Millwall (ward)

Millwall was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets from 1978 to 2014. The ward was first used in the 1978 elections and last used for the 2010 elections. It returned councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council. The ward is known for the 1993 Millwall by-election when the first British National Party councillor was elected.

2002–2014 Tower Hamlets council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 2014.

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.

2010 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Millwall
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Zara Davis	2,959	37.2
	Conservative	David Snowdon	2,693	33.8
	Conservative	Maium Miah	2,519	31.6
	Labour	John Cray	2,180	27.4
	Labour	Doros Ullah	1,943	24.4
	Labour	Garry Wykes	1,664	20.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Denniston	1,362	17.1
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Porter	1,177	14.8
	Liberal Democrats	George McFarlane	1,099	13.8
	Respect	Shiuly Begum	668	8.4
	Respect	Muzibul Islam	498	6.3
	BNP	Dave Anderson	358	4.5
	Respect	Kevin Ovenden	277	3.5
Turnout	7,960	52.96
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative hold	Swing

2008 by-election

The by-election took place on 1 May 2008, following the resignation of Simon Rouse.

2008 Millwall by-election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Snowdon	2,133	48.5	+4.7
	Labour	Doros Ullah	1,421	32.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Uddin	370	8.4	−0.7
	BNP	Jeffrey Marshall	219	5.0	+5.0
	Respect	Reza Mahbob	170	3.9	−11.5
	Left List	Rebecaa Townesend	83	1.9	+1.9
Majority	712	16.2
Turnout	4,396	38.6
	Conservative hold	Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2006 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Millwall
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Rouse	1,724	43.8
	Conservative	Shirley Houghton	1,685
	Conservative	Rupert Eckhardt	1,679
	Labour	Alan Amos	1,248	31.7
	Labour	John Cray	1,128
	Labour	Arip Miah	1,084
	Respect	Mohammed Alam-Raja	606	15.4
	Respect	Sybil Cock	398
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia Ramsay	358	9.1
	Respect	Julia Taher	312
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Huxted	301
	Liberal Democrats	Ian McDonald	300
Turnout		32.3
	Conservative hold	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

2004 by-election

The by-election took place on 9 September 2004, following the resignation of Mumtaz Samad.

2004 Millwall by-election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Rouse	828	34.8	+15.0
	Respect	Paul McGarr	635	26.7	+26.7
	Labour	John Cray	571	24.0	−24.4
	Independent	Andrew Sweeney	195	8.2	+8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Barry Blandford	150	6.3	−7.6
Majority	193	8.1
Turnout	2,379	23.2
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

2002 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Millwall
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Amos	1,089	48.00
	Labour	Betheline Chattopadhyay	986
	Labour	Mumtaz Samad	970
	Conservative	Philip Groves	446	20.30
	Conservative	Paul Ingham	422
	Conservative	Alison Newton	420
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Cuthbert	313	12.59
	Liberal Democrats	Jean Stokes	245
	Liberal Democrats	Ian McDonald	241
	BNP	Gordon Callow	204	9.65
	London Socialist	Susan Gibson	200	9.46
Registered electors	9,302
Turnout	2,045	21.98
Rejected ballots	7	0.34
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

1978–2002 Tower Hamlets council elections

Map — Millwall ward boundaries from 1978 to 2002

1998 election

The election on 7 May 1998 took place on the same day as the 1998 Greater London Authority referendum.

1998 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Millwall
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julia Mainwaring	2,315	61.18	10.84
	Labour	Martin Young	2,315
	Labour	Stephen Molyneaux	2,279
	BNP	David Hill	665	16.89	9.77
	BNP	Gordon Callow	637
	BNP	Steven Harrington	606
	Conservative	Philip Groves	495	12.86	9.24
	Conservative	Jennifer Kendall-Tobias	489
	Conservative	William Norton	468
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Flowers	371	9.07	2.94
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Wilcock	335
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Hunn	318
Registered electors	12,191		1,659
Turnout	4,130	33.88	32.62
Rejected ballots	21	0.51	0.35
	Labour hold
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.

1994 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Millwall
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julia Mainwaring	3,547	50.34	5.29
	Labour	Martin Young	3,447
	Labour	Stephen Molyneaux	3,446
	BNP	Derek Beackon	2,041	26.66	New
	BNP	Gordon Callow	1,775
	BNP	Alan Smith	1,713
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Mathews	874	12.01	27.92
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Mills	861
	Liberal Democrats	George Pye	754
	Independent	James Hunt	386	5.58	New
	Conservative	Timothy Dickenson	322	3.62	3.85
	Conservative	Jeremy Fage	217
	Conservative	Crispin Hayhoe	210
	Independent	Olwen Osmond	124	1.79	New
Registered electors	10,532		1,329
Turnout	7,004	66.50	25.17
Rejected ballots	11	0.16	0.08
	Labour gain from BNP
	Labour hold
	Labour hold

1993 by-election

The by-election took place on 16 September 1993, following the resignation of David Chapman.

1993 Millwall by-election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Derek Beackon	1,480	33.8	N/A
	Labour	James Hunt	1,473	33.7	–11.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Mills	1,284	29.4	–10.6
	Conservative	Timothy Dickenson	134	3.1	–4.4
Majority	7	0.1
	BNP gain from Labour	Swing

1992 by-election

The by-election took place on 1 October 1992, following the resignation of Ivan Walker.

1992 Millwall by-election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edwin Johns	1,275	38.7	–6.3
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Matthews	1,178	35.8	–4.1
	BNP	Barry Osborne	657	20.0	N/A
	Conservative	Jeremy Fage	182	5.5	–1.9
Majority	97	2.9
	Labour hold	Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.

1990 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Millwall
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Chapman	1,755	45.1	+5.3
	Labour	Yvonne Amor	1,689
	Labour	Ivan Walker	1,551
	Liberal Democrats	Rita Bensley	1,507	39.9	+12.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jonathan Matthews	1,471
	Liberal Democrats	George Pye	1,449
	Conservative	David Hughes	294	7.5	–0.0
	Conservative	Paul Ingham	284
	Green	Stephen James	279	7.5	N/A
	Conservative	David Hoile	249
Majority	44	1.2
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
Turnout		41.3	+7.5

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.

1986 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Millwall
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alan Porter	1,119
	Labour	Maria Shanahan	1,114
	Labour	Timothy Staten	1,013
	SDP	John Moore	822
	SDP	Brian Kettell	738
	Independent	Peter Wade	702
	Independent	George Pye	701
	Independent	William Kilgour	687
	SDP	Arthur Praag	664
	Conservative	Peter Holland	204
Majority
Turnout	8,480	33.8
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.

1982 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Millwall
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	William Kilgour	1,058
	Labour	Marie Shanahan	982
	Labour	Christopher Rackley	910
	Independent	George Pye	625
	Independent	John Allen	625
Majority
Turnout
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing
	Labour hold	Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.

1978 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Millwall
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John Allen	1,116
	Labour	William Kilgour	979
	Labour	William Hickin	963
	Conservative	Kenneth Hollands	297
	National Front	Kevin Griffin	236
	National Front	Peter Edwards	224
	National Front	Donald Williams	170
Turnout	7,144	24.4
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)