Hackney Central (ward)

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Hackney Central
Electoral ward
for the Hackney London Borough Council
Hackney Central (ward)
Hackney Central boundaries since 2014
Borough Hackney
County Greater London
Population12,719 (2021)
Electorate9,492 (2022)
Area0.7600 square kilometres (0.2934 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2002
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Sophie Conway
  •   Sheila Suso-Runge
  •   Ben Hayhurst
ONS code 00AMGG (2002–2014)
GSS code
  • E05000237 (2002–2014)
  • E05009372 (2014–present)

Hackney Central is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney. It returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2002–2014Samantha Lloyd Labour
2002–2012Alan Laing Labour
2002–2022Vincent Stops Labour
2012–presentBen Hayhurst Labour
2014–2016Sophie Linden Labour
2016–presentSophie Conway Labour
2022–presentSheila Suso-Runge Labour

Hackney council elections since 2014

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2014.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [1]

2022 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sophie Conway 2,214 73.9
Labour Sheila Suso-Runge 1,994 66.6
Labour Ben Hayhurst 1,877 62.7
Green Florence Wedmore65121.7
Green Nicholas Costley-White56118.7
Green Stefan Liberadzki51917.3
Liberal Democrats Patricia Holloway2688.9
Ind. Network Clair Battaglino2147.1
Ind. Network Imogen O'Rorke1896.3
Ind. Network Desmond Kirby1735.8
Liberal Democrats Dave Raval1705.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Kellett1585.3
Turnout 33.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [2]

2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sophie Conway 2,475 74.3
Labour Ben Hayhurst 2,142 64.3
Labour Vincent Stops 1,917 57.5
Green Charlene Concepcion62918.9
Green Siobhan MacMahon57617.3
Green Alec Rossiter43813.1
Liberal Democrats Dave Raval2567.7
Liberal Democrats Jamie Chamberlain2156.5
Liberal Democrats Joseph Richards1905.7
Conservative Stephanie Schwarz1865.6
Conservative Sampson Ewurum1775.3
Conservative Heather Whitelaw1394.2
Majority
Turnout 35.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2016 by-election

The by-election took place on 21 July 2016, following the resignation of Sophie Linden. [2]

2016 Hackney Central by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sophie Conway 1,354 75.2 +11.2
Green Siobhan MacMahon1789.9−13.0
Liberal Democrats Russell French1136.3−1.1
Conservative Christopher Sills1015.6−0.2
Independent Mustafa Korel553.1N/A
Majority1,17665.3+24.2
Turnout 1,80118.6−18.5
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [3]

2014 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sophie Linden 2,094
Labour Ben Hayhurst 2,082
Labour Vincent Stops 1,916
Green Christopher Venables751
Green George Graham738
Green Alec Rossiter717
Liberal Democrats Reuben Thompson-Wood240
Liberal Democrats James Lyons202
Conservative Heather Whitelaw190
Conservative Fadile Unek184
Conservative Elzbieta Wancowicz167
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2014 Hackney council elections

Hackney Central (ward)
Hackney Central ward boundaries from 2002 to 2014

2012 by-election

The by-election took place on 3 May 2012, following the resignation of Alan Laing. [3]

2012 Hackney Central by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ben Hayhurst 2,438
Green Mustafa Korel545
Liberal Democrats Pauline Pearce394
Conservative Andrew Boff 296
Turnout 41.5
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. [4]

2010 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alan Laing 2,757 51.9
Labour Samantha Lloyd 2,619
Labour Vincent Stops 2,201
Liberal Democrats Dave Raval1,39726.3
Liberal Democrats Julia Slay978
Liberal Democrats Reuben Thompson822
Green James Burgess74714.1
Green Nnamdi Oleforo591
Green Paul Ingram562
Conservative Christopher O'Leary4137.8
Conservative Jose Santiago397
Turnout 5,12659
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [5]

2006 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samantha Lloyd 1,259 43.3
Labour Alan Laing 1,233
Labour Vincent Stops 1,061
Green Terence Gallagher59820.6
Liberal Democrats Irene Fawkes54318.7
Liberal Democrats Shaun Sanders343
Liberal Democrats Reuven Thompson-Wood320
Socialist UnityJanine Booth2608.9
Conservative Jeanette Frost2468.5
Conservative Robert Kelsey229
Conservative William Ledger205
Socialist UnityCharles McDonald161
Turnout 32.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [6]

2002 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samantha Lloyd 1,327
Labour Alan Laing 1,149
Labour Vincent Stops 1,042
Green Simon Grover415
Liberal Democrats John Bird386
Liberal Democrats Derek Smith379
Liberal Democrats Peter Friend341
Socialist Alliance Janine Booth271
Conservative Yosef Potash127
CPA Zola Hargreaves118
Conservative Chaim Vogel106
Conservative Menachem Schtroks103
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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