Stepney and Poplar (UK Parliament constituency)

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Stepney and Poplar
Former Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
February 1974–1983
Seatsone
Created from Poplar and Stepney
Replaced by Bow & Poplar and Bethnal Green & Stepney [1]

Stepney and Poplar was a parliamentary constituency in London, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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History

It was created for the February 1974 general election, largely replacing the old Stepney constituency, and abolished for the 1983 general election, when it was partly replaced by the new Bethnal Green and Stepney constituency.

The constituency shared boundaries with the Stepney and Poplar electoral division for election of councillors to the Greater London Council at elections in 1973, 1977 and 1981.

Boundaries

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets wards of Limehouse, Poplar East, Poplar Millwall, Poplar South, Poplar West, Redcoat, St Dunstan's, St Katharine's, St Mary's, and Shadwell.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
Feb 1974 Peter Shore Labour
1983 constituency abolished: see Bethnal Green and Stepney

Election results

General election 1979: Stepney and Poplar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Shore 19,576 62.6 -15.0
Conservative Robert Hughes 6,56121.0+10.8
Liberal Rif Winfield2,2347.2-3.0
National Front Victor Clarke1,5715.0New
Independent Labour Ted Johns6722.2New
Communist Kevin Halpin4131.3-0.7
Workers Revolutionary Peter Chappell2350.8New
Majority13,01541.6-25.8
Turnout 58,63753.3+1.8
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Stepney and Poplar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Shore 24,159 77.6 -3.3
Conservative Harry Greenway 3,18310.2-5.3
Liberal F. W. Alexander3,18110.2New
Communist Kevin Halpin6172.0New
Majority20,97667.4+2.0
Turnout 60,45851.5-7.9
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Stepney and Poplar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Shore 28,869 80.9
Conservative Harry Greenway 5,53915.5
Communist Kevin Halpin1,2783.6
Majority23,33065.4
Turnout 60,04559.4
Labour win (new seat)

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References

  1. "'Stepney and Poplar', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.