# Stepney Green (ward)

Stepney Green is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 2014 elections. It returns councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

## Tower Hamlets council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 2014.

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Stepney Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Aspire | Abdul Ali | 1,623 | 39.55 | +26.59 |
| | Labour | Sabina Akhtar | 1,588 | 38.69 | −16.30 |
| | Aspire | Shuhel Malique | 1,346 | 32.80 | +24.88 |
| | Labour | Motin Uz-Zaman | 1,121 | 27.31 | −12.27 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Akhlaqur Rahman | 676 | 16.47 | −5.37 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kim Nottage | 332 | 8.09 | +3.81 |
| | Green | Kirsty Chestnutt | 308 | 7.50 | −0.75 |
| | Green | Thomas Mackay | 202 | 4.92 | +0.27 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Alton | 198 | 4.82 | −1.01 |
| | Conservative | Panagiotis Koutroumpis | 108 | 2.63 | −2.10 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 62 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,104 | 49.63 | +1.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,270 | | |
| | Aspire gain from Labour | Aspire gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Stepney Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sabina Akhtar | 2,105 | 54.99 | +19.99 |
| | Labour | Motin Uz-Zaman | 1,515 | 39.58 | +17.98 |
| | PATH | Akhlaqur Rahman | 836 | 21.84 | N/A |
| | PATH | Ahbab Miah | 620 | 16.20 | N/A |
| | Aspire | Oliur Rahman | 496 | 12.96 | −31.53 |
| | Green | Kirsty Chestnutt | 316 | 8.25 | −1.05 |
| | Aspire | Habibur Rahman | 303 | 7.92 | N/A |
| | Conservative | David Fell | 223 | 5.83 | +1.10 |
| | Conservative | Tiffany Trenner-Lyle | 181 | 4.73 | +0.97 |
| | Green | George Lyle | 178 | 4.65 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ailbhe Rees | 164 | 4.28 | +0.86 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antony Sanders | 148 | 3.87 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 57 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,885 | 47.79 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,130 | | |
| | Labour gain from Tower Hamlets First | Labour gain from Tower Hamlets First | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Tower Hamlets First | Labour gain from Tower Hamlets First | Swing | | |

### 2015 by-election

A by-election was held on 11 June 2015, following the Erlam v Rahman election court case which removed Alibor Choudhury from office.
2015 Stepney Green by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sabina Akhtar | 1,643 | 42.11 | +6.61 |
| | Independent | Abu Chowdhury | 1,472 | 37.72 | N/A |
| | Green | Kirsty Chestnutt | 272 | 6.97 | −2.33 |
| | UKIP | Paul Shea | 203 | 5.20 | −3.56 |
| | Conservative | Safiul Azam | 158 | 4.05 | −0.68 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Will Dyer | 114 | 2.92 | −0.50 |
| | Something New | Jessie Macneil-Brown | 40 | 1.03 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 171 | 4.39 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,939 | 47.37 | |
| | Labour gain from Tower Hamlets First | Labour gain from Tower Hamlets First | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election : Stepney Green (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Tower Hamlets First | Alibor Choudhury | 2,023 | 45.80 | |
| | Tower Hamlets First | Oliur Rahman | 1,965 | 44.49 | |
| | Labour | Sabina Akhtar | 1,568 | 35.50 | |
| | Labour | Victoria Obaze | 954 | 21.60 | |
| | Green | Hilary Clarke | 411 | 9.30 | |
| | UKIP | Nicholas McQueen | 387 | 8.76 | |
| | Conservative | Chris Wilford | 209 | 4.73 | |
| | Conservative | Hugo Mann | 166 | 3.76 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Donkin | 151 | 3.42 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,463 | 54.90 | |
| | Tower Hamlets First win (new seat) | Tower Hamlets First win (new seat) | Tower Hamlets First win (new seat) | Tower Hamlets First win (new seat) | Tower Hamlets First win (new seat) |
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