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Poplar

Every general election in Poplar since 1950 (until 1970). Latest: Labour, majority 12,484.

1970 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won16,52080.4%
Conservative4,03619.6%
Valid votes20,556
Majority12,48460.7%

Lab hold Turnout 48.8% of 42,115 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1950195119551959196419661970Labour, 1950: 78.2%Labour, 1951: 82.0%Labour, 1955: 81.5%Labour, 1959: 77.2%Labour, 1964: 77.7%Labour, 1966: 84.5%Labour, 1970: 80.4%Conservative, 1950: 15.5%Conservative, 1951: 18.0%Conservative, 1955: 18.5%Conservative, 1959: 22.8%Conservative, 1964: 22.3%Conservative, 1966: 15.5%Conservative, 1970: 19.6%
Vote share in Poplar at each general election Lab Con

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1970LabCon12,48460.748.8%Lab hold
1966LabCon17,20869.057.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon14,45855.458.3%Lab hold
1959LabCon15,87154.565.6%Lab hold
1955LabCon19,82863.064.1%
1951LabCon24,50264.175.7%Lab hold
1950LabCon24,66862.778.4%

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 Poplar?

Labour won Poplar at the 1970 general election with a majority of 12,484.

Which parties have won Poplar?

At the 7 general elections held under this name since 1950: Labour 7.

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