Poplar (UK Parliament constituency)

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Poplar
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
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Poplar in London, 1885-1918
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Poplar in London, 1950-74
1885–1918
Number of membersone
Replaced by Poplar South
Created from Tower Hamlets
1950–1974 (1974)
Number of membersone
Replaced by Stepney and Poplar
Created from Bow and Bromley and Poplar South

Poplar was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Poplar district of the East End of London. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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History

The constituency was created for the 1885 general election, and abolished for the 1918 general election, when with very minor boundary changes it was replaced by the new constituency of Poplar South. A small amount of the constituency's territory was added to Bow and Bromley.

It was re-established for the 1950 general election, and abolished again for the February 1974 general election. It was then partly replaced by the new Stepney and Poplar constituency.

Boundaries

Poplar Met. B Ward Map 1916.svg

1885–1918: In 1885 the area was administered as part of the county of Middlesex. It was located in the Tower division, in the east of the historic county. The neighbourhood of Poplar formed a division of the parliamentary borough of Tower Hamlets. The parliamentary division was part of the East End of London.

In 1889 the Tower division of Middlesex was severed from the county, for administrative purposes. It became part of the County of London. In 1900 the lower tier of local government in London was re-modelled. Poplar constituency became part of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar.

1950–1974: When a re-distribution of parliamentary seats took effect in 1950, the constituency was re-created. It then included the whole of the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar.

In 1965 the Metropolitan Borough was incorporated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Greater London.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1885 Henry Green Liberal
1886 Sydney Buxton Liberal
1914 b-e Alfred Yeo Liberal
1918 constituency abolished: see Poplar South & Bow and Bromley
1950 constituency re-created
1950 Charles Key Labour
1964 Ian Mikardo Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished: see Stepney and Poplar

Election results

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1885: Tower Hamlets, Poplar [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Henry Green 4,090 65.9
Conservative Denzil Onslow 2,11334.1
Majority1,97731.8
Turnout 6,20368.6
Registered electors 9,041
Liberal win (new seat)
Sydney Buxton Sydney Buxton.jpg
Sydney Buxton
General election 1886: Tower Hamlets, Poplar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Buxton 2,903 50.7 −15.2
Conservative Alfred Welby 2,82749.3+15.2
Majority761.4−30.4
Turnout 5,73063.4−5.2
Registered electors 9,041
Liberal hold Swing -15.2

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1892: Tower Hamlets, Poplar [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Buxton 5,007 62.7 +12.0
Conservative Alfred Welby 2,97537.3−12.0
Majority2,03225.4+24.0
Turnout 7,98277.1+13.7
Registered electors 10,348
Liberal hold Swing +12.0
General election 1895: Tower Hamlets, Poplar [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Buxton 3,939 55.9 −6.8
Conservative William Pelham Bullivant3,11044.1+6.8
Majority82911.8−13.6
Turnout 7,04972.8−4.3
Registered electors 9,684
Liberal hold Swing -6.8

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Tower Hamlets, Poplar [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Buxton 3,992 58.4 +2.5
Conservative William Pelham Bullivant2,84041.6−2.5
Majority1,15216.8+5.0
Turnout 6,83268.3−4.5
Registered electors 10,009
Liberal hold Swing +2.5
General election 1906: Tower Hamlets, Poplar [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Buxton 4,546 67.0 +8.6
Conservative George Borwick 2,23533.0−8.6
Majority2,31134.0+17.2
Turnout 6,78174.6+6.3
Registered electors 9,088
Liberal hold Swing +8.6

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Tower Hamlets, Poplar [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Buxton 4,172 57.2 −9.8
Conservative Leslie Wilson 3,12542.8+9.8
Majority1,04714.4−19.6
Turnout 7,29782.4+7.8
Registered electors 8,857
Liberal hold Swing -9.8
General election December 1910: Tower Hamlets, Poplar [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Sydney Buxton 3,977 64.9 +7.7
Conservative Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett 2,14835.1−7.7
Majority1,82929.8+15.4
Turnout 6,12569.2−13.2
Registered electors 8,857
Liberal hold Swing +7.7
Alfred Yeo Alfred Yeo.jpg
Alfred Yeo
1914 Poplar by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alfred Yeo 3,548 46.0 −18.9
Conservative Robin S. Kerr-Clark3,27042.4+7.3
British Socialist Party Jack Jones 89311.6New
Majority2783.6−26.2
Turnout 7,71179.8+10.6
Registered electors 9,658
Liberal hold Swing -13.1

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Poplar [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Key 30,756 78.23
Conservative Richard Lonsdale 6,08815.48
Liberal Joseph Frederick Purkis1,9334.92
Communist Harry Watson [3] 5401.37
Majority24,66862.74
Turnout 39,31778.39
Registered electors 50,154
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Poplar [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Key 31,377 82.03 +3.80
Conservative Peter Emery 6,87517.97+2.49
Majority24,50264.06+1.32
Turnout 38,25275.73-2.66
Registered electors 50,509
Labour hold Swing +0.66
General election 1955: Poplar [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Key 25,642 81.52 -0.51
Conservative Gerard Vaughan 5,81418.48+0.51
Majority19,82863.04-1.02
Turnout 31,45664.15-11.58
Registered electors 49,038
Labour hold Swing -0.51
General election 1959: Poplar [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Charles Key 22,506 77.23 -4.29
Conservative Peter Blair Black6,63522.77+4.29
Majority15,87154.46-8.57
Turnout 29,14165.62+1.58
Registered electors 44,412
Labour hold Swing -4.29

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Poplar [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Mikardo 20,271 77.71 +0.48
Conservative Kenneth Baker 5,81322.29-0.48
Majority14,45855.42+0.96
Turnout 26,08458.28-7.34
Registered electors 44,756
Labour hold Swing +0.48
General election 1966: Poplar [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Mikardo 21,071 84.51 +6.80
Conservative Roger Holloway3,86315.49-6.80
Majority17,20869.02+13.60
Turnout 24,93457.67-0.61
Registered electors 43,236
Labour hold Swing +6.80

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Poplar [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ian Mikardo 16,520 80.37 -4.14
Conservative Ronald C Denney4,03619.63+4.14
Majority12,48460.74-8.28
Turnout 20,55649.05-8.62
Registered electors 41,908
Labour hold Swing -4.14

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