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St Peter's (1978 Tower Hamlets ward)

For the ward created in 2014 and renamed in 2022, see Bethnal Green West (2014 ward).

St Peter's was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and last used for the 1998 elections. It returned three councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

St Peter's
Former electoral ward
for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Map
St Peter's ward boundaries
BoroughTower Hamlets
CountyGreater London
Former electoral ward
Created1978
Abolished2002
Councillors3

1998 election

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

1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jusna Begum 1,405
Labour Raja Miah 1,223
Labour Raymond Marney 1,218
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Chowdhury 802
Liberal Kathleen Cook 798
Liberal Brian Lafferty 590
Liberal Betty Wright 586
Liberal Democrats Timothy O'Flaherty 460
Liberal Democrats Michael Elston 441
Conservative Jay Tarbey 237
Turnout 7,760
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
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 Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Philip Maxwell 2,092 44.85  10.88
Labour Ala Uddin 2,010
Labour Raymond Marney 1,967
Ind. Lib Dem Anne Ambrose 893 19.00 New
BNP Paul Maxwell 889 19.71 New
Ind. Lib Dem Kathleen Caulfield 876
Ind. Lib Dem Betty Wright 803
Liberal Democrats Syed Islam 627 13.23  44.47
Liberal Democrats Michael Patton 567
Conservative Jane Emmerson 161 3.21 New
Conservative Charles Southcombe 128
Registered electors 8,110   770
Turnout 4,306 53.09   4.83
Rejected ballots 13 0.30   0.48
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Ind. Lib Dem

1990 by-election

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The by-election took place on 30 August 1990, following the death of Brenda Collins.[3]

1990 St Peter's by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Suzanne Sullivan 1,030 45.3
Liberal Democrats Terence Cowley 915 40.3
BNP Kenneth Walsh 275 12.1
Conservative Sarah-Jane Quinlan 53 2.3
Majority 115 5.0
Turnout 7,375 30.8
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

1990 election

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The election took place on 3 May 1990.[4]

1990 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lib Dem Focus Team Brenda Collins 2,089 57.70
Lib Dem Focus Team Abdul Rohim 1,981
Lib Dem Focus Team Betty Wright 1,933
Labour Fanu Miah 1,232 33.97
Labour Amanda Owen 1,202
Labour Terence Penton 1,101
Green Harvey Gilbert 289 8.33
Registered electors 7,340
Turnout 3542 48.26
Rejected ballots 17 0.48
Lib Dem Focus Team hold Swing
Lib Dem Focus Team hold Swing
Lib Dem Focus Team hold Swing

1986 election

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The election took place on 8 May 1986.[5]

1986 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Brenda Collins 1,324
Liberal Patrick Streeter 1,316
Liberal Andrew Goodchild 1,291
Labour Maureen Caldon 904
Labour Rosemary Maher 871
Labour Joseph Ramanoop 838
Conservative Amanda Drury 171
Conservative Nicholas Greenfield 143
Majority
Turnout 7,525 33.9
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing
Liberal hold Swing

1984 by-election

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The by-election took place on 19 July 1984, following the resignation of Dennis Hallam.[5]

1984 St Peter's by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Josie Curran 1,324
Labour Albert Jacob 779
National Front Raymond Bradford 97
Conservative Robert J. Ingram 73
Majority 545
Turnout 7,306 31.2
Liberal hold Swing

1982 election

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

1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Andrew Goodchild 1,726
Liberal Dennis Hallam 1,699
Liberal Patrick Streeter 1,690
Labour Albert Jacob 721
Labour Beatrice Orwell 700
Labour Edwin Walker 650
National Front Victor Clark 121
National Front Albert Mariner 92
National Front Susan Clapp 88
Majority
Turnout
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.[7]

1978 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: St Peter's
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Albert Jacob 1,109
Labour Beatrice Orwell 1,063
Labour Edwin Walker 1,050
Conservative Patrick Holmes 431
National Front Albert Mariner 401
National Front George Newman 376
Communist Hugh McAlpine 121
Majority
Turnout 7,809 25.3
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

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  1. ^ 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; Vaid, Lovedeep (1994). "London Borough Council By-elections: May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (1990). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b "London Borough Council Elections: 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. August 1986. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 29 July 1982. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. 1978. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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