Victoria (Hackney ward)

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Victoria
Electoral ward
for the Hackney London Borough Council
Victoria (Hackney ward)
Victoria ward boundaries since 2014
Borough Hackney
County Greater London
Population12,155 (2021)
Electorate8,955 (2022)
Major settlements South Hackney
Area0.7509 square kilometres (0.2899 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Councillors3
ONS code 00AMGT (2002–2014)
GSS code
  • E05000248 (2002–2014)
  • E05009386 (2014–present)

Victoria is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council.

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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: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Clare Joseph 1,888 36.56 Decrease2.svg10.44
Labour Claudia Turbet-Delof 1,539 29.80 Decrease2.svg17.20
Labour Penny Wrout 1,459 28.25 Decrease2.svg14.25
Liberal Democrats Helen June Baxter4478.66Decrease2.svg7.48
Green Rolf Dekker54510.56Decrease2.svg3.82
Green Sandra McLeod67813.13Decrease2.svg 1.25
Green Wendy Robinson4779.24Decrease2.svg0.40
Conservative Monika Hoppe-Krajewska2845.50Decrease2.svg0.23
Conservative Leijla Softic2364.57Decrease2.svg1.16
TUSC Jamie B Barber891.72Decrease2.svg 4.28
TUSC Margaret Rose Trotter1042.02Decrease2.svg4.73
Turnout 5,16533.02Decrease2.svg 0.54
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

After voting against the party whip on a motion relating to a ceasefire to the Israel–Hamas war, the three Labour Party councillors were suspended and then resigned to form an independent group. [2] [3]

2018 by-election

In October, a by-election was announced due to the resignation of Olumuyiwa Alexander Kuye following health issues. On 18 October 2018, Labour successfully defended Victoria against the Conservative candidate, who was a former Councillor for Lea Bridge during the Conservative high tide in 1968.

2018 Victoria by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Penny Wrout 1,311 57.4 Increase2.svg 20.8
Liberal Democrats Pippa Morgan43619.1Decrease2.svg 27.6
Green Wendy Robinson29612.9Increase2.svg 3.7
Conservative Christopher Sills1486.5Decrease2.svg 8.5
Women's Equality Harini Iyengar843.7
Turnout 2,28425.0Decrease2.svg 9.6
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018. [4]

2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Hanson 2,271 56.81 Increase2.svg 1.57
Labour Clare Joseph 1,880 47.00 Decrease2.svg 7.28
Labour Olumuyiwa Alexander Kuye 1,709 42.80 Decrease2.svg 7.86
Liberal Democrats Jeffry William Gabbott-Rolph2706.75Increase2.svg 2.40
Liberal Democrats Heather Lynn James2997.48Increase2.svg 2.58
Conservative Salma Lunat2295.73Decrease2.svg 1.57
Conservative John Alexander Wilson Moir2125.30Decrease2.svg 1.80
Conservative Susan Jane Moir2105.25Increase2.svg 1.27
Green Sandra Jean McLeod57514.38Decrease2.svg 2.48
Green Liam Ben Palmer3027.56Decrease2.svg 7.88
Green Wendy Louise Robinson3859.64Decrease2.svg 5.44
Liberal Democrats David Alexander George Sommer1604.00Increase2.svg 1.00
Turnout 4,00034.6Decrease2.svg 0.54
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014. [5]

2014 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Will Brett 2,096 55.24 Increase2.svg1.67
Labour Katie Hanson 2,059 54.28 Increase2.svg0.71
Labour Geoff Taylor 1,921 50.66 Increase2.svg3.79
Green Helen Fiona Roberts64016.86Increase2.svg3.58
Green Zoe Hall58615.44Increase2.svg2.84
Green Wendy Louise Robinson57215.08Increase2.svg7.08
Conservative Winifred Saunders2787.33Decrease2.svg5.91
Conservative Shahi Dewan2697.10Decrease2.svg4.20
UKIP Sheila Priest2566.75Increase2.svgN/A
Liberal Democrats Heather Lynn James1864.90Decrease2.svg15.27
Liberal Democrats Ian Francis Gaskin1654.35Decrease2.svg12.90
Conservative Rumi Begum1513.98Decrease2.svg9.68
Liberal Democrats Theodore Jacobson1143.00Decrease2.svg15.54
Turnout 3,79737.98Decrease2.svg19.02
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2014 Hackney council elections

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

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002.

2010 election

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

2010 Hackney London Borough Council election:Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Hanson 2,873 53.57 Increase2.svg 6.67
Labour Daniel Kemp 2,641 49.26 Increase2.svg 8.36
Labour Geoff Taylor 2,305 43.00 Increase2.svg 7.81
Green Kate Ellen Charteris70713.18Decrease2.svg 7.92
Conservative Graeme Ernest Barclay Archer71013.24Decrease2.svg 0.56
Conservative Tony Burkson68312.74
Green Paul Homer5339.94
Green Morgan Hope Phillips4538.45
Liberal Democrats Heather James1,28824.02Increase2.svg 5.72
Liberal Democrats Joe Jordan99418.54
Liberal Democrats Geraint Rees72913.60
Conservative Winifred Saunders5009.32
Majority232
Majority336
Majority630
Turnout 5,36257.00Increase2.svg 23.00
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006. [7]

2006 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Catherine Hanson 1,425 46.9 Decrease2.svg 2.7
Labour Daniel Kemp 1,396
Labour Geoffrey Taylor 1,290
Green Tumble Bone64121.1Increase2.svg 6.1
Liberal Democrats Susan Horowitz55518.3Decrease2.svg 1.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Jackson475
Conservative Graeme Archer41913.8Decrease2.svg 0.8
Liberal Democrats Stuart Round415
Conservative Keith Pannell376
Conservative Steven Farquhar311
Turnout 8,08934.0Decrease2.svg 0.2
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002. [8] {

2002 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Daniel Kemp 1,354 49.6 Increase2.svg 2.0
Labour Muriel Purkiss 1,305
Labour Geoffrey Taylor 1,236
Liberal Democrats Witman Laryea53319.5Decrease2.svg 28.1
Liberal Democrats Howard Hyman522
Liberal Democrats Mahmood Bham434
Green Emma Sheppard40915.0Increase2.svg 12.0
Conservative Harold Symons29810.9Increase2.svg 5.3
Conservative Frances Brotzel242
Conservative Naphtali Tiefenbrun201
CPA William Thompson1354.9
Turnout 3,79731.4Decrease2.svg 4.1
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)


1978–2002 Hackney council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978. There was a significant change to the ward boundaries in 1994 when Victoria Park was brought fully into Tower Hamlets, however as this area was unpopulated it made no change to the electorate. [9]

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998. [10]

1998 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Hyman 1,046 47.6 Decrease2.svg0.7
Liberal Democrats Patricia McGuiness (Ms.) 994
Liberal Democrats Lindsay Montgomery 980
Labour Jason Cox96543.9Decrease2.svg0.1
Labour Geoffrey Horn897
Labour Faizullah Khan847
Conservative Barbara Campbell (Ms.)1225.6Decrease2.svg2.1
Conservative Patricia Bignell (Ms.)109
Conservative Doris E. Snelgrove (Ms.)81
BNP Victor J. Dooley653.0
Turnout 6,36635.5Decrease2.svg5.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994. [11]

1994 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine P. Courtney 1,332 48.3 Increase2.svg4.3
Liberal Democrats Howard Hyman 1,300
Liberal Democrats Celya A. Maxted 1,233
Labour Mavis McCullum1,21444.0Decrease2.svg3.6
Labour Lewis Goldberg1,213
Labour Abdul G. Mulla1,140
Conservative Gavin G. Gardiner2137.7Decrease2.svg7.7
Conservative Marion R.A. Desmond196
Conservative Nick C.C. Tang153
Turnout 7,00340.9Decrease2.svg7.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1991 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 March 1991, following the disqualification of Ali Uddin. [12]

1991 Victoria by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Howard Hyman 784 31.9
Labour Isaac Leibowitz72129.3
Conservative Christopher Sills68227.7
Green Leonard Lucas27111.0
Turnout 31.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990. [13]

1990 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David A. Bell 1,306 41.8 Increase2.svg19.1
Labour Lewis Goldberg 1,188
Labour Ali M.B. Uddin 997
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth K. Balfour70822.7Increase2.svg22.7
Liberal Democrats Sarah G. Turner569
Liberal Democrats Mark N. Smulian539
Green Leonard Lucas52516.8Increase2.svg16.8
Conservative Derek Mahoney48215.4Decrease2.svg7.9
Conservative Cheuk C. Tang414
Conservative Michael Trend409
Communist Patricia F. Turnbull1013.2Increase2.svg3.2
Turnout 8,00333.7Decrease2.svg2.5
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing


1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986. [14]

1986 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Edith Edwards 1,180 33.9 Decrease2.svg13.6
Labour Medlin Lewis 1,147
Labour Adrienne Morgan 1,106
SDP Louise J. Baird88825.5Decrease2.svg1.3
SDP Robert H. Ansell862
Alliance Luke J. Maughan-Pawsey81823.5Increase2.svg23.5
Conservative Valerie A. Brown59117.0Decrease2.svg6.6
Conservative Leigh M. Kershaw566
Conservative James A. Baker547
Turnout 7,72636.2Decrease2.svg1.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982. [15]

1982 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour J. Andrews (Ms.) 1,195 47.5 Decrease2.svg11.2
Labour C. Cable 1,129
Labour S. Shaikh 1,042
SDP R. Moore67426.8Increase2.svg15.6
SDP L. Baird (Ms.)664
SDP R. Saoul598
Conservative M. Brown59523.6Decrease2.svg−2.3
Conservative H. Symons520
Conservative J. Warner (Ms.)505
Workers Revolutionary P. Curtis522.1Increase2.svg2.1
Turnout 7,75533.3Decrease2.svg4.6
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978. [16]

1978 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael J. Andrews 1,773 58.7 Increase2.svg8.7
Labour Joannie A. Andrews 1,693
Labour Fitzherbert Harewood 1,642
Conservative David Mumford70423.3Increase2.svg9.3
Conservative Iris Wicks686
Conservative Harold Symons684
National Front Peter Harwood33811.2Increase2.svg11.2
National Front William G. Sullivan258
National Front Florence Ody244
Liberal Joan M.W. Bailey2036.7Increase2.svg6.7
Liberal Lionel Okun129
Liberal Irving Savitt113
Turnout 8,31737.9Increase2.svg10.7
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

1964–1978 Hackney council elections

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Searchtool.svg Victoria ward boundaries from 1965 to 1978

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974. [17]

1974 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. E. Kelly 1,734 76.0 Decrease2.svg6.1
Labour F. H. Harewood 1,712 75.1
Labour Joannie A. Andrews 1,684 73.6
Liberal R. A. King31113.6Increase2.svg13.6
Liberal J. J. E. Ludwig29512.9
Liberal W. G. Wintle27812.1
Conservative W. G. Julian23810.4Decrease2.svg3.6
Conservative W. H. Stracey1978.3
Conservative I. R. Wicks1857.8
Turnout 2,28127.2Decrease2.svg6.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1973 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 June 1973. [17]

1973 Victoria by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joannie Andrews 1,065
Conservative J. Lessner125
Majority940
Turnout 8,80313.6
Labour hold Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971. [18]

1971 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour S. Kelly 2,413 82.1 Increase2.svg32.5
Labour J. Evans 2,397 81.4
Labour J. Dunning 2,314 78.8
Conservative N. Loweth41214.0Decrease2.svg3.3
Conservative T. Phillips39713.5
Conservative W. White38413.1
Communist M. Kolander1153.9Decrease2.svg2.6
Turnout 2,93834.0Increase2.svg19.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968. [19]

1968 Hackney London Borough Council election Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour D. Ward 747 49.6 Decrease2.svg18.5
Labour S. Kelly 738
Labour S. Warne 728
Conservative F. Perry64743.0Increase2.svg28.3
Conservative A. Seaman623
Conservative R. Seaman (Ms.)603
Communist M. Kolander1117.4Increase2.svg0.9
Turnout 1,4946.6Decrease2.svg46.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964. [20]

1964 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour F. Shipp 873 68.1
Labour D. Ward 859
Labour A. Pedrick 847
Conservative A. Seaman18814.7
Conservative W. Fairman168
Conservative S. Branchflower158
Liberal M. Fisher13710.7
Liberal T. Gates132
Liberal G. McConnell120
Communist M. Kolander836.5
Turnout 1,28053.5
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

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