2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

none July 2026 December 2013 2002 05 02 yes 2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election United Kingdom Coat of arms of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.svg parliamentary 1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election 1998 2006 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election 2006 All 51 seats up for election to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council 26 136,572https://data.london.gov.uk/download/3d9f79d6-f2d8-4f42-910e-a9564382c8b8/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - Ward Voting Statistics 17 October 2025 London Datastore Greater London Authority Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 206 41,613, 30.47% ( 5.60) 165x50px|Blank 120x50px|Blank 120x50px|Blank Labour Party (UK) Helal U. Abbas 2001 Spitalfields and Banglatown 41 seats, 54.47% 42 35 6 8.73 52,200 45.74% Liberal Democrats (UK) Unknown Unknown Unknown 9 seats, 25.74% 8 16 7 34,928 30.60% 4.86 Unknown Conservative Party (UK) 0 seats, 10.29% 0 0 17,210 15.08% 4.79 Unknown Unknown Tower Hamlets London UK local election 2002 map.svg Map of the results of the 2002 Tower Hamlets council election. Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Council control Labour Party (UK) Council control after election Labour Party (UK) Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 1. The Labour party kept overall control of the council. Background Council Composition In between the 1998 election and this election, there was one by-election held to replace a councillor who had died which resulted in Labour gaining a seat from the Liberal Democrats. As a result of this, the composition of the council just before the election was as follows:Minors Michael Grenham Dennis London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - Changes 1998-02 https://data.london.gov.uk/download/3d9f79d6-f2d8-4f42-910e-a9564382c8b8/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf 16 October 2025 London Datastore Greater London Authority 156 +↓428Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib Dem Redistricting Along with all other London Borough Councils, Tower Hamlets went through a major redistricting that went into effect for this election. The changes were as follows:legislation.gov.uk - The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (Electoral Changes) Order 2000. Retrieved on 2 March 2015. Wards Created Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3) - created from parts of Blackwall and Millwall wards Bromley-by-Bow (3) - Created from parts of Bromley and Lansbury wards Mile End and Globe Town (3) - Created from parts of Holy Trinity, St Dunstan's, St James' and St Peter's wards Mile End East (3) - Created from parts of Bromley and Limehouse wards St Dustan's and Stepney Green (3) - Created from parts of St Dunstan's and Redcoat wards St Katharine's and Wapping (3) - Created from parts of St Katharine's and Shadwell wards Whitechapel (3) - Created from parts of St Katharine's, St Mary's and Redcoat wards Wards Eliminated Blackwall (2) - Land split between Blackwall and Cubitt Town, Limehouse and Millwall wards Bromley (3) - Land split between Bromley-by-Bow and Mile End East wards Grove (2) - Land became party of the new Bow West ward Holy Trinity (3) - Land split between Bethnal Green South and Mile End and Globe Town wards Park (2) - Land split between Bow East and Bow West wards Redcoat (2) - Land split between St Dunstan's and Stepney Green and Whitechapel wards St Dunstan's (3) - Land split between St Dunstan's and Stepney Green and Mile End and Globe Town wards St James' (2) - Land split between Bethnal Green North and Mile End and Globe Town wards St Katharine's (3) - Land split between St Katharine's and Wapping, Shadwell and Whitechapel wards. St Mary's (2) - Land absorbed into the new Whitechapel ward St Peter's (3) - Land split between Bethnal Green North and Bethnal Green South wards Wards Renamed Spitalfields (3) - Renamed to Spitalfields and Banglatown Wards Merged East India (2) and Lansbury (3) - merged into East India and Lansbury (3) Wards Split Bow (3) - Split into Bow East (3) and Bow West (3). Election result 2002 Tower Hamlet London Borough Council local electionshttps://data.london.gov.uk/download/3d9f79d6-f2d8-4f42-910e-a9564382c8b8/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 14 October 2025 London Datastore Greater London Authority Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 158–160, 206–207https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Tower-Hamlets-1964-2010.pdf London Borough of Tower Hamlets Election Results 1964-2010 14 October 2025 Elections Centre Plymouth University Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher 9–10 Labour Party (UK) 35 23n loss losses and gains include both those from eliminated seats and new seats as well as those from seats that changed hands 29 6 68.63 45.74 52,200 8.73 yes Liberal Democrats (UK) 16 16n loss 9 7 31.37 30.60 34,928 4.86 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0 0 0.00 15.08 17,210 4.79 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.00 4.73 5,399 New Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.00 2.05 2,338 1.26 London Socialist Alliance 0 0 0 0.00 1.07 1,224 New New Britain Party 0 0 0 0.00 0.41 470 New British National Party 0 0 0 0.00 0.32 366 1.99 51 114,135Shortly after the election, Luftur Ali was disqualified from the election he won in Blackwall and Cubitt Town as it was discovered he was ineligible to be a councillor due to his job. A by-election was held on 27 June 2002 to replace him, electing Brian Son of the Labour Party to fill the seat.2002-06-28 Voters turn away from BNP http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/2071406.stm 2025-10-16 en-GBMinors Michael Grenham Dennis London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 https://data.london.gov.uk/download/3d9f79d6-f2d8-4f42-910e-a9564382c8b8/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf 16 October 2025 London Datastore Greater London Authority 158 After the elections, the council composition was as follows: +↓3516Labour Party (UK) LabourLiberal Democrats (UK) Lib Dem Ward results (*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate (†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward Bethnal Green North Bethnal Green North (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Azizur R. Khan 1,224 43.47 New Liberal Democrats (UK) John D.M. Griffiths 1,192 Liberal Democrats (UK) James R. Sanderson 1,097 Labour Party (UK) Stephen J. Beckett 878 31.88 New Labour Party (UK) Raja Miah†n Miah was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct St Peter's ward 866 Labour Party (UK) Diana R. Johnson†n Johnson was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Lansbury 833 Green Party of England and Wales David Cox 233 7.44 New Green Party of England and Wales Anna K. Hoad-Reddick 202 Conservative Party (UK) Sajjadur Rahman 196 6.78 New Conservative Party (UK) David G. Ceasar 185 Conservative Party (UK) Brajendra N. Chaudhuri 167 Green Party of England and Wales Neil J. Thompson 166 British National Party William F. Wren 162 6.01 New London Socialist Alliance Glyn Robbins 119 4.42 New 8,289 New2,674 32.26 New10 0.37 NewLiberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Bethnal Green South Bethnal Green South (3) Labour Party (UK) Sirajul Islam†n Islam was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Holy Trinity ward. He was elected in a by-election triggered by the death of Cllr. Albert J. Snooks in 2001https://data.london.gov.uk/download/3d9f79d6-f2d8-4f42-910e-a9564382c8b8/7ab5d023-6683-44ee-8638-dd00593e2055/London-Borough-Council-Elections-2002.pdf London Borough Council Elections - 2 May 2002 - By-election 16 October 2025 London Datastore Greater London Authority Michael Minors Dennis Grenham 1,385 43.94 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Akikor Rahman 1,384 43.37 New Labour Party (UK) Salim Ullah†n Ullah was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Holy Trinity ward. 1,331 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nurul Karim 1,309 Labour Party (UK) Raymond V. Marney†n Marney was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct St Peter's ward 1,281 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Waites 1,252 Conservative Party (UK) Shahin Ahmed 239 6.83 New Conservative Party (UK) Anamul Haque 201 Green Party of England and Wales Jonathan Hackett 190 5.86 New Conservative Party (UK) Nicholas Sellick 181 Green Party of England and Wales Peter Howell 177 Green Party of England and Wales Gizelle Rush 166 8,636 New3,190 36.94 New18 0.56 NewLabour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Blackwall and Cubitt Town Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3) Labour Party (UK) Lutfur R. Ali 876 44.57 New Labour Party (UK) Julia Mainwaring†n Mainwaring was a sitting councillor representing the Millwall ward 865 Labour Party (UK) Anthony J. Sharpe 793 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy J. Archer 568 28.12 New Conservative Party (UK) Patricia J. Napier 534 Conservative Party (UK) Simon P. Rouse 497 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barrie A. Blandford 350 15.97 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison J. Sanderson 310 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard J.W. Ottaway 248 Independent (politician) Eric Pemberton 215 11.34 New 9,081 New1,951 21.48 New15 0.77 New Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Bow East Bow East (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Raymond G. Gipson†n "Bow" Gipson and Williams were sitting councillor representing the now defunct Bow ward 1,248 62.17 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Nigel E.R. McCollum 1,204 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marian Williams†n "Bow" 1,155 Labour Party (UK) Rupert Bawden 519 25.63 New Labour Party (UK) Alexander K. Heslop†n Heslop was a sitting councillor representing the St Mary's ward 493 Labour Party (UK) David Guppy 475 Green Party of England and Wales Jessica F.N. Lack 136 6.43 New Green Party of England and Wales Benjamin D. Holt 125 Conservative Party (UK) Alastair Holmes 120 5.77 New Conservative Party (UK) Susanna G. Webb 116 Green Party of England and Wales Volker Heineman 112 Conservative Party (UK) Timothy Hudspith 99 7,056 New1,951 27.65 New13 0.67 NewLiberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Bow West Bow West (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Ludlow†n Ludlow was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Grove ward 1,350 43.78 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary S. Phelps 1,149 Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin J. Rew 1,115 Labour Party (UK) Ala Uddin†n Uddin was a sitting councillor representing the Spitalfields ward 946 33.58 New Labour Party (UK) Belle Harris 939 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Thorington-Hassel 887 Green Party of England and Wales Janice D. Cartwright 280 10.08 New Green Party of England and Wales Sandra J. McLeod 275 Conservative Party (UK) Kazi N. Alam 225 6.46 New London Socialist Alliance Sheila McGregor 168 6.10 New Conservative Party (UK) Francis A.C.S. Brown 155 Conservative Party (UK) Simon M. Gordon-Clark 153 8,035 New2,771 34.49 New7 0.25 NewLiberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Bromley-by-Bow Bromley-by-Bow (3) Labour Party (UK) David J. Edgar†n Edgar was a sitting councillor representing the Limehouse ward 1,650 70.04 New Labour Party (UK) Abdul A. Sardar 1,641 Labour Party (UK) Khaled R. Khan 1,586 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian L. Abson 353 14.11 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Abdul Mannan 320 Liberal Democrats (UK) Phyllis D. Sheehan 310 Green Party of England and Wales Matthew S. Corbishley 225 7.69 New Conservative Party (UK) James McLachlan 204 8.16 New Conservative Party (UK) Barbara J. Perrott 186 Conservative Party (UK) Robert J.McG. Neill 178 Green Party of England and Wales Hidr Yildirim 132 7,407 New2,526 34.10 New18 0.71 NewLabour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) East India and Lansbury East India and Lansbury (3) Labour Party (UK) Ali M.O. Ahmed 1,015 38.62 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Rajib Ahmed†n Ahmed was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct East India ward. He was initially elected as a Labour councillor but has since joined the Liberal Democrats. 869 30.92 New Labour Party (UK) Kevin V. Morton†n Morton was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Lansbury ward 771 Labour Party (UK) Ron M. Harley 756 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harry S. Pavitt 583 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Wallace 583 London Socialist Alliance Kambiz Boomla 261 11.90 New Conservative Party (UK) Peter Golds 253 10.45 New Conservative Party (UK) Gareth L. Kennedy 239 Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Thomas 196 Independent (politician) Mohammed A. Haque 178 8.11 New 7,634 New2,171 28.44 New11 0.51 NewLabour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK) Limehouse Limehouse (3) Labour Party (UK) Ashton McGregor 1,026 46.15 19.80 Labour Party (UK) Judith A. Gardiner 1,003 Labour Party (UK) Khan A. Murshid†n Murshid was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Blackwall ward 917 Liberal Democrats (UK) Russell P. Neale 414 18.56 5.02 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth E. Langley 413 London Socialist Alliance Mark Weeks 391 18.37 New Conservative Party (UK) Philip J. Briscoe 377 16.92 12.19 Conservative Party (UK) Antonio E. Bello 364 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Winfield 358 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher D. Godfrey 339 8,678 2,5032,280 26.27 12.696 0.26 0.86Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Mile End and Globe Mile End and Globe (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed J.U. Chowdhury 1,108 43.98 New Labour Party (UK) Rofique U. Ahmed 1,042 36.54 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Barrie C. Duffey†n Duffey was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Holy Trinity ward 1,008 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rosina S. Tucker 950 Labour Party (UK) Sharmin Shajahan 778 Labour Party (UK) Graham M. Taylor 727 Conservative Party (UK) Jahidul Hoque 326 10.29 New Green Party of England and Wales Christopher W. Coombes 267 9.20 New Green Party of England and Wales Amelia J. Gordon 218 Conservative Party (UK) Michael J.G. Fletcher 217 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammad R. Karim 174 Green Party of England and Wales Jeremy G. Hicks 156 8,045 New2,547 31.66 New11 0.43 NewLiberal Democrats (UK)Labour Party (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Mile End East Mile End East (3) Labour Party (UK) Helal Rahman 1,326 53.92 New Labour Party (UK) Motin Uz-Zaman†n Uz-Zaman was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct St Mary's ward 1,303 Labour Party (UK) Abdus Salique 1,254 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed S. Rahman 792 32.24 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Bernard Cameron 791 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rick C.W.M. Pollock 739 Conservative Party (UK) John S. Livingstone 242 9.55 New Conservative Party (UK) Simon Armand-Smith 233 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen P. Charge 213 Independent politician Bill Wakefield 103 4.29 New 7,196 New2,468 34.30 New22 0.89 NewLabour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Millwall Millwall (3) Labour Party (UK) Alan T. Amos 1,089 48.00 13.18 Labour Party (UK) Betheline Chattopadhyay†n Chattopadhyay was a sitting councillor representing the Bromley ward 986 Labour Party (UK) Mumtaz Samad 970 Conservative Party (UK) Philip W. Groves 446 20.30 7.44 Conservative Party (UK) Paul W.E. Ingham 422 Conservative Party (UK) Alison L. Newton 420 Liberal Democrats (UK) Malcolm J.M. Cuthbert 313 12.59 3.52 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jean Stokes 245 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian K. McDonald 241 British National Party Gordon T. Callow 204 9.65 7.24 London Socialist Alliance Susan Gibson 200 9.46 New 9,302 2,8892,045 21.98 11.907 0.34 0.17Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Dunstan's and Stepney Green St Dunstan's and Stepney Green (3) Labour Party (UK) Ataur Rahman†n Rahman was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Redcoat ward 1,232 48.60 New Labour Party (UK) Nasir Uddin 1,226 Labour Party (UK) Mohammed S. Uddin†n Uddin was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct St Dustans ward 1,105 Conservative Party (UK) Hafizur Rahman 828 26.08 New Conservative Party (UK) Shamim A. Choudhury 566 Conservative Party (UK) Muhammade M. Hoque 518 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paula E.A. Palmer 418 15.15 New Liberal Democrats (UK) George A. Crozier 393 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohibur Rahman 300 Green Party of England and Wales Miriam P. Dodd 269 10.17 New Green Party of England and Wales Craig T. Williams 261Green Party of England and Wales Frances Schwartz 216 8,926 New2,833 31.74 New23 0.81 NewLabour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) St Katharine's and Wapping St Katharine's and Wapping (3) Labour Party (UK) Denise Jones†n Jones was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct St Katharines ward 1,082 43.10 New Labour Party (UK) Shafiqul Haque 1,049 Labour Party (UK) Richard D. Brooks 1,034 Conservative Party (UK) Kevin A. Noles 842 31.87 New Conservative Party (UK) William G.D. Norton 766 Conservative Party (UK) Toby N. Vintcent 733 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mohammed F-U. Ahmed 470 15.43 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Marian Elsden 345 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexandra E. Sugden 318New Britain Party Dennis W. Delderfield 259 9.60 NewNew Britain Party John Divito 211 8,508 New2,532 29.76 New18 0.71 NewLabour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Shadwell Shadwell (3) Labour Party (UK) Manir U. Ahmed 1,265 59.53 10.91 Labour Party (UK) Michael J. Keith* 1,188 Labour Party (UK) Abdus Shukur* 1,076 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nanu Miah 512 20.82 New Conservative Party (UK) William D. Crossey 429 19.65 1.79 Conservative Party (UK) Richard H. Powell 402 Liberal Democrats (UK) Catherine E. Buttimer 395 Conservative Party (UK) Maxwell W. Rumney 334 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gary J. Marsh 327 7,872 1422,162 27.46 4.3814 0.65 0.96Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Spitalfields and Banglatown Spitalfields and Banglatown (3) Labour Party (UK) Helal U. Abbas†n Abbas was a sitting councillor representing the Limehouse ward 936 42.60 New Labour Party (UK) Ghulam Mortuza†n Mortuza was a sitting councillor representing the now defunct Spitalfields ward 848 Labour Party (UK) Lutfur Rahman 846 Conservative Party (UK) Md A.D. Rahman 400 16.47 New Conservative Party (UK) Pir M.A. Quium 345 Conservative Party (UK) David Webb 272 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ahmed Hussain 255 10.35 New Green Party of England and Wales Keith O. Magnum 198 7.68 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Melvin M. Ramsay 198 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alas Uddin 186 Independent (politician) Muhit Ahmed 157 7.63 New Green Party of England and Wales Annika Sanders 146 Independent (politician) Ismail K. Malik 137 6.66 New Green Party of England and Wales Kerry Seager 130 Independent (politician) Alexander P. Vracas 124 6.03 New Independent (politician) Sultan Ahmed 53 2.58 New 5,930 New1,876 31.64 New13 0.69 NewLabour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Weavers Weavers (3) Liberal Democrats (UK) Abdul Matin 1,588 52.64 23.09 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Alexander 1,397 Liberal Democrats (UK) Timothy J. O'Flaherty 1,298 Labour Party (UK) Sirajul Islam 925 31.66 9.30 Labour Party (UK) Humaiun Kobir 919 Labour Party (UK) Eric McG. Taylor 732 Conservative Party (UK) Mohammed A. Kadir 295 7.09 0.90 Green Party of England and Wales Benjamin E. Hancocks 204 6.73 New Green Party of England and Wales Marc Weaver 184 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen A. Wood 159 Conservative Party (UK) Jane E.P. Meehan 145 Conservative Party (UK) Joanna Noles 137 Independent (politician) Matt Bass 51 1.88 New 7,907 6512,842 35.94 4.1820 0.70 0.36Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK)Liberal Democrats (UK) Whitechapel Whitechapel (3) Labour Party (UK) Abdul Asad†n Asad was a sitting councillor representing the St Katharines ward 1,263 33.95 New Labour Party (UK) Fanu Miah 1,142 Labour Party (UK) Doros Ullah 1,125 Conservative Party (UK) Mostafa Miah 592 14.75 New Conservative Party (UK) Shafique Miah 475 Conservative Party (UK) Monsur A. Ahmed 466 Independent (politician) Mohamed Z. Ahmed 462 13.33 New Independent (politician) Shamsuddin Ahmed 451 13.01 New Independent (politician) Anu Miah 407 11.74 New Liberal Democrats (UK) Deborah A. O'Flaherty 212 5.27 New Green Party of England and Wales Jacqueline Goodman 205 5.50 New Green Party of England and Wales Brendon O'Connor 200 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sajaul Karim 174 Green Party of England and Wales Melina La Firenze 167 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gulam Hossain 162 London Socialist Alliance Philip Billows 85 2.45 New 8,070 New2,696 33.41 New26 0.96 NewLabour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK)Labour Party (UK) Notes n References 2002 Tower Hamlets election result Ward results 2002 Category:2002 London Borough council elections Category:21st century in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets