Jump to content

Hackney Downs (ward)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hackney Downs
Electoral ward
for the Hackney London Borough Council
Map
Hackney Downs boundaries since 2014
BoroughHackney
CountyGreater London
Population12,998 (2021)
Electorate9,469 (2022)
Area1.019 square kilometres (0.393 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2002
Councillors3
ONS code00AMGH (2002–2014)
GSS code
  • E05000238 (2002–2014)
  • E05009373 (2014–present)

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.

Hackney council elections since 2014

[edit]

The ward returns three councillors every four years to Hackney Borough Council.

2022 election

[edit]
2022 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Downs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Desmond 1,823 51.3
Labour Sem Moema 1,748 49.2
Green Alastair Binnie-Lubbock 1,667 46.9
Labour Anna-Joy Rickard* 1,636 46.1
Green Bettina Maidment 1,573 44.3
Green Charlie Norman 1,316 37.0
Conservative Agnieszka Cuellar-Bridy 194 5.5
Liberal Democrats Erika Merguigi 184 5.2
Conservative Joanna Wojciechowska 161 4.5
Conservative Nikodem Mikolajewski 155 4.4
Ind. Network Ruth Parkinson 101 2.8
TUSC Clare Doyle 99 2.8
Turnout 40.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing

2018 election

[edit]

At the last election, held on 3 May 2018, Michael Desmond, Anna-Joy Rickard and Sem Moema, all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 39.7%.[1]

2014 election

[edit]

2002–2014 Hackney council elections

[edit]

2010 election

[edit]

2006 election

[edit]

2002 election

[edit]

Demography

[edit]

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

[edit]
  1. ^ "Borough councillors election 2018 | Hackney Council". hackney.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "Hackney Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
[edit]