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Bethnal Green and Bow — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Bethnal Green and Bow was won by Labour at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 37,524 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Bethnal Green and Bow from Feb 1974 to 2019.

Full Election History, Feb 1974–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
Feb 1974 Ian Mikardo (Labour) 21,371 65.6% Tudor Gates (Liberal) 14,954 (45.9 pts) 61.0%
Oct 1974 Ian Mikardo (Labour) 19,649 68.9% Tudor Gates (Liberal) 15,949 (55.9 pts) 53.0%
1979 Ian Mikardo (Labour) 14,227 49.8% Eric Flounders (Liberal) 7,554 (26.5 pts) 55.5%
1997 Oona King (Labour) 20,697 46.3% Kabir Choudhury (Conservative) 11,285 (25.3 pts) 61.2%
2001 Oona King (Labour) 19,380 50.5% Shahagir Faruk (Conservative) 10,057 (26.2 pts) 48.5%
2005 George Galloway (Respect) 15,801 35.9% Oona King (Labour) 823 (1.9 pts) 51.2%
2010 Rushanara Ali (Labour) 21,784 42.9% Ajmal Masroor (Liberal Democrat) 11,574 (22.8 pts) 63.3%
2015 Rushanara Ali (Labour) 32,387 61.2% Matt Smith (Conservative) 24,317 (46.0 pts) 64.3%
2017 Rushanara Ali (Labour) 42,969 71.8% Charlotte Chirico (Conservative) 35,393 (59.2 pts) 69.8%
2019 Rushanara Ali (Labour) 44,052 72.7% Nicholas Stovold (Conservative) 37,524 (62.0 pts) 68.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Mikardo Labour 21,37165.6% Yes
Tudor Gates Liberal 6,41719.7% No
Christopher Murphy Conservative 4,78714.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Mikardo Labour 19,64968.9% Yes
Tudor Gates Liberal 3,70013.0% No
Christopher Murphy Conservative 2,99510.5% No
Walter Edward Castleton National Front 2,1727.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Mikardo Labour 14,22749.8% Yes
Eric Flounders Liberal 6,67323.4% No
Robin Page Conservative 5,56719.5% No
Martin Webster National Front 1,7406.1% No
William Christopher Colvill Workers Revolutionary 1830.6% No
Raymond John Varnes Socialist Unity 1530.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oona King Labour 20,69746.3% Yes
Kabir Choudhury Conservative 9,41221.1% No
Syed Dulu Liberal Democrat 5,36112.0% No
David King BNP 3,3507.5% No
Terry Milson Liberal 2,9636.6% No
Sheref Osman Independent 1,1172.5% No
Stephen Petter Green 8121.8% No
Muhammed Abdullah Referendum Party 5571.2% No
Abdul Hamid Socialist Labour 4130.9% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Oona King Labour 19,38050.5% Yes
Shahagir Faruk Conservative 9,32324.3% No
Janet Ludlow Liberal Democrat 5,94615.5% No
Anna Bragga Green 1,6664.3% No
Michael Davidson BNP 1,2113.2% No
Dennis Delderfield New Britain 8882.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Galloway Respect 15,80135.9% Yes
Oona King Labour 14,97834.0% No
Shahagir Faruk Conservative 6,24414.2% No
Syed Dulu Liberal Democrat 4,92811.2% No
John Foster Green 1,9504.4% No
Ejiro Etefia Independent 680.2% No
Celia Pugh Communist League 380.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rushanara Ali Labour 21,78442.9% Yes
Ajmal Masroor Liberal Democrat 10,21020.1% No
Abjol Miah Respect Party 8,53216.8% No
Zakhir Khan Conservative 7,07113.9% No
Christopher Marshall BNP 1,4052.8% No
Farid Bakht Green 8561.7% No
Patrick Brooks Independent 2770.5% No
Alexander Van Terheyden Pirate Party UK 2130.4% No
Hasib Hikmat United Voice 2090.4% No
Mahmood Choudhury Independent 1000.2% No
Ahmed Malik Independent 710.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rushanara Ali Labour 32,38761.2% Yes
Matt Smith Conservative 8,07015.2% No
Alistair Polson Green 4,9069.3% No
Paula McQueen UKIP 3,2196.1% No
Teena Lashmore Liberal Democrat 2,3954.5% No
Glyn Robbins Left Unity 9491.8% No
M. Rowshan Ali Communities United Party 3560.7% No
Jonathan Dewey Cannabis Is Safer Than Alcohol 3030.6% No
Alasdair Henderson The Whig Party 2030.4% No
Elliot Ball The 30-50 Coalition 780.1% No
Jason Pavlou Red Flag - Anti-Corruption 580.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rushanara Ali Labour 42,96971.8% Yes
Charlotte Chirico Conservative 7,57612.7% No
Ajmal Masroor Independent 3,8886.5% No
William Dyer Liberal Democrat 2,9825.0% No
Alistair Polson Green 1,5162.5% No
Ian de Wulverton UKIP 8941.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Rushanara Ali Labour 44,05272.7% Yes
Nicholas Stovold Conservative 6,52810.8% No
Josh Babarinde Liberal Democrat 5,8929.7% No
Shahrar Ali Green 2,5704.2% No
David Axe Brexit Party 1,0811.8% No
Vanessa Hudson Animal Welfare Party 4390.7% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

Feb 1974: Labour margin 45.9 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 55.9 pts 1979: Labour margin 26.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 25.3 pts 2001: Labour margin 26.2 pts 2005: Respect margin 1.9 pts 2010: Labour margin 22.8 pts 2015: Labour margin 46.0 pts 2017: Labour margin 59.2 pts 2019: Labour margin 62.0 pts Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Bethnal Green and Bow has been contested at 10 general elections on record since Feb 1974. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Respect.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bethnal Green and Bow in the 2019 general election?

Labour won Bethnal Green and Bow in 2019 with 44,052 votes (72.7%), a majority of 37,524 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Bethnal Green and Bow since Feb 1974?

Since Feb 1974, Bethnal Green and Bow has been won by: Labour, Respect.

What was the closest result in Bethnal Green and Bow?

The closest result on record for Bethnal Green and Bow was 2005, when Respect beat Labour by just 823 votes (1.9 percentage points).

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