Poplar and Canning Town (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Poplar and Canning Town


Type = Borough
Entity = Greater London
DivisionType = County
Division = Greater London
Year = 1997
MP = Jim Fitzpatrick
Party = Labour
EP = London

Poplar and Canning Town is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

The seat has existed since 1997, and covers (as the name suggests) Poplar and Canning Town, as well as Limehouse and the Isle of Dogs. The seat was formed following a 1995 boundary review, from parts of the Tower Hamlets, Bow and Poplar and Newham South constituencies.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England have recommended the creation of an altered Poplar and Limehouse seat, to be fought at the Next United Kingdom general election.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Fitzpatrick
votes = 15,628
percentage = 40.9
change = −20.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tim Archer
votes = 8,499
percentage = 22.3
change = +2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = RESPECT The Unity Coalition
candidate = Oliur Rahman
votes = 6,573
percentage = 17.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janet Ludlow
votes = 5,420
percentage = 14.2
change = +3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Terry McGrenera
votes = 955
percentage = 2.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Veritas (political party)
candidate = Tony Smith
votes = 650
percentage = 1.7
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Christian Peoples Alliance
candidate = Simeon Ademolake
votes = 470
percentage = 1.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 7,129
percentage = 18.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 38,195
percentage = 61.8
change = +16.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −11.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Fitzpatrick
votes = 20,866
percentage = 61.2
change = -2.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Marr
votes = 6,758
percentage = 19.8
change = +4.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alexi Sugden
votes = 3,795
percentage = 11.1
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Paul Borg
votes = 1,733
percentage = 5.1
change = -2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Alliance (England)
candidate = Kambiz Boomla
votes = 950
percentage = 2.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 14,108
percentage = 41.4
change = Election box turnout
votes = 34,102
percentage = 44.9
change = -12.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jim Fitzpatrick
votes = 24,807
percentage = 63.2
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bene't Steinberg
votes = 5,892
percentage = 15.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Janet Ludlow
votes = 4,072
percentage = 10.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = John Tyndall
votes = 2,849
percentage = 7.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = I. Hare
votes = 1,091
percentage = 2.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. Joseph
votes = 551
percentage = 1.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 18,915
percentage =
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 58.5
change = "N/A"Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = "N/A"