Claim: In the 2010 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election, one of the elected councilors in the ward of Shadwell was Bangladeshi-born British writer Rabina Khan.
Evidence: Shadwell (3) Rabina Khan Rabina Khan (Bengali: রবিনা খান; born 15 September 1972) is a Bangladeshi-born British writer, politician, councillor for Shadwell, former Cabinet Member for Housing in Tower Hamlets Council, community worker and author of Ayesha's Rainbow. In the May 2010 Tower Hamlets Council election, Khan won a seat in Shadwell for the Labour Party.