[8] The subsequent investigation by the Department for Communities and Local Government carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers,[9] found a "culture of cronyism" but no fraud at the council.

[20] Following the dissolution of the party, its 17 remaining councillors continued to serve on Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.

Most stayed together forming the Tower Hamlets Independent Group (THIG), which later (February 2018) formally registered as Aspire, with Rahman still a key figure.

Rabina Khan formed the separate People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets group, which was formally registered as a political party on 26 February 2018.

Tower Hamlets First stood candidates for the first time in the 2014 election, winning 18 councillors and becoming the second largest group on the council after the Labour Party.

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

Lutfur Rahman was found personally guilty by the court of making false statements about a candidate, bribery, and undue spiritual influence.

Rahman was barred from holding elective office, voting or being registered as a voter for five years as bribery and undue influence constitute corrupt practices.