Poplar
Electoral ward
for the Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
Poplar ward boundaries since 2014
BoroughTower Hamlets
CountyGreater London
Population8,069 (2021)
Electorate4,940 (2022)
Area0.5355 square kilometres (0.2068 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2014
Councillors1
GSS codeE05009328

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

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Tower Hamlets in 2014.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]

2022 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Poplar (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

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]

2018 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election: Poplar (1)
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

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]

2014 Tower Hamlets London Borough Council election : Poplar (1)
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

  1. ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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