Poplar and Canning Town (UK Parliament constituency)

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 (1997)–2010 (2010)
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Poplar and Limehouse, West Ham
Created from	Bow and Poplar, Newham South
European Parliament constituency	London

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.

Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 2.1 Boundary review 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4.1 Elections in the 2000s 4.2 Elections in the 1990s 5 References

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:

• London Borough of Newham: Beckton, Canning Town and George, 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 2000s

General Election 2005: Poplar and Canning Town[2]
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 Democrat	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	Simeon Ademolake	470	1.2	N/A
Majority			7,129	18.7
Turnout			39,010	61.8	+16.9
	Labour hold		Swing	−11.4

General Election 2001: Poplar and Canning Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Fitzpatrick	20,866	61.2	-2.0
	Conservative	Robert Marr	6,758	19.8	+4.8
	Liberal Democrat	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

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Poplar and Canning Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Fitzpatrick	24,807	63.2	N/A
	Conservative	Bene't Steinberg	5,892	15.0	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	Janet Ludlow	4,072	10.4	N/A
	BNP	John Tyndall	2,849	7.3	N/A
	Referendum Party	I. Hare	1,091	2.8	N/A
	Socialist Labour	J. Joseph	551	1.4	N/A
Majority			18,915		N/A
Turnout			39,262	58.5	N/A
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

References

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