# 2006 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election

Elections to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. The entire council stood for election, and the Labour party retained control.

## Election result

Tower Hamlets Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 26 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 51.0 | 33.2 | 57,672 | -12.5% |
| Respect | 12 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 23.5 | 22.8 | 39,587 | +22.8% |
| Conservative | 7 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 13.7 | 17.3 | 29,992 | +2.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 6 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 11.8 | 18.6 | 32,314 | -12.0% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 7,271 | +2.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 5,728 | -1.4% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 972 | +0.3% |

## Ward results
### Bethnal Green North

Bethnal Green North (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Salique | 1,108 | 28.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Azizur Khan | 1,096 | 28.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephanie Eaton | 960 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Griffiths | 958 | |
| | Labour | Brian Boag | 950 | |
| | Labour | Rachael Saunders | 940 | |
| | Respect | Abu Choudhury | 882 | 22.5 |
| | Respect | Syed Hussain | 592 | |
| | Respect | Sheila McGregor | 475 | |
| | Conservative | Jamal Khan | 436 | 11.1 |
| | Conservative | Shamsu Miah | 413 | |
| | Green | Elaine Maltby | 398 | 10.2 |
| | Green | Darren Chetty | 373 | |
| | Green | Richard Simpson | 354 | |
| | Conservative | Nishat Kabir | 280 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Bethnal Green South

Bethnal Green South (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Salim Ullah | 1,609 | 36.4 |
| | Labour | Sirajul Islam | 1,593 | |
| | Labour | Carli Harper-Penman | 1,436 | |
| | Respect | Syeda Hussain | 1,342 | 30.4 |
| | Respect | Afzal Mahmood | 1,113 | |
| | Respect | John Rees | 973 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Akikur Rahman | 876 | 19.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Haque | 863 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Miah | 689 | |
| | Green | Rachel Carless | 327 | 7.4 |
| | Green | Daniel Adams | 324 | |
| | Conservative | Moynul Choudhury | 264 | 6.0 |
| | Green | Robert Dickinson | 253 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Bromby | 237 | |
| | Conservative | Aurelia Greystoke | 237 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Blackwall and Cubitt Town

Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Archer | 1,317 | 34.4 |
| | Conservative | Philip Briscoe | 1,197 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Golds | 1,142 | |
| | Labour | Julia Mainwaring | 990 | 25.9 |
| | Labour | Brian Son | 903 | |
| | Labour | Anthony Sharpe | 888 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shofu Miah | 652 | 17.1 |
| | Respect | Abdul Chowdhury | 502 | 13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Blandford | 463 | |
| | Respect | Aysha Ali | 411 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jahidul Hoque | 402 | |
| | Independent | Shamsur Choudhury | 362 | 9.5 |
| | Respect | Terence Wells | 273 | |
| | Independent | Eric Pemberton | 152 | |
| | Independent | Shelima Choudhury | 75 | |
| | Independent | Najma Rahman | 58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Bow East

Bow East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marc Francis | 1,314 | 42.0 |
| | Labour | Alexander Heslop | 1,156 | |
| | Labour | Ahmed Omer | 1,126 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Gipson | 918 | 29.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marian Williams | 765 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andrew Sage | 740 | |
| | Respect | Sahra Ali | 366 | 11.7 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Palmer | 321 | 10.3 |
| | Respect | Christopher Nineham | 309 | |
| | Respect | Tansy Hoskins | 307 | |
| | Conservative | Priti Heath | 290 | |
| | Conservative | William Norton | 286 | |
| | Green | Andrea Krug | 209 | 6.7 |
| | Green | Alana Jelinek | 201 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 37.6 |
| | 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 | |

### Bow West

Bow West (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anwara Ali | 1,483 | 36.2 |
| | Labour | Ann Jackson | 1,442 | |
| | Labour | Joshua Peck | 1,282 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Janet Ludlow | 1,099 | 26.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Rew | 902 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Clarke | 896 | |
| | Conservative | Anwar Hussain | 592 | 14.5 |
| | Respect | Deeka Adan | 505 | 12.3 |
| | Respect | Robin Hirsch | 445 | |
| | Respect | Carole Swords | 425 | |
| | Green | Heather Finlay | 415 | 10.1 |
| | Green | John Foster | 399 | |
| | Conservative | Francis Bown | 380 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Gordon-Clark | 364 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 45.2 |
| | 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 | |

### Bromley-by-Bow

Bromley-by-Bow (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Abdul Sardar | 1,689 | 34.3 |
| | Respect | Rania Khan | 1,308 | 26.6 |
| | Respect | Mohammed Munim | 1,077 | |
| | Independent | Helal Rahman | 1,022 | 20.8 |
| | Labour | Jo-Anna Coles | 966 | |
| | Respect | Rebecca Townesend | 923 | |
| | Labour | David Edgar | 916 | |
| | Independent | Khaled Khan | 851 | |
| | Green | Terry McGrenera | 342 | 6.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Koyes Choudhury | 293 | 5.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Abson | 271 | 5.5 |
| | Conservative | Alison Newton | 271 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammod Uddin | 257 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Perrott | 254 | |
| | Conservative | Kazi Alam | 242 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 48.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |

### East India and Lansbury

East India and Lansbury (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shiria Khatun | 1,461 | 36.5 |
| | Labour | Abul Ahmed | 1,150 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rajib Ahmed | 1,149 | 28.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iqbal Hossain | 944 | |
| | Labour | Peter Ton-That | 841 | |
| | Respect | Kambiz Boomla | 607 | 15.2 |
| | Respect | Mohammed Shahid | 599 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Archer | 542 | 13.6 |
| | Conservative | Ian Campbell | 511 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Ingham | 483 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Caroline Spencer | 470 | |
| | Respect | Martin Hayward | 436 | |
| | Independent | John Phillips | 240 | 6.0 |
| | Independent | Mahfuz Khan | 122 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Limehouse

Limehouse (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Ali | 1,208 | 27.6 |
| | Respect | Lutfa Begum | 1,099 | 25.1 |
| | Respect | Dulal Uddin | 1,092 | |
| | Labour | Judith Gardiner | 1,017 | |
| | Labour | Ashton McGregor | 960 | |
| | Conservative | Pennie Clarke | 933 | 21.3 |
| | Conservative | Philip Groves | 886 | |
| | Respect | Martin Empson | 854 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Mizzi | 847 | |
| | Independent | Mohammed Hoque | 662 | 15.1 |
| | Independent | Abdul Jamal | 630 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Husheara Begum | 470 | 10.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bevan | 382 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iain Chambers | 324 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Mile End and Globe Town

Mile End and Globe Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rofique Ahmed | 1,380 | 32.9 |
| | Labour | Clair Hawkins | 1,113 | |
| | Labour | Bill Turner | 1,050 | |
| | Respect | Mehdi Hassan | 1,012 | 24.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Chowdhury | 912 | 21.7 |
| | Respect | Kay Ballard | 816 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Partab Ali | 751 | |
| | Respect | Glyn Robbins | 717 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barrie Duffey | 627 | |
| | Conservative | Kobir Ahmed | 481 | 11.5 |
| | BNP | Gordon Callow | 411 | 9.8 |
| | BNP | William Wren | 375 | |
| | Conservative | Michael Fletcher | 264 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew McNeils | 234 | |
| | BNP | Jeffrey Marshall | 186 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 40.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Mile End East

Mile End East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Motin Uz-Zaman | 1,338 | 32.3 |
| | Respect | Ahmed Hussain | 993 | 24.0 |
| | Labour | Rupert Bawden | 897 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Misbahur Khan | 828 | 20.0 |
| | Respect | Ismail Hussain | 753 | |
| | Respect | Jacqueline Turner | 752 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shamsul Syed | 742 | |
| | Labour | Betheline Chattopadhyay | 696 | |
| | Independent | Hafizur Choudhury | 531 | 12.8 |
| | Conservative | Jewel Islam | 454 | 11.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stewart Rayment | 454 | |
| | Conservative | Graham Collins | 346 | |
| | Conservative | Caroline Rouse | 312 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Millwall

Millwall (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Simon Rouse | 1,724 | 43.8 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Houghton | 1,685 | |
| | Conservative | Rupert Eckhardt | 1,679 | |
| | Labour | Alan Amos | 1,248 | 31.7 |
| | Labour | John Cray | 1,128 | |
| | Labour | Arip Miah | 1,084 | |
| | Respect | Mohammed Alam-Raja | 606 | 15.4 |
| | Respect | Sybil Cock | 398 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Ramsay | 358 | 9.1 |
| | Respect | Julia Taher | 312 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nigel Huxted | 301 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian McDonald | 300 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Shadwell

Shadwell (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Respect | Shamim Chowdhury | 1,851 | 46.5 |
| | Respect | Abjol Miah | 1,789 | |
| | Respect | Mohammed Rashid | 1,707 | |
| | Labour | Michael Keith | 1,287 | |
| | Labour | Humayun Kabir | 1,141 | 28.7 |
| | Labour | Abdus Shukur | 1,054 | |
| | Conservative | William Crossey | 723 | 18.2 |
| | Conservative | David Snowdon | 670 | |
| | Conservative | Sajjadur Rahman | 605 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Buttimer | 266 | 6.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Phylis Sheehan | 226 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Ali | 205 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 46.2 |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Spitalfields and Banglatown

Spitalfields and Banglatown (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Helal Abbas | 912 | 24.4 |
| | Respect | Fozol Miah | 866 | 23.1 |
| | Labour | Lutfur Rahman | 860 | |
| | Labour | Mohammad Mortuza | 775 | |
| | Independent | Mizanur Chaudhury | 716 | 19.1 |
| | Respect | Mohammad Islam | 682 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Kamali | 548 | 14.6 |
| | Respect | Mohammed Choudhury | 471 | |
| | Conservative | Dinul Shah | 458 | 12.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Rahman | 424 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Burton | 354 | |
| | Conservative | Iqbal Hussain | 329 | |
| | Green | Beth Collar | 242 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative | Hamid-Ur Chowdhury | 241 | |
| | Green | Peter Lockley | 191 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 43.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### St Dunstan's and Stepney Green

St Dunstan's and Stepney Green (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alibor Choudhury | 1,453 | 30.0 |
| | Labour | Abdal Ullah | 1,410 | |
| | Respect | Oliur Rahman | 1,351 | 27.9 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Uddin | 1,329 | |
| | Respect | Aleyk Miah | 1,292 | |
| | Respect | Margaret Falshaw | 954 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Habibur Rahamn | 747 | 15.4 |
| | Independent | Ataur Rahman | 669 | 13.8 |
| | Conservative | Edwin Northover | 630 | 13.0 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Story | 590 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ahmed Mustaque | 583 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Farid Ahmed | 550 | |
| | Conservative | Jane Meehan | 373 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 44.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |

### St Katharine's and Wapping

St Katharine's and Wapping (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Emma Jones | 1,351 | 39.9 |
| | Labour | Shafiqul Haque | 1,321 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | Denise Jones | 1,290 | |
| | Labour | Richard Brooks | 1,231 | |
| | Conservative | Neil King | 1,223 | |
| | Conservative | Paul Mawdsley | 1,153 | |
| | Green | Martine Hall | 364 | 10.8 |
| | Green | Andrew Hall | 359 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Margaret Man | 349 | 10.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron Coverson | 321 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Mead | 305 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.5 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Weavers

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 | |

### Whitechapel

Whitechapel (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Respect | Shahed Ali | 1,449 | 35.1 |
| | Labour | Abdul Asad | 1,107 | 26.8 |
| | Respect | Waiseul Islam | 1,084 | |
| | Labour | Lutfur Rahman | 1,040 | |
| | Labour | Doros Ullah | 1,019 | |
| | Respect | Farhana Zaman | 1,004 | |
| | Independent | Fanu Miah | 650 | 15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Haydar | 529 | 12.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kate Grieve | 511 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shamsuddin Ahmed | 458 | |
| | Conservative | Muhammed Ahmed | 397 | 9.6 |
| | Conservative | Moya Frawley | 344 | |
| | Conservative | Shah Suhel | 284 | |
| | Independent | Mohammed Goni | 186 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.9 |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Respect gain from Labour | Respect gain from Labour | Swing | |