1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

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Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 5 May 1994. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from the Liberal Democrats.

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Election result

Tower Hamlets Local Election Result 1994 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 43240+2486.050.930,116+7.9
  Liberal Democrats 7023-2314.026.615,723-16.4
  BNP 00-1-107.04,140+5.9
  Ind. Liberal Democrat 000005.33,149+5.3
  Conservative 000003.52,060-1.4
  Independent 000002.51,480+0.4
  Independent Labour 000002.31,356+2.3
  Green 000001.4799-3.1
 Independent Residents000000.5300+0.0

Ward results

Blackwall (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Shawcroft 1,147
Labour Dennis Twomey1,024
Liberal Democrats J.P. Moore321
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ramsay319
Conservative P. Drew127
Conservative Bob Neill 121
Turnout 3,13252.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Bow (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Catchpole1,308
Liberal Democrats Raymond Gipson1,258
Liberal Democrats Patricia Webb1,187
Labour B.G. Richmond962
Labour J.A.C. Sterne935
Labour W.E. Wakefield918
Conservative Simon Gordon-Clark176
Conservative R.D. Mitchell131
Conservative J.F.L. Phibbs130
Turnout 6,12643.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bromley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Arthur Downes2,040
Labour Neil McAree1,998
Labour Carol Hinvest1,967
Liberal Democrats D. England568
Liberal Democrats B.J. Knowles534
Liberal Democrats R. Wood509
Green D.J. Cox253
Conservative G.M. Corfield161
Conservative L. Ailerv120
Conservative L.M. Ransom118
Turnout 6,22049.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
East India (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Stephen Beckett1,310
Labour Yve Amor1,211
Liberal Democrats Nigel Huxted823
Liberal Democrats T.J.E. Stacy823
Conservative A.J. Palmer87
Conservative D.C. Hoile86
Turnout 4,52452.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Grove (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Janet Ludlow991
Liberal Democrats Ricky Hunn968
Labour A.H. Everington777
Labour A.J. Sharpe702
Green S. Petter120
Conservative J.S. Livingstone94
Conservative B.J. Perrott58
Turnout 3,95751.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Holy Trinity (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nooruddin Ahmed1,407
Labour Linda Gregory1,398
Labour Joseph Ramanoop1,258
Liberal Democrats N.K. Gale1,039
Liberal Democrats J.S. Stokes1,002
BNP D.M. King786
BNP L. Miller743
BNP E.J. McHale737
Liberal Democrats A. Rahman722
Ind. Liberal Democrat J.P. Nudds680
Green R.H. Klein165
Turnout 6,26758.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Lansbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour E.A. Commons1,450
Labour Diana Johnson 1,436
Labour Kevin Morton1,373
Liberal Democrats P.J. Hughes1,192
Liberal Democrats Barry Blandford1,101
Liberal Democrats P.A. Bargery1,072
Independent David Hemingway483
Conservative James McLachlan103
Conservative D.J. McCure93
Conservative D. Ransom75
Turnout 5,77156.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Limehouse (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Edgar1,592
Labour John Ryan1,562
Labour Soyful Alom1,559
Liberal Democrats M. Caplan989
Liberal Democrats G. Lee886
Liberal Democrats Stewart Rayment858
Conservative Paul Goodman109
Independent M.T. Khan98
Conservative H.C. Smith88
Conservative A. Samih71
Turnout 5,19154.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Millwall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julia Mainwaring3,547
Labour Martin Young3,447
Labour Stephen Molyneaux3,446
BNP Derek Beackon 2,041
BNP Gordon Callow1,775
BNP A. Smith1,713
Liberal Democrats J.P. Mathews874
Liberal Democrats J.E. Mills861
Liberal Democrats G.G. Pye754
Island IndependentJ.J. Hunt386
Conservative T.R. Dickenson322
Conservative J.P. Fage217
Conservative Crispin Hayhoe210
Independent O.C. Osmond124
Turnout 10,53266.4
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Baunton1,083
Liberal Democrats Paul Brown911
Labour M.A. Roe634
Labour Philip Royal621
Conservative V.C. Benjamin77
Conservative C. Parslew68
Turnout 3,86549.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Redcoat (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Belle Harris1,431
Labour Frederick Stratford1,429
Liberal Democrats James Langan1,009
Liberal Democrats T.J. McNally899
Conservative Z. Peacock85
Turnout 4,58556.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Shadwell (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour A.R. Lilley1,870
Labour Pola Uddin 1,652
Labour Abdus Shukur1,635
Liberal Democrats R.F. Roberts889
Liberal Democrats V.L. Ocuneff776
Liberal Democrats H. Miah730
Independent Labour A. Miah523
Conservative Richard Powell367
Conservative Paul Ingham294
Conservative Iain Dale 293
Green D.J. Baker261
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 6,83250.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Spitalfields (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Syed Mizan1,937
Labour Ghulam Mortuza1,864
Labour Ataur Rahman1,740
Liberal Democrats M.N. Huque1,018
Liberal Democrats S.N. Islam1,013
Liberal Democrats M.A. Matin935
Independent Labour U. Mohi296
Turnout 5,95052.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St. Dunstans (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Biggs 2,213
Labour Mohammed Uddin1,965
Labour Derek Gadd1,964
Liberal Democrats P.K. Wearne601
Liberal Democrats A.M. Khan589
Liberal Democrats L.A. Morpurgo552
Independent M. Miah239
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 6,23051.3
St. James (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Taylor1,441
Labour Lorraine Melvin1,402
Liberal Democrats A.J. Snooks938
Liberal Democrats J.S. Mitchell862
BNP V.J. Dooley653
Turnout 4,82560.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St. Katharines (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Abdul Asad2,131
Labour Denise Jones2,116
Labour Rajan Uddin Jalal2,020
Liberal Democrats D.J. Goodwin1,195
Liberal Democrats J. Harriott1,167
Liberal Democrats A.H.S. Miah1,127
Independent Labour A.H. Ali537
Conservative K.A. Bell381
Conservative P.A. Singleton334
Conservative Adrian Thompson308
Independent ResidentsJ. Isaacs300
Independent G.R. Tilly150
Turnout 9,18247.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St. Mary's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amanda Linton1,625
Labour Bodrul Alom1,560
Ind. Liberal Democrat R. Bowler551
Ind. Liberal Democrat R.J. Warner545
Liberal Democrats A. Ali141
Conservative M.A.S. Khan104
Turnout 4,33254.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St. Peters (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Philip Maxwell2,092
Labour Ala Uddin2,010
Labour Raymond Marney1,967
Ind. Liberal Democrat A.E. Ambrose893
BNP Paul Maxwell889
Ind. Liberal Democrat K. Caulfield876
Ind. Liberal Democrat B. Wright803
Liberal Democrats S.S. Islam627
Liberal Democrats M.P.J. Patton567
Conservative J.E. Emmerson161
Conservative C.W. Southcombe128
Turnout 8,11052.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Weavers (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sunahwar Ali1,518
Labour V.L. Peters1,462
Labour Albert Jacob1,427
Ind. Liberal Democrat J.A. Shaw1,224
Ind. Liberal Democrat Terry Milson1,044
Liberal Democrats Kofi Appiah937
Ind. Liberal Democrat N. Uddin922
Liberal Democrats S. Miah882
Turnout 6,74552.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Tower Hamlets Borough Council Election Results". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  2. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1994). Local Elections Handbook 1994. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
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