# 2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998 increasing the number of seats by 1. The Labour party kept overall control of the council.

## Election result

Tower Hamlets Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 35 | -8 | 68.6 | 45.7 | 52,200 | -8.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | 16 | +9 | 31.4 | 30.6 | 34,928 | +4.7 |
| Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15.1 | 17,210 | +4.8 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 5,399 | +4.7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2,338 | -1.3 |
| Socialist Alliance | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1,224 | +1.1 |
| New Britain Party | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 470 | +0.4 |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 366 | -2.0 |

## Ward results
### Bethnal Green North

Bethnal Green North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Azizur Khan | 1,224 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Griffiths | 1,192 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Sanderson | 1,097 |
| | Labour | Stephen Beckett | 878 |
| | Labour | Raja Miah | 866 |
| | Labour | Diana Johnson | 833 |
| | Green | David Cox | 233 |
| | Green | Anna Hoad-Reddick | 202 |
| | Conservative | Sajjadur Rahman | 196 |
| | Conservative | David Ceasar | 185 |
| | Conservative | Brajendra Chaudhuri | 167 |
| | Green | Neil Thompson | 166 |
| | BNP | William Wren | 162 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Glyn Robbins | 119 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,520 |

### Bethnal Green South

Bethnal Green South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Sirajul Islam | 1,385 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Akikor Rahman | 1,384 |
| | Labour | Salim Ullah | 1,331 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nurul Karim | 1,309 |
| | Labour | Raymond Marney | 1,281 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Waites | 1,252 |
| | Conservative | Shahin Ahmed | 239 |
| | Conservative | Anamul Haque | 201 |
| | Green | Jonathan Hackett | 190 |
| | Conservative | Nicholas Sellick | 181 |
| | Green | Peter Howell | 177 |
| | Green | Gizelle Rush | 166 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,096 |

### Blackwall and Cubitt Town

Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Lutfur Ali | 876 |
| | Labour | Julia Mainwaring | 865 |
| | Labour | Anthony Sharpe | 793 |
| | Conservative | Tim Archer | 568 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Napier | 534 |
| | Conservative | Simon Rouse | 497 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Blandford | 350 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Sanderson | 310 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Ottaway | 248 |
| | Independent | Eric Pemberton | 215 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,256 |

### Bow East

Bow East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Gipson | 1,248 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel McCollum | 1,204 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marian Williams | 1,155 |
| | Labour | Rupert Bawden | 519 |
| | Labour | Alexander Heslop | 493 |
| | Labour | David Guppy | 475 |
| | Green | Jessica Lack | 136 |
| | Green | Benjamin Holt | 125 |
| | Conservative | Alastair Holmes | 120 |
| | Conservative | Susanna Webb | 116 |
| | Green | Volker Heineman | 112 |
| | Conservative | Timothy Hudspith | 99 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,802 |

### Bow West

Bow West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Ludlow | 1,350 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hilary Phelps | 1,149 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Rew | 1,115 |
| | Labour | Ala Uddin | 946 |
| | Labour | Belle Harris | 939 |
| | Labour | Geoffrey Thorington-Hassel | 887 |
| | Green | Janice Cartwright | 280 |
| | Green | Sandra McLeod | 275 |
| | Conservative | Kazi Alam | 225 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Sheila McGregor | 168 |
| | Conservative | Francis Brown | 155 |
| | Conservative | Simon Gordon-Clark | 153 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,642 |

### Bromley-by-Bow

Bromley-by-Bow (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Edgar | 1,650 |
| | Labour | Abdul Sardar | 1,641 |
| | Labour | Khaled Khan | 1,586 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Abson | 353 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abdul Mannan | 320 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phyllis Sheehan | 310 |
| | Green | Matthew Corbishley | 225 |
| | Conservative | James McLachlan | 204 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Perrott | 186 |
| | Conservative | Robert Neill | 178 |
| | Green | Hidr Yildirim | 132 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,785 |

### East India and Lansbury

East India and Lansbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ali Ahmed | 1,015 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rajib Ahmed | 869 |
| | Labour | Kevin Morton | 771 |
| | Labour | Ron Harley | 756 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Harry Pavitt | 583 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Wallace | 583 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Kambiz Boomla | 261 |
| | Conservative | Peter Golds | 253 |
| | Conservative | Gareth Kennedy | 239 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Thomas | 196 |
| | Independent | Mohammed Haque | 178 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,704 |

### Limehouse

Limehouse (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Kumar Murshid | 1,026 |
| | Labour | Judith Gardiner | 1,003 |
| | Labour | Ashton McGregor | 917 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell Neale | 414 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Langley | 413 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Mark Weeks | 391 |
| | Conservative | Philip Briscoe | 377 |
| | Conservative | Antonio Bello | 364 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Winfield | 358 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Godfrey | 339 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,602 |

### Mile End and Globe

Mile End and Globe (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jainal Chowdhury | 1,108 |
| | Labour | Rofique Ahmed | 1,042 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Duffey | 1,008 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosina Tucker | 950 |
| | Labour | Sharmin Shajahan | 778 |
| | Labour | Graham Taylor | 727 |
| | Conservative | Jahidul Hoque | 326 |
| | Green | Christopher Coombes | 267 |
| | Green | Amelia Gordon | 218 |
| | Conservative | Michael Fletcher | 217 |
| | Conservative | Mohammad Karim | 174 |
| | Green | Jeremy Hicks | 156 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,971 |

### Mile End East

Mile End East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Helal Rahman | 1,326 |
| | Labour | Morin Uz-Zaman | 1,303 |
| | Labour | Abdus Salique | 1,254 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Rahman | 792 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Cameron | 791 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rick Pollock | 739 |
| | Conservative | John Livingstone | 242 |
| | Conservative | Simon Armand-Smith | 233 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Charge | 213 |
| | Independent | Bill Wakefield | 103 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,996 |

### Millwall

Millwall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Alan Amos | 1,089 |
| | Labour | Betheline Chattopadhyay | 986 |
| | Labour | Mumtaz Samad | 970 |
| | Conservative | Philip Groves | 446 |
| | Conservative | Paul Ingham | 422 |
| | Conservative | Alison Newton | 420 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Cuthbert | 313 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jean Stokes | 245 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kevin McDonald | 241 |
| | BNP | Gordon Callow | 204 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Susan Gibson | 200 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,536 |

### St Dunstan's and Stepney Green

St Dunstan's and Stepney Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ataur Rahman | 1,232 |
| | Labour | Nasir Uddin | 1,226 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Uddin | 1,105 |
| | Conservative | Hafizur Rahman | 828 |
| | Conservative | Shamim Choudhury | 566 |
| | Conservative | Muhammade Hoque | 518 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paula Palmer | 418 |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Crozier | 393 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohibur Rahman | 300 |
| | Green | Miriam Dodd | 269 |
| | Green | Craig Williams | 261 |
| | Green | Frances Schwartz | 216 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,332 |

### St Katharine's and Wapping

St Katharine's and Wapping (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Denise Jones | 1,082 |
| | Labour | Shafiqul Haque | 1,049 |
| | Labour | Richard Brooks | 1,034 |
| | Conservative | Kevin Noles | 842 |
| | Conservative | William Norton | 766 |
| | Conservative | Toby Vintcent | 733 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Ahmed | 470 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marian Elsden | 345 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexandra Sugden | 318 |
| | New Britain Party | Dennis Delderfield | 259 |
| | New Britain Party | John Divito | 211 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,109 |

### Shadwell

Shadwell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Manir Ahmed | 1,265 |
| | Labour | Michael Keith | 1,188 |
| | Labour | Abdus Shukur | 1,076 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nanu Miah | 512 |
| | Conservative | William Crossey | 429 |
| | Conservative | Richard Powell | 402 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Buttimer | 395 |
| | Conservative | Maxwell Rumney | 334 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gary Marsh | 327 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,928 |

### Spitalfields and Banglatown

Spitalfields and Banglatown (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Helal Abbas | 936 |
| | Labour | Ghulam Mortuza | 848 |
| | Labour | Lutfur Rahman | 846 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Rahman | 400 |
| | Conservative | Pir Quium | 345 |
| | Conservative | David Webb | 272 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ahmed Hussain | 255 |
| | Green | Keith Magnum | 198 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Melvin Ramsay | 198 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alas Uddin | 186 |
| | Independent | Muhit Ahmed | 157 |
| | Green | Annika Sanders | 146 |
| | Independent | Ismail Malik | 137 |
| | Green | Kerry Seager | 130 |
| | Independent | Alexander Vracas | 124 |
| | Independent | Sultan Ahmed | 53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,231 |

### Weavers

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 |

### Whitechapel

Whitechapel (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Abdul Asad | 1,263 |
| | Labour | Fanu Miah | 1,142 |
| | Labour | Doros Ullah | 1,125 |
| | Conservative | Mostafa Miah | 592 |
| | Conservative | Shafique Miah | 475 |
| | Conservative | Monsur Ahmed | 466 |
| | Independent | Mohamed Ahmed | 462 |
| | Independent | Shamsuddin Ahmed | 451 |
| | Independent | Anu Miah | 407 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah O'Flaherty | 212 |
| | Green | Jacqueline Goodman | 205 |
| | Green | Brendon O'Connor | 200 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sajaul Karim | 174 |
| | Green | Melina La Firenze | 167 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gulam Hossain | 162 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Philip Billows | 85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,588 |