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Poplar — UK General Election Results

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Poplar was won by Labour at the 1970 general election, with a majority of 12,484 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Poplar from 1885 to 1970.

Full Election History, 1885–1970

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Henry Green (Liberal) 4,090 65.9% Denzil Roberts Onslow (Conservative) 1,977 (31.9 pts) 68.6%
1886 Sydney Charles Buxton (Liberal) 2,903 50.7% Alfred Cholmeley Earle Welby (Conservative) 76 (1.3 pts) 63.4%
1892 Sydney Charles Buxton (Liberal) 5,007 62.7% Alfred Cholmeley Earle Welby (Conservative) 2,032 (25.5 pts) 77.1%
1895 Sydney Charles Buxton (Liberal) 3,939 55.9% William Pelham Bullivant (Conservative) 829 (11.8 pts) 72.8%
1900 Sydney Charles Buxton (Liberal) 3,992 58.4% William Pelham Bullivant (Conservative) 1,152 (16.9 pts) 68.3%
1906 Sydney Charles Buxton (Liberal) 4,546 67.0% George Oldroyd Borwick (Conservative) 2,311 (34.1 pts) 74.6%
Jan 1910 Sydney Charles Buxton (Liberal) 4,172 57.2% Leslie Orme Wilson (Conservative) 1,047 (14.3 pts) 82.4%
Dec 1910 Sydney Charles Buxton (Liberal) 3,977 64.9% Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (Conservative) 1,829 (29.9 pts) 69.2%
1950 Charles William Key (Labour) 30,756 78.2% Richard Thomas Henry Lonsdale (Conservative) 24,668 (62.7 pts) 78.4%
1951 Charles William Key (Labour) 31,377 82.0% Peter Frank Hannibal Emery (Conservative) 24,502 (64.0 pts) 75.7%
1955 Charles William Key (Labour) 25,642 81.5% Gerard Foliott Vaughan (Conservative) 19,828 (63.0 pts) 64.1%
1959 Charles Wiliam Key (Labour) 22,506 77.2% Peter Blair Black (Conservative) 15,871 (54.5 pts) 65.6%
1964 Ian Mikardo (Labour) 20,271 77.7% Kenneth Wilfred Baker (Conservative) 14,458 (55.4 pts) 58.3%
1966 Ian Mikardo (Labour) 21,071 84.5% Roger Holloway (Conservative) 17,208 (69.0 pts) 57.7%
1970 Ian Mikardo (Labour) 16,520 80.4% Ronald Denney (Conservative) 12,484 (60.7 pts) 49.1%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Green Liberal 4,09065.9% Yes
Denzil Roberts Onslow Conservative 2,11334.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Charles Buxton Liberal 2,90350.7% Yes
Alfred Cholmeley Earle Welby Conservative 2,82749.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Charles Buxton Liberal 5,00762.7% Yes
Alfred Cholmeley Earle Welby Conservative 2,97537.3% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Charles Buxton Liberal 3,93955.9% Yes
William Pelham Bullivant Conservative 3,11044.1% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Charles Buxton Liberal 3,99258.4% Yes
William Pelham Bullivant Conservative 2,84041.6% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Charles Buxton Liberal 4,54667.0% Yes
George Oldroyd Borwick Conservative 2,23533.0% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Charles Buxton Liberal 4,17257.2% Yes
Leslie Orme Wilson Conservative 3,12542.8% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sydney Charles Buxton Liberal 3,97764.9% Yes
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett Conservative 2,14835.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Key Labour 30,75678.2% Yes
Richard Thomas Henry Lonsdale Conservative 6,08815.5% No
Joseph Purkis Liberal 1,9334.9% No
Harry Watson Communist 5401.4% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Key Labour 31,37782.0% Yes
Peter Frank Hannibal Emery Conservative 6,87518.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles William Key Labour 25,64281.5% Yes
Gerard Foliott Vaughan Conservative 5,81418.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Wiliam Key Labour 22,50677.2% Yes
Peter Blair Black Conservative 6,63522.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Mikardo Labour 20,27177.7% Yes
Kenneth Wilfred Baker Conservative 5,81322.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Mikardo Labour 21,07184.5% Yes
Roger Holloway Conservative 3,86315.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ian Mikardo Labour 16,52080.4% Yes
Ronald Denney Conservative 4,03619.6% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 31.9 pts 1886: Liberal margin 1.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 25.5 pts 1895: Liberal margin 11.8 pts 1900: Liberal margin 16.9 pts 1906: Liberal margin 34.1 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 14.3 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 29.9 pts 1950: Labour margin 62.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 64.0 pts 1955: Labour margin 63.0 pts 1959: Labour margin 54.5 pts 1964: Labour margin 55.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 69.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 60.7 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970

Trend

Poplar has been contested at 15 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Poplar in the 1970 general election?

Labour won Poplar in 1970 with 16,520 votes (80.4%), a majority of 12,484 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Poplar since 1885?

Since 1885, Poplar has been won by: Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Poplar?

The closest result on record for Poplar was 1886, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 76 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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