Shadwell (ward)
Electoral ward in the London borough of Tower Hamlets, England
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Shadwell is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.
| Shadwell | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | |
![]() Shadwell ward boundaries since 2014 | |
| Borough | Tower Hamlets |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 13,279 (2021) |
| Electorate | 8,591 (2022) |
| Area | 0.7058 square kilometres (0.2725 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 1965 |
| Councillors |
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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.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire | Harun Miah | 2,003 | 46.66 | +22.32 | |
| Aspire | Ana Miah | 1,486 | 34.61 | +15.86 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rabina Khan | 1,451 | 33.80 | −4.57 | |
| Labour | Abdus Shukur | 872 | 20.31 | −10.83 | |
| Labour | Victoria Obaze | 852 | 19.85 | −8.51 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Tunnicliffe | 403 | 9.39 | +5.34 | |
| Green | Charlotte Nicholls | 269 | 6.27 | +1.34 | |
| Conservative | Daryl Stafford | 169 | 3.94 | +0.36 | |
| Conservative | Tara Hussain | 124 | 2.89 | −1.50 | |
| Rejected ballots | 40 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,293 | 49.97 | +0.08 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,591 | ||||
| Aspire gain from PATH | Swing | ||||
| Aspire gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2019 by-election
The by-election took place on 7 February 2019, following the resignation of Ruhul Amin.[2][3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire | Harun Miah | 1,012 | 34.8 | +13.3 | |
| Labour | Asik Rahman | 914 | 31.5 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Abjol Miah | 484 | 16.7 | +13.1 | |
| Conservative | Daryl Stafford | 185 | 6.4 | +2.5 | |
| Green | Tim Kiely | 125 | 4.3 | −0.1 | |
| Independent | Kazi Gous-Miah | 119 | 4.1 | −1.2 | |
| Women's Equality | Elena Scherbatykh | 65 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Majority | 98 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,904 | ||||
| Aspire gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATH | Rabina Khan | 1,565 | 38.37 | −10.51 | |
| Labour | Ruhul Amin | 1,270 | 31.14 | −1.36 | |
| Labour | Charlotte Norton | 1,157 | 28.36 | +8.53 | |
| Aspire | Mohammad Harun Miah | 993 | 24.34 | −24.38 | |
| PATH | Ana Miah | 765 | 18.75 | N/A | |
| Aspire | Bodruzzaman Shamim | 439 | 10.76 | N/A | |
| Independent | Kazi Gous-Miah | 244 | 5.98 | N/A | |
| Green | Ben Hyde-Hart | 201 | 4.93 | −2.94 | |
| Conservative | Des Ellerbeck | 179 | 4.39 | −3.10 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic Buxton | 165 | 4.05 | +0.85 | |
| Conservative | Daryl Stafford | 146 | 3.58 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Freda Graf | 143 | 3.51 | N/A | |
| Green | Jonathan Page | 121 | 2.97 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 73 | ||||
| Turnout | 4,152 | 49.89 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,323 | ||||
| PATH gain from Tower Hamlets First | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Tower Hamlets First | Swing | ||||
2014 election
The election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hamlets First | Rabina Khan | 2,199 | 48.88 | ||
| Tower Hamlets First | Harun Miah | 2,192 | 48.72 | ||
| Labour | Mamun Rashid | 1,462 | 32.50 | ||
| Labour | Farhana Zaman | 892 | 19.83 | ||
| Green | Katy Guttmann | 354 | 7.87 | ||
| Conservative | Des Ellerbeck | 337 | 7.49 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Monowara Begum | 144 | 3.20 | ||
| TUSC | Robert Williams | 141 | 3.13 | ||
| Turnout | 4,548 | 55.23 | |||
| Tower Hamlets First win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Tower Hamlets First 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.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Alibor Choudhury | 1,915 | |||
| Respect | Harun Miah | 1,628 | |||
| Labour | Rabina Khan | 1,539 | |||
| Labour | John Houghton | 1536 | |||
| Conservative | Khaled Khan | 1251 | |||
| Respect | Mamun Rashid | 1250 | |||
| Conservative | Nasima Begum | 1134 | |||
| Conservative | Andrew Wood | 1003 | |||
| Respect | Monjur Alam | 807 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Alom | 700 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jewel Choudhury | 603 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Mostaque Hussain | 595 | |||
| Turnout | 64.53 | ||||
| Labour gain from Respect | Swing | ||||
| Respect hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Respect | Swing | ||||
2006 election
The election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respect | Shamim Chowdhury | 1,851 | 46.5 | ||
| Respect | Abjol Miah | 1,789 | |||
| Respect | Mohammed Rashid | 1,707 | |||
| Labour | Michael Keith | 1,287 | |||
| Labour | Humayun Kabir | 1,141 | 28.7 | ||
| Labour | Abdus Shukur | 1,054 | |||
| Conservative | William Crossey | 723 | 18.2 | ||
| Conservative | David Snowdon | 670 | |||
| Conservative | Sajjadur Rahman | 605 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Buttimer | 266 | 6.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Phylis Sheehan | 226 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Ali | 205 | |||
| Turnout | 46.2 | ||||
| Respect gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Respect gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Respect gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2002 election
The election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Manir Ahmed | 1,265 | |||
| Labour | Michael Keith | 1,188 | |||
| Labour | Abdus Shukur | 1,076 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Nanu Miah | 512 | |||
| Conservative | William Crossey | 429 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Powell | 402 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Buttimer | 395 | |||
| Conservative | Maxwell Rumney | 334 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Gary Marsh | 327 | |||
| Turnout | 5,928 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
1978–2002 Tower Hamlets council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 1978.
1998 election
The election took place on 7 May 1998.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Keith | 1,346 | |||
| Labour | Bodrul Alom | 1,229 | |||
| Labour | Abdus Shukur | 1,112 | |||
| Independent | Abdul Malik | 757 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Powell | 589 | |||
| Conservative | Paul Ingham | 547 | |||
| Conservative | Lawrence Ailreu-Thomas | 490 | |||
| Turnout | 6,070 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1994 election
The election took place on 5 May 1994.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. R. Lilley | 1,870 | |||
| Labour | Pola Uddin | 1,652 | |||
| Labour | Abdus Shukur | 1,635 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | R. F. Roberts | 889 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | V. L. Ocuneff | 776 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | H. Miah | 730 | |||
| Independent Labour | A. Miah | 523 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Powell | 367 | |||
| Conservative | Paul Ingham | 294 | |||
| Conservative | Iain Dale | 293 | |||
| Green | D.J. Baker | 261 | |||
| Turnout | 6,832 | 50.9 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1990 election
The election took place on 3 May 1990.[11]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Albert Lilley | 1,679 | |||
| Labour | John Riley | 1,575 | |||
| Labour | Pola Uddin | 1,447 | |||
| Conservative | Nicholas Martin | 574 | |||
| Conservative | Isobel Taylor | 507 | |||
| Conservative | Thomas Taylor | 507 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 6,241 | 38.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1986 election
The election took place on 8 May 1986.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Albert Lilley | 1,121 | |||
| Labour | Charles Mudd | 1,101 | |||
| Labour | John Riley | 1,057 | |||
| SDP | David Webb | 881 | |||
| SDP | John Minch | 868 | |||
| SDP | Geoffrey White | 810 | |||
| Conservative | Ronald Mitchell | 198 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 6,265 | 35.7 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1982 election
The election took place on 6 May 1982.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Eva Armsby | 1,058 | |||
| Labour | Albert Lilley | 995 | |||
| Labour | Charles Mudd | 995 | |||
| Alliance | Neil Anthony | 993 | |||
| Alliance | Arthur Pragg | 928 | |||
| Alliance | Richard Roberts | 915 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1978 election
The election took place on 4 May 1978.[14]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Mudd | 1,101 | |||
| Labour | Eva Armsby | 1,094 | |||
| Labour | Jeremiah Long | 1,038 | |||
| East London People's Alliance | John Quarrell | 287 | |||
| Conservative | Anthony Spiterie | 266 | |||
| Conservative | Alan Minnerthey | 254 | |||
| National Front | Thomas Underwood | 155 | |||
| Limehouse and Ratcliffe Road Action Group | Christopher Idle | 149 | |||
| Limehouse and Ratcliffe Road Action Group | John Chesshyre | 146 | |||
| Communist | Albert Common | 92 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 6,059 | 30.9 | |||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
| Labour win (new boundaries) | |||||
