# Weavers (ward)

Weavers is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returns councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

## Tower Hamlets council elections since 2014

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: Weavers (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Aspire | Kabir Ahmed | 1,649 | 43.54 | +29.37 |
| | Labour Co-op | Asma Islam | 1,417 | 37.42 | −11.18 |
| | Aspire | Fazleh Elaahi | 1,224 | 32.32 | +17.71 |
| | Labour Co-op | Kevin McKenna | 1,135 | 29.97 | −11.59 |
| | Green | Katy Guttmann | 395 | 10.43 | +1.05 |
| | Conservative | Elliot Weaver | 237 | 6.26 | +0.94 |
| | Green | Benjamin Hancocks | 225 | 5.94 | −2.72 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Adam | 203 | 5.36 | +1.55 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Long | 150 | 3.96 | −3.33 |
| | TUSC | Hugo Pierre | 110 | 2.90 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Moulay Essaydi | 106 | 2.80 | −3.23 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 33 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,787 | 41.07 | +0.36 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,221 | | |
| | 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: Weavers (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Abdul Mukit | 1,773 | 48.60 | +17.81 |
| | Labour | John Pierce | 1,516 | 41.56 | +11.11 |
| | Aspire | Mohammed Elaahi | 533 | 14.61 | N/A |
| | Aspire | Mohammed Hussain | 517 | 14.17 | N/A |
| | Green | Andrew Fernandez | 342 | 9.38 | −4.49 |
| | Green | Chris Smith | 316 | 8.66 | −4.46 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ed Long | 266 | 7.29 | +2.26 |
| | PATH | Halima Shopna | 231 | 6.33 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Philip Baldwin | 220 | 6.03 | −0.29 |
| | Conservative | Elliott Weaver | 194 | 5.32 | +0.42 |
| | Renew | Spencer Wood | 154 | 4.22 | N/A |
| | PATH | Taj Uddin | 141 | 3.87 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ify Okoli | 139 | 3.81 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 41 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,689 | 40.71 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 9,062 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Abdul Mukit | 1,237 | 30.79 | |
| | Labour | John Pierce | 1,223 | 30.45 | |
| | Tower Hamlets First | Kabir Ahmed | 1,214 | 30.22 | |
| | Tower Hamlets First | Yousuf Khan | 1,128 | 28.08 | |
| | Green | Chris Smith | 557 | 13.87 | |
| | Green | Maureen Childs | 527 | 13.12 | |
| | UKIP | Pauline McQueen | 316 | 7.87 | |
| | Conservative | Louise Taggart | 254 | 6.32 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alex Dziedzan | 202 | 5.03 | |
| | Conservative | Luke Ounsworth | 197 | 4.90 | |
| | TUSC | Hugo Pierre | 113 | 2.81 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,048 | 46.22 | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2014 Tower Hamlets council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 2002.

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Kabir Ahmed | 2,082 | |
| | Labour | Anna Lynch | 1,895 | |
| | Labour | Abdul Mukit | 1,532 | |
| | 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 | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Matin | 1,819 | 40.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Alexander | 1,059 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy O'Flaherty | 948 | |
| | Labour | Fazlul Haque | 854 | 19.1 |
| | Respect | Dilwara Begum | 830 | 18.6 |
| | Labour | Amina Ali | 652 | |
| | Labour | Nathan Oley | 575 | |
| | Respect | Paul Fredericks | 494 | |
| | Respect | Eliza Cox | 489 | |
| | Green | Catherine Guttman | 364 | 8.2 |
| | Independent | Gias Ahmed | 345 | 7.7 |
| | Green | Daniel Jackson | 321 | |
| | Green | Benjamin Hancocks | 292 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Holmes | 254 | 5.7 |
| | Conservative | Hamida Chowdhury | 249 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Walters | 214 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Matin | 1,588 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Louise Alexander | 1,397 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy O'Flaherty | 1,298 | | |
| | Labour | Sirajul Islam | 925 | | |
| | Labour | Humaiun Kobir | 919 | | |
| | Labour | Eric Taylor | 732 | | |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Kadir | 295 | | |
| | Green | Benjamin Hancocks | 204 | | |
| | Green | Marc Weaver | 184 | | |
| | Green | Stephen Wood | 159 | | |
| | Conservative | Jane Meehan | 145 | | |
| | Conservative | Joanna Noles | 137 | | |
| | Independent | Matt Bass | 51 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,024 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) | Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries) |

## 1978–2002 Tower Hamlets council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 1978.

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Mohammed Ali | 1,229 |
| | Labour | Christopher Creegan | 985 |
| | Labour | Catherine Tuitt | 922 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kofi Appiah | 776 |
| | Liberal | Terry Milson | 770 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Khan | 748 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Mathews | 738 |
| | Liberal | Kathleen Caulfield | 705 |
| | Liberal | Justin Sillman | 309 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Uddin | 158 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,340 |
| | 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: Weavers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sunahwar Ali | 1,518 | |
| | Labour | V. L. Peters | 1,462 | |
| | Labour | Albert Jacob | 1,427 | |
| | Ind. Lib Dem | J. A. Shaw | 1,224 | |
| | Ind. Lib Dem | Terry Milson | 1,044 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kofi Appiah | 937 | |
| | Ind. Lib Dem | N. Uddin | 922 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | S. Miah | 882 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,745 | 52.3 |
| | 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 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: Weavers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeremy Shaw | 2,504 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sajjad Miah | 2,335 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kofi Appiah | 2,332 | |
| | Labour | Sirajul Islam | 1,177 | |
| | Labour | Jil Cove | 1,145 | |
| | Labour | Donald Hoyle | 1,121 | |
| | Independent Islamic | Mohammed Rakib | 77 | |
| | Conservative | Shundor Ali | 66 | |
| | Conservative | Shelim Uddin | 41 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,062 | 55.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.
1986 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jeremy Shaw | 1,645 | |
| | Liberal | Jeanette Welsh | 1,530 | |
| | Liberal | Kofi Appiah | 1,496 | |
| | Labour | Susan Hurley | 1,336 | |
| | Labour | Mohammed Ludi | 1,227 | |
| | Labour | John Onslow | 1,201 | |
| | Conservative | Lillian Ingram | 184 | |
| | Conservative | Linda O'Connell | 146 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,505 | 42.5 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |

### 1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.
1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jeremy A Shaw | 1,496 | 54.1 |
| | Liberal | Peter J Hughes | 1,435 | |
| | Liberal | Kofi B Appiah | 1,396 | |
| | Labour | Edward Bishop | 754 | 27.3 |
| | Labour | William Harris | 664 | |
| | Labour | Sally A Tyley | 612 | |
| | Conservative | Richard Dyer | 267 | 9.7 |
| | Independent | Mohammed A Hussain | 246 | 8.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 26.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.4 |
| | 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: Weavers (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lillian Crook | 748 | | |
| | Labour | Charles Main | 735 | | |
| | Labour | Arthur Praag | 690 | | |
| | Liberal | Paul Robbins | 573 | | |
| | Liberal | Carol McLeod | 555 | | |
| | Liberal | Henry Stallman | 510 | | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Fairhurst | 231 | | |
| | National Front | Roy Newman | 216 | | |
| | National Front | Terence Courtney | 214 | | |
| | National Front | Brian Gilbert | 213 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,609 | 28.5 | |
| | 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) |