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Tower Hamlets London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Tower Hamlets

London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 19.8 km² and had 325,789 residents in 2022 — about 16,462 people per km². The authority dates from 1965.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Tower Hamlets, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022325,789+23.9% since 2012
Land area19.8km²7.6 sq mi
Density16,462/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#64of 382 UK councils · #58 in England
Population estimates4 data points
263K295.2K317.7K325.8K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    Formed from Metropolitan Borough of Bethnal Green, Metropolitan Borough of Stepney, Metropolitan Borough of Poplar.

Abroad

Twinned with

Offenbach am MainZemun
Same region, same type

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Elections

20 electoral wards

Census 2021: 310,313 residents in 120,542 households across the wards; 5.6% aged 65+, 23.1% of homes owned, 66.4% of households without a car.

1Lansbury7,529 households · 5.6% aged 65+21,7072Mile End7,802 households · 5.1% aged 65+21,6523Blackwall & Cubitt Town9,509 households · 3.4% aged 65+21,4264Bethnal Green East7,249 households · 5.8% aged 65+21,0905Bethnal Green West7,413 households · 6.1% aged 65+19,7796Bow East8,408 households · 5.9% aged 65+19,526

All wards of London Borough of Tower Hamlets

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CTower Hamlets Planning DepartmentCouncil office · London E14 2BG · hours listedTLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets, Town HallTown hall · London E1 1BJ · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Poplar and Limehouse · 9 wardsBethnal Green and Stepney · 8 wardsStratford and Bow · 3 wards
Source: Wikidata Q208152 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.