Woodberry Down (ward)

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Woodberry Down
Electoral ward
for the Hackney London Borough Council
Woodberry Down (ward)
Woodberry Down ward boundaries since 2014
Borough Hackney
County Greater London
Population12,113 (2021)
Electorate7,649 (2022)
Area0.7527 square kilometres (0.2906 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2014
Councillors2
Created from Brownswood, New River
GSS code E05009387

Woodberry Down is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney. The ward was first used in the 2014 elections. It returns two councillors to Hackney London Borough Council.

Contents

List of councillors

TermCouncillorParty
2014–2021Jon Burke Labour
2014–presentCaroline Selman Labour
2021–presentSarah Young Labour

Hackney council elections

2022 election

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

2022 Hackney London Borough Council election: Woodberry Down
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Selman 1,441 71.4
Labour Sarah Young 1,189 58.9
Green Catherine O'Shea45222.4
Green Anthony Rose43821.7
Conservative Yisroel Cik27613.7
Conservative Agnieszka Wypych23811.8
Turnout 30.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2021 by-election

The by-election took place on 6 May 2021, following the resignation of Jon Burke. [1]

2021 Woodberry Down by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah Young 1,680 57.7 −13.9
Green Alice Bennett53518.4+7.2
Conservative Ari Feferkorn53018.2+8.3
Liberal Democrats Alton Hassan1675.7−1.6
Majority1,14539.3
Turnout 2,912
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.6

2018 election

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

2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: Woodberry Down
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jon Burke 1,668 68.2
Labour Caroline Selman 1,508 61.7
Green James Pike26010.6
Green Daniel Alexander25210.3
Conservative Debbie Seepersad2319.5
Liberal Democrats Carol Chan1707.0
Conservative Christopher Sills1516.2
Liberal Democrats Myall Hornsby1235.0
Majority
Turnout 34.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

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

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

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