General Election 2024 London seats: Who will be my MP in… Stratford and Bow

Jitendra Joshi

20 June 2024 at 4:31 pm·1-min read

Stratford and Bow candidates Uma Kumaran (Labour) and Kane Blackwell (Conservative) (ES Composite)

Millions of voters across London will go to the polls on July 4 to elect the new Government. The Standard is looking at key battleground and other seats in the capital, and has published an interactive map.

Here we turn the spotlight on:

STRATFORD AND BOW

Candidates for main parties (in alphabetical order):

Kane Blackwell - Conservatives

Jeff Evans - Reform UK

Joe Hudson-Small - Green PartyUma Kumaran - LabourJaney Little - Liberal Democrat

Summary: An entirely new seat, Stratford and Bow was carved out of defunct constituencies in Newham and Tower Hamlets. It contains the Olympic Park from the 2012 Games, and, on paper at least, is staunchly Labour.

But the war in Gaza represents a wild card.

Stratford and Bow has a sizeable Bangladeshi community, and the Workers Party along with four independent candidates are seeking to exploit voter anger against Israel and Sir Keir Starmer’s party over the war.

Wards: Bow East; Bow West; Bromley North; Forest Gate North; Forest Gate South; Green Street West; Stratford and New Town.

Constituency map of Stratford and Bow (Google Maps)

I’m not sure if I’m in this constituency: Here’s how you can check

Boundary changes impact: Like its predecessor areas, the new constituency is deepest red, according to analysis for Sky News by Professor Michael Thrasher, with Labour’s vote share projected at 70.4%.

YouGov MRP poll prediction: Labour hold.

Evening Standard view: Uma Kumaran, an East London native whose parents fled civil war in Sri Lanka, was an adviser to Mayor Sadiq Khan and should win handily in the new constituency.

But as in adjoining constituencies, the war in Gaza has made for a toxic campaign.

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