The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter Gray. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Arthur Sanders. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Arthur M. Praag.
1982-1986
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward Lewis. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Patrick A. Desmond. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Dennis Hallam. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Annie Elboz. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John J. Boles.
1986-1990
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Belinda J. Knowles. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Mohammed S. Ahmed. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Pauline P. Fletcher.
1990-1994
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Margaret R. Atkins. The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Brenda M. Collins. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Abbas Uddin. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ivan F. Walker. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David J. Chapman.
1994-1998
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert Lilley. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Eric A. Commons. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Vanessa L. Peters. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John P. Ryan. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Amanda Linton.
1998-2002
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Albert J. Snooks.
2002-2006
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lutfur R. Ali. The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Nasir Uddin. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mumtaz Samad.
2006-2010
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Shamin A. Chowdhury. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Simon P. Rouse. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Louise Alexander. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Rupert Bawden.
2010-2014
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lutfur Rahman. The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Ms. Shelina Akhtar. The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Ms. Anna S. Lynch.
2014–2018
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. A by-election for the ward of Whitechapel was held on 1 December 2016, after the sitting councillor, Shahed Ali, was found guilty of housing fraud. Another independent candidate, Ahmed Shafi, won the seat.
