Council & democracy
Tower Hamlets Council is made up of 51
elected local councillors from 17
wards across the borough.
The political composition of the council
is 32 Labour councillors, 7 Conservative
councillors, 9 independent councillors, 1 Liberal
Democrat councillor and 2 Respect councillors.
The mayor of Tower
Hamlets is Mayor Lutfur Rahman. The Deputy is Councillor Ohid
Ahmed.
The council operates an elected Mayor and
Cabinet form of executive decision-making, with an overview
and scrutiny committee, a standards committee and various other
decision-making and regulatory committees.
Referendum on UK Parliamentary voting system
Voters in Tower Hamlets voted NO in the
Alternative Vote referendum on Thursday, May 5.
Contact your councillor
Each ward is represented by three councillors.
Find out what ward you live in by using our postcode
search.
Councillors are elected to represent their
communities. Voters can meet their elected councillors to obtain
information and advice, make a complaint or enquire about services
that the council provides, through attending the individual
councillor's consultation session, known as a 'surgery'.
Find out
when your councillor surgeries are held.
Council structure
Tower Hamlets Council employs around 10,500 staff in six
directorates around 4,800 of whom are
based in schools.