Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1965
Leadership
Suluk Ahmed,
Aspire
since 14 May 2025
Lutfur Rahman,
Aspire
since 9 May 2022
Steve Halsey
since February 2023
Structure
Seats45 councillors plus elected mayor
Political groups
Administration (21)
  Aspire (21)
Other parties (24)
  Labour (17)
  Conservative (1)
  Green (1)
  Independent (5)
Elections
Plurality-at-large
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Tower Hamlets Town Hall
160 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ
Website
www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
Constitution
Council constitution

Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, also known as Tower Hamlets Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under the control of local party Aspire since 2022. It has been led by a directly elected mayor since 2010. The council is based at Tower Hamlets Town Hall on Whitechapel Road.