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
Brick Lane area, and now an office and entertainment complex. In 1999, it was the scene of a bombing that injured 13 people. Brick Lane has a regular display of graffiti, which features artists such as Banksy, Stik, ROA, D*Face, Ben Eine and Omar Hassan. The lane has been used in many music videos such as "Glory Days" by Just Jack, "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers and "Überlin" by R.E.M.. Large swathes of Brick Lane and its surrounding areas were once owned by the Osborne (later Osborn after 1720) family, Baronets, of Chicksands in the County of Bedford.