Lutfur Rahman

Lutfur Rahman (Ind) has been elected mayor of Tower Hamlets LBC, seven years after he was ousted when an election court found he had committed corrupt and.

I am proud of our many achievements but clearly this reflects a desire for change. I worry about divisive community politics but the new mayor must seize the opportunity and deliver on the promises he made. “It’s been a great day for Labour across London and our local result should not diminish that.”

Politician was kicked out of office in 2015 after election tribunal found him guilty of vote-rigging.

We delivered the London living wage – the first in London. We delivered the university bursary, educational maintenance allowance. Rahman was originally a Labour leader of Tower Hamlets council from 2008 to 2010 before running independently for the mayoralty in 2010. “He was an evasive witness – Rahman was no doubt behind illegal and corrupt practices,” Mawrey said. But the police and Crown Prosecution Service decided there was insufficient evidence to launch a criminal prosecution. The only borough in the country to have free home care. He added: “Judge me and my administration on our record, what we’ve delivered in the first term.

He beat his closest rival, the Labour party candidate, to top the vote and retake his former position. Mr Rahman, of Aspire, was elected on the second round, ...

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. But in a high-profile case he became the first such mayor to be removed from office when the result was declared null and void. Mr Rahman, of Aspire, was elected on the second round, winning with 40,804 votes compared to 33,487 for Labour’s John Biggs. Mr Rahman was banned from politics for five years in 2015 after he was convicted of corrupt and illegal practices by an election court.

However, standing for the Aspire party on his first return to politics he beat incumbent Labour mayor John Biggs. Mr Rahman said he was "so grateful" to be ...

to rebuild and to serve" the borough. "The people of the borough gave a verdict today. I was in the court of the people and they said in a loud voice that they wanted Lutfur Rahman and his team to serve them for the next four years," he added.

The ex-Tower Hamlets mayor was removed in 2015 after an election court ruling.

Lutfur Rahman will serve as Tower Hamlets mayor for the next four years, with the results of the borough's council elections to be announced on May 7. He said: “I have always maintained my innocence, I believe that report was a travesty of justice. Rahman won the first round of voting with 39,533 votes - narrowly missing out on being elected immediately - while John Biggs won 27,894.

Lutfur Rahman has been elected as the Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets following local elections that took place on Thursday 5 May.

Check the breakdown of the election results in full. “Running elections involves an incredible amount of hard work by our Elections Team, the Metropolitan Police and many others and I would like to thank everyone who has been involved for working so diligently from the early planning stages, through to polling day and the count today. The turnout for the Mayoral election was 41.92 per cent.

Lutfur Rahman has become Tower Hamlets mayor once again – seven years after he was ousted from office.

- 3Local election 2022: Lutfur Rahman wins Tower Hamlets mayoral vote Will Tuckley, returning officer for Tower Hamlets and the council’s chief executive, said: “I’d like to congratulate Lutfur Rahman on his election victory and I look forward to helping him deliver on his priorities as mayor for the people of Tower Hamlets. Local election 2022: Lutfur Rahman wins Tower Hamlets mayoral vote