London Borough of Tower Hamlets Islamic centres, including the East London Mosque, Britain's biggest mosque. Brick Lane's restaurants, neighbouring street market and shops provide the largest range of Bengali cuisine, woodwork, carpets and clothes in Europe. A 2017 study by Trust for London and the New Policy Institute found that Tower Hamlets has the highest rate of poverty, child poverty, unemployment, and pay inequality of any London borough. It also found that it has the lowest GCSE attainment gap though, meaning that the gap in performance between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils is lower than in any other London Borough. The local authority is Tower Hamlets
Waltham Forest London Borough Council elections health. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John F. Walter. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edwin J. Northover. The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Nadeem Ali, of the Labour Party. Waltham Forest London Borough Council elections Waltham Forest London Borough Council in London is elected every four years. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 60 councillors have been elected from 20 wards, with 3 councillors per ward. Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Summary