Hackney Central (ward)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Hackney Central |
| constituency_type | electoral ward |
| parl_name | Hackney London Borough Council |
| district_label | Borough |
| district | Hackney |
| region | Greater London |
| region_label | County |
| year | 2002 |
| members_label | Councillors |
| members | {{ubl |
| border | |
| border | |
| border | |
| elects_howmany | 3 |
| population | 12,719 (2021) |
| electorate | 9,492 (2022) |
| area | 0.7600 sqkm |
| image | |
| caption | Hackney Central boundaries since 2014 |
| blank1_name | ONS code |
| blank1_info | 00AMGG (2002–2014) |
| blank2_name | GSS code |
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|name = Hackney Central |constituency_type = electoral ward |parl_name = Hackney London Borough Council |district_label = Borough |district = Hackney |region = Greater London |region_label = County |towns = |year = 2002 |abolished = |members_label = Councillors |members = {{ubl | Sophie Conway | Sheila Suso-Runge | Ben Hayhurst |elects_howmany = 3 |previous = |next = |population = 12,719 (2021) |electorate = 9,492 (2022) |area = 0.7600 sqkm |image = |caption = Hackney Central boundaries since 2014 |blank1_name = ONS code |blank1_info = 00AMGG (2002–2014) |blank2_name = GSS code |blank2_info = Hackney Central is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney. It returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years.
List of councillors
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| Term | Councillor | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2014 | Samantha Lloyd | |
| 2002–2012 | Alan Laing | |
| 2002–2022 | Vincent Stops | |
| 2012–present | Ben Hayhurst | |
| 2014–2016 | Sophie Linden | |
| 2016–present | Sophie Conway | |
| 2022–present | Sheila Suso-Runge | |
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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. |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sophie Conway |votes = 2,214 |percentage =73.9 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sheila Suso-Runge |votes = 1,994 |percentage =66.6 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Ben Hayhurst |votes = 1,877 |percentage =62.7 |change = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018. |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sophie Conway |votes = 2,475 |percentage = 74.3 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Ben Hayhurst |votes = 2,142 |percentage = 64.3 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Vincent Stops |votes = 1,917 |percentage = 57.5 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Charlene Concepcion |votes = 629 |percentage = 18.9 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Siobhan MacMahon |votes = 576 |percentage = 17.3 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Alec Rossiter |votes = 438 |percentage = 13.1 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Dave Raval |votes = 256 |percentage = 7.7 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Jamie Chamberlain |votes = 215 |percentage = 6.5 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Joseph Richards |votes = 190 |percentage = 5.7 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Stephanie Schwarz |votes = 186 |percentage = 5.6 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Sampson Ewurum |votes = 177 |percentage = 5.3 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Heather Whitelaw |votes = 139 |percentage = 4.2 |change = |votes = |percentage = |change = |votes = |percentage = 35.4 |change = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =
2016 by-election
The by-election took place on 21 July 2016, following the resignation of Sophie Linden. |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sophie Conway |votes = 1,354 |percentage = 75.2 |change = +11.2 |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Siobhan MacMahon |votes = 178 |percentage = 9.9 |change = -13.0 |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Russell French |votes = 113 |percentage = 6.3 |change = -1.1 |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Christopher Sills |votes = 101 |percentage = 5.6 |change = -0.2 |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Mustafa Korel |votes = 55 |percentage = 3.1 |change = N/A |votes = 1,176 |percentage = 65.3 |change = +24.2 |votes = 1,801 |percentage = 18.6 |change = -18.5 |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =
2014 election
The election took place on 22 May 2014. |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Sophie Linden |votes = 2,094 |percentage = |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Ben Hayhurst |votes = 2,082 |percentage = |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Vincent Stops |votes = 1,916 |percentage = |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Christopher Venables |votes = 751 |percentage = |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = George Graham |votes = 738 |percentage = |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Alec Rossiter |votes = 717 |percentage = |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Reuben Thompson-Wood |votes = 240 |percentage = |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = James Lyons |votes = 202 |percentage = |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Heather Whitelaw |votes = 190 |percentage = |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Fadile Unek |votes = 184 |percentage = |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Elzbieta Wancowicz |votes = 167 |percentage = |change = |votes = |percentage = |change = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |winner = Labour Party (UK) |winner = Labour Party (UK)
2002–2014 Hackney council elections
2012 by-election
The by-election took place on 3 May 2012, following the resignation of Alan Laing. |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Ben Hayhurst |votes = 2438 |percentage = |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Mustafa Korel |votes = 545 |percentage = |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Pauline Pearce |votes = 394 |percentage = |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Andrew Boff |votes = 296 |percentage = |change = |votes = |percentage = 41.5 |change = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =
2010 election
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election. |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Alan Laing |votes = 2,757 |percentage = 51.9 |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Samantha Lloyd |votes = 2,619 |percentage = |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Vincent Stops |votes = 2,201 |percentage = |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Dave Raval |votes = 1,397 |percentage = 26.3 |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Julia Slay |votes = 978 |percentage = |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Reuben Thompson |votes = 822 |percentage = |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = James Burgess |votes = 747 |percentage = 14.1 |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Nnamdi Oleforo |votes = 591 |percentage = |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Paul Ingram |votes = 562 |percentage = |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Christopher O'Leary |votes = 413 |percentage = 7.8 |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Jose Santiago |votes = 397 |percentage = |change = |votes = 5,126 |percentage = 59 |change = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |swing =
2006 election
The election took place on 4 May 2006. | party = Labour Party (UK) | candidate = Samantha Lloyd | votes = 1,259 | percentage = 43.3 | change = | party = Labour Party (UK) | candidate = Alan Laing | votes = 1,233 | percentage = | change = | party = Labour Party (UK) | candidate = Vincent Stops | votes = 1,061 | percentage = | change = | party = Green Party of England and Wales | candidate = Terence Gallagher | votes = 598 | percentage = 20.6 | change = | party = Liberal Democrats (UK) | candidate = Irene Fawkes | votes = 543 | percentage = 18.7 | change = | party = Liberal Democrats (UK) | candidate = Shaun Sanders | votes = 343 | percentage = | change = | party = Liberal Democrats (UK) | candidate = Reuven Thompson-Wood | votes = 320 | percentage = | change = | party = Socialist Unity | candidate = Janine Booth | votes = 260 | percentage = 8.9 | change = | party = Conservative Party (UK) | candidate = Jeanette Frost | votes = 246 | percentage = 8.5 | change = | party = Conservative Party (UK) | candidate = Robert Kelsey | votes = 229 | percentage = | change = | party = Conservative Party (UK) | candidate = William Ledger | votes = 205 | percentage = | change = | party = Socialist Unity | candidate = Charles McDonald | votes = 161 | percentage = | change = | votes = | percentage = 32.8 | change = | winner = Labour Party (UK) | swing = | winner = Labour Party (UK) | swing = | winner = Labour Party (UK) | swing =
2002 election
The election took place on 2 May 2002. |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Samantha Lloyd |votes = 1,327 |percentage = |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Alan Laing |votes = 1,149 |percentage = |change = |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Vincent Stops |votes = 1,042 |percentage = |change = |party = Green Party of England and Wales |candidate = Simon Grover |votes = 415 |percentage = |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = John Bird |votes = 386 |percentage = |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Derek Smith |votes = 379 |percentage = |change = |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Peter Friend |votes = 341 |percentage = |change = |party = Socialist Alliance (England) |candidate = Janine Booth |votes = 271 |percentage = |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Yosef Potash |votes = 127 |percentage = |change = |party = Christian Peoples Alliance |candidate = Zola Hargreaves |votes = 118 |percentage = |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Chaim Vogel |votes = 106 |percentage = |change = |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Menachem Schtroks |votes = 103 |percentage = |change = |votes = |percentage = |change = |winner = Labour Party (UK) |winner = Labour Party (UK) |winner = Labour Party (UK)
References
References
- (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022". Greater London Authority.
- Colombeau, Joseph. (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018". Greater London Authority.
- Colombeau, Joseph. (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014". Greater London Authority.
- (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010". Greater London Authority.
- (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006". Greater London Authority.
- (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002". Greater London Authority.
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