Bow (ward)
| Bow | |
|---|---|
| Former electoral ward for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | |
 Bow ward boundaries from 1978 to 1994 | |
| Borough | Tower Hamlets |
| County | Greater London |
| Former electoral ward | |
| Created | 1978 |
| Abolished | 2002 |
| Councillors | 3 |
Bow 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 councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.
Tower Hamlets council elections
[edit]There was a change to the ward boundaries in 1994 when the Tower Hamlets/Newham boundary was realigned.[1]
1998 election
[edit]The election took place on 7 May 1998.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Raymon Gipson | 1,138 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Stacy | 1,063 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Marian Williams | 1,010 | |||
| Labour | Arthur Downes | 797 | |||
| Labour | Arun Chattopadhyay | 793 | |||
| Labour | Benjamin Leapman | 696 | |||
| Conservative | Tafique Chowdhury | 246 | |||
| Conservative | Simon Gordon-Clark | 138 | |||
| Turnout | 5,881 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1994 election
[edit]The election took place on 5 May 1994.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Catchpole | 1,308 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Raymond Gipson | 1,258 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Webb | 1,187 | |||
| Labour | B.G. Richmond | 962 | |||
| Labour | J.A.C. Sterne | 935 | |||
| Labour | W.E. Wakefield | 918 | |||
| Conservative | Simon Gordon-Clark | 176 | |||
| Conservative | R.D. Mitchell | 131 | |||
| Conservative | J.F.L. Phibbs | 130 | |||
| Turnout | 6,126 | 43.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1990 election
[edit]The election took place on 3 May 1990.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Catchpole | 1,548 | 64.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ronald Lebar | 1,497 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Webb | 1,451 | |||
| Labour | Belle Harris | 860 | 35.7 | ||
| Labour | Rory Moore | 805 | |||
| Labour | Benard Richmond | 776 | |||
| Majority | 28.6 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,128 | 41.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1986 election
[edit]The election took place on 8 May 1986.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Patricia Catchpole | 1,198 | |||
| Liberal | Ronald Lebar | 1,165 | |||
| Liberal | Anthony Wilcock | 1,071 | |||
| Labour | Edward Caunter | 795 | |||
| Labour | Wendy Allman | 777 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Redmond | 737 | |||
| Conservative | Bernard Jenkin | 172 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 6,278 | 34.6 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
1982 election
[edit]The election took place on 6 May 1982.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ronald Lebar | 1,004 | 58.3 | ||
| Liberal | Patricia L Catchpole | 980 | |||
| Liberal | Jonathan Price | 924 | |||
| Labour | Hilary J Price | 661 | 39.0 | ||
| Labour | Patricia E Rackley | 659 | |||
| Labour | Leonard Coan | 626 | |||
| Conservative | 138 | 2.8 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
1978 election
[edit]The election took place on 4 May 1978.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Peter Gray | 656 | |||
| Liberal | Ronald Lebar | 635 | |||
| Liberal | Gwendoline Lee | 632 | |||
| Labour | Thomas Crudgington | 560 | |||
| Labour | Hetty Hawksbee | 553 | |||
| Labour | Deirdre Wood | 525 | |||
| Conservative | John Livingstone | 129 | |||
| Conservative | Linda Archibald | 111 | |||
| Conservative | Tania Mason | 108 | |||
| National Front | Richard Cribb | 99 | |||
| National Front | Albert Buttery | 98 | |||
| National Front | Ernest Bale | 88 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 4,568 | 33.7 | |||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993". legislation.gov.uk. 28 May 1993. Retrieved 20 November 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.