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 | |
| County | Greater London |
| 1997–2010 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Bow and Poplar, Newham South |
| Replaced by | Poplar and Limehouse, West Ham |
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
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:
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Jim Fitzpatrick | Labour | |
| 2010 | Constituency abolished: see Poplar and Limehouse | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim Fitzpatrick | 24,807 | 63.2 | ||
| Conservative | Bene't Steinberg | 5,892 | 15.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Ludlow | 4,072 | 10.4 | ||
| BNP | John Tyndall | 2,849 | 7.3 | ||
| Referendum | Ian Hare | 1,091 | 2.8 | ||
| Socialist Labour | Jacklyn Joseph | 551 | 1.4 | ||
| Majority | 18,915 | 48.2 | |||
| Turnout | 39,262 | 58.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +13.6 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
| 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 | +0.7 | |
| BNP | Paul Borg | 1,733 | 5.1 | −2.2 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Kambiz Boomla | 950 | 2.8 | New | |
| Majority | 14,108 | 41.4 | -6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 34,102 | 44.9 | −13.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Ludlow | 5,420 | 13.9 | +2.8 | |
| Green | Terry McGrenera | 955 | 2.4 | New | |
| Independent | Md. Aminul Hoque | 815 | 2.1 | New | |
| Veritas | Tony Smith | 650 | 1.7 | New | |
| CPA | Simeon Ademolake | 470 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 7,129 | 18.7 | -22.7 | ||
| Turnout | 39,010 | 47.8 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −11.4 | |||