Limehouse (ward)

Limehouse
Electoral ward for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Borough	Tower Hamlets
County	Greater London
Population	6,553 (2021) [1]
Area	0.3907 km²
Current electoral ward
Created	1965
Councillors	1 (since 2014) 3 (1978 to 2014) 4 (1964 to 1978)

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.

Geography

The ward is based on the district of Limehouse.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2014		Craig Aston (Conservative)
2018		James King [2] (Labour)
2022

Elections

2022 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Limehouse (1) ^[3]

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 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Limehouse (1) ^[4]

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 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Limehouse (1)

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 seat)

References

1. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/london/wards/tower_hamlets/E05009326__limehouse/
2. "Councillor James King". Tower Hamlets London Borough Council .
3. "Election results for Limehouse, 5 May 2022". 5 May 2022.
4. "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.