2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
2 May 2002 (2002-05-02)
All 51 seats up for election to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Registered136,572[1]
Turnout41,613, 30.47% ( 5.60)[1]
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Helal U. Abbas Unknown Unknown
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader since 2001 Unknown Unknown
Leader's seat Spitalfields and Banglatown Unknown Unknown
Last election 41 seats, 54.47% 9 seats, 25.74% 0 seats, 10.29%
Seats before 42 8 0
Seats won 35 16 0
Seat change 6 7
Popular vote 52,200 34,928 17,210
Percentage 45.74% 30.60% 15.08%
Swing 8.73 4.86 4.79
Map of the results of the 2002 Tower Hamlets council election. Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election


Labour

Council control after election


Labour

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 1. The Labour party kept overall control of the council.

Background

Council Composition

In between the 1998 election and this election, there was one by-election held to replace a councillor who had died which resulted in Labour gaining a seat from the Liberal Democrats. As a result of this, the composition of the council just before the election was as follows:[2]

↓
42 8
Labour Lib Dem

Redistricting

Along with all other London Borough Councils, Tower Hamlets went through a major redistricting that went into effect for this election. The changes were as follows:[3]

Wards Created

  • Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3) - created from parts of Blackwall and Millwall wards
  • Bromley-by-Bow (3) - Created from parts of Bromley and Lansbury wards
  • Mile End and Globe Town (3) - Created from parts of Holy Trinity, St Dunstan's, St James' and St Peter's wards
  • Mile End East (3) - Created from parts of Bromley and Limehouse wards
  • St Dustan's and Stepney Green (3) - Created from parts of St Dunstan's and Redcoat wards
  • St Katharine's and Wapping (3) - Created from parts of St Katharine's and Shadwell wards
  • Whitechapel (3) - Created from parts of St Katharine's, St Mary's and Redcoat wards

Wards Eliminated

  • Blackwall (2) - Land split between Blackwall and Cubitt Town, Limehouse and Millwall wards
  • Bromley (3) - Land split between Bromley-by-Bow and Mile End East wards
  • Grove (2) - Land became party of the new Bow West ward
  • Holy Trinity (3) - Land split between Bethnal Green South and Mile End and Globe Town wards
  • Park (2) - Land split between Bow East and Bow West wards
  • Redcoat (2) - Land split between St Dunstan's and Stepney Green and Whitechapel wards
  • St Dunstan's (3) - Land split between St Dunstan's and Stepney Green and Mile End and Globe Town wards
  • St James' (2) - Land split between Bethnal Green North and Mile End and Globe Town wards
  • St Katharine's (3) - Land split between St Katharine's and Wapping, Shadwell and Whitechapel wards.
  • St Mary's (2) - Land absorbed into the new Whitechapel ward
  • St Peter's (3) - Land split between Bethnal Green North and Bethnal Green South wards

Wards Renamed

Wards Merged

  • East India (2) and Lansbury (3) - merged into East India and Lansbury (3)

Wards Split

Election result

2002 Tower Hamlet London Borough Council local elections[4][5]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 35 23[n 1] 29 6 68.63 45.74 52,200 8.73
  Liberal Democrats 16 16[n 1] 9 7 31.37 30.60 34,928 4.86
  Conservative 0 0 0 0.00 15.08 17,210 4.79
  Green 0 0 0 0.00 4.73 5,399 New
  Independent 0 0 0 0.00 2.05 2,338 1.26
  London Socialist 0 0 0 0.00 1.07 1,224 New
  New Britain 0 0 0 0.00 0.41 470 New
  BNP 0 0 0 0.00 0.32 366 1.99
Total 51 114,135

Shortly after the election, Luftur Ali was disqualified from the election he won in Blackwall and Cubitt Town as it was discovered he was ineligible to be a councillor due to his job. A by-election was held on 27 June 2002 to replace him, electing Brian Son of the Labour Party to fill the seat.[6][7]

After the elections, the council composition was as follows:

↓
35 16
Labour Lib Dem

Ward results

(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Bethnal Green North

Bethnal Green North (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Azizur R. Khan 1,224 43.47 New
Liberal Democrats John D.M. Griffiths 1,192
Liberal Democrats James R. Sanderson 1,097
Labour Stephen J. Beckett 878 31.88 New
Labour Raja Miah†[n 2] 866
Labour Diana R. Johnson†[n 3] 833
Green David Cox 233 7.44 New
Green Anna K. Hoad-Reddick 202
Conservative Sajjadur Rahman 196 6.78 New
Conservative David G. Ceasar 185
Conservative Brajendra N. Chaudhuri 167
Green Neil J. Thompson 166
BNP William F. Wren 162 6.01 New
London Socialist Glyn Robbins 119 4.42 New
Registered electors 8,289 New
Turnout 2,674 32.26 New
Rejected ballots 10 0.37 New
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bethnal Green South

Bethnal Green South (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sirajul Islam†[n 4] 1,385 43.94 New
Liberal Democrats Akikor Rahman 1,384 43.37 New
Labour Salim Ullah†[n 5] 1,331
Liberal Democrats Nurul Karim 1,309
Labour Raymond V. Marney†[n 6] 1,281
Liberal Democrats Robert Waites 1,252
Conservative Shahin Ahmed 239 6.83 New
Conservative Anamul Haque 201
Green Jonathan Hackett 190 5.86 New
Conservative Nicholas Sellick 181
Green Peter Howell 177
Green Gizelle Rush 166
Registered electors 8,636 New
Turnout 3,190 36.94 New
Rejected ballots 18 0.56 New
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Blackwall and Cubitt Town

Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lutfur R. Ali 876 44.57 New
Labour Julia Mainwaring†[n 7] 865
Labour Anthony J. Sharpe 793
Conservative Timothy J. Archer 568 28.12 New
Conservative Patricia J. Napier 534
Conservative Simon P. Rouse 497
Liberal Democrats Barrie A. Blandford 350 15.97 New
Liberal Democrats Alison J. Sanderson 310
Liberal Democrats Richard J.W. Ottaway 248
Independent Eric Pemberton 215 11.34 New
Registered electors 9,081 New
Turnout 1,951 21.48 New
Rejected ballots 15 0.77 New
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Bow East

Bow East (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Raymond G. Gipson†[n 8] 1,248 62.17 New
Liberal Democrats Nigel E.R. McCollum 1,204
Liberal Democrats Marian Williams†[n 8] 1,155
Labour Rupert Bawden 519 25.63 New
Labour Alexander K. Heslop†[n 9] 493
Labour David Guppy 475
Green Jessica F.N. Lack 136 6.43 New
Green Benjamin D. Holt 125
Conservative Alastair Holmes 120 5.77 New
Conservative Susanna G. Webb 116
Green Volker Heineman 112
Conservative Timothy Hudspith 99
Registered electors 7,056 New
Turnout 1,951 27.65 New
Rejected ballots 13 0.67 New
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bow West

Bow West (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Ludlow†[n 10] 1,350 43.78 New
Liberal Democrats Hilary S. Phelps 1,149
Liberal Democrats Martin J. Rew 1,115
Labour Ala Uddin†[n 11] 946 33.58 New
Labour Belle Harris 939
Labour Geoffrey Thorington-Hassel 887
Green Janice D. Cartwright 280 10.08 New
Green Sandra J. McLeod 275
Conservative Kazi N. Alam 225 6.46 New
London Socialist Sheila McGregor 168 6.10 New
Conservative Francis A.C.S. Brown 155
Conservative Simon M. Gordon-Clark 153
Registered electors 8,035 New
Turnout 2,771 34.49 New
Rejected ballots 7 0.25 New
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Bromley-by-Bow

Bromley-by-Bow (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David J. Edgar†[n 12] 1,650 70.04 New
Labour Abdul A. Sardar 1,641
Labour Khaled R. Khan 1,586
Liberal Democrats Brian L. Abson 353 14.11 New
Liberal Democrats Abdul Mannan 320
Liberal Democrats Phyllis D. Sheehan 310
Green Matthew S. Corbishley 225 7.69 New
Conservative James McLachlan 204 8.16 New
Conservative Barbara J. Perrott 186
Conservative Robert J.McG. Neill 178
Green Hidr Yildirim 132
Registered electors 7,407 New
Turnout 2,526 34.10 New
Rejected ballots 18 0.71 New
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

East India and Lansbury

East India and Lansbury (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ali M.O. Ahmed 1,015 38.62 New
Liberal Democrats Rajib Ahmed†[n 13] 869 30.92 New
Labour Kevin V. Morton†[n 14] 771
Labour Ron M. Harley 756
Liberal Democrats Harry S. Pavitt 583
Liberal Democrats Robert Wallace 583
London Socialist Kambiz Boomla 261 11.90 New
Conservative Peter Golds 253 10.45 New
Conservative Gareth L. Kennedy 239
Conservative Gillian Thomas 196
Independent Mohammed A. Haque 178 8.11 New
Registered electors 7,634 New
Turnout 2,171 28.44 New
Rejected ballots 11 0.51 New
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Limehouse

Limehouse (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ashton McGregor 1,026 46.15 19.80
Labour Judith A. Gardiner 1,003
Labour Khan A. Murshid†[n 15] 917
Liberal Democrats Russell P. Neale 414 18.56 5.02
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth E. Langley 413
London Socialist Mark Weeks 391 18.37 New
Conservative Philip J. Briscoe 377 16.92 12.19
Conservative Antonio E. Bello 364
Liberal Democrats Richard Winfield 358
Conservative Christopher D. 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)

Mile End and Globe

Mile End and Globe (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Mohammed J.U. Chowdhury 1,108 43.98 New
Labour Rofique U. Ahmed 1,042 36.54 New
Liberal Democrats Barrie C. Duffey†[n 16] 1,008
Liberal Democrats Rosina S. Tucker 950
Labour Sharmin Shajahan 778
Labour Graham M. Taylor 727
Conservative Jahidul Hoque 326 10.29 New
Green Christopher W. Coombes 267 9.20 New
Green Amelia J. Gordon 218
Conservative Michael J.G. Fletcher 217
Conservative Mohammad R. Karim 174
Green Jeremy G. Hicks 156
Registered electors 8,045 New
Turnout 2,547 31.66 New
Rejected ballots 11 0.43 New
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Mile End East

Mile End East (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helal Rahman 1,326 53.92 New
Labour Motin Uz-Zaman†[n 17] 1,303
Labour Abdus Salique 1,254
Liberal Democrats Mohammed S. Rahman 792 32.24 New
Liberal Democrats Bernard Cameron 791
Liberal Democrats Rick C.W.M. Pollock 739
Conservative John S. Livingstone 242 9.55 New
Conservative Simon Armand-Smith 233
Conservative Stephen P. Charge 213
Independent Bill Wakefield 103 4.29 New
Registered electors 7,196 New
Turnout 2,468 34.30 New
Rejected ballots 22 0.89 New
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Millwall

Millwall (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan T. Amos 1,089 48.00 13.18
Labour Betheline Chattopadhyay†[n 18] 986
Labour Mumtaz Samad 970
Conservative Philip W. Groves 446 20.30 7.44
Conservative Paul W.E. Ingham 422
Conservative Alison L. Newton 420
Liberal Democrats Malcolm J.M. Cuthbert 313 12.59 3.52
Liberal Democrats Jean Stokes 245
Liberal Democrats Ian K. McDonald 241
BNP Gordon T. Callow 204 9.65 7.24
London Socialist Susan Gibson 200 9.46 New
Registered electors 9,302 2,889
Turnout 2,045 21.98 11.90
Rejected ballots 7 0.34 0.17
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

St Dunstan's and Stepney Green

St Dunstan's and Stepney Green (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ataur Rahman†[n 19] 1,232 48.60 New
Labour Nasir Uddin 1,226
Labour Mohammed S. Uddin†[n 20] 1,105
Conservative Hafizur Rahman 828 26.08 New
Conservative Shamim A. Choudhury 566
Conservative Muhammade M. Hoque 518
Liberal Democrats Paula E.A. Palmer 418 15.15 New
Liberal Democrats George A. Crozier 393
Liberal Democrats Mohibur Rahman 300
Green Miriam P. Dodd 269 10.17 New
Green Craig T. Williams 261
Green Frances Schwartz 216
Registered electors 8,926 New
Turnout 2,833 31.74 New
Rejected ballots 23 0.81 New
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

St Katharine's and Wapping

St Katharine's and Wapping (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Denise Jones†[n 21] 1,082 43.10 New
Labour Shafiqul Haque 1,049
Labour Richard D. Brooks 1,034
Conservative Kevin A. Noles 842 31.87 New
Conservative William G.D. Norton 766
Conservative Toby N. Vintcent 733
Liberal Democrats Mohammed F-U. Ahmed 470 15.43 New
Liberal Democrats Marian Elsden 345
Liberal Democrats Alexandra E. Sugden 318
New Britain Dennis W. Delderfield 259 9.60 New
New Britain John Divito 211
Registered electors 8,508 New
Turnout 2,532 29.76 New
Rejected ballots 18 0.71 New
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Shadwell

Shadwell (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Manir U. Ahmed 1,265 59.53 10.91
Labour Michael J. Keith* 1,188
Labour Abdus Shukur* 1,076
Liberal Democrats Nanu Miah 512 20.82 New
Conservative William D. Crossey 429 19.65 1.79
Conservative Richard H. Powell 402
Liberal Democrats Catherine E. Buttimer 395
Conservative Maxwell W. Rumney 334
Liberal Democrats Gary J. Marsh 327
Registered electors 7,872 142
Turnout 2,162 27.46 4.38
Rejected ballots 14 0.65 0.96
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Spitalfields and Banglatown

Spitalfields and Banglatown (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Helal U. Abbas†[n 22] 936 42.60 New
Labour Ghulam Mortuza†[n 23] 848
Labour Lutfur Rahman 846
Conservative Md A.D. Rahman 400 16.47 New
Conservative Pir M.A. Quium 345
Conservative David Webb 272
Liberal Democrats Ahmed Hussain 255 10.35 New
Green Keith O. Magnum 198 7.68 New
Liberal Democrats Melvin M. Ramsay 198
Liberal Democrats Alas Uddin 186
Independent Muhit Ahmed 157 7.63 New
Green Annika Sanders 146
Independent Ismail K. Malik 137 6.66 New
Green Kerry Seager 130
Independent Alexander P. Vracas 124 6.03 New
Independent Sultan Ahmed 53 2.58 New
Registered electors 5,930 New
Turnout 1,876 31.64 New
Rejected ballots 13 0.69 New
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

Weavers

Weavers (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Abdul Matin 1,588 52.64 23.09
Liberal Democrats Louise Alexander 1,397
Liberal Democrats Timothy J. O'Flaherty 1,298
Labour Sirajul Islam 925 31.66 9.30
Labour Humaiun Kobir 919
Labour Eric McG. Taylor 732
Conservative Mohammed A. Kadir 295 7.09 0.90
Green Benjamin E. Hancocks 204 6.73 New
Green Marc Weaver 184
Green Stephen A. Wood 159
Conservative Jane E.P. Meehan 145
Conservative Joanna Noles 137
Independent Matt Bass 51 1.88 New
Registered electors 7,907 651
Turnout 2,842 35.94 4.18
Rejected ballots 20 0.70 0.36
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

Whitechapel

Whitechapel (3)[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Asad†[n 24] 1,263 33.95 New
Labour Fanu Miah 1,142
Labour Doros Ullah 1,125
Conservative Mostafa Miah 592 14.75 New
Conservative Shafique Miah 475
Conservative Monsur A. Ahmed 466
Independent Mohamed Z. Ahmed 462 13.33 New
Independent Shamsuddin Ahmed 451 13.01 New
Independent Anu Miah 407 11.74 New
Liberal Democrats Deborah A. O'Flaherty 212 5.27 New
Green Jacqueline Goodman 205 5.50 New
Green Brendon O'Connor 200
Liberal Democrats Sajaul Karim 174
Green Melina La Firenze 167
Liberal Democrats Gulam Hossain 162
London Socialist Philip Billows 85 2.45 New
Registered electors 8,070 New
Turnout 2,696 33.41 New
Rejected ballots 26 0.96 New
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ a b losses and gains include both those from eliminated seats and new seats as well as those from seats that changed hands
  2. ^ Miah was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct St Peter's ward
  3. ^ Johnson was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Lansbury
  4. ^ Islam was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Holy Trinity ward. He was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr. Albert J. Snooks in 2001[8]
  5. ^ Ullah was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Holy Trinity ward.
  6. ^ Marney was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct St Peter's ward
  7. ^ Mainwaring was a sitting councillor representing the Millwall ward
  8. ^ a b Gipson and Williams were sitting councillor representing the now defunct Bow ward
  9. ^ Heslop was a sitting councillor representing the St Mary's ward
  10. ^ Ludlow was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Grove ward
  11. ^ Uddin was a sitting councillor representing the Spitalfields ward
  12. ^ Edgar was a sitting councillor representing the Limehouse ward
  13. ^ Ahmed was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct East India ward. He was initially elected as a Labour councillor but has since joined the Liberal Democrats.
  14. ^ Morton was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Lansbury ward
  15. ^ Murshid was a sittinng councillor representing the now defunct Blackwall ward
  16. ^ Duffey was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Holy Trinity ward
  17. ^ Uz-Zaman was a sittinng councillor representing the now defunct St Mary's ward
  18. ^ Chattopadhyay was a sitting councillor representing the Bromley ward
  19. ^ Rahman was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Redcoat ward
  20. ^ Uddin was a sittinng councillor representing the now defunct St Dustans ward
  21. ^ Jones was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct St Katharines ward
  22. ^ Abbas was a sitting councillor representing the Limehouse ward
  23. ^ Mortuza was a sitting councillor representinng the now defunct Spitalfields ward
  24. ^ Asad was a sitting councillor representing the St Katharines ward

References

  1. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. p. 206. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  2. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - Changes 1998-02" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. p. 156. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 2 March 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. pp. 158–160, 206–207. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Tower Hamlets Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Voters turn away from BNP". 28 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  7. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. p. 158. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  8. ^ {{cite web|url=https://data.london.gov.uk/download/3d9f79d6-f2d8-4f42-910e-a9564382c8b8/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf%7Ctitle=London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - By-election|access-date=16 Oct 2025|website=London Datastore|publisher=Greater London Authority |first1=Michael |last1=Minors |first2=Dennis |last2=Grenham
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