England · Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse
Represented by Apsana Begum (Labour)
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Your member of parliament
Apsana Begum
LabourLabour won Poplar and Limehouse at the 2024 general election with a majority of 12,560 votes, or 29.2 points. A swing of 14.6 points to Green Party would take it. That makes it safer than 548 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 102.
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How safe is this seat?
Safe
A majority of 29.2 points, which is larger than 548 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Green Party by 12,560 votes.
Majority
12,560
29.2% of votes cast.
Turnout
51.2%
-8.5 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
43,051 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apsana BegumElected | Labour | 18,535 | 43.1% | +9.4 |
| Nathalie Bienfait | Green Party | 5,975 | 13.9% | +7.5 |
| Freddie Downing | Conservative | 4,738 | 11.0% | -12.7 |
| Ehtashamul Haque | Independent | 4,554 | 10.6% | +8.5 |
| Richard Flowers | Liberal Democrat | 4,189 | 9.7% | -2.5 |
| Tony Glover | Reform UK | 3,403 | 7.9% | -6.4 |
| Kamran Khan | Workers Party of Britain | 1,463 | 3.4% | +2.7 |
| Manny Lawal | Social Democratic Party | 194 | 0.5% | +0.3 |
Safe. A comfortable margin. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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