Hoxton (ward)

Summary

Hoxton was a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and formed part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.

Hoxton
Coordinates: 51°31′52″N 0°05′17″W / 51.531°N 0.088°W / 51.531; -0.088
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughHackney
CreatedMay 2002
AbolishedMay 2014
Government
 • BodyHackney London Borough Council
Area
 • Total0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2)
Population
 • Total15,174
 • Density47,000/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]

Hackney council elections edit

2010 election edit

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]

2006 election edit

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[4]

2006 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hoxton (3)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

2005 by-election edit

A by-election was held on 5 May 2005.

2005 Hoxton by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

2002 election edit

References edit

  1. ^ Table PHP01 2011 Census: Usual residents by resident type, and population density, number of households with at least one usual resident and average household size, wards in England and Wales (ONS) accessed 8 February 2013
  2. ^ "Hackney Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ 2010 election results - Hoxton ward Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine (LB Hackney) accessed 11 May 2010
  4. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  • 2002 election results
  • 2005 by-election result
  • 2006 election results[permanent dead link]

External links edit

  • London Borough of Hackney list of constituencies and councillors.
  • Labour Party profile of Philip Glanville
  • Labour Party profile of Clay McKenzie
  • Labour Party profile of Carole Williams