- Council Control: Lab Mayor
- Conservatives 1
- Labour 42
- Liberal Democrats 1
- Green 0
- Other 2
Aspire 1, Independent 1 (sits in the Conservative group). Inner east London; from Bethnal Green, Spitalfields and Wapping to Bow, Poplar and the Isle of Dogs. The population includes a very large proportion from Bangladeshi backgrounds. Controversial directly-elected Mayor Lutfur Rahman had his election overturned in April 2015 and John Biggs has held the post since then.
A referendum in May 2021 decided to retain the directly-elected Mayor system.
Next local elections
2022
Election cycle
Full
Local authority type
London
Address
Mulberry Place, 5 Clove Crescent, London E14 2BG
Phone
020 7364 5000
Website
http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/
Council Tax (Band D)
£1476.92
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