Brownswood | |
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Electoral ward for the Hackney London Borough Council | |
![]() Brownswood ward boundaries since 2014 | |
Borough | Hackney |
County | Greater London |
Population | 9,013 (2021) |
Electorate | 6,573 (2022) |
Major settlements | Brownswood Park |
Area | 0.5066 square kilometres (0.1956 sq mi) |
Current electoral ward | |
Created | 1965 |
ONS code | 00AMGA (2002–2014) |
GSS code |
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Brownswood is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. The population of the ward in 2011 was 11,091. [1] The boundaries of the ward from May 2014 are revised.
The ward was reduced in size for the May 2014 election with the eastern section becoming part of the new ward of Woodberry Down. [2] The number of councillors elected for the revised Brownswood ward was reduced from three to two.
The election took place on 5 May 2022. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Soraya Adejare | 1,323 | 63.0 | ||
Labour | Clare Potter | 1,315 | 62.6 | ||
Green | Mark Douglas | 553 | 26.3 | ||
Green | Gitta Wigro | 499 | 23.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Neadley | 232 | 11.1 | ||
Conservative | Pearce Branigan | 162 | 7.7 | ||
Conservative | Joanna Zolnierzak | 115 | 5.5 | ||
Turnout | 35.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 3 May 2018. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Brian Bell | 1,465 | 57.3 | ||
Labour | Clare Potter | 1,399 | 54.8 | ||
Green | Anne Byrne | 423 | 16.6 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Pauline Pearce | 409 | 16.0 | ||
Green | Duncan Appleby | 375 | 14.7 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Les Kelly | 303 | 11.9 | ||
Conservative | Robert Kaye | 199 | 7.8 | ||
Conservative | Bella Weil | 134 | 5.2 | ||
Majority | 976 | 38.2 | |||
Turnout | 39.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Returning Labour Party candidates Clare Potter and Brian Bell. [5]
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002. The ward returns three councillors to the Hackney London Borough Council holding an election every four years.
At the previous election on 6 May 2010 Brian Bell, Feryat Demirci, and Oli de Botton; all Labour Party candidates, were returned. The turnout was 60%, with 4,637 votes cast. [6]
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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978. [7] The ward returned two councillors. In 2001 Brownswood ward had a total population of 11,315. This compared with the average ward population within the borough at the time of 10,674. [8]
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At the election on 8 May 1986 two Labour Party members were returned with a turnout of 40%. [9]
For the election on 6 May 1982 the ward elected two Labour Party members, with a turnout of 34% [10]
The ward elected two Labour Party members at the election on 4 May 1978 with a turnout of 34.5% and an electorate of 5,592. [11]
The election on 2 May 1974 had a turnout of 26.6% and returned two Labour Party members. The term length was changed by the Local Government Act 1972 and the councillors were elected for a four-year term at this and all subsequent elections. [12]
For 13 May 1971 election there was a turnout of 30.6% and two Labour Party members were elected. The councillors served for a three-year term. [13]
At 9 May 1968 election there was a turnout of 25.9% and both councillors elected were Conservative Party members. [14] The councillors served for a three-year term.
Brownswood ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965. It was first used in the 1964 election to Hackney London Borough Council, with an electorate of 5,629, returning two councillors. [15] On 7 May 1964 election there was a turnout of 20.1% and both councillors elected were Labour Party members. The councillors did not formally take up office until 1 April 1965, for a three-year term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | M. Feldman | 721 | |||
Labour | D. Bright | 718 | |||
Conservative | A. Binyon | 382 | |||
Conservative | H. Phipp | 377 | |||
Turnout | 1,132 | 20.1 | |||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Labour win (new seat) |
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