Grove (Tower Hamlets ward)
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Grove was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 1978 to 2002. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and last used for the 1998 elections. It returned two councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.
| Grove | |
|---|---|
| Former electoral ward for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | |
 Grove ward boundaries | |
| Borough | Tower Hamlets |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 4,183 (1998) |
| Major settlements | Mile End |
| Former electoral ward | |
| Created | 1978 |
| Abolished | 2002 |
| Councillors | 2 |
Tower Hamlets council elections
1998 election
The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Ludlow | 874 | 52.20 |  1.05 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ricky Hunn | 848 | |||
| Labour | Olwen Jacobs | 704 | 40.95 | 2.33 | |
| Labour | Jonathan Swain | 674 | |||
| Conservative | Syed Hoque | 113 | 6.85 | 2.88 | |
| Registered electors | 4,183 | 226 | |||
| Turnout | 1,770 | 42.31 |  8.94 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.85 | 0.41 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
1994 election
The election took place on 5 May 1994.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Ludlow | 991 | 51.15 | 8.76 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ricky Hunn | 968 | |||
| Labour | Anthony Everington | 777 | 38.62 | 6.66 | |
| Labour | Anthony Sharpe | 702 | |||
| Green | Stephen Petter | 120 | 6.26 | 1.01 | |
| Conservative | John Livingstone | 94 | 3.97 | 1.09 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Perrott | 58 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,957 | 165 | |||
| Turnout | 2,028 | 51.25 | 1.18 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.44 | 0.19 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | |||||
1990 election
The election took place on 3 May 1990.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Eric Flounders | 1,169 | 59.91 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Ludlow | 1,159 | |||
| Labour | William Wakefield | 637 | 31.96 | ||
| Labour | Emmanuel Penner | 604 | |||
| Green | Stephen Petter | 102 | 5.25 | ||
| Conservative | Barbara Perrott | 61 | 2.88 | ||
| Conservative | Linda Ransom | 51 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,792 | ||||
| Turnout | 1988 | 52.43 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.25 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1986 election
The election took place on 8 May 1986.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Eric Flounders | 1,049 | |||
| Liberal | Janet Ludlow | 1,011 | |||
| Labour | John Griffin | 701 | |||
| Labour | Julia Mainwaring | 685 | |||
| Conservative | Barbara Perrott | 104 | |||
| Conservative | Linda Ransom | 81 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,079 | 47.5 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
1983 by-election
The by-election took place on 7 July 1983, following the resignation of Edward Lewis.[4]
1982 election
The election took place on 6 May 1982.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Eric Flounders | 986 | |||
| Liberal | Edward Lewis | 898 | |||
| Labour | James Brooke | 554 | |||
| Labour | Belle Harris | 547 | |||
| Conservative | Caroline Sayer | 86 | |||
| Conservative | Linda Ransom | 81 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
1978 election
The election took place on 4 May 1978.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Eric Flounders | 933 | |||
| Liberal | Irene Seabrook | 850 | |||
| Labour | James Brooke | 584 | |||
| Labour | Albert Snooks | 554 | |||
| Conservative | Caroline Evans | 141 | |||
| National Front | Edwin Smith | 90 | |||
| National Front | James Buttery | 89 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,451 | 39.5 | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||