St Mary's (Tower Hamlets ward)

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St Mary's
Former electoral ward
for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
St Mary's (Tower Hamlets ward)
Park ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
Borough Tower Hamlets
County Greater London
Former electoral ward
Created1965
Abolished2002
Councillors
  • 1965–1978: 3
  • 1978–2002: 2

St Mary's was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 1998 elections. It returned councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
1964–1971 Solly Kaye Communist
1964–1969Barney Borman Communist
1964–1968P. Roche Communist
1968–1971 Max Levitas Communist
1969–1974Robert Ashkettle Labour
1978–1990 Labour
1971–1978H. Conway Labour
1971–1978R. Warner Labour
1974–1990Barnett Saunders Labour
1990–1994Ronald Osborne Liberal Democrats
1990–1994Justine Ward Liberal Democrats
1994–1996Amanda Linton Labour
1994–1998Bodrul Alom Labour
1996–1998Judith Gardiner Labour
1998–2002Motin Uz-Zaman Labour
1998–2002Alexander Heslop Labour

Summary

Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
1964
1968
1971
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
  •   Communist
  •   Labour
  •   Liberal Democrats

1978–2002 Tower Hamlets council elections

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

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. [1]

1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Motin Uz-Zaman 826
Labour Alexander Heslop 819
Conservative Habibur Choudhury358
Turnout 2,003
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1996 by-election

The by-election took place on 9 May 1996, following the resignation of Amanda Linton. [1]

1996 St Mary's by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Gardiner 1,027
Liberal Democrats James Langan267
Conservative Reza Choudhury243
Militant Labour Hugo Pierre706
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [2]

1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amanda Linton 1,625
Labour Bodrul Alom 1,560
Ind. Lib Dem R. Bowler551
Ind. Lib Dem 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

1990 election

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

1990 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ronald Osborne 604
Liberal Democrats Justine Ward 596
Labour Barnett Saunders592
Labour Julia Mainwaring588
Community CampaignShah Haque219
Tenants, Leaseholders & ResidentsEmmanuel Parris174
Tenants, Leaseholders & ResidentsRaymond Warner145
Independent Abu Hassain91
Conservative Mohammed Khan58
Conservative Andrew Smith39
Majority
Turnout 3,63245.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. [4]

1986 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Ashkettle 948
Labour Barnett Saunders 861
SDP Abdul Barik316
SDP Paul Mathurin253
Conservative Mohammad Ali218
Conservative Robert Ingram147
Majority
Turnout 4,84831.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. Quadratul Islam (Social Democratic Party Welfare Association) withdrew before polling day. [5]

1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Ashkettle 877
Labour Barnett Saunders 834
SDP Graham Palfrey-Smith241
SDP Rafique Ullah205
Communist Max Levitas 172
Conservative Richard Pearson151
Conservative John Razzak115
Social Democratic Party Welfare AssociationQuadratul Islam0
Majority
Turnout 4,84831.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. [6]

1978 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Ashkettle 1,083
Labour Barnett Saunders 1,027
Conservative Brenda Epstein378
Communist Max Levitas 313
Conservative Edna Hill251
National Front John Gibbons56
National Front Terence Jellis52
Majority
Turnout 5,35131.7
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Tower Hamlets council elections

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Searchtool.svg Map showing St Mary's ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. [7]

1974 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour H. Conway 729
Labour Barnett Saunders 697
Labour R. Warner 657
Communist Max Levitas 280
Conservative M. Gilmore-Ellis133
Conservative L. Sumont129
Majority
Turnout 5,23919.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. [8]

1971 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Ashkettle 990
Labour H. Conway 969
Labour R. Warner 867
Communist Solly Kaye 458
Communist Max Levitas 401
Communist Kevin Halpin385
Conservative C. Ingoldby179
Conservative A. Heller170
Conservative A. Nadav161
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Communist Swing
Labour gain from Communist Swing
Labour gain from Communist Swing

1969 by-election

A by-election was held on 26 June 1969. [8]

1969 St Mary's by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Robert Ashkettle 533
Communist D. Lyons454
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Communist Swing

1968 election

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

1968 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Communist Solly Kaye 635
Communist Barney Borman 624
Communist Max Levitas 549
Labour H. Conway481
Labour Robert Ashkettle428
Labour S. Marchant428
Majority
Turnout 6,02719.1
Communist hold Swing
Communist hold Swing
Communist hold Swing

1964 by-election

The by-election took place on 13 August 1964.

1964 St Mary's by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Communist Barney Borman709
Labour J. Duggan297
Liberal M. Dove217
Majority412
Turnout 5,66421.6
Communist hold Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. [10]

1964 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Communist Solly Kaye 670
Communist Barney Borman 636
Communist P. Roche 542
Labour A. Bermel522
Labour A. Butler507
Labour J. Duggan477
Liberal M. Dove250
Liberal T. Bond220
Liberal S. Woodham209
Turnout 1,39424.6
Communist win (new seat)
Communist win (new seat)
Communist win (new seat)

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