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'''Chatham''' is a ward in the [[London Borough of Hackney]] and forms part of the [[Hackney South and Shoreditch]] constituency.
'''Chatham''' is a ward in the [[London Borough of Hackney]] and forms part of the [[Hackney South and Shoreditch]] constituency.
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[[Category:Wards of Hackney]]
[[Category:Wards of Hackney]]

Revision as of 14:46, 30 April 2015

Chatham
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CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughHackney
Created1 April 1965
AbolishedMay 2014
Government
 • BodyHackney London Borough Council
ONS code00AMGC
GSS codeE05000233

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

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002.

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

  1. ^ http://data.london.gov.uk/documents/LBCE_1964-5-7.pdf
  2. ^ London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  3. ^ Council Elections 2010 results - Chatham (LB Hackney) accessed 11 May 2010
  4. ^ 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