Poplar and Canning Town (UK Parliament constituency)

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 the first past the post system of election.

Poplar and Canning Town
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Poplar and Canning Town in Greater London for the 2005 general election
CountyGreater London
1997–2010
Number of membersOne
Replaced byPoplar and Limehouse, West Ham
Created fromBow and Poplar, Newham South

History

The constituency was created in 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

As the constituency's name suggested, it covered Poplar and Canning Town, as well as Limehouse and the Isle of Dogs. The breakdown of wards was:

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
ElectionMember [1] Party
1997 Jim Fitzpatrick Labour
2010 Constituency abolished: see Poplar and Limehouse

Elections

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Poplar and Canning Town[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jim Fitzpatrick 24,807 63.2 N/A
Conservative Bene't Steinberg 5,892 15.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats Janet Ludlow 4,072 10.4 N/A
BNP John Tyndall 2,849 7.3 N/A
Referendum Ian Hare 1,091 2.8 N/A
Socialist Labour Jacklyn Joseph 551 1.4 N/A
Majority 18,915 48.2 N/A
Turnout 39,262 58.5 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2001: Poplar and Canning Town[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jim Fitzpatrick 20,866 61.2 −2.0
Conservative Robert Marr 6,758 19.8 +4.8
Liberal Democrats Alexi Sugden 3,795 11.1 +0.8
BNP Paul Borg 1,733 5.1 −2.2
Socialist Alliance Kambiz Boomla 950 2.8 N/A
Majority 14,108 41.4
Turnout 34,102 44.9 −12.8
Labour hold Swing
General election 2005: Poplar and Canning Town[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jim Fitzpatrick 15,628 40.1 −21.1
Conservative Tim Archer 8,499 21.8 +2.0
Respect Oliur Rahman 6,573 16.8 N/A
Liberal Democrats Janet Ludlow 5,420 13.9 +2.8
Green Terry McGrenera 955 2.4 N/A
Independent Md. Aminul Hoque 815 2.1 N/A
Veritas Tony Smith 650 1.7 N/A
Christian Peoples Alliance Simeon Ademolake 470 1.2 N/A
Majority 7,129 18.7
Turnout 39,010 47.8 +2.9
Labour hold Swing −11.4
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References
  1. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
  2. "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.

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