Stepney and Poplar (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox UK constituency Stepney and Poplar was a parliamentary constituency in London, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

History

It was created for the February 1974 general election, largely replacing the old Stepney constituency, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Bethnal Green and Stepney constituency.

The constituency shared boundaries with the Stepney and Poplar electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.

Boundaries

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets wards of Limehouse, Poplar East, Poplar Millwall, Poplar South, Poplar West, Redcoat, St Dunstan's, St Katharine's, St Mary's, and Shadwell.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	Feb 1974	Peter Shore	Labour
1983		constituency abolished: see Bethnal Green and Stepney

Election results

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General election 1979: Stepney and Poplar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Robert Hughes	6,561	21.0
		Rif Winfield	2,234	7.2
		Victor Clarke	1,571	5.0
		Ted Johns	672	2.2
		Kevin Halpin	413	1.3
		Peter Chappell	235	0.8
Majority			13,015	41.6
Turnout			58,637	53.3
	hold		Swing

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General election October 1974: Stepney and Poplar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Harry Greenway	3,183	10.2
		F. W. Alexander	3,181	10.2
		Kevin Halpin	617	2.0
Majority			20,976	67.4
Turnout			60,458	51.5
	hold		Swing

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General election February 1974: Stepney and Poplar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Harry Greenway	5,539	15.5
		Kevin Halpin	1,278	3.6
Majority			23,330	65.4
Turnout			60,045	59.4

References

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