Poplar and Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)
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Poplar and Limehouse | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Poplar and Limehouse in Greater London | |
County | Greater London |
Electorate | 74,919 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Limehouse, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | Apsana Begum (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Poplar & Canning Town, Bethnal Green & Bow |
Poplar and Limehouse is a constituency[n 1] created in 2010 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Apsana Begum of the Labour Party.[n 2] From its creation until 2019, it was represented by Jim Fitzpatrick, also of Labour.
History[]
- Political history
The predecessors to this constituency (area electing MPs to the House of Commons) (see history of boundaries) since 1992 have elected Labour Party representatives. In 2010, Jim Fitzpatrick had a majority of 12.9% over the runner-up Conservative Party candidate.
The 2015 re-election of Fitzpatrick made the seat the 66th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[2]
In 2019, Apsana Begum, selected to succeed the retiring Fitzpatrick as Labour's candidate, beat the runner-up Conservative Party candidate by 28,904 votes.[3] This was more than Jim Fitzpatrick’s 27,712 vote majority[4] at the 2017 general election, though the majority size in terms of vote share remained stable at 47.2%, and Labour's vote share declined.
Boundaries[]
Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which proposed the seat's creation for the 2010 general election, since when it has consisted of the following electoral wards:
- Blackwall and Cubitt Town, Bromley-by-Bow, East India and Lansbury, Limehouse, Mile End East, Millwall, St Katharine’s and Wapping, and Shadwell within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
History of boundaries[]
- Before 2010, this constituency would map into all but the north-east of the old Poplar and Canning Town constituency, plus the western end of Shadwell Ward and in the west the whole of St Katharine's & Wapping Ward, formerly parts of Bethnal Green and Bow.
- The areas of the old constituency that were in the London Borough of Newham were removed and transferred to East Ham (5.1% of Poplar and Canning Town) and West Ham (24.9%).[5]
- Nomenclature
Alternative names, including "Tower Hamlets South" and "Poplar and Millwall" were rejected following public consultation.
Constituency profile[]
The constituency and its predecessor seats covering the Isle of Dogs have consistently been won by the Labour Party since the 1920s. The district has changed vastly over this time, and great wealth and considerable poverty now co-exist side by side.
Once home to shipping and heavy industry, the Docklands area was derelict for many years, before redevelopment began in the late 1980s. Now the area around Canary Wharf is one of the country's largest financial districts and has several landmark skyscrapers, such as One Canada Square.
The redevelopment of the Docklands has led to the construction of luxury housing in the constituency, which has somewhat altered the demographics. However, in parts of the Isle of Dogs and in the areas north, east and west of Poplar, there are still areas of high deprivation.
At the end of 2012, 6% of the population of the constituency were unemployment benefit claimants, ranking sixth among London seats (the highest percentage was Tottenham at 7.9%), and above the London-wide average of 3.9%.[6]
In the 2016 EU referendum, the constituency voted 65.79% for Remain.[7]
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
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2010 | Jim Fitzpatrick | Labour | |
2019 | Apsana Begum | Labour |
Elections[]
Elections in the 2010s[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Apsana Begum | 38,660 | 63.1 | -4.2 | |
Conservative | Sheun Oke | 9,756 | 15.9 | -4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Cregan | 8,832 | 14.4 | +7.7 | |
Green | Neil Jameson | 2,159 | 3.5 | +1.8 | |
Brexit Party | Catherine Cui | 1,493 | 2.4 | New | |
Independent | Andy Erlam | 376 | 0.6 | New | |
Majority | 28,904 | 47.2 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 61,276 | 66.7 | -0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 91,836 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jim Fitzpatrick | 39,558 | 67.3 | +8.7 | |
Conservative | Chris Wilford | 11,846 | 20.1 | -5.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elaine Bagshaw | 3,959 | 6.7 | +2.5 | |
Independent | Oliur Rahman | 1,477 | 2.5 | New | |
Green | Bethan Lant | 989 | 1.7 | -3.1 | |
UKIP | Nicholas McQueen | 849 | 1.4 | -4.7 | |
Independent | David Barker | 136 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 27,712 | 47.1 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 58,814 | 67.3 | +5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 87,331 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jim Fitzpatrick | 29,886 | 58.5 | +18.6 | |
Conservative | Chris Wilford | 12,962 | 25.4 | -1.7 | |
UKIP | Nicholas McQueen | 3,128 | 6.1 | +4.9 | |
Green | Maureen Childs | 2,463 | 4.8 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Elaine Bagshaw | 2,149 | 4.2 | -6.9 | |
TUSC | Hugo Pierre | 367 | 0.7 | New | |
Red Flag Anti-Corruption | Rene Claudel Mugenzi | 89 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 16,924 | 33.2 | +20.2 | ||
Turnout | 51,044 | 62.2 | -0.1 | ||
Registered electors | 82,081 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +10.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jim Fitzpatrick* | 18,679 | 40.0 | ||
Conservative | Tim Archer | 12,649 | 27.1 | ||
Respect | George Galloway* | 8,160 | 17.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Jonathan Fryer | 5,209 | 11.2 | ||
UKIP | Wayne Lochner | 565 | 1.2 | ||
English Democrat | Andrew Osborne | 470 | 1.0 | ||
Green | Chris Smith | 449 | 1.0 | ||
Independent | Kabir Mahmud | 293 | 0.6 | ||
Independent | Mohammed Hoque | 167 | 0.4 | ||
Independent | Jim Thornton | 59 | 0.1 | ||
Majority | 6,030 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 46,700 | 62.3 | |||
Registered electors | 74,955 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
- * Served as an MP in the 2005–2010 Parliament
See also[]
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London
Notes and references[]
- Notes
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
- References
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ List of Labour MPs elected in 2015 by % majority UK Political.info. Retrieved 2017-01-29
- ^ "Poplar & Limehouse parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "Poplar and Limehouse - 2017 Election Results - General Elections Online". electionresults.parliament.uk. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
- ^ "Electoral Calculus". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
- ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
- ^ "Poplar and Limehouse, UK Parliament Constituency". 11 January 2019.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Tower Hamlets council. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Tower Hamlets council. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Poplar & Limehouse parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election results for Poplar & Limehouse, 7 May 2015". 7 May 2015.
- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated Archived 2010-05-02 at the Wayback Machine, Tower Hamlets Council
- ^ Poplar and Limehouse, UKPollingReport
- ^ "ED Candidate list".
- ^ BBC News (2010-05-07). Election 2010 | Constituency | Poplar & Limehouse. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
External links[]
- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- Tim Archer
- Jim Fitzpatrick
- Jonathan Fryer
- George Galloway
- Andrew Osborne
- Jim Thornton
- Kabir Mahmud
- Documentary on the 2010 election by Catch21
- Limehouse
- Parliamentary constituencies in London
- Politics of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Poplar, London
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2010