Monday, November 2, 2026
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Poplar and Limehouse

Westminster constituency · England · London

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 18.0 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: under 1%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 36.9%
  • Green 18.9%
  • Reform UK 13.2%
  • Other 12.0%
  • Conservative 10.8%
  • Lib Dems 7.8%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Green Reform UK Other
Poplar and Limehouse 36.9%18.9%13.2%12.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+10.4 9.7%+9.2 22.3%−9.1 5.1%+6.9

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Population146,385
Median age30
Employment rate73.7%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

Apsana Begum · Labour

In office since December 12, 2019. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 28.6 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 18.0 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Apsana Begum Elected Labour 18,535 43.1
Nathalie Bienfait Green 5,975 13.9
Freddie Downing Conservative 4,738 11.0
Ehtashamul Haque Other 4,554 10.6
Richard Flowers Lib Dems 4,189 9.7
Tony Glover Reform UK 3,403 7.9
Kamran Khan Other 1,463 3.4
Manny Lawal Other 194 0.5

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated