Hackney Downs | |
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Electoral ward for the Hackney London Borough Council | |
Borough | Hackney |
County | Greater London |
Population | 12,998 (2021) |
Electorate | 9,469 (2022) |
Area | 1.019 square kilometres (0.393 sq mi) |
Current electoral ward | |
Created | 2002 |
Councillors | 3 |
ONS code | 00AMGH (2002–2014) |
GSS code |
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Hackney Downs is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney, corresponding roughly to the Hackney Downs area of London, UK and forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency.
It was created for the May 2002 local election. There was previously a Downs ward from 1965 to 1978.
The ward returns three councillors every four years to Hackney Borough Council. At the last election, held on 3 May 2018, Michael Desmond, Anna-Joy Rickard and Sem Moema, all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 39.7%. [1]
In 2001, Hackney Downs ward had a total population of 10,294. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674. [2]
At the 2011 Census, the population of the ward had increased to 12,921. [3]
The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was a metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1900 to 1965. Its area became part of the London Borough of Hackney.
Hackney North and Stoke Newington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 1987 by Diane Abbott, a member of the Labour Party who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 6 October 2016 to 5 April 2020. Abbott was one of the first three Black British MPs elected, and the first female Black British MP in the UK.
Stoke Newington Central was a ward in the London Borough of Hackney. It corresponded roughly to Stoke Newington in London, UK and formed part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency of Diane Abbott MP.
Clissold is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney. The name is derived from Clissold Crescent and the ward also borders Clissold Park in the neighbouring Lordship ward both of which form 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 boundaries of the ward from May 2014 are revised and will take in Clissold Park. Clissold has the highest percentage of residents cycling to work of all wards in London.
Springfield is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney occupying much of Upper Clapton and some of Stamford Hill; the ward is part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. The name is derived from Springfield Park.
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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. The boundaries of the ward from May 2014 are revised.
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The 2022 Hackney London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 57 members of Hackney London Borough Council were up for election. The elections took place alongside the election for the mayor of Hackney, local elections in the other London boroughs, and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.