# 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.

## 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 | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1997 | Jim Fitzpatrick | Labour |
| | 2010 | Constituency abolished: see Poplar and Limehouse | Constituency abolished: see Poplar and Limehouse |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Poplar and Canning Town :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 18,915 | 48.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,262 | 58.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +13.6 |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2001: Poplar and Canning Town :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 14,108 | 41.4 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,102 | 44.9 | −13.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 2005: Poplar and Canning Town :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 7,129 | 18.7 | −22.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,010 | 47.8 | +2.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −11.4 | |