Stratford and Bow (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Stratford and Bow
Parliament:uk
Map Entity:Greater London
Year:2024
Type:Borough
Previous:West Ham, Bethnal Green and Bow & Poplar and Limehouse
Electorate:73,849 (2023)[1]
Mp:Uma Kumaran
Party:Labour
Region:England
County:Greater London
Elects Howmany:One

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. It is currently represented in Parliament by Uma Kumaran of the Labour Party, who has served as MP since 2024..[3]

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

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 2010s

2019 notional result[8]
PartyVote%
33,368 70.4
6,877 14.5
4,265 9.0
1,758 3.7
1,107 2.3
Turnout47,37564.2
Electorate73,849

External links

Notes and References

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