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Local Election Results 2006

Tower Hamlets

Other results for Tower Hamlets: 2002 2010 2014 2018
By-elections for Tower Hamlets (may be incomplete): 27th June 2002 (Blackwall & Cubitt Town) — 29th July 2004 (St Dunstan's & Stepney Green) — 9th September 2004 (Millwall) — 9th August 2007 (Shadwell) — 1st May 2008 (Millwall; Weavers) — 20th November 2008 (Mile End E.) — 21st October 2010 (Elected Mayor) — 16th December 2010 (Spitalfields & Banglatown) — 19th April 2012 (Spitalfields & Banglatown) — 3rd May 2012 (Weavers) — 11th June 2015 (Elected Mayor; Stepney Green) — 1st December 2016 (Whitechapel) — 7th February 2019 (Lansbury; Shadwell) — 12th August 2021 (Weavers)

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Consolidated results — Tower Hamlets 2006

Party Votes Percent Seats
Labour 21616 31.1% 26
Respect - The Unity Coalition 15569 22.4% 12
Liberal Democrat 12909 18.6% 6
Conservative 11148 16.0% 7
Independent 5197 7.5% 0
Green Party 2661 3.8% 0
British National Party 411 0.6% 0

Bethnal Green North (3) [1 Lab gain from LD]

Mohammed Salique Lab 1108 28.3%
Azizur Khan LD 1096 28.0%
Stephanie Eaton LD 960
John Griffiths LD 958
Brian Boag Lab 950
Rachael Saunders Lab 940
Abu Choudhury Respect 882 22.5%
Syed Hussain Respect 592
Sheila McGregor Respect 475
Jamal Khan C 436 11.1%
Shamsu Miah C 413
Elaine Maltby Grn 398 10.2%
Darren Chetty Grn 373
Richard Simpson Grn 354
Nishat Kabir C 280

Bethnal Green South (3) [1 Lab gain from LD]

Salim Ullah Lab 1609 36.4%
Sirajul Islam Lab 1593
Carli Harper-Penman Lab 1436
Syeda Hussain Respect 1342 30.4%
Afzal Mahmood Respect 1113
John Rees Respect 973
Akikur Rahman LD 876 19.8%
Mohammed Haque LD 863
Mohammed Miah LD 689
Rachel Carless Grn 327 7.4%
Daniel Adams Grn 324
Moynul Choudhury C 264 6.0%
Robert Dickinson Grn 253
Aurelia Greystoke C 237
Christopher Bromby C 237

Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3) [3 C gains from Lab]

Timothy Archer C 1317 34.4%
Philip Briscoe C 1197
Peter Golds C 1142
Julia Mainwaring Lab 990 25.9%
Brian Son Lab 903
Anthony Sharpe Lab 888
Shofu Miah LD 652 17.1%
Abdul Chowdhury Respect 502 13.1%
Barry Blandford LD 463
Aysha Ali Respect 411
Jahidul Hoque LD 402
Shamsur Choudhury Ind 362 9.5%
Terence Wells Respect 273
Eric Pemberton Ind 152
Shelima Choudhury Ind 75
Najma Rahman Ind 58

Bow East (3) [3 Lab gains from LD]

Marc Francis Lab 1314 42.0%
Alexander Heslop Lab 1156
Ahmed Omer Lab 1126
Raymond Gipson LD 918 29.3%
Marian Williams LD 765
Andrew Sage LD 740
Sahra Ali Respect 366 11.7%
Andrew Palmer C 321 10.3%
Christopher Nineham Respect 309
Tansy Hopkins Respect 307
Priti Heath C 290
William Norton C 286
Andrea Krug Grn 209 6.7%
Alana Jelinek Grn 201

Bow West (3) [3 Lab gains from LD]

Anwara Ali Lab 1483 36.2%
Ann Jackson Lab 1442
Joshua Peck Lab 1282
Janet Ludlow LD 1099 26.8%
Martin Rew LD 902
Stephen Clarke LD 896
Anwar Hussain C 592 14.5%
Deeka Adan Respect 505 12.3%
Robin Hirsch Respect 445
Carole Swords Respect 425
Heather Finlay Grn 415 10.1%
John Foster Grn 399
Francis Bown C 380
Simon Gordon-Clark C 364

Bromley-by-Bow (3) [2 Respect gains from Lab]

Abdul Sardar Lab 1689 34.3%
Rania Khan Respect 1308 26.6%
Mohammed Munim Respect 1077
Helal Rahman Ind 1022 20.8%
Jo-Anna Coles Lab 966
Rebecca Townsend Respect 923
David Edgar Lab 916
Khaled Khan Ind 851
Terry McGrenera Grn 342 6.9%
Koyes Choudhury LD 293 5.9%
Alison Newton C 271 5.5%
Brian Abson LD 271
Mohammod Uddin LD 257
Barbara Perrott C 254
Kazi Alam C 242

East India and Lansbury (3)

Shiria Khatun Lab 1461 36.5%
Abul Ahmed Lab 1150
Rajib Ahmed LD 1149 28.7%
Iqbal Hossain LD 944
Peter Ton-That Lab 841
Kambiz Boomla Respect 607 15.2%
Mohammed Shahid Respect 599
Jane Archer C 542 13.6%
Ian Campbell C 511
Paul Ingham C 483
Caroline Spencer LD 470
Martin Hayward Respect 436
John Phillips Ind 240 6.0%
Mahfuz Khan Ind 122

Limehouse (3) [2 Respect gains from Lab]

Mohammed Ali Lab 1208 27.6%
Lutfa Begum Respect 1099 25.1%
Dulal Uddin Respect 1092
Judith Gardiner Lab 1017
Ashton McGregor Lab 960
Pennie Clarke C 933 21.3%
Philip Groves C 886
Martin Empson Respect 854
Kenneth Mizzi C 847
Mohammed Hoque Ind 662 15.1%
Abdul Jamal Ind 630
Husheara Begum LD 470 10.8%
John Bevan LD 382
Iain Chambers LD 324

Mile End and Globe Town (3) [2 Lab gains from LD]

Rofique Ahmed Lab 1380 32.9%
Clair Hawkins Lab 1113
Bill Turner Lab 1050
Mehdi Hassan Respect 1012 24.1%
Mohammed Chowdhury LD 912 21.7%
Kay Ballard Respect 816
Partab Ali LD 751
Glyn Robbins Respect 717
Barrie Duffey LD 627
Kobir Ahmed C 481 11.5%
Gordon Callow BNP 411 9.8%
William Wren BNP 375
Michael Fletcher C 264
Andrew McNeilis C 234
Jeffrey Marshall BNP 186

Mile End East (3) [1 Respect gain from Lab]

Motin Uz-Zaman Lab 1338 32.3%
Ahmed Hussain Respect 993 24.0%
Rupert Bawden Lab 897
Misbahur Khan LD 828 20.0%
Ismail Hussain Respect 753
Jacqueline Turner Respect 752
Shamsul Syed LD 742
Betheline Chattopadhyay Lab 696
Hafizur Choudhury Ind 531 12.8%
Jewel Islam C 454 11.0%
Stewart Rayment LD 454
Graham Collins C 346
Caroline Rouse C 312

Millwall (3) [3 C gains from Lab]

Simon Rouse C 1724 43.8%
Shirley Houghton C 1685
Rupert Eckhardt C 1679
Alan Amos Lab 1248 31.7%
John Cray Lab 1128
Arip Miah Lab 1084
Mohammed Alam-Raja Respect 606 15.4%
Sybil Cock Respect 398
Patricia Ramsay LD 358 9.1%
Julia Taher Respect 312
Nigel Huxted LD 301
Ian McDonald LD 300

St Dunstan's and Stepney Green (3) [1 Respect gain from Lab]

Alibor Choudhury Lab 1453 30.0%
Abdal Ullah Lab 1410
Oli Rahman Respect 1351 27.9%
Mohammed Uddin Lab 1329
Aleyk Miah Respect 1292
Maggie Falshaw Respect 954
Habibur Rahman LD 747 15.4%
Ataur Rahman Ind 669 13.8%
Edwin Northover C 630 13.0%
Alexander Story C 590
Ahmed Mustaque LD 583
Farid Ahmed LD 550
Jane Meehan C 373

St Katharine's and Wapping (3) [1 C gain from Lab]

Emma Jones C 1351 39.9%
Shafiqul Haque Lab 1321 39.0%
Denise Jones Lab 1290
Richard Brooks Lab 1231
Neil King C 1223
Paul Mawdsley C 1153
Martine Hall Grn 364 10.8%
Andrew Hall Grn 359
Margaret Man LD 349 10.3%
Ron Coverson LD 321
Alan Mead LD 305

Shadwell (3) [3 Respect gains from Lab]

Shamim Chowdhury Respect 1851 46.5%
Abjol Miah Respect 1789
Mohammed Rashid Respect 1707
Michael Keith Lab 1287
Humayun Kabir Lab 1141 28.7%
Abdus Shukur Lab 1054
William Crossey C 723 18.2%
David Snowdon C 670
Sajjadur Rahman C 605
Catherine Buttimer LD 266 6.7%
Phyllis Sheehan LD 226
Mohammed Ali LD 205

Spitalfields and Banglatown (3) [1 Respect gain from Lab]

Helal Abbas Lab 912 24.4%
Fozol Miah Respect 866 23.1%
Lufur Rahman Lab 860
Mohammad Mortuza Lab 775
Mizanur Chaudhury Ind 716 19.1%
Mohammad Islam Respect 682
Yousef Kamali LD 548 14.6%
Mohammed Choudhury Respect 471
Dinul Shah C 458 12.2%
Mohammed Rahman LD 424
Guy Burton LD 354
Iqbal Hussain C 329
Beth Collar Grn 242 6.5%
Hamid-Ur Chowdhury C 241
Peter Lockley Grn 191

Weavers (3)

Abdul Matin LD 1819 40.7%
Louise Alexander LD 1059
Timothy O'Flaherty LD 948
Fazlul Haque Lab 854 19.1%
Dliwara Begum Respect 830 18.6%
Amina Ali Lab 652
Nathan Oley Lab 575
Paul Fredericks Respect 494
Eliza Cox Respect 489
Catherine Guttman Grn 364 8.2%
Gias Ahmed Ind 345 7.7%
Daniel Jackson Grn 321
Benjamin Hancocks Grn 292
Simon Holmes C 254 5.7%
Hamida Chowdhury C 249
Mark Walters C 214

Whitechapel (3) [2 Respect gains from Lab]

Shahed Ali Respect 1449 35.1%
Abdul Asad Lab 1107 26.8%
Wais Islam Respect 1084
Lutfur Rahman Lab 1040
Doros Ullah Lab 1019
Farhana Zaman Respect 1004
Fanu Miah Ind 650 15.7%
Mohammed Haydar LD 529 12.8%
Kate Grieve LD 511
Shamsuddin Ahmed LD 458
Muhammed Ahmed C 397 9.6%
Moya Frawley C 344
Shah Suhel C 284
Mohammed Goni Ind 186

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