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
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.
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]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Constituency
|
List
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Labour Party (UK)
|
Unmesh Desai
|
99,570
|
51.4
|
Decrease 5.3
|
97,432
|
50.2
|
|
|
Conservative Party (UK)
|
Freddie Downing
|
29,083
|
15.0
|
Decrease 6.2
|
28,344
|
14.6
|
|
|
Green Party of England and Wales
|
Joe Hudson-Small
|
29,073
|
15.0
|
Increase 3.4
|
24,912
|
12.8
|
|
|
Reform UK
|
David Sandground
|
14,535
|
7.5
|
Increase 3.4
|
10,899
|
5.6
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats (UK)
|
Pat Stillman
|
11,416
|
5.9
|
Decrease 0.5
|
9,620
|
5.0
|
|
|
Rejoin EU
|
5,384
|
2.8
|
|
|
Independent
|
Ak Goodman
|
5,310
|
2.7
|
New
|
|
|
|
|
TUSC
|
Lois Austin
|
4,710
|
2.4
|
New
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Farah London
|
3,490
|
1.8
|
|
|
Animal Welfare
|
3,423
|
1.8
|
|
|
Britain First
|
3,104
|
1.6
|
|
|
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
2,666
|
1.4
|
|
|
SDP
|
2,000
|
1.0
|
|
|
Communist Party of Britain
|
1,063
|
0.5
|
|
|
Independent
|
Laurence Fox
|
1,006
|
0.5
|
|
|
Independent
|
Gabe Romualdo
|
372
|
0.2
|
|
|
Heritage Party (UK)
|
366
|
0.2
|
|
Majority
|
70,487
|
36
|
Increase 0.5
|
|
Valid Votes
|
193,697
|
|
194,051
|
|
Invalid Votes
|
2,153
|
|
1,818
|
|
Turnout
|
195,850
|
31.1
|
|
195,869
|
31.1
|
|
|
Labour hold
|
Swing
|
Decrease 0.5
|
|
2021
2021 London Assembly election: City and East[3][4]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Constituency
|
List
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Labour Party (UK)
|
Unmesh Desai[lower-alpha 1]
|
125,025
|
56.7
|
Decrease1.1
|
116,148
|
53.32
|
Decrease4.29
|
|
Conservative Party (UK)
|
Nick Vandyke
|
46,718
|
21.2
|
Increase5.8
|
44,957
|
20.64
|
Increase6.26
|
|
Green Party of England and Wales
|
Tim Kiely
|
25,596
|
11.6
|
Increase2.7
|
20,106
|
9.23
|
Increase2.54
|
|
Liberal Democrats (UK)
|
Richard Flowers
|
14,136
|
6.4
|
Increase1.4
|
9,001
|
4.13
|
Increase0.44
|
|
Rejoin EU
|
4,724
|
2.17
|
New
|
|
Animal Welfare
|
3,651
|
1.68
|
Increase0.86
|
|
Women's Equality
|
3,431
|
1.58
|
Decrease1.12
|
|
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
2,992
|
1.37
|
Increase0.11
|
|
UKIP
|
2,734
|
1.26
|
Decrease5.42
|
|
Reform UK
|
David Bull
|
9,060
|
4.1
|
New
|
2,459
|
1.13
|
New
|
|
London Real
|
2,189
|
1.00
|
New
|
|
Let London Live
|
1,649
|
0.76
|
New
|
|
Heritage Party (UK)
|
986
|
0.45
|
New
|
|
Londependence Party
|
850
|
0.39
|
New
|
|
Communist Party of Britain
|
849
|
0.39
|
New
|
|
TUSC
|
950
|
0.43
|
New
|
|
SDP
|
691
|
0.32
|
New
|
|
National Liberal
|
395
|
0.18
|
New
|
Majority
|
78,307
|
35.5
|
Decrease6.9
|
Turnout
|
220,535
|
|
|
|
Labour hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
|
2016
2016 London Assembly election: City and East[5]
Party
|
Candidate
|
Constituency
|
List
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Labour Party (UK)
|
Unmesh Desai
|
122,175
|
57.8
|
-5.2
|
121,871
|
57.61
|
|
|
Conservative Party (UK)
|
Chris Chapman
|
32,546
|
15.4
|
+0.8
|
30,424
|
14.38
|
|
|
Green Party of England and Wales
|
Rachel Collinson
|
18,766
|
8.9
|
+2.5
|
14,151
|
6.69
|
|
|
UKIP
|
Peter Harris
|
18,071
|
8.6
|
+5.5
|
14,123
|
6.68
|
|
|
Liberal Democrats (UK)
|
Elaine Bagshaw
|
10,714
|
5.0
|
+0.8
|
7,799
|
3.69
|
|
|
Respect
|
Mikail Rayne
|
6,722
|
3.2
|
New
|
6,784
|
3.21
|
|
|
Women's Equality
|
5,718
|
2.70
|
|
|
Britain First
|
3,591
|
1.70
|
|
|
Christian Peoples Alliance
|
2,660
|
1.26
|
|
|
British National Party
|
1,828
|
0.86
|
|
|
Animal Welfare
|
1,738
|
0.82
|
|
|
Take Back The City
|
Amina Gichinga
|
1,368
|
0.7
|
New
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
All People's Party
|
Aaron D'Souza
|
1,009
|
0.5
|
New
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
The House Party
|
858
|
0.41
|
|
Majority
|
89,629
|
42.4
|
−6.0
|
Total formal votes
|
211,421
|
98.5
|
+0.4
|
Informal votes
|
3,203
|
1.5
|
−0.4
|
Majority
|
89,629
|
42.4
|
−6.0
|
Turnout
|
214,624
|
43.0
|
+8.2
|
|
Labour hold
|
Swing
|
|
|
2012
2008
2004
2000
References