Stoke Newington | |
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Electoral ward for the Hackney London Borough Council | |
Borough | Hackney |
County | Greater London |
Population | 13,382 (2021) |
Electorate | 10,028 (2022) |
Area | 0.9368 square kilometres (0.3617 sq mi) |
Current electoral ward | |
Created | 2014 |
Councillors | 3 |
Created from | Clissold, Lordship, Stoke Newington Central |
GSS code | E05009385 |
Stoke Newington is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney. The ward was first used in the 2014 elections. It returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council.
Term | Councillor | Party | |
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2014–2018 | Louisa Thomson | Labour | |
2014–present | Susan Fajana-Thomas | Labour | |
2014–2024 | Mete Coban | Labour | |
2018–present | Gilbert Smyth | Labour | |
2024–present | Liam Davis | Green |
The by-election took place on 12 September 2024, following the resignation of Mete Coban, who became Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy. [1] The Green Party's gain in Stoke Newington increased their representation on the council to three seats, the highest number they have held since 1992, when they held two seats.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Liam Davis | 1,253 | 53.0 | 19.5 | |
Labour | Zak Davies-Khan | 945 | 40.0 | 19.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thrusie Maursheth-Cahill | 78 | 3.3 | 8.2 | |
Conservative | Tareke Gregg | 74 | 3.1 | 4.1 | |
Independent | Tan Bui | 12 | 0.5 | new | |
Majority | 308 | 13.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,362 | 20.35 | |||
Green gain from Labour | Swing | 19.5 |
The election took place on 5 May 2022. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mete Coban | 2,350 | 66.3 | ||
Labour | Susan Fajana-Thomas | 2,221 | 62.6 | ||
Labour | Gilbert Smyth | 1,831 | 51.6 | ||
Green | Charlene Concepcion | 1,332 | 37.6 | ||
Green | Siobhan MacMahon | 1,015 | 28.6 | ||
Green | Richard Scarborough | 580 | 16.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Thrusie Maurseth-Cahill | 407 | 11.5 | ||
Conservative | Anna Chomicz | 289 | 8.1 | ||
Conservative | Pauline Levy | 260 | 7.3 | ||
Conservative | Weronika Zolnierzak | 234 | 6.6 | ||
TUSC | Robert Thomas | 120 | 3.4 | ||
Majority | 1,018 | ||||
Majority | 889 | ||||
Majority | 499 | ||||
Turnout | 38.6 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 3 May 2018. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Susan Fajana-Thomas | 2,605 | 64.1 | ||
Labour | Mete Coban | 2,581 | 63.5 | ||
Labour | Gilbert Smyth | 2,111 | 51.9 | ||
Green | Fiona Dowson | 991 | 24.4 | ||
Green | Elinor Lewis | 748 | 18.4 | ||
Green | Henry Greenwood | 627 | 15.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Juliette Bigley | 446 | 11.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alton Hassan | 305 | 7.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John O'Brien | 299 | 7.4 | ||
Conservative | Pauline Levy | 232 | 5.7 | ||
Conservative | Diana Mikolajewska | 184 | 4.5 | ||
Conservative | Francis Nwokedi | 167 | 4.1 | ||
TUSC | Mick Cotter | 88 | 2.2 | ||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 39.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
The election took place on 22 May 2014. [4]
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