Council — Tower Hamlets

Recent meetings

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22 Jul 2026

Council - Wednesday, 22nd July, 2026 7.00 p.m.

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20 May 2026

Annual Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 7.00 p.m.

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25 Mar 2026

Council - Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 7.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council meeting on 25 March 2026 addressed a wide range of issues, including significant concerns about the council's governance and financial management, as well as updates on housing conditions and public services. Key decisions included...

05 Mar 2026

Reserve Budget Meeting, Council - Thursday, 5th March, 2026 7.00 p.m.

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25 Feb 2026

Council - Wednesday, 25 February 2026 - 1.00 p.m.

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21 Jan 2026

Council - Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 7.00 p.m.

The Council meeting on 21 January 2026 saw extensive debate on housing policy, the proposed Chinese embassy development, and the council's continuous improvement journey. Key decisions included the approval of the Youth Justice Strategic Plan 2025-28, amend...

19 Nov 2025

Council - Wednesday, 19th November, 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Council meeting on Wednesday, 19 November 2025, saw the approval of the draft Local Plan for submission to the Secretary of State, alongside a motion calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The meeting also addressed several petitions concerning loc...

08 Oct 2025

Council - Wednesday, 8th October, 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets council meeting on 8 October 2025 addressed community safety concerns, debated motions on international issues, and reviewed local policies. The council approved a motion to urge the Metropolitan Police to reconsider the decision to close ...

16 Jul 2025

Council - Wednesday, 16th July, 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council meeting on 16 July 2025 addressed several key issues, including petitions related to community assets and funding, and the ongoing continuous improvement journey required by the government. While motions on housing and child povert...

14 May 2025

Annual Meeting, Council - Wednesday, 14th May, 2025 7.00 p.m.

The Tower Hamlets Council meeting on 14 May 2025 included the election of a new speaker and deputy speaker, and decisions on the make-up of committees for the municipal year. Councillor Suluk Ahmed was elected as the new speaker, and Councillor Bellal Uddin...

About

The Council is made up of the elected Mayor and the 45 Councillors of Tower Hamlets. The Council is responsible for a range of functions that it only alone may carry out. Such functions include: setting the Council’s main policies and its overall budget, the Council tax rate for the year; adopting and making material changes to the Council’s Constitution and approving the Members allowance scheme. The Council cannot take every decision itself. Therefore, it appoints a number of committees to carry out specific functions on its behalf. These include: the regulatory committees (Planning and Licensing to determine applications) and a Standards (Advisory) Committee amongst others. Council functions are also known as ‘non Executive functions’. The Council also provides a forum for questioning and debate with the Executive including the consideration of petitions. See our ways of participation page for more information about this. Meetings of the Council are usually held on a Wednesday evening at the Town Hall, Mulberry Place and is open to the public to attend. A timetable for its meeting dates and deadlines can be found here. Types of meetings. There are four types of Council meetings:

Annual Council that is usually held in May. The purpose of which is to carry out such tasks as appointing the Council’s speaker and deputy speaker, the Council’s Committees, their membership and terms of reference for that year. The budget meeting in February specifically for setting the Council’s budget and Council tax. Ordinary scheduled meetings.

Extra-ordinary meetings, in addition to those scheduled, to consider a particular matter that cannot wait until the next ordinary meeting.

Role of the Council (Part 2, Article 4,The Full Council) pgs 15-17. List of Council Functions and delegations (Part 3. 1, Responsibility for Functions) pgs 55-89. Terms of Reference for the Council (Part 3.3.1, Responsibility for Functions) pgs 93-94. Council’s Procedural Rules (Part 4.1) pgs 137-159.

Guidance for asking questions and submitting petitions to Council

Webcasts Films of recent meetings are available to view (external site).