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Bow and Poplar

Every general election in Bow and Poplar since 1983 (until 1992). Latest: Labour, majority 8,404.

1992 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won18,48749.5%
Liberal Democrats10,08327.0%
Conservative6,87618.4%
Others1,8775.0%
Valid votes37,323
Majority8,40422.5%

Lab hold Turnout 65.8% of 56,685 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%198319871992Labour, 1983: 49.6%Labour, 1987: 46.4%Labour, 1992: 49.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 31.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 32.7%Conservative, 1983: 16.0%Conservative, 1987: 20.1%Conservative, 1992: 18.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 27.0%
Vote share in Bow and Poplar at each general election Lab Alliance Con LD

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1992LabLD8,40422.565.8%Lab hold
1987LabAlliance4,63113.657.4%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance5,86118.355.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Bow and Poplar?

Labour won Bow and Poplar at the 1992 general election with a majority of 8,404.

Which parties have won Bow and Poplar?

At the 3 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 3.

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