Stratford and Bow (UK Parliament constituency)

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Stratford and Bow
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Stratford and Bow 2023 Constituency.svg
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)
SeatsOne
Created from West Ham, Bethnal Green and Bow & Poplar and Limehouse

Stratford and Bow is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. [3]

Contents

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

Stratford and Bow (UK Parliament constituency)
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]

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:

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Stratford and Bow [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Uma Kumaran 19,145 44.1 –26.3
Green Joe Hudson-Small7,51117.3+13.6
Workers Party Halima Khan3,2747.5N/A
Conservative Kane Blackwell3,1147.2–7.3
Independent Nizam Ali2,3805.5N/A
Reform UK Jeff Evans2,0934.8+2.5
Liberal Democrats Janey Little1,9264.4–4.6
Independent Omar Faruk1,8264.2N/A
Independent Fiona Lali [lower-alpha 1] 1,7914.1N/A
Independent Steve Hedley3750.9N/A
Majority11,63426.8–29.1
Turnout 43,43553.9–10.3
Registered electors 80,560
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg20.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [10]
PartyVote %
Labour 33,36870.4
Conservative 6,87714.5
Liberal Democrats 4,2659.0
Green 1,7583.7
Brexit Party 1,1072.3
Turnout47,37564.2
Electorate73,849

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – London | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  3. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Stratford and Bow". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ↑ Office for National Statistics https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/censusareachanges/E09000025
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  6. ↑ LGBCE. "Newham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  7. ↑ "The London Borough of Newham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  8. ↑ "Stratford and Bow". UK Parliamentary General Election. London Borough of Newham. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Vote Fiona Lali - The Revolutionary Communist Candidate for Stratford and Bow". Revolutionary Communist Party (UK). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.


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