# Blackwall and Cubitt Town (ward)

Blackwall and Cubitt Town is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections. It returns 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.

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Aspire | Abdul Malik | 1,374 | 29.86 | +11.62 |
| | Aspire | Ahmodur Khan | 1,318 | 28.64 | +13.06 |
| | Aspire | Muhammad Uddin | 1,292 | 28.07 | +11.33 |
| | Labour | Afsana Lachaux | 1,129 | 24.53 | −8.31 |
| | Labour | Christopher Worrall | 1,112 | 24.16 | −7.71 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Pappu | 1,001 | 21.75 | −6.30 |
| | Conservative | Sofia De Sousa | 869 | 18.88 | −3.87 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Miles | 777 | 16.88 | −3.91 |
| | Conservative | Nick Vandyke | 745 | 16.19 | −4.52 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Benson | 673 | 14.62 | −0.84 |
| | Green | Caroline Fenton | 554 | 12.04 | +3.77 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Flowers | 551 | 11.97 | −2.51 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Azizur Khan | 528 | 11.47 | +2.12 |
| | Green | Seamus Hayes | 364 | 7.91 | +0.03 |
| | Green | Tamsin Kavanagh | 359 | 7.80 | +1.72 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 57 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,602 | 32.66 | −1.63 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 14,091 | | |
| | Aspire gain from Labour | Aspire gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Aspire gain from Labour | Aspire gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Aspire gain from Labour | Aspire gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Candida Ronald | 1,275 | 32.84 | +2.64 |
| | Labour | Ehtasham Haque | 1,237 | 31.87 | −1.13 |
| | Labour | Mohammed Pappu | 1,089 | 28.05 | −2.05 |
| | Conservative | Alexander Kay | 883 | 22.75 | −7.52 |
| | Conservative | Sofia Sousa | 807 | 20.79 | −7.34 |
| | Conservative | Nick Vandyke | 804 | 20.71 | −5.59 |
| | Aspire | Abdul Malik | 708 | 18.24 | N/A |
| | Aspire | Muhammad Uddin | 650 | 16.74 | N/A |
| | Aspire | Mohammed Rahman | 605 | 15.58 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Clarke | 600 | 15.46 | +13.01 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gabriella de Ferry | 562 | 14.48 | +12.13 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Antonio Munoz Moreno | 363 | 9.35 | +7.35 |
| | Green | Thomas Fea | 321 | 8.27 | +4.47 |
| | Green | Mark Lomas | 306 | 7.88 | +4.50 |
| | PATH | Shahena Nessa | 287 | 7.39 | N/A |
| | Green | David Hoole | 236 | 6.08 | +3.53 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 35 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,917 | 34.29 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 11,422 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dave Chesterton | 956 | 33.00 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher Chapman | 877 | 30.27 | |
| | Labour | Candida Ronald | 875 | 30.20 | |
| | Labour | Anisur Rahman | 872 | 30.10 | |
| | Conservative | Gloria Thienel | 815 | 28.13 | |
| | Conservative | Geeta Kasanga | 762 | 26.30 | |
| | Tower Hamlets First | Faruk Khan | 744 | 25.68 | |
| | Tower Hamlets First | Kabir Ahmed | 726 | 25.06 | |
| | Tower Hamlets First | Mohammed Aktaruzzaman | 713 | 24.61 | |
| | UKIP | Diana Lochner | 240 | 8.28 | |
| | UKIP | Paul Shea | 190 | 6.56 | |
| | UKIP | Anthony Registe | 188 | 6.49 | |
| | Green | Katy Guttmann | 110 | 3.80 | |
| | Green | Mark Lomas | 98 | 3.38 | |
| | Green | Chris Smith | 74 | 2.55 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Elaine Bagshaw | 71 | 2.45 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Flowers | 68 | 2.35 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Clarke | 58 | 2.00 | |
| | TUSC | Ellen Peers | 11 | 0.38 | |
| | TUSC | John Peers | 11 | 0.38 | |
| | Independent | Mohammed Rahman | 11 | 0.38 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,909 | 31.64 | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) | Conservative win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2014 Tower Hamlets council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 2002.

### 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: Blackwall and Cubitt Town (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tim Archer | 2,945 | |
| | Conservative | Peter Golds | 2,095 | |
| | Conservative | Gloria Theniel | 2,045 | |
| | Labour | Wais Islam | 1,729 | |
| | Labour | Kathy McTasney | 1,658 | |
| | Labour | Crissy Townsend | 1,581 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Carr | 1,250 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Freda Graf | 1,097 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Griffiths | 953 | |
| | Respect | Gulan Choudhury | 799 | |
| | Respect | Mohammed Rahman | 627 | |
| | Respect | Abdul Malik | 577 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 54.86 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### 2006 election

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

### 2002 by-election

A by-election took place on 27 June 2002, following the resignation of Lutfur Ali.
2002 Blackwall and Cubitt Town by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Brian Son | 686 | 31.3 | −12.3 |
| | Conservative | Timothy J. Archer | 676 | 30.8 | +2.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nurul Karim | 361 | 16.4 | −1.0 |
| | Independent | Terry D. Johns | 252 | 11.5 | +0.8 |
| | BNP | Gordon Callow | 87 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Independent | Eric Pemberton | 68 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| | Independent | Shah M. A. Haque | 21 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | New Britain | Dennis W. Delderfield | 19 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Green | Keith O. Magnum | 16 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Theresa R. Selby | 9 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,195 | 24.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: 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 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |