Canning Town
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Canning Town is an area of East London, England. It is part of the London Borough of Newham and is situated in the area of the former London docks on the north side of the River Thames. The area is at the western end of the Thames Gateway zone and is currently undergoing a £1.7 billion regeneration project, which includes:
- demolishing 1,650 homes and building 8,000 new homes
- creating 500,000 square metres of floor-space in a revitalised town centre
- providing community facilities, including a library, a health centre
- undertaking improvements to primary schools
Canning Town is in the top 5 per cent most deprived areas in the UK with local people suffering from poor health, low education and poverty.
Shopping: Rathbone Market, on Barking Road and overlooked by the Canning Town flyover, offers many bargains in a traditional East End environment, highly reminiscent of the market in the BBC soap opera, East Enders.
Political Representation and Local Government: Most of Canning Town falls within the Parliamentary constituency of Poplar and Canning Town. However, a small part of northeastern Canning Town falls within the boundary of the West Ham constituency which can prove confusing for local residents.
In May 2006, voters in the Ward of Canning Town South returned three members of the Christian Peoples Alliance as their elected Councillors. This is highly unusual in what is regarded as the rock-solid Labour borough of Newham. The local Mayor is Sir Robin Wales (Labour).
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Districts: Beckton | Canning Town | East Ham | Forest Gate | Manor Park | Plaistow | Stratford | Upton Park | West Ham Attractions: ExCeL Exhibition Centre | London City Airport | Royal Docks | Thames Barrier | West Ham Park Constituencies: East Ham | West Ham | Poplar and Canning Town |
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