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 using 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

General election 1997: Poplar and Canning Town^[2]

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

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	+0.7
	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

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	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