Election for the constituency of Poplar and Limehouse on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Poplar and Limehouse, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour hold by Jim Fitzpatrick with a majority of 27,712 - 47.1% - on a turnout of 67.3%.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
FITZPATRICK, Jim Lab 39,558 67.3% 8.7%
WILFORD, Christopher Con 11,846 20.1% -5.3%
BAGSHAW, Elaine LD 3,959 6.7% 2.5%
RAHMAN, Oliur Ind 1,477 2.5% -
LANT, Bethan Green 989 1.7% -3.1%
MCQUEEN, Nicholas UKIP 849 1.4% -4.7%
BARKER, David Ind 136 0.2% -

An electorate of 87,331, having a valid vote count of 58,814 and an invalid vote count of 277.

Result declared at 05:00 on 9 June 2017. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.