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Poplar and Limehouse

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Apsana Begum
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
84,116
Turnout
51.2%
Majority
12,560

Where is Poplar and Limehouse?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

Poplar and Limehouse Stratford and Bow Lewisham North Bethnal Green and Stepney Bermondsey and Old Southwark Greenwich and Woolwich Peckham Hackney South and Shoreditch Lewisham East Lewisham West and East Dulwich Leyton and Wanstead Hackney North and Stoke Newington East Ham West Ham and Beckton Islington South and Finsbury Dulwich and West Norwood Vauxhall and Camberwell Green Eltham and Chislehurst Cities of London and Westminster Islington North Holborn and St Pancras Clapham and Brixton Hill Barking Ilford North Ilford South Erith and Thamesmead Battersea Old Bexley and Sidcup Hampstead and Highgate Tooting Kensington and Bayswater Chelsea and Fulham Queen's Park and Maida Vale Finchley and Golders Green England
Poplar and Limehouse

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Poplar and Limehouse is a constituency in London, England. The seat has been held by Apsana Begum (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Apsana Begum MP

Labour

Represents Poplar and Limehouse in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
12,560
Turnout
51.2%
Full candidate result (8 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Apsana BegumElectedLabour18,53543.1%-17.3%
Nathalie BienfaitGreen Party5,97513.9%10.5%
Freddie DowningConservative4,73811.0%-6.7%
Ehtashamul HaqueIndependent4,55410.6%
Richard FlowersLiberal Democrat4,1899.7%-5.8%
Tony GloverReform UK3,4037.9%5.5%
Kamran KhanWorkers Party of Britain1,4633.4%
Manny LawalSocial Democratic Party1940.5%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for Poplar and Limehouse, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population149,371
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationLondon

Age profile

0 to 1719.0% · 28,365 people
18 to 2413.4% · 19,959 people
25 to 3428.6% · 42,691 people
35 to 4923.2% · 34,661 people
50 to 6410.7% · 16,041 people
65 and over5.1% · 7,654 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

56,173 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners24.2% · 13,578 households
Private renters42.3% · 23,786 households
Social renters30.9% · 17,343 households
Other tenure2.6% · 1,466 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

56,171 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households32.4% · 18,178 households
Families with dependent children26.7% · 15,003 households
Other single-family households26.7% · 14,997 households
Other household types14.2% · 7,993 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

138,612 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot5.0% · 6,872 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little6.7% · 9,286 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act88.3% · 122,454 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

This constituency in Parliament

A high-confidence subset of current-session parliamentary records from this constituency's current MP where the full constituency name is stated explicitly in the written question, debate title or recorded section.

This is not a complete record of every local issue raised in Parliament. Project Open Gov does not currently infer a constituency connection from the MP relationship alone, speech text, nearby place names or other local entities.

Written question9 July 2026

Healthy Start Scheme: Poplar and Limehouse

Raised by Apsana Begum MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of eligible households are not currently in receipt of the Healthy Start scheme in Poplar and Limehouse constituency.

Written question19 June 2026

Gyms: Poplar and Limehouse

Raised by Apsana Begum MP

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the sustainability of independent gyms in Poplar and Limehouse constituency.

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency494
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency191
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency186
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency149
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency132
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

View 73 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency80
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency80
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency66
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded97
Total awarded£8,805,155

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

SEN Parental Inclusion Project

Manorfield Charitable Foundation

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Manorfield Charitable Foundation - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

BBBCO Ladies Connect & Create

Bromley By Bow Community Organisation Limited

£18,650

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Bromley By Bow Community Organisation Limited - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 11 June 2026

Grant to individual

Grant to individual

£13,633

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Grant to individual - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 8 June 2026

R&D for a Trauma-informed Approach to Alternative Photography and Book-making

Grant to individual

£11,900

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

R&D for a Trauma-informed Approach to Alternative Photography and Book-making - Not discipline specific - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 8 June 2026

Docklands Dragon Boat Programme: Breaking Barriers to Waters

Empower Your Roots CIC

£15,000

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will deliver a 12-month dragon boat racing programme in Docklands, providing 40 free, beginner-friendly sessions for 80-100 inactive young men and adults from underserved communities in Tower Hamlets. Funding will support facility hire, promotion, coach fees, equipment, community engagement, staff costs and refreshments.

92 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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