City and East (London Assembly constituency)

City and East

London Assembly constituency
City and East shown within London
Created:	2000
Member:	John Biggs
Party:	Labour
Region:	London
Assembly:	London Assembly

City and East is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. Since its creation in 2000 it has been represented by Labour's John Biggs.

Boundaries

It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, the City of London, the London Borough of Newham, and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Westminster seats

The corresponding Westminster seats here are:

• Bethnal Green and Bow (Labour)
• Cities of London and Westminster (Conservative) [but only that part within the City of London; the entire City of Westminster falls within the West Central constituency]

• East Ham (Labour)
• Poplar and Canning Town (Labour)
• West Ham (Labour)

Election results

London Assembly election, 2012: City and East
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Biggs
	Conservative	John Moss
	Green	Chris Smith
Majority
Turnout

London Assembly election, 2008: City and East[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Biggs	63,635	34.69	+8.64
	Conservative	Phil Briscoe	32,082	17.49	+1.25
	Respect	Hanif Abdulmuhit	26,760	14.59	+1.13
	BNP	Bob Bailey	18,020	9.82	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Rajonuddin Jalal	13,724	7.48	–5.01
	Green	Heather Finlay	11,478	6.26	+0.32
	Christian (Christian Peoples)	Thomas Conquest	7,306	3.98	+0.93
	UKIP	Michael McGough	3,078	1.68	–10.63
	National Front	Graham Kemp	2,350	1.28	N/A
	Left List	Michael Gavan	2,274	1.24	N/A
	English Democrats	John Griffiths	2,048	1.12	N/A
	Communist League	Julie Crawford	701	0.37	N/A
Majority			31,553
Turnout			183,456
	Labour hold		Swing

London Assembly election, 2004: City and East[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Biggs	38,085	29.1	–16.9
	Conservative	Shafi Choudhury	23,749	18.1	–1.4
	Respect	Oliur Rahman	19,675	15.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Guy Burton	18,255	13.9	–4.6
	UKIP	Christopher Pratt	17,997	13.8	N/A
	Green	Terry McGrenera	8,687	6.6	–5.4
	Christian Peoples	Christopher Gill	4,461	3.4	N/A
Majority			14,336	11.0	–13.7
Turnout			130,909	30.0	+5.3
	Labour hold		Swing

London Assembly election, 2000: City and East[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Biggs	45,387	45.9	N/A
	Conservative	Syed Kamall	19,266	19.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Janet Ludlow	18,300	18.5	N/A
	Green	Peter Howell	11,939	12.1	N/A
	London Socialist	Austin Burnett	3,908	4.0	N/A
Majority			26,121	26.4	N/A
Turnout			98,800	24.7	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing

References

1. ^ BBC Election 2008: results
2. ^ Greater London Authority Election Results
3. ^ London & Local Elections 2000: City and East, BBC News