Respect has beaten off a by-elction challenge from Labour’s former council leader Michael Keith in Tower Hamlets, east London. The Shadwell ward by-election was held on Thursday 9 August 2007.
| candidate name | party | vote | elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harun Miah | Respect | 1,512 | ELECTED |
| Michael Jeremy Keith | Labour | 1,415 | |
| William Duncan Crossey | Conservative | 476 | |
| Rosie Francis Clarke | Lib Dems | 98 |
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