Poplar and Canning Town (UK Parliament constituency)
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Poplar and Canning Town was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by using the first past the post system of election.
History
The constituency was created in the 1997 general election from the constituencies of Bow and Poplar and Newham South, and was divided at the 2010 general election between the realigned seat of Poplar and Limehouse and the neighbouring West Ham seat. It was held by the Labour Party for the entire period of its existence.
Boundaries
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- London Borough of Newham: Beckton, Canning Town and Grange, Custom House and Silvertown, Ordnance.
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets: Blackwall, Bromley, East India, Lansbury, Limehouse, Millwall, Shadwell.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England recommended the creation of an altered Poplar and Limehouse seat, to be fought at the 2010 general election.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 1997 | Jim Fitzpatrick | Labour |
| 2010 | Constituency abolished: see Poplar and Limehouse | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Bene't Steinberg | 5,892 | 15.0 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Janet Ludlow | 4,072 | 10.4 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Tyndall | 2,849 | 7.3 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ian Hare | 1,091 | 2.8 | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jacklyn Joseph | 551 | 1.4 | ||
| Majority | 18,915 | 48.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 39,262 | 58.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +13.6 | |||
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Elections in the 2000s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Robert Marr | 6,758 | 19.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Alexi Sugden | 3,795 | 11.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Borg | 1,733 | 5.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Kambiz Boomla | 950 | 2.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 14,108 | 41.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 34,102 | 44.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tim Archer | 8,499 | 21.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Oliur Rahman | 6,573 | 16.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Janet Ludlow | 5,420 | 13.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Terry McGrenera | 955 | 2.4 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Md. Aminul Hoque | 815 | 2.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tony Smith | 650 | 1.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Simeon Ademolake | 470 | 1.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 7,129 | 18.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 39,010 | 47.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | −11.4 | |||
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References
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External links
- Poplar and Canning Town UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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- Politics of the London Borough of Newham
- Politics of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1997
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 2010
- Parliamentary constituencies in London (historic)
- Poplar, London
- Canning Town