# St Peter's (1978 Tower Hamlets ward)

St Peter's was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and last used for the 1998 elections. It returned three councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

## 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Jusna Begum | 1,405 |
| | Labour | Raja Miah | 1,223 |
| | Labour | Raymond Marney | 1,218 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Chowdhury | 802 |
| | Liberal | Kathleen Cook | 798 |
| | Liberal | Brian Lafferty | 590 |
| | Liberal | Betty Wright | 586 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy O'Flaherty | 460 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Elston | 441 |
| | Conservative | Jay Tarbey | 237 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,760 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

## 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Philip Maxwell | 2,092 | 44.85 | 10.88 |
| | Labour | Ala Uddin | 2,010 | | |
| | Labour | Raymond Marney | 1,967 | | |
| | Ind. Lib Dem | Anne 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 Islam | 627 | 13.23 | 44.47 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Patton | 567 | | |
| | Conservative | Jane Emmerson | 161 | 3.21 | New |
| | Conservative | Charles Southcombe | 128 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 8,110 | | 770 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,306 | 53.09 | 4.83 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.30 | 0.48 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | Labour gain from Ind. Lib Dem | Labour gain from Ind. Lib Dem | Labour gain from Ind. Lib Dem | Labour gain from Ind. Lib Dem | Labour gain from Ind. Lib Dem |

## 1990 by-election

The by-election took place on 30 August 1990, following the death of Brenda Collins.
1990 St Peter's by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Suzanne Sullivan | 1,030 | 45.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terence Cowley | 915 | 40.3 |
| | BNP | Kenneth Walsh | 275 | 12.1 |
| | Conservative | Sarah-Jane Quinlan | 53 | 2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,375 | 30.8 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

## 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1990 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Brenda Collins | 2,089 | 57.70 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Abdul Rohim | 1,981 | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team | Betty Wright | 1,933 | |
| | Labour | Fanu Miah | 1,232 | 33.97 |
| | Labour | Amanda Owen | 1,202 | |
| | Labour | Terence Penton | 1,101 | |
| | Green | Harvey Gilbert | 289 | 8.33 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,340 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3542 | 48.26 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | 0.48 |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Swing | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Swing | |
| | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Lib Dem Focus Team hold | Swing | |

## 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1986 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Brenda Collins | 1,324 | |
| | Liberal | Patrick Streeter | 1,316 | |
| | Liberal | Andrew Goodchild | 1,291 | |
| | Labour | Maureen Caldon | 904 | |
| | Labour | Rosemary Maher | 871 | |
| | Labour | Joseph Ramanoop | 838 | |
| | Conservative | Amanda Drury | 171 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Greenfield | 143 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,525 | 33.9 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

## 1984 by-election

The by-election took place on 19 July 1984, following the resignation of Dennis Hallam.
1984 St Peter's by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Josie Curran | 1,324 | |
| | Labour | Albert Jacob | 779 | |
| | National Front | Raymond Bradford | 97 | |
| | Conservative | Robert J. Ingram | 73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 545 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,306 | 31.2 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

## 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Andrew Goodchild | 1,726 |
| | Liberal | Dennis Hallam | 1,699 |
| | Liberal | Patrick Streeter | 1,690 |
| | Labour | Albert Jacob | 721 |
| | Labour | Beatrice Orwell | 700 |
| | Labour | Edwin Walker | 650 |
| | National Front | Victor Clark | 121 |
| | National Front | Albert Mariner | 92 |
| | National Front | Susan Clapp | 88 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing |

## 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Peter's :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Albert Jacob | 1,109 | | |
| | Labour | Beatrice Orwell | 1,063 | | |
| | Labour | Edwin Walker | 1,050 | | |
| | Conservative | Patrick Holmes | 431 | | |
| | National Front | Albert Mariner | 401 | | |
| | National Front | George Newman | 376 | | |
| | Communist | Hugh McAlpine | 121 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,809 | 25.3 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |