East London Advertiser team will be reporting and sending tweets from the vote count as Tower Hamlets decides who becomes its first elected mayor
For all the best coverage of tonight’s mayoral election result as it happens and reactions from the candidates and their supporters, stay on the ELA website and follow our Twitter page at twitter.com/eladvertiser. The polls close at 10pm and we will be reporting from the count at York Hall in Old Ford Road throughout the night, with council insiders saying the result could be announced at around 2am.
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