# Bow East (ward)

Bow East is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections. It returns three 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.

### 2024 by-election

The by-election took place on 12 September 2024, following the resignation of Rachel Blake.
2024 Bow East by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Abdi Mohamed | 1,266 |
| | Green | Rupert George | 722 |
| | Conservative | Robin Edwards | 239 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Proudfoot | 148 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bow East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Rachel Blake | 2,800 | 50.48 | −8.17 |
| | Labour Co-op | Amina Ali | 2,728 | 49.18 | −3.02 |
| | Labour Co-op | Marc Francis | 2,341 | 42.20 | −13.40 |
| | Aspire | Rahima Khatun | 1,324 | 23.87 | +13.29 |
| | Aspire | Masood Rahman | 1,228 | 22.14 | +15.03 |
| | Aspire | Monzo Khaton | 1,207 | 21.76 | +14.84 |
| | Green | Nicola Power | 964 | 17.38 | +4.95 |
| | Green | Ellis Bright | 910 | 16.41 | +6.65 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liza Franchi | 506 | 9.12 | +1.42 |
| | Conservative | Robin Edwards | 336 | 6.06 | −1.20 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Lincoln | 291 | 5.25 | −2.28 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Herbert | 285 | 5.14 | −2.24 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard MacMilan | 282 | 5.08 | −2.11 |
| | Conservative | Imogen Sinclair | 247 | 4.45 | −0.98 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 35 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,547 | 38.81 | +0.68 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,292 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Bow East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Blake | 2,789 | 58.65 | +7.56 |
| | Labour | Marc Francis | 2,644 | 55.60 | +10.44 |
| | Labour | Amina Ali | 2,482 | 52.20 | +12.62 |
| | Green | David Cox | 591 | 12.43 | −5.86 |
| | Aspire | Foyzul Islam | 503 | 10.58 | N/A |
| | Green | Farika Holden | 464 | 9.76 | −2.98 |
| | Green | Daniel Smith | 416 | 8.75 | N/A |
| | PATH | Shah Bodruzzaman | 390 | 8.20 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eimear O'Casey | 366 | 7.70 | −1.08 |
| | Conservative | Sean Dempster | 358 | 7.53 | −2.64 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ben Sims | 346 | 7.28 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Robin Edwards | 345 | 7.26 | −2.44 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Koyes Choudhury | 342 | 7.19 | N/A |
| | Aspire | Mohammed Rahman | 338 | 7.11 | N/A |
| | Aspire | Mahamed Ismail | 329 | 6.92 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Joseph Mycroft | 258 | 5.43 | −3.47 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 26 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,781 | 38.13 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 12,961 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | 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: Bow East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Rachel Blake | 2,611 | 51.09 | |
| | Labour | Marc Francis | 2,308 | 45.16 | |
| | Labour | Amina Ali | 2,023 | 39.58 | |
| | Tower Hamlets First | Sabia Kamali | 989 | 19.35 | |
| | Tower Hamlets First | Abdus Salam | 977 | 19.12 | |
| | Green | Lucy Rees | 935 | 18.29 | |
| | Tower Hamlets First | Mickey Ambrose | 774 | 15.14 | |
| | Green | Tatyana Hancocks | 651 | 12.74 | |
| | Conservative | Cameron Penny | 520 | 10.17 | |
| | Conservative | James Thompson | 496 | 9.70 | |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Chan | 455 | 8.90 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Andy Spracklen | 449 | 8.78 | |
| | TUSC | George Paton | 221 | 4.32 | |
| | Red Flag Anti-Corruption | Andy Erlam | 129 | 2.52 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,156 | 45.86 | |
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## 2002–2014 Tower Hamlets council elections
### 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: Bow East (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Marc Francis | 2,297 | |
| | Labour | Carli Harper-Penman | 1,865 | |
| | Labour | Ahmed Omer | 1,724 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Campbell | 1204 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rafique Ullah | 1040 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paolo Adragna | 981 | |
| | Conservative | Claire Palmer | 807 | |
| | Conservative | Philip Groves | 799 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Walters | 684 | |
| | Green | Marcus Boyle | 547 | |
| | Respect | Mujibur Rahman | 506 | |
| | Green | Alan Duffell | 339 | |
| | BNP | Mike Underwood | 318 | |
| | Green | Joseph Lucey | 316 | |
| | Respect | Bryony Shanks | 243 | |
| | Respect | Carole Swords | 223 | |
| | Independent | Andrew Coles | 152 | |
| | Independent | Emdadul Haque | 95 | |
| | Independent | Gareth Thomas | 92 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 58.63 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: 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 | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: 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 | | |
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