Stepney and Poplar (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Stepney and Poplar
Type = Borough
Year = 1974
Abolition = 1983
members = one

Stepney and Poplar was a parliamentary constituency in London, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

It was created for the February 1974 general election, largely replacing the old Stepney constituency. It was abolished for the 1983 general election.

Members of Parliament

*1974 – 1983: Peter Shore

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Shore
votes = 19,576
percentage = 62.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Gurth Hughes
votes = 6,561
percentage = 21.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Rif Winfield
votes = 2,234
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = V. Clarke
votes = 1,571
percentage = 5.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent Labour
candidate = E. Johns
votes = 672
percentage = 2.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Kevin Halpin
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
votes = 413
percentage = 1.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
candidate = P. Chappell
party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)
votes = 235
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 13,015
percentage = 41.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 53.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Shore
votes = 24,159
percentage = 77.6
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Harry Greenway
votes = 3,183
percentage = 10.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = F. W. Alexander
votes = 3,181
percentage = 10.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Kevin Halpin
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
votes = 617
percentage = 2.0
change = Election box majority
votes = 20,976
percentage = 67.4
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 51.5
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Shore
votes = 28,869
percentage = 80.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Harry Greenway
votes = 5,539
percentage = 15.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
candidate = Kevin Halpin
party = Communist Party of Great Britain
votes = 1,278
percentage = 3.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 23,330
percentage = 65.4
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 59.4
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"

References

*Rayment