# Bow (ward)

Bow 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 change to the ward boundaries in 1994 when the Tower Hamlets/Newham boundary was realigned.

### 1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.
1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bow (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymon Gipson | 1,138 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Terry Stacy | 1,063 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marian Williams | 1,010 |
| | Labour | Arthur Downes | 797 |
| | Labour | Arun Chattopadhyay | 793 |
| | Labour | Benjamin Leapman | 696 |
| | Conservative | Tafique Chowdhury | 246 |
| | Conservative | Simon Gordon-Clark | 138 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,881 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
| | 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: Bow (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Catchpole | 1,308 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Raymond Gipson | 1,258 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Webb | 1,187 | |
| | Labour | B.G. Richmond | 962 | |
| | Labour | J.A.C. Sterne | 935 | |
| | Labour | W.E. Wakefield | 918 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Gordon-Clark | 176 | |
| | Conservative | R.D. Mitchell | 131 | |
| | Conservative | J.F.L. Phibbs | 130 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,126 | 43.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | 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: Bow (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Catchpole | 1,548 | 64.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Lebar | 1,497 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Webb | 1,451 | |
| | Labour | Belle Harris | 860 | 35.7 |
| | Labour | Rory Moore | 805 | |
| | Labour | Benard Richmond | 776 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | 28.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,128 | 41.3 |
| | 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: Bow (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Patricia Catchpole | 1,198 | |
| | Liberal | Ronald Lebar | 1,165 | |
| | Liberal | Anthony Wilcock | 1,071 | |
| | Labour | Edward Caunter | 795 | |
| | Labour | Wendy Allman | 777 | |
| | Labour | Thomas Redmond | 737 | |
| | Conservative | Bernard Jenkin | 172 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,278 | 34.6 |
| | 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: Bow (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Ronald Lebar | 1,004 | 58.3 |
| | Liberal | Patricia L Catchpole | 980 | |
| | Liberal | Jonathan Price | 924 | |
| | Labour | Hilary J Price | 661 | 39.0 |
| | Labour | Patricia E Rackley | 659 | |
| | Labour | Leonard Coan | 626 | |
| | Conservative | | 138 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | |
| | 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: Bow (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter Gray | 656 | | |
| | Liberal | Ronald Lebar | 635 | | |
| | Liberal | Gwendoline Lee | 632 | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Crudgington | 560 | | |
| | Labour | Hetty Hawksbee | 553 | | |
| | Labour | Deirdre Wood | 525 | | |
| | Conservative | John Livingstone | 129 | | |
| | Conservative | Linda Archibald | 111 | | |
| | Conservative | Tania Mason | 108 | | |
| | National Front | Richard Cribb | 99 | | |
| | National Front | Albert Buttery | 98 | | |
| | National Front | Ernest Bale | 88 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,568 | 33.7 | |
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