Hoxton was a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and formed part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.
Hoxton | |
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Coordinates: 51°31′52″N 0°05′17″W / 51.531°N 0.088°W | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | London |
County | Greater London |
London borough | Hackney |
Created | May 2002 |
Abolished | May 2014 |
Government | |
• Body | Hackney London Borough Council |
Area | |
• Total | 0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,174 |
• Density | 47,000/sq mi (18,000/km2) |
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1] |
The ward stretched from Hoxton Street and Hoxton Square in the east to Old Street and City Road in the south and west and Shoreditch Park and the Regents Canal in the north.
The ward returned three councillors to the borough council, with an election every four years.
The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 15,174.[2]
At the last election on 6 May 2010, Philip Glanville, Clay McKenzie, and Carole Williams all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 52%; with 5,150 votes cast.[3]
The election took place on 4 May 2006.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Clayeon McKenzie | 1,007 | 38.7 | ||
Labour | Philip Glanville | 996 | |||
Labour | Carole Williams | 916 | |||
Liberal Democrats | David Phillips | 627 | 24.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Carl Nichols | 623 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Mahmood Bham | 584 | |||
Conservative | Christopher Lennon | 540 | 20.7 | ||
Conservative | Dean Lukeman | 470 | |||
Green | Polly Lane | 431 | 16.5 | ||
Conservative | Alexander van Terheyden | 429 | |||
Turnout | 33.3 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
A by-election was held on 5 May 2005.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jonathan McShane | 1,443 | |||
Conservative | Alexander Ellis | 649 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Sylvia Anderson | 586 | |||
Independent | William Butler | 310 | |||
Green | Cedric Knight | 201 | |||
Respect | Dean Ryan | 113 | |||
Majority | 794 | ||||
Turnout | 44.5 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |