# Park (Tower Hamlets ward)

Park 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 councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

## Tower Hamlets council elections

There was a significant change to the ward boundaries in 1994 when Victoria Park was brought fully into Tower Hamlets, however as this area was unpopulated it made no change to the electorate.

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Baunton | 1,076 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Charles | 958 |
| | Labour | Alan Amos | 418 |
| | Labour | Philip Royal | 392 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,844 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |

### 1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.
1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elizabeth Baunton | 1,083 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Brown | 911 | |
| | Labour | M.A. Roe | 634 | |
| | Labour | Philip Royal | 621 | |
| | Conservative | V.C. Benjamin | 77 | |
| | Conservative | C. Parslew | 68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,865 | 49.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.
1990 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Atkins | 1,434 | 62.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gyles Glover | 1,387 | |
| | Labour | Philip Royal | 747 | 32.6 |
| | Labour | Jonathan Sterne | 725 | |
| | Green | Michael Foreman | 59 | 2.6 |
| | Conservative | David Ransom | 49 | 2.1 |
| | Conservative | John Livingstone | 46 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 30.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,290 | 54.2 |
| | 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: Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Terence Cowley | 1,154 | |
| | Liberal | Brian Williams | 1,153 | |
| | Labour | Belle Harris | 781 | |
| | Labour | Sean Gardiner | 766 | |
| | Conservative | David Ranson | 86 | |
| | Conservative | John Livingstone | 73 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,854 | 44.1 |
| | 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: Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Brian Williams | 1,229 |
| | Liberal | Terence Cowley | 1,143 |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Crooks | 648 |
| | Labour | Walter Leary | 591 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing |

### 1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.
1978 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Park (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Brian Williams | 1,174 | | |
| | Liberal | Brenda Collins | 1,117 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Beningfield | 399 | | |
| | Labour | Edmund Winterflood | 357 | | |
| | National Front | Thomas Matthews | 128 | | |
| | National Front | Rosina Muzzlewhite | 122 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,638 | 38.6 | |
| | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) | Liberal win (new seat) |
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