# 2010 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council took place on 6 May 2010, the same day as the 2010 United Kingdom general election. There were 17 wards electing 3 councillors each.

## Summary results

Tower Hamlets Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 41 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 80.4 | 38.2 | 98,215 | +5.0 |
| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15.7 | 21.0 | 54,021 | +3.7 |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2.0 | 18.8 | 48,341 | +0.1 |
| Respect | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 2.0 | 15.5 | 39,862 | -7.5 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 14,794 | +2.6 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1,385 | -0.1 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 747 | -3.8 |

## Ward results
### Bethnal Green North

Bethnal Green North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Zenith Rahman | 1634 | |
| | Labour | Giancarlo Gibbs | 1586 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Eaton | 1551 | |
| | Labour | Muhammad Salique | 1476 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Azizur Khan | 1316 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Macmillan | 1181 | |
| | Respect | Muhammad Pramanik | 795 | |
| | Conservative | Nur Baksh | 748 | |
| | Green | Heather Finlay | 595 | |
| | Respect | Syedun Noor | 594 | |
| | Green | Nicholas Lee | 454 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Mak | 445 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Smith | 439 | |
| | Green | Samuel Guttman Hancocks | 371 | |
| | Respect | Shirin Samanta | 314 | |
| | Independent | Ann Edmead | 156 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.10 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Bethnal Green South

Bethnal Green South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mizanur Chaudhury | 1952 | |
| | Labour | Sirajul Islam | 1848 | |
| | Labour | Lesley Pavitt | 1519 | |
| | Respect | Salim Ullah | 1166 | |
| | Respect | Abu Mahmood | 1091 | |
| | Respect | Monjur Ali | 1087 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Olivier Adam | 1061 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rahena Anisha | 1048 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Uddin | 779 | |
| | Conservative | Salina Bagum | 520 | |
| | Conservative | Noor Miah | 497 | |
| | Green | Joshua Barber | 436 | |
| | Green | Paul Burgess | 376 | |
| | Conservative | Nicolette Turki | 367 | |
| | Green | Darren Chetty | 282 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 60.29 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Respect | Labour gain from Respect | Swing | |

### Blackwall and Cubitt Town

Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Archer | 2945 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Golds | 2095 | |
| | Conservative | Gloria Theniel | 2045 | |
| | Labour | Wais Islam | 1729 | |
| | Labour | Kathy McTasney | 1658 | |
| | Labour | Crissy Townsend | 1581 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Carr | 1250 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freda Graf | 1097 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Griffiths | 953 | |
| | Respect | Gulan Choudhury | 799 | |
| | Respect | Mohammed Rahman | 627 | |
| | Respect | Abdul Malik | 577 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.86 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Bow East

Bow East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marc Francis | 2297 | |
| | Labour | Carli Harper-Penman | 1865 | |
| | Labour | Ahmed Omer | 1724 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Campbell | 1204 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rafique Ullah | 1040 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paolo Adragna | 981 | |
| | Conservative | Claire Palmer | 807 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Groves | 799 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Walters | 684 | |
| | Green | Marcus Boyle | 547 | |
| | Respect | Mujibur Rahman | 506 | |
| | Green | Alan Duffell | 339 | |
| | BNP | Mike Underwood | 318 | |
| | Green | Joseph Lucey | 316 | |
| | Respect | Bryony Shanks | 243 | |
| | Respect | Carole Swords | 223 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Coles | 152 | |
| | Independent | Emdadul Haque | 95 | |
| | Independent | Gareth Thomas | 92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.63 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Bow West

Bow West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ann Jackson | 2206 | |
| | Labour | Joshua Peck | 2096 | |
| | Labour | Anwar Khan | 2070 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sharon Bench | 1260 | |
| | Conservative | Anwara Ali | 1200 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jainal Chowdhury | 992 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Warner | 783 | |
| | Conservative | Francesca Preece | 723 | |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Huddart | 662 | |
| | Green | Janice Cartwright | 576 | |
| | Respect | Syed Islam | 574 | |
| | Green | Alistair Polson | 493 | |
| | Green | Chris Smith | 464 | |
| | Respect | Kay Ballard | 356 | |
| | Independent | Terry McGrenara | 111 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.25 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### Bromley by Bow

Bromley by Bow (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Khales Ahmed | 2483 | |
| | Labour | Rania Khan | 2426 | |
| | Labour | Helal Uddin | 2314 | |
| | Conservative | Subrina Hossain | 1105 | |
| | Respect | Bodrul Islam | 1100 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shamina Begum | 1055 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alkas Hoque | 831 | |
| | Respect | Mohammed Miah | 765 | |
| | Respect | Kamal Uddin | 737 | |
| | Conservative | Stuart Hand | 673 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Koyes Choudhury | 653 | |
| | Conservative | Daryl Stafford | 599 | |
| | Green | Thomas Crosbie | 401 | |
| | Green | Tatyana Guttmann Hancocks | 304 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.59 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Respect | Labour gain from Respect | Swing | |

### East India and Lansbury

East India and Lansbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Abul Ahmed | 2295 | |
| | Labour | Shiria Khatun | 2294 | |
| | Labour | Rajib Ahmed | 2181 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iqbal Hossain | 1302 | |
| | Conservative | Martin Coxall | 878 | |
| | Respect | Kamrul Hussain | 835 | |
| | Respect | Zakir Hussain | 820 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Ingham | 810 | |
| | Conservative | Ahmed Mustaque | 631 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zillur Uddin | 629 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Zak Ali | 619 | |
| | Respect | Asha Affi | 603 | |
| | Green | Jamie Upton | 408 | |
| | BNP | James Searle | 400 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.68 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Limehouse

Limehouse (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lutfa Begum | 2193 | |
| | Labour | David Edgar | 1880 | |
| | Conservative | Craig Aston | 1602 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Collins | 1525 | |
| | Respect | Dulal Uddin | 1500 | |
| | Labour | Victoria Obaze | 1488 | |
| | Respect | Hafiza Salam | 1357 | |
| | Conservative | Sakib Ershad | 1280 | |
| | Respect | Anfor Ali | 1225 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hafizur Rahman | 782 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Faruk Chowdhury | 722 | |
| | Green | Jennifer Aaron-Foster | 477 | |
| | Green | Louise Davies | 473 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muazzam Rakol | 445 | |
| | Green | Simon Earp | 267 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 61.77 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Respect | Conservative gain from Respect | Swing | |

### Mile End and Globe Town

Mile End and Globe Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rofique Ahmed | 2214 | |
| | Labour | Bill Turner | 2005 | |
| | Labour | Amy Whitelock | 1824 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shamsul Hoque | 1279 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rafique Ahmed | 1179 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Syed Islam | 927 | |
| | Respect | Ahad Babu Chowdhury | 916 | |
| | Conservative | Muhammed Shaheed | 883 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Lowe | 680 | |
| | Conservative | Wesley Henderson | 679 | |
| | Respect | Habib Rahman | 558 | |
| | Green | Ian Allsop | 519 | |
| | Respect | Tony Collins | 439 | |
| | Green | Jesse Bryson | 400 | |
| | BNP | Russell Pick | 309 | |
| | Green | Kalim Patwa | 284 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.48 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Mile End East

Mile End East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rachael Saunders | 2506 | |
| | Labour | Motin uz-Zaman | 2067 | |
| | Labour | Kosru Uddin | 2056 | |
| | Conservative | Ahmed Hussain | 1059 | |
| | Respect | Muhammad Rahmani | 967 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hafiz Choudhury | 944 | |
| | Respect | Jamir Chowdhury | 907 | |
| | Conservative | Caroline Kerswell | 885 | |
| | Conservative | Bodrul Choudhury | 832 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Altaf Hussain | 787 | |
| | Respect | Fiyaz Ali | 755 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kamrun Shajahan | 658 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 59.97 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Millwall

Millwall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Zara Davis | 2950 | |
| | Conservative | David Snowdon | 2693 | |
| | Conservative | Maium Miah | 2519 | |
| | Labour | John Cray | 2180 | |
| | Labour | Doros Ullah | 1943 | |
| | Labour | Garry Wykes | 1664 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Denniston | 1362 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Porter | 1177 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George McFarlane | 1099 | |
| | Respect | Shiuly Begum | 668 | |
| | Respect | Muzibul Islam | 498 | |
| | BNP | Dave Anderson | 358 | |
| | Respect | Kevin Ovenden | 277 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 52.96 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### St Dunstan's and Stepney Green

St Dunstan's and Stepney Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Abdal Ullah | 2376 | |
| | Labour | Oliur Rahman | 2319 | |
| | Labour | Judith Gardiner | 2078 | |
| | Respect | Mahbub-Mamun Alam | 1458 | |
| | Respect | Abdul Hussain | 1261 | |
| | Respect | Shahar Imran | 1150 | |
| | Conservative | Aleyk Miah | 1136 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ahbab Miah | 1106 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sufian Choudhury | 1038 | |
| | Conservative | Harun Rashid | 995 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kaltun Ali | 923 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Wilford | 849 | |
| | Green | Kirsty Chestnutt | 595 | |
| | Green | Margaret Crosbie | 504 | |
| | Green | Frances Schwartz | 410 | |
| | Independent | Mohammed Uddin | 297 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.01 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Katharine's and Wapping

St Katharine's and Wapping (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Emma Jones | 1623 | |
| | Labour | Shafiqul Haque | 1455 | |
| | Labour | Denise Jones | 1447 | |
| | Conservative | Neil King | 1414 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Mawdsley | 1383 | |
| | Labour | Michael Keith | 1330 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Geoffrey Juden | 732 | |
| | Respect | Muhammad Chowdhury | 491 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Quadri Mamun | 454 | |
| | Respect | Muhammad Islam | 453 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elvyra Sadiene | 445 | |
| | Respect | Dilwara Ali | 418 | |
| | Green | Martine Hall | 395 | |
| | Green | John Foster | 388 | |
| | Green | Alana Jelinek | 247 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.52 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Shadwell

Shadwell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alibor Choudhury | 1915 | |
| | Respect | Harun Miah | 1628 | |
| | Labour | Rabina Khan | 1539 | |
| | Labour | John Houghton | 1536 | |
| | Conservative | Khaled Khan | 1251 | |
| | Respect | Mamun Rashid | 1250 | |
| | Conservative | Nasima Begum | 1134 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Wood | 1003 | |
| | Respect | Monjur Alam | 807 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Alom | 700 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jewel Choudhury | 603 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mostaque Hussain | 595 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 64.53 |
| | Labour gain from Respect | Labour gain from Respect | Swing | |
| | Respect hold | Respect hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Respect | Labour gain from Respect | Swing | |

### Spitalfields and Banglatown

Spitalfields and Banglatown (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lutfur Rahman | 1660 | |
| | Labour | Shelina Akhtar | 1545 | |
| | Labour | Helal Abbas | 1500 | |
| | Respect | Fozol Miah | 1068 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Dyer | 839 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Moniruzzaman Syed | 673 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Vracas | 571 | |
| | Conservative | Sadek Khan | 561 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jewel Toropdar | 532 | |
| | Conservative | Asad Ahmod | 492 | |
| | Green | Nico Aspinall | 483 | |
| | Respect | Ahad Ali | 441 | |
| | Respect | Alibaba Prasad | 437 | |
| | Green | Mohammed Hossain | 265 | |
| | Independent | Shah Yousuf | 141 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 56.48 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Respect | Labour gain from Respect | Swing | |

### Weavers

Weavers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kabir Ahmed | 2082 | |
| | Labour | Anna Lynch | 1895 | |
| | Labour | Abdul Mukit | 1532 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Philip Baker | 1383 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sajjad Miah | 1179 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim O'Flaherty | 1099 | |
| | Respect | Yousuf Khan | 1009 | |
| | Respect | Fazlul Hoque | 892 | |
| | Respect | Rob Hoveman | 728 | |
| | Conservative | Akhtar Ahmed | 667 | |
| | Conservative | Gias Ahmed | 640 | |
| | Green | Catherine Guttman | 628 | |
| | Green | Daniel Jackson | 516 | |
| | Green | Ben Hancocks | 496 | |
| | Conservative | Abdi Hassan | 477 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 62.02 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Respect | Labour gain from Respect | Swing | |

### Whitechapel

Whitechapel (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shahed Ali | 2158 | |
| | Labour | Aminur Khan | 2091 | |
| | Labour | Abdul Asad | 2003 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saleh Ahmed | 1119 | |
| | Respect | Lutfur Rahman | 1114 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kamal Ali | 1069 | |
| | Conservative | Ahad Abdul | 1044 | |
| | Respect | Abdulla Almamun | 1004 | |
| | Conservative | Fanu Mia | 915 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shamim Rahman | 906 | |
| | Respect | Saidul Alom | 890 | |
| | Conservative | David Fell | 832 | |
| | Green | Richard Leyland | 599 | |
| | Green | Raymond Waring | 383 | |
| | Green | Mohammed Uddin | 335 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |