Hackney Downs (ward)

Hackney Downs is an electoral 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. The ward returns three councillors every four years to Hackney Borough Council.

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.

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2016 by-election

The by-election took place on 5 May 2016.

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

2002–2014 Hackney council elections

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

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.