1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

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.

1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

← 1990 5 May 1994 (1994-05-05) 1998 →

All 50 seats up for election to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Registered112,366[1]
Turnout60,734, 54.05%[1] (Increase 7.95)
  First party Second party
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Leader John R. Biggs Peter Hughes
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader since 1991 1991
Leader's seat St. Dunstans Lansbury (lost)
Last election 20 seats, 45.95% 30 seats, 44.93%
Seats before 20 27
Seats won 43 7
Seat change Increase 23 Decrease 20
Popular vote 82,192 40,407
Percentage 55.42% 27.24%
Swing Increase 9.47 Decrease17.69

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Derek W. Beackon[n 1] Unknown
Party BNP Ind. Lib Dem
Last election 0 seats, 0.42% Did not stand
Seats before 1 2
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 9,337 7,538
Percentage 6.30% 5.08%
Swing Increase 5.88 New

Council control before election


Liberal Democrats

Council control after election


Labour

Election result

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Tower Hamlets Local Election Result 1994 [2][3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 43 23 0   23 86.0 55.42 82,192   9.47
  Liberal Democrats 7 0 20   20 14.0 27.24 40,407  17.69
  BNP 0 0 1   1 0.00 6.30 9,337   5.88
  Ind. Lib Dem 0 0 2   2 0.00 5.08 7,538 New
  Conservative 0 0 0   0.00 3.57 5,297   1.73
  Independent Labour 0 0 0   0.00 0.91 1,356 New
  Independent 0 0 0   0.00 0.74 1,094   0.59
  Green 0 0 0   0.00 0.54 799   1.23
  Independent Residents 0 0 0   0.00 0.20 300 New
Total 50 148,320

Ward results

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(*) - Indicates an incumbent candidate

(†) - Indicates an incumbent candidate standing in a different ward

Blackwall

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Blackwall (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Christine Shawcroft* 1,147 70.98   2.05
Labour Dennis Twomey 1,024
Liberal Democrats John P. Moore 321 20.92   6.05
Liberal Democrats Patricia Ramsay 319
Conservative Pamela Drew 127 8.10 New
Conservative Robert J. Neill 121
Registered electors 3,132  1,035
Turnout 1,650 52.68  17.11
Rejected ballots 18 1.09   0.42
Labour hold
Labour hold
Bow (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia L. Catchpole* 1,308 53.58  11.23
Liberal Democrats Raymond G. Gipson 1,258
Liberal Democrats Patricia M. Webb* 1,187
Labour Bernard G. Richmond 962 40.17   4.98
Labour Jonathan A.C. Sterne 935
Labour William E. Wakefield 918
Conservative Simon M. Gordon-Clark 176 6.25 New
Conservative Ronald D. Mitchell 131
Conservative Jessica F.L. Phibbs 130
Registered electors 6,126   2
Turnout 2,710 44.24   2.91
Rejected ballots 23 0.85   0.57
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Bromley

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Bromley (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Arthur W. Downes* 2,040 68.44   6.54
Labour Neil J. McAree* 1,998
Labour Carol M. Hinvest 1,967
Liberal Democrats Derek England 568 18.36  16.37
Liberal Democrats Belinda J. Knowles 534
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Wood 509
Green David J. Cox 253 8.65 New
Conservative Graem M. Corfield 161 4.55   1.18
Conservative Lawrence Ailerv 120
Conservative Linda M. Ransom 118
Registered electors 6,220   560
Turnout 3,099 49.82   8.04
Rejected ballots 17 0.55   0.27
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

East India

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East India (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen J. Beckett 1,310 58.08  15.91
Labour Yve Amor 1,211
Liberal Democrats Nigel P. Huxted* 823 37.91  19.92
Liberal Democrats Terence J.E. Stacy 823
Conservative Amanda J. Palmer 87 4.01 New
Conservative David C. Hoile 86
Registered electors 4,254   640
Turnout 2,407 56.58  11.12
Rejected ballots 21 0.87   0.47
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Grove

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Grove (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Janet I. Ludlow* 991 51.15   8.76
Liberal Democrats Ricky C. Hunn 968
Labour Anthony H. Everington 777 38.62   6.66
Labour Anthony J. Sharpe 702
Green Stephen Petter 120 6.26   1.01
Conservative John S. Livingstone 94 3.97   1.09
Conservative Barbara J. Perrott 58
Registered electors 3,957   165
Turnout 2,028 51.25   1.18
Rejected ballots 9 0.44   0.19
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Holy Trinity

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Holy Trinity (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nooruddin Ahmed 1,407 34.94   6.03
Labour Linda Gregory 1,398
Labour Joseph Ramanoop 1,258
Liberal Democrats Nicola K. Gale 1,039 23.77  31.94
Liberal Democrats Jonathon S. Stokes* 1,002
BNP David M. King 786 19.48  10.77
BNP Lynda Miller 743
BNP Edward J. McHale 737
Liberal Democrats Akikur Rahman* 722
Ind. Lib Dem John P. Nudds 680 17.55 New
Green Richard H. Klein 165 4.26   2.41
Registered electors 6,267
Turnout 3,651 58.26
Rejected ballots 11 0.30
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Lansbury

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Lansbury (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric A. Commons 1,450 45.59   7.39
Labour Diana R. Johnson 1,436
Labour Kevin V. Morton 1,373
Liberal Democrats Peter Hughes* 1,192 36.02  23.18
Liberal Democrats Barry A. Blandford* 1,101
Liberal Democrats Paul A. Bargery 1,072
Independent David A. Hemingway 483 15.50 New
Conservative James McLachlan 103 2.89   0.29
Conservative David J. McCure 93
Conservative David Ransom 75
Registered electors 5,771   603
Turnout 3,275 56.75   7.20
Rejected ballots 15 0.46   0.21
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Limehouse

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Limehouse (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David J. Edgar 1,592 58.86  22.49
Labour John P. Ryan 1,562
Labour Soyful Alom 1,559
Liberal Democrats Maurice Caplan* 989 34.13  24.84
Liberal Democrats Gwendoline Lee 886
Liberal Democrats Stewart G. Rayment* 858
Conservative Paul A. Goodman 109 3.34 New
Independent Mohammed T. Khan 98 3.67 New
Conservative Harry C. Smith 88
Conservative Abu Samih 71
Registered electors 5,191   919
Turnout 2,839 54.69   6.47
Rejected ballots 20 0.70   0.19
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Millwall

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Millwall (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julia Mainwaring 3,547 50.34   5.29
Labour Martin Young 3,447
Labour Stephen Molyneaux 3,446
BNP Derek W. Beackon*[n 2] 2,041 26.66 New
BNP Gordon Callow 1,775
BNP Alan Smith 1,713
Liberal Democrats Jonathan P. Mathews 874 12.01  27.92
Liberal Democrats Jennifer E. Mills 861
Liberal Democrats George G. Pye 754
Island Independent James J. Hunt 386 5.58 New
Conservative Timothy R. Dickenson 322 3.62   3.85
Conservative Jeremy P. Fage 217
Conservative Crispin B.G. Hayhoe 210
Independent Olwen C. Osmond 124 1.79 New
Registered electors 10,532  1,329
Turnout 7,004 66.50  25.17
Rejected ballots 11 0.16   0.08
Labour gain from BNP
Labour hold
Labour hold

Park

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Park (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Baunton*[n 3] 1,083 58.72   3.88
Liberal Democrats Paul A. Brown 911
Labour Margaret A. Roe 634 36.98   4.33
Labour Philip N. Royal 621
Conservative Victoria C. Benjamin 77 4.30   2.17
Conservative Christopher Parslew 68
Registered electors 3,865   425
Turnout 1,912 49.47   4.75
Rejected ballots 15 0.78   0.44
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Redcoat

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Redcoat (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Belle Harris 1,431 57.92  31.77
Labour Frederick P. Stratford 1,429
Liberal Democrats James Langan 1,009 38.64  22.11
Liberal Democrats Timothy J. McNally 899
Conservative Zlata Peacock 85 3.44   1.71
Registered electors 4,585   352
Turnout 2,602 56.75   2.63
Rejected ballots 35 1.35   0.75
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

St Dunstans

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St. Dunstans (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John R. Biggs* 2,213 71.73  11.02
Labour Mohammed S. Uddin 1,965
Labour Derek J. Gadd* 1,964
Liberal Democrats Philip K. Wearne 601 20.03   7.11
Liberal Democrats Abdul M. Khan 589
Liberal Democrats Lesley A. Morpurgo 552
Independent Mukith Miah 239 8.24 New
Registered electors 6,230   191
Turnout 3,251 52.18   6.35
Rejected ballots 57 1.75   1.44
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St James'

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St James (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mark E. Taylor 1,441 47.80  12.36
Labour Lorraine K. Melvin 1,402
Liberal Democrats Albert J. Snooks* 938 30.25  24.22
Liberal Democrats Jennifer S. Mitchell* 862
BNP Victor J. Dooley 653 21.95  18.09
Registered electors 4,825   90
Turnout 2,938 60.89   9.38
Rejected ballots 12 0.41   0.08
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

St Katharines

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St Katharines (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Asad* 2,131 45.61   7.40
Labour Denise Jones 2,116
Labour Rajan U. Jalal* 2,020
Liberal Democrats David J. Goodwin 1,195 25.39 New
Liberal Democrats Josephine Harriott 1,167
Liberal Democrats Afzal H.S. Miah 1,127
Independent Labour Ali H. Ali 537 11.72 New
Conservative Kevin A. Bell 381 7.45  13.16
Conservative Pamela A. Singleton 334
Conservative Adrian C. Thompson 308
Independent Residents Jack Isaacs 300 6.55 New
Independent Gwendolen R. Tilly 150 3.28 New
Registered electors 9,182   195
Turnout 4,389 47.80   6.42
Rejected ballots 14 0.32   0.41
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

St Mary's

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St Mary's (2)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amanda Linton 1,625 66.76  32.24
Labour Bodrul Alom 1,560
Ind. Lib Dem Robert Bowler 551 22.97 New
Ind. Lib Dem Raymond J. Warner 545
Liberal Democrats Abdul Ali 141 5.91  29.20
Conservative Mohammed A.S. Khan 104 4.36   1.49
Registered electors 4,332   700
Turnout 2,382 55.11   9.46
Rejected ballots 18 0.76   0.69
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

St Peter's

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St Peter's (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip A. Maxwell[n 4] 2,092 44.85  10.88
Labour Ala Uddin 2,010
Labour Raymond Marney 1,967
Ind. Lib Dem Anne E. Ambrose 893 19.00 New
BNP Paul Maxwell 889 19.71 New
Ind. Lib Dem Kathleen Caulfield 876
Ind. Lib Dem Betty Wright* 803
Liberal Democrats Syed S. Islam 627 13.23  44.47
Liberal Democrats Michael P.J. Patton 567
Conservative Jane E. Emmerson 161 3.21 New
Conservative Charles W. Southcombe 128
Registered electors 8,110   770
Turnout 4,306 53.09   4.83
Rejected ballots 13 0.30   0.48
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Ind. Lib Dem

Shadwell

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Shadwell (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Lilley* 1,870 47.50  27.26
Labour Pola M. Uddin* 1,652
Labour Abdus Shukur 1,635
Liberal Democrats Richard F. Roberts 889 22.05 New
Liberal Democrats Victoria L. Ocuneff 776
Liberal Democrats Hilal Miah 730
Independent Labour Azad Miah 523 14.45 New
Conservative Richard H. Powell 367 8.79  16.45
Conservative Paul W.E. Ingham 294
Conservative Iain C. Dale 293
Green David J. Baker 261 7.21 New
Registered electors 6,832   591
Turnout 3,510 51.38  13.29
Rejected ballots 30 0.85   1.42
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Spitalfields

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Spitalfields (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Syed A. Mizan*[n 5] 1,937 58.97   0.73
Labour Ghulam Mortuza* 1,864
Labour Ataur Rahman 1,740
Liberal Democrats Muhammad N. Huque 1,018 31.58 New
Liberal Democrats Syed N. Islam 1,013
Liberal Democrats Mohammed A. Matin 935
Independent Labour Uddin Mohi 296 9.45 New
Registered electors 5,950   341
Turnout 3,201 53.80  10.87
Rejected ballots 69 2.16   1.66
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Weavers

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Weavers (3)[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sunahwar Ali 1,518 42.68  11.39
Labour Vanessa L. Peters 1,462
Labour Albert C. Jacob 1,427
Ind. Lib Dem Jeremy A. Shaw* 1,224 30.88 New
Ind. Lib Dem Terry B. Milson 1,044
Liberal Democrats Kofi B. Appiah* 937 26.44  38.70
Ind. Lib Dem Nizam Uddin 922
Liberal Democrats Sajjad Miah* 882
Registered electors 6,745   317
Turnout 3,580 53.08   1.92
Rejected ballots 55 1.54   1.02
Labour gain from Ind. Lib Dem
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Notes

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  1. ^ Beackon is De Facto leader as he is the only BNP councillor before the election
  2. ^ Beackon replaced Cllr. David J. Chapman after their resignation in 1993
  3. ^ Baunton replaced Cllr. Margaret R. Atkins after her death in 1990
  4. ^ Maxwell was a sitting councillor representing Spitalfields ward
  5. ^ Mazin replaced Cllr. Abbas Uddin after their resignation in 1992

References

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  1. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994 - Ward Voting Statistics" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. p. 218. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis. "London Borough Council Elections - 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. pp. 167–169, 218–219. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "London Borough of Tower Hamlets Election Results 1964-2010" (PDF). Elections Centre. Plymouth University. pp. 7–8.