Hackney Downs (ward)
Hackney Downs | |
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| Coordinates: 51°33′22″N 0°03′47″W / 51.556°N 0.063°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| County | Greater London |
| London borough | Hackney |
| Created | May 2002 |
| Named for | Hackney Downs |
| Government | |
| • Body | Hackney London Borough Council |
| ONS code | 00AMGH |
| GSS code | E05000238 |
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.
Elections
The ward returns three councillors every four years to Borough Council and at the last election, held on 22 May 2014 Michael Desmond, Anna-Joy Rickard and Rick Muir, all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 39.8%.[1]
Demography
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]
References
- ^ Hackney Council Election Results 2014 - Hackney Downs (LB Hackney) accessed 29 May 2014
- ^ LB Hackney Borough Profile "1.5 Population density", and table 1.10 "Population by ward, 2001" pp. 20; (LB Hackney, 2006) accessed 6 October 2009
- ^ "Hackney Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 October 2016.