In this 2010 election 51 seats in Tower Hamlets were contested.
RESULT: Labour hold
Tower Hamlets has also voted in favour of an elected mayor. They voted 60,758 in favour and 39,857 against. The election will happen in October 2010.
Election results are as follows:
Year | Seats/ Turnout |
2010 | |
| Labour | 41 seats |
| Conservative | 8 seats |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 seat |
| Respect | 1 seat |
| LAB hold | |
| Overall Borough Turnout | 62.09% |
2006 | |
| Labour | 26 seats |
| Conservative | 7 seats |
| Liberal Democrat | 6 seats |
| Respect | 12 seats |
| Overall Borough Turnout | 40% |
2002 | |
| Labour | 35 seats |
| Liberal Democrat | 16 seats |
| Overall Borough Turnout | 30.4% |
1998 | |
| Labour | 41 seats |
| Liberal Democrat | 9 seats |
| Overall Borough Turnout | 34.4% |