Weavers is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections. It returns councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

Weavers
Electoral ward
for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Map
Weavers ward boundaries since 2014
BoroughTower Hamlets
CountyGreater London
Population13,339 (2021)
Electorate9,221 (2022)
Area0.6822 square kilometres (0.2634 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1978
Councillors
  • 1978–2014: 3
  • 2014–present: 2
ONS code00BGGM (2002–2014)
GSS code
  • E05000588 (2002–2014)
  • E05009335 (2014–present)

Tower Hamlets council elections since 2014

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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 2014.

2022 election

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The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]

2022 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Aspire Kabir Ahmed 1,649 43.54 +29.37
Labour Co-op Asma Islam 1,417 37.42 −11.18
Aspire Fazleh Elaahi 1,224 32.32 +17.71
Labour Co-op Kevin McKenna 1,135 29.97 −11.59
Green Katy Guttmann 395 10.43 +1.05
Conservative Elliot Weaver 237 6.26 +0.94
Green Benjamin Hancocks 225 5.94 −2.72
Liberal Democrats John Adam 203 5.36 +1.55
Liberal Democrats Ed Long 150 3.96 −3.33
TUSC Hugo Pierre 110 2.90 N/A
Conservative Moulay Essaydi 106 2.80 −3.23
Rejected ballots 33
Turnout 3,787 41.07 +0.36
Registered electors 9,221
Aspire gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

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The election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]

2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Mukit 1,773 48.60 +17.81
Labour John Pierce 1,516 41.56 +11.11
Aspire Mohammed Elaahi 533 14.61 N/A
Aspire Mohammed Hussain 517 14.17 N/A
Green Andrew Fernandez 342 9.38 −4.49
Green Chris Smith 316 8.66 −4.46
Liberal Democrats Ed Long 266 7.29 +2.26
PATH Halima Shopna 231 6.33 N/A
Conservative Philip Baldwin 220 6.03 −0.29
Conservative Elliott Weaver 194 5.32 +0.42
Renew Spencer Wood 154 4.22 N/A
PATH Taj Uddin 141 3.87 N/A
Liberal Democrats Ify Okoli 139 3.81 N/A
Rejected ballots 41
Turnout 3,689 40.71
Registered electors 9,062
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

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The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]

2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Mukit 1,237 30.79
Labour John Pierce 1,223 30.45
Tower Hamlets First Kabir Ahmed 1,214 30.22
Tower Hamlets First Yousuf Khan 1,128 28.08
Green Chris Smith 557 13.87
Green Maureen Childs 527 13.12
UKIP Pauline McQueen 316 7.87
Conservative Louise Taggart 254 6.32
Liberal Democrats Alex Dziedzan 202 5.03
Conservative Luke Ounsworth 197 4.90
TUSC Hugo Pierre 113 2.81
Turnout 4,048 46.22
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2014 Tower Hamlets council elections

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Weavers ward boundaries from 2002 to 2014

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 2002.

2010 election

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The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[4]

2010 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kabir Ahmed 2,082
Labour Anna Lynch 1,895
Labour Abdul Mukit 1,532
Liberal Democrats Philip Baker 1383
Liberal Democrats Sajjad Miah 1179
Liberal Democrats Tim O'Flaherty 1099
Respect Yousuf Khan 1009
Respect Fazlul Hoque 892
Respect Rob Hoveman 728
Conservative Akhtar Ahmed 667
Conservative Gias Ahmed 640
Green Catherine Guttman 628
Green Daniel Jackson 516
Green Ben Hancocks 496
Conservative Abdi Hassan 477
Turnout 62.02
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Respect Swing

2006 election

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The election took place on 4 May 2006.[5]

2006 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Abdul Matin 1,819 40.7
Liberal Democrats Louise Alexander 1,059
Liberal Democrats Timothy O'Flaherty 948
Labour Fazlul Haque 854 19.1
Respect Dilwara Begum 830 18.6
Labour Amina Ali 652
Labour Nathan Oley 575
Respect Paul Fredericks 494
Respect Eliza Cox 489
Green Catherine Guttman 364 8.2
Independent Gias Ahmed 345 7.7
Green Daniel Jackson 321
Green Benjamin Hancocks 292
Conservative Simon Holmes 254 5.7
Conservative Hamida Chowdhury 249
Conservative Mark Walters 214
Turnout 41.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2002 election

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The election took place on 2 May 2002.[6]

2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Abdul Matin 1,588
Liberal Democrats Louise Alexander 1,397
Liberal Democrats Timothy O'Flaherty 1,298
Labour Sirajul Islam 925
Labour Humaiun Kobir 919
Labour Eric Taylor 732
Conservative Mohammed Kadir 295
Green Benjamin Hancocks 204
Green Marc Weaver 184
Green Stephen Wood 159
Conservative Jane Meehan 145
Conservative Joanna Noles 137
Independent Matt Bass 51
Turnout 8,024
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)
Liberal Democrats win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Tower Hamlets council elections

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Weavers ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 1978.

1998 election

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The election took place on 7 May 1998.[7]

1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Ali 1,229
Labour Christopher Creegan 985
Labour Catherine Tuitt 922
Liberal Democrats Kofi Appiah 776
Liberal Terry Milson 770
Liberal Democrats Abdul Khan 748
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Mathews 738
Liberal Kathleen Caulfield 705
Liberal Justin Sillman 309
Conservative Mohammed Uddin 158
Turnout 7,340
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

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The election took place on 5 May 1994.[8]

1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sunahwar Ali 1,518
Labour V. L. Peters 1,462
Labour Albert Jacob 1,427
Ind. Lib Dem J. A. Shaw 1,224
Ind. Lib Dem Terry Milson 1,044
Liberal Democrats Kofi Appiah 937
Ind. Lib Dem N. Uddin 922
Liberal Democrats S. Miah 882
Turnout 6,745 52.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1990 election

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The election took place on 3 May 1990.[9]

1990 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jeremy Shaw 2,504
Liberal Democrats Sajjad Miah 2,335
Liberal Democrats Kofi Appiah 2,332
Labour Sirajul Islam 1,177
Labour Jil Cove 1,145
Labour Donald Hoyle 1,121
Independent Islamic Mohammed Rakib 77
Conservative Shundor Ali 66
Conservative Shelim Uddin 41
Majority
Turnout 7,062 55.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1986 election

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The election took place on 8 May 1986.[10]

1986 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeremy Shaw 1,645
Liberal Jeanette Welsh 1,530
Liberal Kofi Appiah 1,496
Labour Susan Hurley 1,336
Labour Mohammed Ludi 1,227
Labour John Onslow 1,201
Conservative Lillian Ingram 184
Conservative Linda O'Connell 146
Majority
Turnout 7,505 42.5
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

1982 election

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The election took place on 6 May 1982.[11]

1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jeremy A Shaw 1,496 54.1
Liberal Peter J Hughes 1,435
Liberal Kofi B Appiah 1,396
Labour Edward Bishop 754 27.3
Labour William Harris 664
Labour Sally A Tyley 612
Conservative Richard Dyer 267 9.7
Independent Mohammed A Hussain 246 8.9
Majority 26.9
Turnout 37.4
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
Liberal gain from Labour Swing

1978 election

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The election took place on 4 May 1978.[12]

1978 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Weavers (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lillian Crook 748
Labour Charles Main 735
Labour Arthur Praag 690
Liberal Paul Robbins 573
Liberal Carol McLeod 555
Liberal Henry Stallman 510
Conservative Jonathan Fairhurst 231
National Front Roy Newman 216
National Front Terence Courtney 214
National Front Brian Gilbert 213
Majority
Turnout 6,609 28.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

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