Bethnal Green and Bow

Borough constituency
Bethnal Green and Bow shown within Greater London
Created:	1974, 1997
MP:	George Galloway
Party:	Respect
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	London

Bethnal Green and Bow is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was created in 1997. A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For more coverage on London, visit the London Portal. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... George Galloway George Galloway (born August 16, 1954) is a British politician noted for his socialist views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ... Political parties in the United Kingdom lists political parties in the United Kingdom. ... RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a left wing British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and is now the dominant branch of Parliament. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... For more coverage on London, visit the London Portal. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... British House of Commons Canadian House of Commons In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Houses of Parliament, seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Boundaries

The seat is centred on the northern part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, taking in much of Bethnal Green, Bow and Stepney. It includes much of the traditional East End, the Tower of London and Brick Lane. The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ... Bethnal Green is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the heart of Londons East End. ... Arms of Bow Bow is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... The East End of London (known locally as just the East End) is part of London in the United Kingdom. ... The Tower of London, seen from the river, with a view of the water gate called Traitors Gate. ... Brick Lane is a street in the East End of London, site of a Sunday market, heart of the citys Bangladeshi community, former heart of the citys Jewish community, and before that, of its Huguenot community. ...

Prior to 1997 the equivalent seat was Bethnal Green and Stepney. The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...

Boundary Review

Following the review of parliamentary representation in North London, the Boundary Commission for England has modified the seat of Bethnal Green and Bow. A name change to "Tower Hamlets North" was rejected. The electoral wards which are used in the re-drawn Bethnal Green and Bow are entirely within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is the London borough to the east of the City of London, north of the River Thames in East London. ...

• Bethnal Green North, Bethnal Green South, Bow East, Bow West, Mile End and Globe Town, St Dunstan’s and Stepney Green, Spitalfields and Banglatown, Weavers, Whitechapel.

The Tower Hamlets wards of Blackwall and Cubitt Town, Bromley-by-Bow, East India and Lansbury, Limehouse, Mile End East, Millwall, St Katherine’s and Wapping and Shadwell have been moved to the new constituency of Poplar and Limehouse Bethnal Green is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in the heart of Londons East End. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Christ Church, Spitalfields Spitalfields, an area in Tower Hamlets, east London near to Liverpool Street station and Brick Lane which gets its name from a contraction of hospital fields, as there used to be a major hospital in the area. ... Whitechapel is a neighbourhood in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Blackwall is an area of the East End of London, situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Cubitt Town is an area on the Isle of Dogs in Tower Hamlets in London, England. ... Bromley-by-Bow is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... The Indies, on the display globe of the Field Museum, Chicago The Indies or East Indies (or East India) is a term used to describe lands of South and South-East Asia, occupying all of the former British India, the present Indian Union, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Maldives, and... Limehouse Town Hall in 2004 Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Millwall Docks Millwall is an area in London, on the Isle of Dogs, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Wapping Old Stairs, one of many points of access to the foreshore in the area. ... Shadwell is a district of Stepney in Tower Hamlets, London. ... Poplar and Limehouse will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

History

For the history of the constituency prior to 1997 please see Bethnal Green and Stepney. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Bethnal Green has a reputation for being a bastion of the Labour Party. The Conservative Party won a recent council by-election in September 2005, their first win in the area since 1931. Whilst maintaining a local government presence the Liberal Democrats have failed to make any impact in the parliamentary elections in this seat since losing the old Bethnal Green South West constituency, which was the last seat in Inner London to have a Liberal MP. Between 1986 and 1994 they controlled Tower Hamlets council, but this proved a deeply controversial period, witnessing splits in the local party and much criticism from outside. The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Inner London is technically a term for the central part of Greater London, in contrast to Outer London. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party (the SDP) to form a new party which would become... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ...

The seat also has a high level of non-white population, estimated at around 40% of the population. The largest non-white community are Bengali. This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In recent years the Westminster elections have seen some results that have shocked commentators outside the constituency. In the 1997 general election, the Conservative Party received a swing to them, despite almost every other constituency in the country experiencing a landslide against them. The Liberal Democrats fell to third place. The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

The Labour Party candidate, Oona King, was new and many felt that a "New Labour" candidate had been imposed on the constituency, leading to a protracted public row over her selection. The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... New Labour is an alternative name of the British political Labour Party. ...

The Liberal Democrats were still divided and suffering amidst fallout from their administration of Tower Hamlets, with the continuning Liberal Party candidate garnering support from the division.

In more recent local elections the area has seen high votes for RESPECT The Unity Coalition, who topped the poll in Tower Hamlets in the 2004 European Parliamentary elections and subsequently won their first local council seat in a by-election. The founder of RESPECT, George Galloway, who ran on an anti-war platform, ousted Oona King in the May 2005 general election to take the seat. RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a left wing British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ... The European Parliament election, 2004 was the UK part of the European Parliament election, 2004. ... George Galloway George Galloway (born August 16, 1954) is a British politician noted for his socialist views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

Member of Parliament

The Member of Parliament since the seat was formed in 1997 was Oona King of the Labour Party. In the 2005 General Election 2005 she was defeated by George Galloway of the Respect coalition. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... Oona King Oona Tamsyn King (born October 22, 1967) is a British politician, and was Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green & Bow until the 2005 election. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ... George Galloway George Galloway (born August 16, 1954) is a British politician noted for his socialist views, confrontational style, and rhetorical skill. ... RESPECT The Unity Coalition is a left wing British political party founded on January 25, 2004 in London. ...

• 1997 – 2005: Oona King, Labour
• 2005 – present: George Galloway, Respect

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Election results

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External links

• UK Constituency Maps
• BBC Vote 2001 (Incudes 1997 and 2001 results)
• BBC Election 2005 (Includes 2005 candidates)