Voting in Blackwall and Cubitt Town Ward was postponed due to the death of a candidate.

The Mayoral election is particularly notable for the voiding of the result due to widespread corruption.

[2] The Local Government Boundary Commission for England began the process of changing the size of Tower Hamlets Council in 2012.

A by-election for the ward of Stepney Green was held on 11 June 2015, after the sitting councillor, Alibor Choudhury, was found guilty of corrupt and illegal practices by an election court.

[4] A by-election for the ward of Whitechapel was held on 2 December 2016, after the sitting councillor, Shahed Ali, was found guilty of housing fraud.