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Stratford and Bow

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Stratford and Bow
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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Location within Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate73,849 (March 2020)[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, since when it has been represented by Uma Kumaran of the Labour Party.[3]

Constituency profile

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Driffield Road, Bow

Stratford and Bow is a constituency in Greater London in England, covering parts of the boroughs of Newham and Tower Hamlets. It includes the areas of Stratford, Bow, Bromley-by-Bow, Forest Gate and part of Upton Park.

This constituency covers a densely-populated area of East London, located around 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the centre of the capital. Stratford was a major centre for manufacturing during the industrial era; the area underwent significant regeneration as the main host location of the 2012 Summer Olympics. Most residents of Bow live in flats, many of which are socially rented. Forest Gate largely consists of dense, working-class, Victorian-era terraces.[4] Most of the constituency has above-average levels of deprivation,[5] and house prices here are generally lower than the London average.[6]

Stratford and Bow has a very young population. There is a large proportion of young adults and students and a very low retired population; those over the age of 65 made up only 7% of residents in 2024.[7] Residents have low rates of income compared to the rest of London and very few are homeowners.[6] The child poverty rate is above-average.[8] Residents are generally well-educated and a high proportion work in the finance and public sectors.[6][9] The percentage claiming unemployment benefits is high.[8]

Stratford and Bow is ethnically diverse. White people made up 39% of the population at the 2021 census. Around two-fifths of the White population are of non-British origin, including large Italian and Romanian communities. Asians, mostly of Bangladeshi origin, were 38% of residents and Black people were 14%.[10]

Most of this constituency is represented by the Green Party at the local council level, with some localists elected in Bromley-by-Bow and Upton Park. Voters in Stratford and Bow strongly supported remaining in the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 62% voted to remain compared to the UK-wide figure of 48%.[6]

Boundaries

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The constituency straddles the River Lea in East London and, under the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, is defined as composing the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):[11]

Following a local government boundary review in the Borough of Newham which came into effect in May 2022,[12][13] the constituency now comprises the following from the 2024 general election:

Election results

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Elections in the 2020s

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2024 general election: Stratford and Bow[14]
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 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 −20.0

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[16]
Party Vote %
Labour33,36870.4
Conservative6,87714.5
Liberal Democrats4,2659.0
Green1,7583.7
Brexit Party1,1072.3
Turnout 47,375 64.2
Electorate 73,849

Notes

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  1. ↑ Lali contested the election as an independent, but with the support of the Revolutionary Communist Party, of which she is a member.[15]

References

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  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. 1 2 "New Seat Details - Stratford and Bow". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ↑ "Accommodation type - Census Maps, ONS". ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Seat Details - Stratford and Bow". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Constituency data: Population, by age". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Constituency dashboard". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Constituency data: businesses and industries". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 3 London region.
  12. ↑ LGBCE. "Newham | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  13. ↑ "The London Borough of Newham (Electoral Changes) Order 2021".
  14. ↑ "Stratford and Bow". UK Parliamentary General Election. London Borough of Newham. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Vote Fiona Lali - The Revolutionary Communist Candidate for Stratford and Bow". Revolutionary Communist Party (UK). Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  16. ↑ "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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