Stoke Newington (ward)

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Stoke Newington
Electoral ward
for the Hackney London Borough Council
Stoke Newington (ward)
Stoke Newington ward boundaries since 2014
Borough Hackney
County Greater London
Population13,382 (2021)
Electorate10,028 (2022)
Area0.9368 square kilometres (0.3617 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2014
Councillors3
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.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2014–2018Louisa Thomson Labour
2014–presentSusan Fajana-Thomas Labour
2014–2024 Mete Coban Labour
2018–presentGilbert Smyth Labour
2024–presentLiam Davis Green

Hackney council elections

2024 by-election

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.

2024 Stoke Newington by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Liam Davis 1,253 53.0 Increase2.svg19.5
Labour Zak Davies-Khan94540.0Decrease2.svg19.2
Liberal Democrats Thrusie Maursheth-Cahill783.3Decrease2.svg8.2
Conservative Tareke Gregg743.1Decrease2.svg4.1
Independent Tan Bui120.5new
Majority30813.0
Turnout 2,36220.35
Green gain from Labour Swing 19.5

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022. [2]

2022 Hackney London Borough Council election: Stoke Newington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mete Coban 2,350 66.3
Labour Susan Fajana-Thomas 2,221 62.6
Labour Gilbert Smyth 1,831 51.6
Green Charlene Concepcion1,33237.6
Green Siobhan MacMahon1,01528.6
Green Richard Scarborough58016.4
Liberal Democrats Thrusie Maurseth-Cahill40711.5
Conservative Anna Chomicz2898.1
Conservative Pauline Levy2607.3
Conservative Weronika Zolnierzak2346.6
TUSC Robert Thomas1203.4
Majority1,018
Majority889
Majority499
Turnout 38.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

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

2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: Stoke Newington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Fajana-Thomas 2,605 64.1
Labour Mete Coban 2,581 63.5
Labour Gilbert Smyth 2,111 51.9
Green Fiona Dowson99124.4
Green Elinor Lewis74818.4
Green Henry Greenwood62715.4
Liberal Democrats Juliette Bigley44611.0
Liberal Democrats Alton Hassan3057.5
Liberal Democrats John O'Brien2997.4
Conservative Pauline Levy2325.7
Conservative Diana Mikolajewska1844.5
Conservative Francis Nwokedi1674.1
TUSC Mick Cotter882.2
Majority
Turnout 39.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [4]

2014 Hackney London Borough Council election: Stoke Newington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Majority
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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