Weavers (ward)

Weavers
Weavers
Electoral ward; for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
	Weavers ward boundaries since 2014
Borough	Tower Hamlets
County	Greater London
Population	13,339 (2021)
Electorate	9,221 (2022)
Area	0.6822 square kilometres (0.2634 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	1978
Councillors	1978–2014: 3; 2014–present: 2;
ONS code	00BGGM (2002–2014)
GSS code	E05000588 (2002–2014); E05009335 (2014–present);

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.

Tower Hamlets council elections since 2014[edit]

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

2022 election[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Weavers ward boundaries from 2002 to 2014

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

2010 election[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

1978–2002 Tower Hamlets council elections[edit]

Weavers ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

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

1998 election[edit]

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[edit]

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. Liberal Democrat	J. A. Shaw	1,224
	Ind. Liberal Democrat	Terry Milson	1,044
	Liberal Democrats	Kofi Appiah	937
	Ind. Liberal Democrat	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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2022_results-1] Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2018_results-2] Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2014_results-3] Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2010_results-4] Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2006_results-5] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2002_results-6] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1998_results-7] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1994_results-8] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1990_results-9] Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1986_results-10] "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1982_results-11] "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[1978_results-12] "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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v t e Electoral wards in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
1965	Bethnal Green Central Bethnal Green East Bethnal Green North Bethnal Green South Bethnal Green West Bow North Bow South Bromley Holy Trinity Limehouse Poplar East Poplar Millwall Poplar South Poplar West Redcoat St Dunstan's St Katherine's St Mary's Shadwell Spitalfields
1978	Blackwall Bow Bromley East India Grove Holy Trinity Lansbury Limehouse Millwall Park Redcoat St Dunstan's St James' St Katharine's St Mary's St Peter's Shadwell Spitalfields Weavers
2002	Bethnal Green North Bethnal Green South Blackwall and Cubitt Town Bow East Bow West Bromley-by-Bow East India and Lansbury Limehouse Mile End and Globe Town Mile End East Millwall St Dunstan's and Stepney Green St Katharine's and Wapping Shadwell Spitalfields and Banglatown Weavers Whitechapel
2014	Bethnal Green (since 2022 Bethnal Green East) Blackwall and Cubitt Town Bow East Bow West Bromley North Bromley South Canary Wharf Island Gardens Lansbury Limehouse Mile End Poplar St Dunstan's St Katharine's and Wapping St Peter's (since 2022 Bethnal Green West) Shadwell Spitalfields and Banglatown Stepney Green Weavers Whitechapel