Tower Hamlets London Borough Council elections

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, is elected every four years.

Political control
Key:
 * αPeople's Alliance of Tower Hamlets
 * χTower Hamlets First

Council elections
The first elections to Tower Hamlets council were in 1964, in readiness for the Council coming into being in 1965. The first two elections were held every three years, and since 1974 elections have been held every four years.

From 1964 to 1978, the Council had 60 members, and ward boundaries remained constant, with none of the wards crossing the old Metropolitan Borough boundaries. The number of Councillors was reduced to 50 for the 1978 elections, and ward boundaries were changed; these borders remained in use until 2002. The ward boundaries changed for the 2002 elections, with all wards receiving 3 member seats, increasing the numbers of Councillors to 51.


 * 1964 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
 * 1968 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
 * 1971 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
 * 1974 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
 * 1978 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by ten)
 * 1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
 * 1986 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
 * 1990 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
 * 1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
 * 1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
 * 2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election (boundary changes increased the number of seats by one)
 * 2006 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
 * 2010 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
 * 2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by six)
 * 2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election
 * 2022 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Mayoral elections

 * 2010 Tower Hamlets mayoral election

1964-1968

 * The gain was from the Residents' Association.

1971-1974
There were no by-elections.

1978-1982
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter Gray.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Arthur Sanders.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Arthur M. Praag.

1982-1986
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward Lewis.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patrick A. Desmond.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Dennis Hallam.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Annie Elboz.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John J. Boles.

1986-1990
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Belinda J. Knowles.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mohammed S. Ahmed.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Pauline P. Fletcher.

1990-1994
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret R. Atkins.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Brenda M. Collins.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Abbas Uddin.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ivan F. Walker.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David J. Chapman.

1994-1998
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert Lilley.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Eric A. Commons.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Vanessa L. Peters.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John P. Ryan.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Amanda Linton.

1998-2002
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert J. Snooks.

2002-2006
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lutfur R. Ali.

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Nasir Uddin.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mumtaz Samad.

2006-2010
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Shamin A. Chowdhury.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Simon P. Rouse.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Louise Alexander.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rupert Bawden.

2010-2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lutfur Rahman.

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Ms. Shelina Akhtar.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Anna S. Lynch.

2014–2018
A by-election for the ward of Stepney Green was held on 11 June 2015, after the sitting councillor, Alibor Choudhury, was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices by an election court.

A by-election for the ward of Whitechapel was held on 1 December 2016, after the sitting councillor, Shahed Ali, was found guilty of housing fraud. Another independent candidate, Ahmed Shafi, won the seat.

2018-2022
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ruhul Amin.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mohammad Harun.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John Pierce.