Stratford and Bow (UK Parliament constituency)

Stratford and Bow
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Stratford and Bow in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate73,849 (2023)[1]
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentUma Kumaran (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromWest 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 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

Map
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:

  • The London Borough of Newham wards of: Forest Gate North; Forest Gate South; Green Street West (nearly all); Maryland; Stratford; Stratford Olympic Park.
  • The London Borough of Tower Hamlets wards of: Bow East; Bow West; Bromley North.[3]

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2024 general election: Stratford and Bow[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Uma Kumaran 19,145 44.1 –26.3
Green Joe Hudson-Small 7,511 17.3 +13.6
Workers Party Halima Khan 3,274 7.5 N/A
Conservative Kane Blackwell 3,114 7.2 –7.3
Independent Nizam Ali 2,380 5.5 N/A
Reform UK Jeff Evans 2,093 4.8 +2.5
Liberal Democrats Janey Little 1,926 4.4 –4.6
Independent Omar Faruk 1,826 4.2 N/A
Independent Fiona Lali[a] 1,791 4.1 N/A
Independent Steve Hedley 375 0.9 N/A
Majority 11,634 26.8 –29.1
Turnout 43,435 53.9 –10.3
Registered electors 80,560
Labour hold Swing Decrease20.0

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[10]
Party Vote %
Labour 33,368 70.4
Conservative 6,877 14.5
Liberal Democrats 4,265 9.0
Green 1,758 3.7
Brexit Party 1,107 2.3
Turnout 47,375 64.2
Electorate 73,849

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]

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. ^ a b "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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