Stratford and Bow (UK Parliament constituency)

Stratford and Bow is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is currently represented in Parliament by Uma Kumaran of the Labour Party, who has served as MP since 2024.^[3]

Stratford and Bow
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Stratford and Bow in Greater London
County	Greater London
Electorate	73,849 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Uma Kumaran (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	West Ham, Bethnal Green and Bow & Poplar and Limehouse

Constituency profile

The population of Newham has grown significantly in the 21st century^[4] so its representation increased from two seats to three in the 2023 boundary review. This seat includes Stratford which has undergone extensive regeneration and hosted the 2012 Olympic Games. Bow and Old Ford to the west and Forest Gate to the east have mostly Victorian housing with some post-war housing estates.

Boundaries

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency straddles the River Lea in East London and is composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):^[5]

• The Borough of Newham wards of Forest Gate North, Forest Gate South, Green Street West, and Stratford and New Town, transferred from West Ham (renamed West Ham and Beckton).
• The Borough of Tower Hamlets wards of Bow East and Bow West, transferred from Bethnal Green and Bow (renamed Bethnal Green and Stepney)
• The Borough of Tower Hamlets ward of Bromley North, transferred from Poplar and Limehouse

Following a local government boundary review in the Borough of Newham which came into effect in May 2022,^[6][7] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

• The London Borough of Newham wards of: Forest Gate North; Forest Gate South; Green Street West (nearly all); Maryland; Stratford; Stratford Olympic Park.
• The London Borough of Tower Hamlets wards of: Bow East; Bow West; Bromley North.^[3]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Stratford and Bow^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Uma Kumaran	19,145	44.1	−26.3
	Green	Joe Hudson-Small	7,511	17.3	+13.6
	Workers Party	Halima Khan	3,274	7.5	N/A
	Conservative	Kane Blackwell	3,114	7.2	−7.3
	Independent	Nizam Ali	2,380	5.5	N/A
	Reform UK	Jeff Evans	2,093	4.8	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Janey Little	1,926	4.4	−4.6
	Independent	Omar Faruk	1,826	4.2	N/A
	Independent	Fiona Lali[a]	1,791	4.1	N/A
	Independent	Steve Hedley	375	0.9	N/A
Majority			11,634	26.8	−29.1
Turnout			43,435	53.9	−10.3
Registered electors			80,560
	Labour hold		Swing	−20.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[10]
Party		Vote	%
	Labour	33,368	70.4
	Conservative	6,877	14.5
	Liberal Democrats	4,265	9.0
	Green	1,758	3.7
	Brexit Party	1,107	2.3
Turnout		47,375	64.2
Electorate		73,849

Notes

1. Lali contested the election as an Independent, but with the support of the Revolutionary Communist Party, of which she is a member.^[9]