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2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

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Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 3 May 2018, the same day as other borough council elections in London. The directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets was also up for election.[1][2]

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Prior council composition

Since the 2014 election the makeup of the borough council has changed considerably, with the second-placed Tower Hamlets First party removed from the Electoral Commission's register of political parties following election court findings that Tower Hamlets First did not operate any responsible financial scheme,[3] nor in the manners as submitted in its registration as a political party,[4] Lutfur Rahman's re-election to the post of mayor was declared void, and the subsequent by-election was won by John Biggs of the Labour Party. The Labour Party controlled the council from the time of the by-election in June 2015 until one of its councillors defected to the Liberal Democrats in February 2017 over Brexit.[5] Another of Labour's councillors, who served as the Speaker of the Council, was suspended by the party for 10 months in 2016, and again in March 2018, ending his term as an Independent; he went into the election as a candidate for People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets.[6] Also represented was the Conservative Party.

The 2018 result saw Labour hold the mayoralty and re-gain control of the council, winning all but one of the seats won by Tower Hamlets First in 2014, as well as seats from the Conservatives. Rabina Khan, formerly of Tower Hamlets First, but now leader of the rival PATH, came second in the Mayoral election and was the only former Tower Hamlets First councillor to win a seat.

Electoral wards

The election was held on the boundaries established by the Tower Hamlets (Electoral Changes) Order 2013, which reduced the size of the council and created new electoral wards. This was the second election on the new boundaries, after the 2014 election.[7]

Overall results

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Results by ward

Bethnal Green

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Blackwall and Cubitt Town

In October 2018, Pappu was suspended from the Labour group on the council on following a tirade of antisemitic posts on his social media.[9] He subsequently apologised and was readmitted to the Labour Party.[10]

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Bow East

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Bow West

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Bromley North

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Bromley South

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Canary Wharf

In February 2020, Wood resigned as Leader of the Opposition and as a Conservative in opposition to Brexit and the Housing Secretary, Robert Jenrick's decision to approve the building of the Westferry Printworks skyscrapers. He now sits as an Independent.[16]

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Island Gardens

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Lansbury

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Limehouse

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Mile End

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Poplar

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Shadwell

In October 2018, Khan joined the Liberal Democrats after the People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets folded.[23]

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Spitalfields and Banglatown

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St Dunstan's

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St Katharine's and Wapping

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St Peter's

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Stepney Green

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Weavers

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Whitechapel

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By elections 2018–2022

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Notes


    References

    1. "Elections 2018: Mayor of Tower Hamlets and Local Council Elections – Thursday 3 May 2018". towerhamlets.gov.uk. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
    2. Tuckley, Will (9 April 2018). "Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
    3. EWHC 1215 (QB) (2015) ¶ 275
    4. EWHC 1215 (QB) (2015) ¶ 273
    5. Murphy, Joe (2 February 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Tower Hamlets Labour councillor defects to Lib Dems over Brexit". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    6. Baynes, Mark (10 April 2018). "Golds congratulates Khales for choosing new PATH (and baffles borough)". Love Wapping. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    7. Order Archived 1 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine Legislation.gov
    8. "Election results for Bethnal Green, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    9. Shelton, Gareth Lewis. "Labour Blackwall councillor suspended over anti-Semitic posts". Tower Hamlets Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
    10. "An apology for everything to everyone, everywhere from CLLR. Mohammed Pappu ('cos he is really sorry)". Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    11. "Election results for Blackwall & Cubitt Town, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    12. "Election results for Bow East, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    13. "Election results for Bow West, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    14. "Election results for Bromley North, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    15. "Election results for Bromley South, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    16. "Canary Wharf Conservative councillor quits party". 17 February 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
    17. "Election results for Canary Wharf, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    18. "Election results for Island Gardens, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    19. "Election results for Lansbury, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    20. "Election results for Limehouse, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    21. "Election results for Mile End, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    22. "Election results for Poplar, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    23. "Councillor Rabina Khan". Tower Hamlets Liberal Democrats. Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
    24. "Election results for Shadwell, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    25. "Election results for Spitalfields & Banglatown, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    26. "Election results for St Dunstan's, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    27. "Election results for St Katharine's & Wapping, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    28. "Election results for St Peter's, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    29. "Election results for Stepney Green, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    30. "Election results for Weavers, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    31. "Election results for Whitechapel, 3 May 2018". Tower Hamlets Council. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

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