London Borough of Tower Hamlets political control and spending

Political control of London Borough of Tower Hamlets and spend by financial year
Year	Party	Control	Leader	Spend	Source
2026/27	Aspire	Elected mayor	Lutfur Rahman	Not published	Source
2025/26	Aspire	Elected mayor	Lutfur Rahman	£948.8m so far	Source
2024/25	Aspire	Elected mayor	Lutfur Rahman	£747.1m	Source
2023/24	Aspire	Elected mayor	Lutfur Rahman	£881.1m	Source
2022/23	Aspire	Elected mayor	Lutfur Rahman	£736.0m	Source
2021/22	Labour	Elected mayor	John Biggs	£660.6m	Source
2020/21	Labour	Elected mayor	John Biggs	£415.9m	Source
2019/20	Labour	Elected mayor	John Biggs	£101.0m	Source
2018/19	Labour	Elected mayor	John Biggs	Not published	Source
2017/18	Labour	Elected mayor	John Biggs	Not published	Source
2016/17	Labour	Elected mayor	John Biggs	Not published	Source
2015/16	Labour	Elected mayor	John Biggs	Not published	Source
2014/15	Independent	Elected mayor	Lutfur Rahman	Not published	Source

"Not published" means the council's files do not cover that year. Control is the party holding a majority of seats, or the directly elected mayor's party where the borough has one. Elections are in May, so a new administration covers most of that financial year. Spend is not adjusted for inflation and depends on what the council chose to publish.