Chatham (ward)
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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.
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.[1]
In 2001, Chatham ward had a total population of 10,722. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[2]
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
- ^ 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