Poplar is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The ward was first used in the 2014 elections. It returns councillors to Tower Hamlets London Borough Council.
| Poplar | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | |
 Poplar ward boundaries since 2014 | |
| Borough | Tower Hamlets |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 8,069 (2021) |
| Electorate | 4,940 (2022) |
| Area | 0.5355 square kilometres (0.2068 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2014 |
| Councillors | 1 |
| GSS code | E05009328 |
Tower Hamlets council elections
editThere was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 2014.
2022 election
editThe election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspire | Gulam Choudhury | 1,134 | 53.07 | +26.25 | |
| Labour | Zenith Rahman | 602 | 28.17 | −8.67 | |
| Green | Rebecca Binns | 152 | 7.11 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Dominic Nolan | 131 | 6.13 | −1.07 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Habibur Tafader | 118 | 5.52 | +0.69 | |
| Majority | 532 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 48 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,137 | 44.25 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,940 | ||||
| Aspire gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2018 election
editThe election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sufia Alam | 732 | 36.84 | −0.16 | |
| Aspire | Gulum Choudhury | 533 | 26.82 | −17.42 | |
| PATH | Dulal Uddin | 445 | 22.40 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Harry Scoffin | 143 | 7.20 | +0.10 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Denniston | 96 | 4.83 | +2.84 | |
| Independent | Luke Connolly | 38 | 1.91 | N/A | |
| Majority | 199 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 57 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,044 | 45.86 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,457 | ||||
| Labour gain from Tower Hamlets First | Swing | ||||
2014 election
editThe election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hamlets First | Gulam Choudhury | 910 | 44.24 | ||
| Labour | Abdul Chowdhury | 761 | 37.00 | ||
| UKIP | Anna Mignano | 159 | 7.73 | ||
| Conservative | James Robinson | 146 | 7.10 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Macmillan | 41 | 1.99 | ||
| TUSC | Naomi Byron | 40 | 1.94 | ||
| Turnout | 2,090 | 49.64 | |||
| Tower Hamlets First win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.