Tower Hamlets Borough Council has 1,170 empty homes
In October 2017, there were 1,170 unfurnished and empty homes in Tower Hamlets Borough Council, of which 65 had been empty for longer than 2 years.
What your candidates say about empty homes
You'll be voting on 3 May in Shadwell ward, where you have 13 candidates to choose from.
We emailed candidates to ask: If elected, will you vote to double council tax on empty homes in Tower Hamlets Borough Council, and work to end the scandal of properties being left empty? Here's what they said.
Dominic Buxton, Liberal Democrats
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Their comments: If elected, I pledge to vote in favour of doubling council tax on empty homes in Tower Hamlets and use Council powers to their full extent to put empty properties back into use for local residents.
Ana Miah, People's Alliance of Tower Hamlets
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Ben Hyde Hart, Green Party
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Bodruzzaman Shamim, Aspire
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Charlotte Norton, Labour Party
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Daryl Stafford, Conservative and Unionist Party
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Des Ellerbeck, Conservative and Unionist Party
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Freda Graf, Liberal Democrats
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Jonathan Page, Green Party
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Kazi Mohammad Gous-Miah, Independent
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Mohammad Harun Miah, Aspire
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Ruhul Amin, Labour Party
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Candidate names and information from Democracy Club.
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You can vote between 7am and 10pm on Thursday 3 May 2018 at your local polling station. You don't need to take your polling card with you, or any ID. Find your polling station.