Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets, originally certain parishes, hamlets, and liberties without the jurisdiction of the city of London, and once within that of the lieutenant of the Tower; now a 'parliamentary borough' or division of London, lying to the east of the City and Finsbury. Till 1885 it sent two members to parliament; since then it falls into seven electoral districts, each of which returns one member. The divisions are those of Whitechapel, St George's-in-the-East, Limehouse, Mile-End, Stepney, Bow and Bromley, and Poplar (see LONDON, p. 703).