Labour John Riley Unopposed
Majority
Turnout 8,200 N/A
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.[18]

1964 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Limehouse (4)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour C. Dimes 1,113
Labour J. Milrood 1,094
Labour K. O'Connor 1,094
Labour H. Rackley 1,088
Union Movement S. Bailey 121
Liberal E. Collins 116
Conservative E. Hiscock 104
Conservative E. Robson 96
Conservative B. Seymour 74
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

References

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