City and East (London Assembly constituency)

City and East
Territorial constituency for the London Assembly
City and East shown within London
Created2000 (2000)
Number of membersOne
MemberUnmesh Desai
PartyLabour
Last election2024
Next election2028

City and East is a constituency represented in the London Assembly. Created in 2000 it is represented by Unmesh Desai, of the Labour Party.

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.

Assembly Members

YearMemberParty
2000John BiggsLabour
2016Unmesh DesaiLabour

Mayoral election results

Below are the results for the candidate which received the highest share of the popular vote in the constituency at each mayoral election.

YearMemberParty
2000Ken LivingstoneIndependent
2004Ken LivingstoneLabour
2008Ken LivingstoneLabour
2012Ken LivingstoneLabour
2016Sadiq KhanLabour
2021Sadiq KhanLabour
2024Sadiq KhanLabour

Overlapping constituencies

The City and East Assembly constituency comprises all of the following UK Parliament constituencies:

It also includes parts of the following constituencies:

Assembly election results

2024

2024 London Assembly election: City and East[1][2]
PartyCandidateConstituencyList
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourUnmesh Desai99,57051.4Decrease 5.397,43250.2
ConservativeFreddie Downing29,08315.0Decrease 6.228,34414.6
GreenJoe Hudson-Small29,07315.0Increase 3.424,91212.8
Reform UKDavid Sandground14,5357.5Increase 3.410,8995.6
Liberal DemocratsPat Stillman11,4165.9Decrease 0.59,6205.0
Rejoin EU5,3842.8
IndependentAk Goodman5,3102.7New
TUSCLois Austin4,7102.4New
IndependentFarah London3,4901.8
Animal Welfare3,4231.8
Britain First3,1041.6
CPA2,6661.4
SDP2,0001.0
Communist1,0630.5
IndependentLaurence Fox1,0060.5
IndependentGabe Romualdo3720.2
Heritage3660.2
Majority70,48736Increase 0.5
Valid Votes193,697194,051
Invalid Votes2,1531,818
Turnout195,85031.1195,86931.1
Labour holdSwingDecrease 0.5

2021

2021 London Assembly election: City and East[3][4]
PartyCandidateConstituencyList
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourUnmesh Desai[a]125,02556.7Decrease1.1116,14853.32Decrease4.29
ConservativeNick Vandyke46,71821.2Increase5.844,95720.64Increase6.26
GreenTim Kiely25,59611.6Increase2.720,1069.23Increase2.54
Liberal DemocratsRichard Flowers14,1366.4Increase1.49,0014.13Increase0.44
Rejoin EU4,7242.17New
Animal Welfare3,6511.68Increase0.86
Women's Equality3,4311.58Decrease1.12
CPA2,9921.37Increase0.11
UKIP2,7341.26Decrease5.42
Reform UKDavid Bull9,0604.1New2,4591.13New
London Real2,1891.00New
Let London Live1,6490.76New
Heritage9860.45New
Londependence Party8500.39New
Communist8490.39New
TUSC9500.43New
SDP6910.32New
National Liberal3950.18New
Majority78,30735.5Decrease6.9
Turnout220,535
Labour holdSwing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

2016

2016 London Assembly election: City and East[5]
PartyCandidateConstituencyList
Votes%±%Votes%±%
LabourUnmesh Desai122,17557.8-5.2121,87157.61
ConservativeChris Chapman32,54615.4+0.830,42414.38
GreenRachel Collinson18,7668.9+2.514,1516.69
UKIPPeter Harris18,0718.6+5.514,1236.68
Liberal DemocratsElaine Bagshaw10,7145.0+0.87,7993.69
RespectMikail Rayne6,7223.2New6,7843.21
Women's Equality5,7182.70
Britain First3,5911.70
CPA2,6601.26
BNP1,8280.86
Animal Welfare1,7380.82
Take Back The CityAmina Gichinga1,3680.7NewN/A
All People's PartyAaron D'Souza1,0090.5NewN/A
The House Party8580.41
Majority89,62942.4−6.0
Total formal votes211,42198.5+0.4
Informal votes3,2031.5−0.4
Majority89,62942.4−6.0
Turnout214,62443.0+8.2
Labour holdSwing

2012

2012 London Assembly election: City and East[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Biggs 107,667 62.97 +28.27
ConservativeJohn Moss24,92314.57−2.91
GreenChris Smith10,8916.4+0.1
Liberal DemocratsRichard Macmillan7,3514.3−3.2
BNPPaul Borg7,0314.1−5.7
Communities UnitedKamran Malik6,7744.0New
UKIPSteven Woolfe5,2433.1+1.4
Communist LeaguePaul Davies1,1080.6+0.23
Majority82,74448.4+31.0
Total formal votes170,98898.1
Informal votes3,2931.9
Majority82,74448.40
Turnout174,28134.8
Labour holdSwing

2008

2008 London Assembly election: City and East[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Biggs 63,635 34.69 +8.64
ConservativePhil Briscoe32,08217.49+1.25
RespectHanif Abdulmuhit26,76014.59+1.13
BNPBob Bailey18,0209.82New
Liberal DemocratsRajonuddin Jalal13,7247.48–5.01
GreenHeather Finlay11,4786.26+0.32
Christian (CPA)Thomas Conquest7,3063.98+0.93
UKIPMichael McGough3,0781.68–10.63
National FrontGraham Kemp2,3501.28New
Left ListMichael Gavan2,2741.24New
English DemocratJohn Griffiths2,0481.12New
Communist LeagueJulie Crawford7010.37New
Majority31,55317.20+6.2
Turnout183,456
Labour holdSwing

2004

2004 London Assembly election: City and East[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Biggs 38,085 29.1 –16.8
ConservativeDr Shafi Choudhury23,74918.1–1.4
RespectOliur Rahman19,67515.0New
Liberal DemocratsGuy Burton18,25513.9–4.6
UKIPChristopher Pratt17,99713.8New
GreenTerry McGrenera8,6876.6–5.5
CPAChristopher Gill4,4613.4New
Majority14,33611.0–15.4
Turnout130,90930.0+5.3
Labour holdSwing

2000

2000 London Assembly election: City and East[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LabourJohn Biggs 45,387 45.9 N/A
ConservativeSyed Kamall19,26619.5N/A
Liberal DemocratsJanet Ludlow18,30018.5N/A
GreenPeter Howell11,93912.1N/A
London SocialistKambiz Boomla3,9084.0N/A
Majority26,12126.4N/A
Turnout98,80024.7N/A
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Constituency Member of the London Assembly Results (City & East) | London Elects" (PDF).
  2. ^ "GLA 2024 Elections, London Wide Assembly, City and East" (PDF). London Elects.
  3. ^ "Results" (PDF). towerhamlets.gov.uk. 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ Results 2021 LondonElects
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "BBC NEWS | Election 2008 | London Elections: City & East". BBC News.
  8. ^ "Greater London Authority Election Results". election.demon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 September 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
  9. ^ London & Local Elections 2000: City and East, BBC News
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