Tower Hamlets London Borough Council elections S. Lynch. A by-election for the ward of Stepney Green was held on 11 June 2015, after the sitting councillor, Alibor Choudhury, was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices by an election court. A by-election for the ward of Whitechapel was held on 2 December 2016, after the sitting councillor, Shahed Ali, was found guilty of housing fraud. Another independent candidate, Ahmed Shafi, won the seat. Tower Hamlets London Borough Council elections Tower Hamlets London Borough Council, the local authority for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, is elected every four years. There were no by-elections. The by-election was
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