2018 Labour: 42 seats Conservative: 2 seats Independent: 1 seat Overall borough turnout: 41.96%
2015: a mayoral election was called after the previous mayor was removed from office. Labour's John Biggs became the directly elected mayor.
2014 Labour: 20 seats Conservative: 4 seats Tower Hamlets First: 18 seats
2010 Labour: 41 seats Conservative: 8 seats Liberal Democrat: 1 seats Respect: 1 seat Mayor Lutfur Rahman was elected as an independent with 51.8% of the vote 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%