City and East (London Assembly constituency)
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| London Assembly constituency | |
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| Shown within London (numbered 4) | |
| Created: | 2000 |
| Member: | John Biggs |
| Party: | Labour |
| Region: | London |
| Assembly: | London Assembly |
City and East is a constituency represented in the London Assembly.
[edit] Boundaries
It consists of the combined area of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, the City of London, the London Borough of Newham, and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
[edit] Westminster seats
The corresponding Westminster seats here are:
- Barking (Labour)
- Bethnal Green and Bow (Respect)
- Cities of London and Westminster (Conservative)
- Dagenham (Labour)
- East Ham (Labour)
- Poplar and Canning Town (Labour)
- West Ham (Labour)
[edit] Election results
| London Assembly election, 2004: City and East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Biggs | 38,085 | 29.1 | -16.9 | |
| Conservative | Shafi Choudhury | 23,749 | 18.1 | -1.4 | |
| Respect | Oliur Rahman | 19,675 | 15.0 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Burton | 18,255 | 13.9 | -4.6 | |
| UK Independence | Christopher Pratt | 17,997 | 13.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Terry McGrenera | 8,687 | 6.6 | -5.4 | |
| Christian Peoples | Christopher Gill | 4,461 | 3.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 14,336 | 11.0 | -13.7 | ||
| Turnout | 130,909 | 30.0 | +5.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| London Assembly election, 2000: City and East | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Biggs | 45,387 | 45.9 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Syed Kamall | 19,266 | 19.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Janet Ludlow | 18,300 | 18.5 | N/A | |
| Green | Peter Howell | 11,939 | 12.1 | N/A | |
| London Socialist Alliance | Austin Burnett | 3,908 | 4.0 | N/A | |
| Majority | 26,121 | 26.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 98,800 | 24.7 | N/A | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
