Hackney Downs is a ward in the

London Borough of Hackney The London Borough of Hackney ( ) is a London boroughs, London borough in Inner London, England. The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is Mare Street, which lies north-east of Charing Cross. The borough is named after Hackney, Lond ...

, corresponding roughly to the

Hackney Downs Hackney Downs is a park and an area of historically common land in the Lower Clapton area of the London Borough of Hackney. The name is sometimes also used to apply to the neighbourhood around the park. Hackney Downs Park The Downs open space ...

area of

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, UK and forms part of the

Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney North and Stoke Newington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 1987 by Diane Abbott, a member of the Labour Party who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 6 October 2016 to 5 April 2020. Abbo ...

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

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

2022 election

2018 election

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%.

2014 election

2002–2014 Hackney council elections

2010 election

2006 election

2002 election

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. At the 2011 Census, the population of the ward had increased to 12,921.

References

External links

London Borough of Hackney list of constituencies and councillors.

Hackney Downs Councillors website.
{{Wards of Hackney Wards of the London Borough of Hackney 2002 establishments in England