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Stratford & Bow

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Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Newham and Tower Hamlets. Population 129,606, notably young (median age 31 vs 41 nationally), highly educated (48% degree-holders), a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 69% above the national average.

All five of Uma Kumaran's rebel votes have been on the same issue: assisted dying. She voted against her party majority at Third Reading to oppose the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passing into law, having earlier supported amendments that would have added tighter safeguards or restrictions to the legislation. The pattern suggests she backed a more restrictive version of the bill rather than supporting its final form -- a principled but consistent position rather than simple obstruction.

At 64% voting participation, Kumaran sits notably below the Commons average, though this is her first parliament. Where she does vote, she is a 97% party-line MP -- backing progressive taxation, the government's budget position, and workers' rights measures, including the removal of the two-child benefit cap. Her stance profile shows zero alignment with pro-business-interests and pro-parliamentary-scrutiny positions as classified in division data, and she deviates from her party by being more supportive of local democracy (+30 percentage points above the Labour average on that measure). Her 17 speeches have concentrated on economy and jobs, defence, and cost-of-living themes, consistent with her seat in east London. She sits on the Foreign Affairs Committee.

296
Commons votes
This parliament
£33k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
80.7k
Electorate
2024 GE

One of the youngest constituencies — median age 31.

Current Member of Parliament

Uma Kumaran

Uma Kumaran

Labour Party

Uma Kumaran is the Labour MP for Stratford and Bow, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. The amendment aimed to close a potential loophole where a person might use self-starvation to meet the terminal illness criteria they would not otherwise meet.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on New Clause 1 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a private member's bill on assisted dying. Based on available debate context, this was one of several amendments considered at Report Stage, with the bill's sponsor Kim Leadbeater presenting changes developed with government legal and health officials to make the legislation workable.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Newham and Tower Hamlets. Population 129,606, notably young (median age 31 vs 41 nationally), highly educated (48% degree-holders), a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 69% above the national average.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Kumaran’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.333 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Kumaran has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Economy
69
Taxation
64
Employment
37
Welfare and Benefits
26
Constitution and Democracy
25
Crime & Policing
21
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 113 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.8 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Bow EastAbdi Mohamed1,266Labour P
Bow WestAsma Begum1,601Labour P
Bow WestNathalie Bienfait1,253Green Pa
Bromley NorthAbdul Nazrul1,495Aspire
Bromley NorthSaif Uddin Khaled1,431Aspire
Forest Gate NorthLiz Cronin1,757Labour P
Forest Gate SouthAnamul Islam1,837Labour P
Forest Gate SouthMadeleine Ann Ruth Sarley Pontin1,749Labour P
Forest Gate SouthWinston Theodore Vaughan1,491Labour P
MarylandMelanie Onovo1,626Labour P
StratfordJoshua Garfield1,280Labour P
StratfordSabia Begum Kamali1,265Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
129,606
Electorate 80,735 · 2024 register
Median income
£33,400
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
38.0%
England average 20.0%
Schools
46
21 primary · 8 secondary
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