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St Mary's (Tower Hamlets ward)

St Mary's was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 1964 elections and last used for the 1998 elections. It returned councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

St Mary's
Former electoral ward
for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Map
Park ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002
BoroughTower Hamlets
CountyGreater London
Former electoral ward
Created1965
Abolished2002
Councillors
  • 1965–1978: 3
  • 1978–2002: 2

List of councillors

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Term Councillor Party
1964–1971 Solly Kaye Communist
1964–1969 Barney Borman Communist
1964–1968 P. Roche Communist
1968–1971 Max Levitas Communist
1969–1974 Robert Ashkettle Labour
1978–1990 Labour
1971–1978 H. Conway Labour
1971–1978 R. Warner Labour
1974–1990 Barnett Saunders Labour
1990–1994 Ronald Osborne Liberal Democrats
1990–1994 Justine Ward Liberal Democrats
1994–1996 Amanda Linton Labour
1994–1998 Bodrul Alom Labour
1996–1998 Judith Gardiner Labour
1998–2002 Motin Uz-Zaman Labour
1998–2002 Alexander Heslop Labour

Summary

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Councillors elected by party at each general borough election.

0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
1964
1968
1971
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
  •   Communist
  •   Labour
  •   Liberal Democrats

1978–2002 Tower Hamlets council elections

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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 1978. The number of councillors was reduced from three to two.

1998 election

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The election took place on 7 May 1998.[1]

1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Motin Uz-Zaman 826
Labour Alexander Heslop 819
Conservative Habibur Choudhury 358
Turnout 2,003
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1996 by-election

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The by-election took place on 9 May 1996, following the resignation of Amanda Linton.[1]

1996 St Mary's by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Judith Gardiner 1,027
Liberal Democrats James Langan 267
Conservative Reza Choudhury 243
Militant Labour Hugo Pierre 706
Turnout
Labour hold Swing

1994 election

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The election took place on 5 May 1994.[2]

1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Amanda Linton 1,625
Labour Bodrul Alom 1,560
Ind. Lib Dem R. Bowler 551
Ind. Lib Dem R.J. Warner 545
Liberal Democrats A. Ali 141
Conservative M.A.S. Khan 104
Turnout 4,332 54.7
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.[3]

1990 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ronald Osborne 604
Liberal Democrats Justine Ward 596
Labour Barnett Saunders 592
Labour Julia Mainwaring 588
Community Campaign Shah Haque 219
Tenants, Leaseholders & Residents Emmanuel Parris 174
Tenants, Leaseholders & Residents Raymond Warner 145
Independent Abu Hassain 91
Conservative Mohammed Khan 58
Conservative Andrew Smith 39
Majority
Turnout 3,632 45.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1986 election

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The election took place on 8 May 1986.[4]

1986 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Ashkettle 948
Labour Barnett Saunders 861
SDP Abdul Barik 316
SDP Paul Mathurin 253
Conservative Mohammad Ali 218
Conservative Robert Ingram 147
Majority
Turnout 4,848 31.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1982 election

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The election took place on 6 May 1982. Quadratul Islam (Social Democratic Party Welfare Association) withdrew before polling day.[5]

1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Ashkettle 877
Labour Barnett Saunders 834
SDP Graham Palfrey-Smith 241
SDP Rafique Ullah 205
Communist Max Levitas 172
Conservative Richard Pearson 151
Conservative John Razzak 115
Social Democratic Party Welfare Association Quadratul Islam 0
Majority
Turnout 4,848 31.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

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The election took place on 4 May 1978.[6]

1978 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Ashkettle 1,083
Labour Barnett Saunders 1,027
Conservative Brenda Epstein 378
Communist Max Levitas 313
Conservative Edna Hill 251
National Front John Gibbons 56
National Front Terence Jellis 52
Majority
Turnout 5,351 31.7
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Tower Hamlets council elections

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External image
  Map showing St Mary's ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

1974 election

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The election took place on 2 May 1974.[7]

1974 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour H. Conway 729
Labour Barnett Saunders 697
Labour R. Warner 657
Communist Max Levitas 280
Conservative M. Gilmore-Ellis 133
Conservative L. Sumont 129
Majority
Turnout 5,239 19.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1971 election

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The election took place on 13 May 1971.[8]

1971 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Ashkettle 990
Labour H. Conway 969
Labour R. Warner 867
Communist Solly Kaye 458
Communist Max Levitas 401
Communist Kevin Halpin 385
Conservative C. Ingoldby 179
Conservative A. Heller 170
Conservative A. Nadav 161
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Communist Swing
Labour gain from Communist Swing
Labour gain from Communist Swing

1969 by-election

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A by-election was held on 26 June 1969.[8]

1969 St Mary's by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Robert Ashkettle 533
Communist D. Lyons 454
Majority
Turnout
Labour gain from Communist Swing

1968 election

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The election took place on 9 May 1968.[9]

1968 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Solly Kaye 635
Communist Barney Borman 624
Communist Max Levitas 549
Labour H. Conway 481
Labour Robert Ashkettle 428
Labour S. Marchant 428
Majority
Turnout 6,027 19.1
Communist hold Swing
Communist hold Swing
Communist hold Swing

1964 by-election

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The by-election took place on 13 August 1964.

1964 St Mary's by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Barney Borman 709
Labour J. Duggan 297
Liberal M. Dove 217
Majority 412
Turnout 5,664 21.6
Communist hold Swing

1964 election

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The election took place on 7 May 1964.[10]

1964 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Mary's (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Communist Solly Kaye 670
Communist Barney Borman 636
Communist P. Roche 542
Labour A. Bermel 522
Labour A. Butler 507
Labour J. Duggan 477
Liberal M. Dove 250
Liberal T. Bond 220
Liberal S. Woodham 209
Turnout 1,394 24.6
Communist win (new seat)
Communist win (new seat)
Communist win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ a b Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1998). "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1998" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1994). "London Borough Council Elections: 5 May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1974. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections: 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. April 1969. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 7 May 1964" (PDF). London Datastore. London County Council. November 1964. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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