Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election, 1994

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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.

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Greater London, England. The council is unusual in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, currently John Biggs.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

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Election result

Tower Hamlets Local Election Result 1994 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 43 24 0 +24 86.0 50.9 30,116 +7.9
  Liberal Democrat 7 0 23 -23 14.0 26.6 15,723 -16.4
  BNP 0 0 -1 -1 0 7.0 4,140 +5.9
  Independent Liberal Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 5.3 3,149 +5.3
  Conservative 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 2,060 -1.4
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 1,480 +0.4
  Independent Labour 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 1,356 +2.3
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 799 -3.1
  Independent Residents 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 300 +0.0

Ward results

Blackwall (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Christine Shawcroft 1,147
Labour Dennis Twomey 1,024
Liberal Democrat J.P. Moore 321
Liberal Democrat Patricia Ramsay 319
Conservative P. Drew 127
Conservative Bob Neill 121
Turnout 3,132 52.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Bow (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Patricia Catchpole 1,308
Liberal Democrat Raymond Gipson 1,258
Liberal Democrat Patricia Webb 1,187
Labour B.G. Richmond 962
Labour J.A.C. Sterne 935
Labour W.E. Wakefield 918
Conservative Simon Gordon-Clark 176
Conservative R.D. Mitchell 131
Conservative J.F.L. Phibbs 130
Turnout 6,126 43.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Bromley (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Arthur Downes 2,040
Labour Neil McAree 1,998
Labour Carol Hinvest 1,967
Liberal Democrat D. England 568
Liberal Democrat B.J. Knowles 534
Liberal Democrat R. Wood 509
Green D.J. Cox 253
Conservative G.M. Corfield 161
Conservative L. Ailerv 120
Conservative L.M. Ransom 118
Turnout 6,220 49.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
East India (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Beckett 1,310
Labour Yve Amor 1,211
Liberal Democrat Nigel Huxted 823
Liberal Democrat T.J.E. Stacy 823
Conservative A.J. Palmer 87
Conservative D.C. Hoile 86
Turnout 4,524 52.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Grove (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Janet Ludlow 991
Liberal Democrat Ricky Hunn 968
Labour A.H. Everington 777
Labour A.J. Sharpe 702
Green S. Petter 120
Conservative J.S. Livingstone 94
Conservative B.J. Perrott 58
Turnout 3,957 51.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Holy Trinity (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Nooruddin Ahmed 1,407
Labour Linda Gregory 1,398
Labour Joseph Ramanoop 1,258
Liberal Democrat N.K. Gale 1,039
Liberal Democrat J.S. Stokes 1,002
BNP D.M. King 786
BNP L. Miller 743
BNP E.J. McHale 737
Liberal Democrat A. Rahman 722
Independent Liberal Democrat J.P. Nudds 680
Green R.H. Klein 165
Turnout 6,267 58.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Lansbury (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour E.A. Commons 1,450
Labour Diana Johnson 1,436
Labour Kevin Morton 1,373
Liberal Democrat P.J. Hughes 1,192
Liberal Democrat Barry Blandford 1,101
Liberal Democrat P.A. Bargery 1,072
Independent David Hemingway 483
Conservative James McLachlan 103
Conservative D.J. McCure 93
Conservative D. Ransom 75
Turnout 5,771 56.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Limehouse (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour David Edgar 1,592
Labour John Ryan 1,562
Labour Soyful Alom 1,559
Liberal Democrat M. Caplan 989
Liberal Democrat G. Lee 886
Liberal Democrat Stewart Rayment 858
Conservative Paul Goodman 109
Independent M.T. Khan 98
Conservative H.C. Smith 88
Conservative A. Samih 71
Turnout 5,191 54.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Millwall (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Julia Mainwaring 3,547
Labour Martin Young 3,447
Labour Stephen Molyneaux 3,446
BNP Derek Beackon 2,041
BNP Gordon Callow 1,775
BNP A. Smith 1,713
Liberal Democrat J.P. Mathews 874
Liberal Democrat J.E. Mills 861
Liberal Democrat G.G. Pye 754
Island Independent J.J. Hunt 386
Conservative T.R. Dickenson 322
Conservative J.P. Fage 217
Conservative Crispin Hayhoe 210
Independent O.C. Osmond 124
Turnout 10,532 66.4
Labour gain from BNP Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Park (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Elizabeth Baunton 1,083
Liberal Democrat Paul Brown 911
Labour M.A. Roe 634
Labour Philip Royal 621
Conservative V.C. Benjamin 77
Conservative C. Parslew 68
Turnout 3,865 49.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Redcoat (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Belle Harris 1,431
Labour Frederick Stratford 1,429
Liberal Democrat James Langan 1,009
Liberal Democrat T.J. McNally 899
Conservative Z. Peacock 85
Turnout 4,585 56.0
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Shadwell (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour A.R. Lilley 1,870
Labour Pola Uddin 1,652
Labour Abdus Shukur 1,635
Liberal Democrat R.F. Roberts 889
Liberal Democrat V.L. Ocuneff 776
Liberal Democrat H. Miah 730
Independent Labour A. Miah 523
Conservative Richard Powell 367
Conservative Paul Ingham 294
Conservative Iain Dale 293
Green D.J. Baker 261
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 6,832 50.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Spitalfields (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Syed Mizan 1,937
Labour Ghulam Mortuza 1,864
Labour Ataur Rahman 1,740
Liberal Democrat M.N. Huque 1,018
Liberal Democrat S.N. Islam 1,013
Liberal Democrat M.A. Matin 935
Independent Labour U. Mohi 296
Turnout 5,950 52.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St. Dunstans (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Biggs 2,213
Labour Mohammed Uddin 1,965
Labour Derek Gadd 1,964
Liberal Democrat P.K. Wearne 601
Liberal Democrat A.M. Khan 589
Liberal Democrat L.A. Morpurgo 552
Independent M. Miah 239
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Turnout 6,230 51.3
St. James (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Mark Taylor 1,441
Labour Lorraine Melvin 1,402
Liberal Democrat A.J. Snooks 938
Liberal Democrat J.S. Mitchell 862
BNP V.J. Dooley 653
Turnout 4,825 60.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
St. Katharines (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Abdul Asad 2,131
Labour Denise Jones 2,116
Labour Rajan Uddin Jalal 2,020
Liberal Democrat D.J. Goodwin 1,195
Liberal Democrat J. Harriott 1,167
Liberal Democrat A.H.S. Miah 1,127
Independent Labour A.H. Ali 537
Conservative K.A. Bell 381
Conservative P.A. Singleton 334
Conservative Adrian Thompson 308
Independent Residents J. Isaacs 300
Independent G.R. Tilly 150
Turnout 9,182 47.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
St. Mary's (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Amanda Linton 1,625
Labour Bodrul Alom 1,560
Independent Liberal Democrat R. Bowler 551
Independent Liberal Democrat R.J. Warner 545
Liberal Democrat A. Ali 141
Conservative M.A.S. Khan 104
Turnout 4,332 54.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
St. Peters (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Philip Maxwell 2,092
Labour Ala Uddin 2,010
Labour Raymond Marney 1,967
Independent Liberal Democrat A.E. Ambrose 893
BNP Paul Maxwell 889
Independent Liberal Democrat K. Caulfield 876
Independent Liberal Democrat B. Wright 803
Liberal Democrat S.S. Islam 627
Liberal Democrat M.P.J. Patton 567
Conservative J.E. Emmerson 161
Conservative C.W. Southcombe 128
Turnout 8,110 52.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Weavers (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sunahwar Ali 1,518
Labour V.L. Peters 1,462
Labour Albert Jacob 1,427
Independent Liberal Democrat J.A. Shaw 1,224
Independent Liberal Democrat Terry Milson 1,044
Liberal Democrat Kofi Appiah 937
Independent Liberal Democrat N. Uddin 922
Liberal Democrat S. Miah 882
Turnout 6,745 52.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Tower Hamlets Borough Council Election Results" . Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  2. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (1994). Local Elections Handbook 1994. Plymouth: Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre.
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