Poplar (ward)
| 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 |
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.
Tower Hamlets council elections[edit]
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 2014.
2022 election[edit]
The 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[edit]
The 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[edit]
The 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.