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Tower Hamlets 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

19 ward races

42 seats

41 elected below the proportional quota

97.6% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 19 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 42 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
ASP	69,141	36.9%	23	54.8%	16	38.1%	+7
Labour Party	68,347	36.5%	17	40.5%	16	38.1%	+1
Green Party	16,840	9.0%	1	2.4%	4	9.5%	-3
Liberal Democrats	16,691	8.9%	0	0.0%	3	7.1%	-3
Conservative and Unionist Party	14,160	7.6%	1	2.4%	3	7.1%	-2
Independent	993	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
RESYP	611	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	301	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Social Democratic Party	39	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	187,123	100.0%	42	100.0%	42	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Island Gardens · 2 seats · won at 14.2% · +19.1 pts below quota
Canary Wharf · 2 seats · won at 15.9% · +17.5 pts below quota
Bethnal Green West · 3 seats · won at 7.7% · +17.3 pts below quota
Bow West · 2 seats · won at 16.1% · +17.2 pts below quota
St Katharine's and Wapping · 2 seats · won at 16.8% · +16.5 pts below quota
Blackwall and Cubitt Town · 3 seats · won at 10.2% · +14.8 pts below quota
Shadwell · 2 seats · won at 19.5% · +13.9 pts below quota
Weavers · 2 seats · won at 20.7% · +12.7 pts below quota
Stepney Green · 2 seats · won at 21.2% · +12.2 pts below quota
Whitechapel · 3 seats · won at 13.2% · +11.8 pts below quota
Mile End · 3 seats · won at 13.4% · +11.6 pts below quota
St Dunstans · 2 seats · won at 21.7% · +11.6 pts below quota
Bromley South · 2 seats · won at 22.3% · +11.0 pts below quota
Bromley North · 2 seats · won at 22.7% · +10.6 pts below quota
Spitalfields and Banglatown · 2 seats · won at 23.3% · +10.0 pts below quota
Bow East · 3 seats · won at 15.2% · +9.8 pts below quota
Limehouse · 1 seat · won at 40.2% · +9.8 pts below quota
Lansbury · 3 seats · won at 15.3% · +9.7 pts below quota
Poplar · 1 seat · won at 53.1% · above quota

Race results

Island Gardens · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 14.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +19.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,135

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Golds P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,092	15.3%	Elected
2	Bustin M.	Labour Party	1,013	14.2%	Elected
3	Rahman S.	ASP	971	13.6%
4	Ali S.	ASP	936	13.1%
5	Murphy C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	892	12.5%
6	Khan Z.	Labour Party	864	12.1%
7	Allison D.	Green Party	516	7.2%
8	English S.	Liberal Democrats	489	6.9%
9	Cregan A.	Liberal Democrats	362	5.1%

Electorate 9,840 · Ballots cast 7,135 · EC ward code E05009324 · Back to ward index

Canary Wharf · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.9% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +17.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,444

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Talukdar M.	ASP	1,164	18.1%	Elected
2	Ahmed S.	ASP	1,023	15.9%	Elected
3	Wood A.	Independent	993	15.4%
4	Allnutt A.	Labour Party	885	13.7%
5	Sultana S.	Labour Party	846	13.1%
6	Germain-Powell F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	492	7.6%
7	Hersi S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	408	6.3%
8	Jones M.	Liberal Democrats	363	5.6%
9	Hannan M.	Liberal Democrats	270	4.2%

Electorate 11,389 · Ballots cast 6,444 · EC ward code E05009323 · Back to ward index

Bethnal Green West · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 7.7% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +17.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 33,398

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed M.	ASP	2,744	8.2%	Elected
2	Chowdhury A.	ASP	2,673	8.0%	Elected
3	Rahman M.	ASP	2,562	7.7%	Elected
4	Islam S.	Labour Party	2,395	7.2%
5	Sultana R.	Labour Party	2,166	6.5%
6	Kabir A.	ASP	2,153	6.4%
7	Alam S.	Labour Party	2,123	6.4%
8	Abdullah S.	ASP	2,112	6.3%
9	McQuillan E.	Labour Party	2,076	6.2%
10	Gaffar N.	ASP	2,001	6.0%
11	Brady K.	Labour Party	1,881	5.6%
12	Chaudhury M.	Labour Party	1,724	5.2%
13	Burgess P.	Green Party	752	2.3%
14	Cox D.	Green Party	745	2.2%
15	George R.	Green Party	720	2.2%
16	Matthews J.	Green Party	609	1.8%
17	Smith D.	Green Party	585	1.8%
18	Jones R.	Liberal Democrats	374	1.1%
19	Cohen J.	Liberal Democrats	341	1.0%
20	James R.	Liberal Democrats	313	0.9%
21	Hack B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	289	0.9%
22	Hall S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	273	0.8%
23	Glover D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	271	0.8%
24	Hamilton L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	258	0.8%
25	Lynch E.	Liberal Democrats	233	0.7%
26	Robertson C.	Liberal Democrats	232	0.7%
27	Magny A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	220	0.7%
28	Magny B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	193	0.6%
29	O'Neill S.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	191	0.6%
30	Lumsden A.	Liberal Democrats	189	0.6%

Electorate 13,850 · Ballots cast 33,398 · EC ward code E05009317 · Back to ward index

Bow West · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.1% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +17.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,767

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Begum A.	Labour Party	1,601	20.6%	Elected
2	Bienfait N.	Green Party	1,253	16.1%	Elected
3	Whitehead V.	Labour Party	1,218	15.7%
4	Ali M.	ASP	1,035	13.3%
5	Polson A.	Green Party	1,004	12.9%
6	Ali M.	ASP	944	12.2%
7	Ludlow J.	Liberal Democrats	205	2.6%
8	Ellerbeck D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	191	2.5%
9	Kaneko H.	Liberal Democrats	159	2.0%
10	Sarghini M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	157	2.0%

Electorate 9,036 · Ballots cast 7,767 · EC ward code E05009320 · Back to ward index

St Katharine's and Wapping · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 16.8% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +16.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,716

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ullah M.	Labour Party	1,133	16.9%	Elected
2	Lee A.	Labour Party	1,128	16.8%	Elected
3	Buxton D.	Liberal Democrats	961	14.3%
4	Alam M.	Liberal Democrats	749	11.2%
5	King N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	612	9.1%
6	Emmerson J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	564	8.4%
7	Helal A.	ASP	471	7.0%
8	Hasan M.	ASP	446	6.6%
9	Barrs O.	Green Party	374	5.6%
10	Samister P.	Green Party	278	4.1%

Electorate 9,032 · Ballots cast 6,716 · EC ward code E05009330 · Back to ward index

Blackwall and Cubitt Town · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 10.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +14.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 12,646

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Malik A.	ASP	1,374	10.9%	Elected
2	Khan A.	ASP	1,318	10.4%	Elected
3	Uddin M.	ASP	1,292	10.2%	Elected
4	Lachaux A.	Labour Party	1,129	8.9%
5	Worrall C.	Labour Party	1,112	8.8%
6	Pappu M.	Labour Party	1,001	7.9%
7	De Sousa S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	869	6.9%
8	Miles J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	777	6.1%
9	Vandyke N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	745	5.9%
10	Benson G.	Liberal Democrats	673	5.3%
11	Fenton C.	Green Party	554	4.4%
12	Flowers R.	Liberal Democrats	551	4.4%
13	Khan A.	Liberal Democrats	528	4.2%
14	Hayes S.	Green Party	364	2.9%
15	Kavanagh T.	Green Party	359	2.8%

Electorate 14,091 · Ballots cast 12,646 · EC ward code E05009318 · Back to ward index

Shadwell · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 19.5% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +13.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,629

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Miah M.	ASP	2,003	26.3%	Elected
2	Miah A.	ASP	1,486	19.5%	Elected
3	Khan R.	Liberal Democrats	1,451	19.0%
4	Shukur A.	Labour Party	872	11.4%
5	Obaze V.	Labour Party	852	11.2%
6	Tunnicliffe S.	Liberal Democrats	403	5.3%
7	Nicholls C.	Green Party	269	3.5%
8	Stafford D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	169	2.2%
9	Hussain T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	124	1.6%

Electorate 8,591 · Ballots cast 7,629 · EC ward code E05009332 · Back to ward index

Weavers · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 20.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,851

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed K.	ASP	1,649	24.1%	Elected
2	Islam A.	Labour Party	1,417	20.7%	Elected
3	Salam M.	ASP	1,224	17.9%
4	McKenna K.	Labour Party	1,135	16.6%
5	Guttmann C.	Green Party	395	5.8%
6	Weaver E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	237	3.5%
7	Hancocks B.	Green Party	225	3.3%
8	Adam J.	Liberal Democrats	203	3.0%
9	Long E.	Liberal Democrats	150	2.2%
10	Pierre H.	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	110	1.6%
11	Essaydi M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	106	1.5%

Electorate 9,221 · Ballots cast 6,851 · EC ward code E05009335 · Back to ward index

Stepney Green · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.2% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +12.2 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,502

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ali M.	ASP	1,623	21.6%	Elected
2	Akhtar S.	Labour Party	1,588	21.2%	Elected
3	Malique S.	ASP	1,346	17.9%
4	Uz-Zaman M.	Labour Party	1,121	14.9%
5	Rahman A.	Liberal Democrats	676	9.0%
6	Nottage K.	Liberal Democrats	332	4.4%
7	Chestnutt K.	Green Party	308	4.1%
8	Mackay T.	Green Party	202	2.7%
9	Alton S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	198	2.6%
10	Koutroumpis P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	108	1.4%

Electorate 8,270 · Ballots cast 7,502 · EC ward code E05009334 · Back to ward index

Whitechapel · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +11.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 12,099

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed S.	ASP	1,954	16.2%	Elected
2	Ahmed M.	Labour Party	1,663	13.7%	Elected
3	Hussain M.	ASP	1,594	13.2%	Elected
4	Ali A.	Labour Party	1,510	12.5%
5	Ameen S.	Labour Party	1,468	12.1%
6	Khan A.	Liberal Democrats	657	5.4%
7	Ali S.	RESYP	611	5.1%
8	Asad M.	Liberal Democrats	586	4.8%
9	Robinson M.	Liberal Democrats	569	4.7%
10	Roberts S.	Green Party	505	4.2%
11	Ali M.	Green Party	352	2.9%
12	Dormer M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	273	2.3%
13	Sulca N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	204	1.7%
14	Khan M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	153	1.3%

Electorate 11,898 · Ballots cast 12,099 · EC ward code E05009336 · Back to ward index

Mile End · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.4% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +11.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 15,807

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khan S.	Labour Party	2,530	16.0%	Elected
2	Ahmed L.	Labour Party	2,120	13.4%	Elected
3	Chowdhury M.	Labour Party	2,119	13.4%	Elected
4	Miah H.	ASP	2,041	12.9%
5	Miah A.	ASP	1,956	12.4%
6	Habib H.	ASP	1,900	12.0%
7	Gibbons J.	Green Party	562	3.6%
8	Levey S.	Green Party	460	2.9%
9	Jancke G.	Green Party	456	2.9%
10	Potts T.	Liberal Democrats	378	2.4%
11	Aston C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	313	2.0%
12	Bogdan H.	Liberal Democrats	310	2.0%
13	Alam M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	249	1.6%
14	Qu W.	Liberal Democrats	240	1.5%
15	Rajgopal S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	173	1.1%

Electorate 13,885 · Ballots cast 15,807 · EC ward code E05009327 · Back to ward index

St Dunstans · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 8,464

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Miah A.	Labour Party	1,936	22.9%	Elected
2	Begum M.	Labour Party	1,840	21.7%	Elected
3	Khan J.	ASP	1,692	20.0%
4	Ahmed N.	ASP	1,623	19.2%
5	Thompson N.	Green Party	422	5.0%
6	Akther F.	Liberal Democrats	300	3.5%
7	Brown E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	229	2.7%
8	Alam M.	Liberal Democrats	220	2.6%
9	Thompson A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	202	2.4%

Electorate 8,591 · Ballots cast 8,464 · EC ward code E05009329 · Back to ward index

Bromley South · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +11.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 7,233

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hussain S.	Labour Party	1,772	24.5%	Elected
2	Choudhury B.	ASP	1,616	22.3%	Elected
3	Hussain I.	ASP	1,478	20.4%
4	Symmons J.	Labour Party	1,330	18.4%
5	Green B.	Green Party	239	3.3%
6	Curry R.	Green Party	233	3.2%
7	Casswell J.	Liberal Democrats	207	2.9%
8	Charge S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	143	2.0%
9	Atherton I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	139	1.9%
10	Vinas D.	Liberal Democrats	76	1.1%

Electorate 9,085 · Ballots cast 7,233 · EC ward code E05009322 · Back to ward index

Bromley North · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 22.7% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.6 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,296

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mannan A.	ASP	1,495	23.7%	Elected
2	Khaled M.	ASP	1,431	22.7%	Elected
3	Chowdhury N.	Labour Party	1,242	19.7%
4	Salam M.	Labour Party	841	13.4%
5	Blythin-Hammond D.	Green Party	346	5.5%
6	Lant B.	Green Party	281	4.5%
7	Chowdhury N.	Liberal Democrats	212	3.4%
8	Gillespie J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	159	2.5%
9	Proudfoot S.	Liberal Democrats	156	2.5%
10	Rahman M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	94	1.5%
11	Mabbutt J.	Social Democratic Party	39	0.6%

Electorate 7,887 · Ballots cast 6,296 · EC ward code E05009321 · Back to ward index

Spitalfields and Banglatown · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 23.3% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +10.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 6,833

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hussain K.	ASP	1,595	23.3%	Elected
2	Ahmed S.	ASP	1,591	23.3%	Elected
3	Chowdhury M.	Labour Party	1,545	22.6%
4	Hussain N.	Labour Party	1,128	16.5%
5	Hye A.	Green Party	293	4.3%
6	Graf F.	Liberal Democrats	242	3.5%
7	Lowe T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	173	2.5%
8	Shelton G.	Liberal Democrats	172	2.5%
9	Miah S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	94	1.4%

Electorate 8,843 · Ballots cast 6,833 · EC ward code E05009333 · Back to ward index

Bow East · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.2% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 15,449

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Blake R.	Labour Party	2,800	18.1%	Elected
2	Ali A.	Labour Party	2,728	17.7%	Elected
3	Francis M.	Labour Party	2,341	15.2%	Elected
4	Khatun R.	ASP	1,324	8.6%
5	Rahman M.	ASP	1,228	7.9%
6	Khaton M.	ASP	1,207	7.8%
7	Power N.	Green Party	964	6.2%
8	Bright E.	Green Party	910	5.9%
9	Franchi L.	Liberal Democrats	506	3.3%
10	Edwards R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	336	2.2%
11	Lincoln L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	291	1.9%
12	Herbert S.	Liberal Democrats	285	1.8%
13	Macmillan R.	Liberal Democrats	282	1.8%
14	Sinclair I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	247	1.6%

Electorate 14,292 · Ballots cast 15,449 · EC ward code E05009319 · Back to ward index

Limehouse · single-seat

Marginal winner 40.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +9.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,812

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	King J.	Labour Party	728	40.2%	Elected
2	Garside D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	403	22.2%
3	Jorna A.	ASP	347	19.2%
4	Danks W.	Liberal Democrats	191	10.5%
5	Juden G.	Green Party	143	7.9%

Electorate 4,668 · Ballots cast 1,812 · EC ward code E05009326 · Back to ward index

Lansbury · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Difference +9.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 14,905

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed A.	ASP	2,686	18.0%	Elected
2	Hossain I.	ASP	2,413	16.2%	Elected
3	Choudhury J.	ASP	2,286	15.3%	Elected
4	Chowdhury A.	Labour Party	1,803	12.1%
5	Rahman S.	Labour Party	1,542	10.3%
6	Haque M.	Labour Party	1,479	9.9%
7	Cassidy N.	Green Party	546	3.7%
8	Bagshaw E.	Liberal Democrats	494	3.3%
9	Scanlan J.	Green Party	464	3.1%
10	Townsend C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	373	2.5%
11	Ingham P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	333	2.2%
12	Ali A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	203	1.4%
13	Manik A.	Liberal Democrats	149	1.0%
14	Uddin M.	Liberal Democrats	134	0.9%

Electorate 13,330 · Ballots cast 14,905 · EC ward code E05009325 · Back to ward index

Poplar · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.1 pts Valid ballots 2,137

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Choudhury G.	ASP	1,134	53.1%	Elected
2	Rahman Z.	Labour Party	602	28.2%
3	Binns R.	Green Party	152	7.1%
4	Nolan D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	131	6.1%
5	Tafader H.	Liberal Democrats	118	5.5%

Electorate 4,940 · Ballots cast 2,137 · EC ward code E05009328 · Back to ward index