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Revision as of 09:21, 2 February 2014
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | London |
| County | Greater London |
| London borough | Hackney |
| Created | 1 April 1965 |
| Abolished | May 2014 |
Chatham is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.
1965–1978
Chatham ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965. It was first used in the 1964 elections, with an electorate of 8,952, returning three councillors.[1]
1978–2002
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.[2]
2002–2014
The ward returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the last local election on 6 May 2010, Luke Akehurst, Sally Mulready, and Guy Nicholson, all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 54%; with 4,771 votes cast.[3]
In 2001, Chatham ward had a total population of 10,722. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[4]
From the May 2014 election the ward is replaced by a new Homerton ward with some sections going to Lea Bridge ward and Hackney Wick ward.
References
- ^ http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/LBCE_1964-5-7.pdf
- ^ London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ Council Elections 2010 results - Chatham (LB Hackney) accessed 11 May 2010
- ^ LB Hackney Borough Profile "1.5 Population density", and table 1.10 "Population by ward, 2001" pp. 20; (LB Hackney, 2006) accessed 6 October 2009