Election for the constituency of Poplar and Limehouse on 7 May 2015

An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Poplar and Limehouse, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.

Labour hold by Jim Fitzpatrick with a majority of 16,924 - 33.2% - on a turnout of 62.2%.

An electorate of 82,081, having a valid vote count of 51,044 and an invalid vote count of 202.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
FITZPATRICK, Jim Lab 29,886 58.5% 18.6%
WILFORD, Chris Con 12,962 25.4% -1.7%
MCQUEEN, Nicholas UKIP 3,128 6.1% 4.9%
CHILDS, Maureen Green 2,463 4.8% 3.9%
BAGSHAW, Elaine LD 2,149 4.2% -6.9%
PIERRE, Hugo TUSC 367 0.7% -
MUGENZI, Rene RFAC 89 0.2% -

The writ for this election was issued on 30 March 2015.

Result declared at 05:00 on 8 May 2015. 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.