Poplar and Limehouse (UK Parliament constituency)
Poplar and Limehouse is a constituency[n 1] which was first created in 2010. It has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Apsana Begum, who was elected as a Labour Party MP.[n 2] However, the whip was withdrawn on 23 July 2024, as a result of her voting to scrap the two child benefit cap, and she was suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party. Begum now sits as an Independent MP until the whip is re-established.
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 | 75,814 (2023)[1] |
Major settlements | Canary Wharf, Limehouse, Poplar, Wapping |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | Apsana Begum (Independent) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Poplar & Canning Town, Bethnal Green & Bow |
History
edit- 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
edit2010-2024
editParliament 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
edit- 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.
Local authority boundary review
Following a review of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets which became effective in May 2014,[6] the contents (but not the boundaries) of the constituency were changed to:
- The London Borough of Tower Hamlets wards of Blackwall and Cubitt Town, Bromley North, Bromley South, Canary Wharf, Island Gardens, Lansbury, Limehouse, Mile End, Poplar, St Katharine's and Wapping, and Shadwell; and a small part of Whitechapel ward.
Current
editFurther to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the composition of the constituency was reduced to bring the electorate within the permitted range. Shadwell and part of the Whitechapel wards were transferred to the re-established seat of Bethnal Green and Stepney, and the Bromley North ward was moved to the newly created constituency of Stratford and Bow.[7]
Constituency profile
editThe 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 as an example of income inequality.
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%.[8]
In the 2016 EU referendum, like the majority of London; the constituency voted 65.79% for Remain.[9]
The constituency is religiously diverse: 38.8% of residents are Muslim, 24.2% Christian, 2.8% Hindu, and 1.0% Buddhist. 24.8% claimed no religious affiliation.[10]
Members of Parliament
editElection | Member[11] | Party | |
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2010 | Jim Fitzpatrick | Labour | |
2019 | Apsana Begum | Labour | |
2024 | Independent |
Elections
editElections in the 2020s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Apsana Begum | 18,535 | 43.1 | –17.2 | |
Green | Nathalie Bienfait | 5,975 | 13.9 | +10.5 | |
Conservative | Freddie Downing | 4,738 | 11.0 | –6.7 | |
Independent | Ehtashamul Haque | 4,554 | 10.6 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Flowers | 4,189 | 9.7 | –5.8 | |
Reform UK | Tony Glover | 3,403 | 7.9 | +5.5 | |
Workers Party | Kamran Khan | 1,463 | 3.4 | N/A | |
SDP | Manny Lawal | 194 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 12,560 | 29.2 | –13.5 | ||
Turnout | 43,051 | 51.2 | –17.1 | ||
Registered electors | 84,116 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | –13.9 |
Elections in the 2010s
edit2019 notional result[13] | |||
---|---|---|---|
Party | Vote | % | |
Labour | 31,176 | 60.3 | |
Conservative | 9,129 | 17.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | 8,009 | 15.5 | |
Green | 1,756 | 3.4 | |
Brexit Party | 1,219 | 2.4 | |
Others | 376 | 0.7 | |
Turnout | 51,665 | 68.1 | |
Electorate | 75,814 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | N/A | |
Independent | Andy Erlam | 376 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Majority | 28,904 | 47.2 | |||
Turnout | 61,276 | 66.7 | −0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 91,836 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | N/A | |
Green | Bethan Lant | 989 | 1.7 | −3.1 | |
UKIP | Nicholas McQueen | 849 | 1.4 | −4.7 | |
Independent | David Barker | 136 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 27,712 | 47.2 | +14.0 | ||
Turnout | 58,814 | 67.3 | +5.2 | ||
Registered electors | 87,331 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +7.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | N/A | |
Red Flag Anti-Corruption | Rene Claudel Mugenzi | 89 | 0.2 | N/A | |
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 | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
editNotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Labour Members of Parliament 2015". UK Political.info. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018.
- ^ "Poplar & Limehouse parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". BBC News. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Poplar and Limehouse - 2017 Election Results - General Elections Online". electionresults.parliament.uk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Electoral Calculus". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2006.
- ^ LGBCE. "Tower Hamlets | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
- ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency Archived 2017-08-02 at the Wayback Machine The Guardian
- ^ "Poplar and Limehouse, UK Parliament Constituency". 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Poplar and Limehouse". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "P" (part 2)
- ^ "Statement of Person Nominated and Notice of Poll: Poplar and Limehouse Constituency". Tower Hamlets Council. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Tower Hamlets council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Tower Hamlets council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 8749. General Election 2019: results and analysis" (PDF). London: House of Commons Library. 28 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "Poplar & Limehouse parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
- ^ "Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis" (PDF) (Second ed.). House of Commons Library. 29 January 2019 [7 April 2018]. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 November 2019.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Statement of Persons Nominated Archived 2010-05-02 at the Wayback Machine, Tower Hamlets Council
- ^ Poplar and Limehouse Archived 2008-02-09 at the Wayback Machine, UKPollingReport
- ^ "ED Candidate list". Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- ^ BBC News (2010-05-07). Election 2010 | Constituency | Poplar & Limehouse Archived 2019-01-16 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
External links
edit- 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
- Poplar and Limehouse UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Poplar and Limehouse UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK