Chatham (ward)
Chatham | |
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| Coordinates: 51°32′49″N 0°02′53″W / 51.547°N 0.048°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| County | Greater London |
| London borough | Hackney |
| Created | 1 April 1965 |
| Abolished | May 2014 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Hackney London Borough Council |
| ONS code | 00AMGC |
| GSS code | E05000233 |
Chatham is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,232.[1]
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.[2]
1978–2002
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.[3]
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.[4]
In 2001, Chatham ward had a total population of 10,722. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[5]
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
- ^ "Hackney Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- ^ Council Elections 2010 results - Chatham Archived May 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (LB Hackney) accessed 11 May 2010
- ^ LB Hackney Borough Profile[permanent dead link] "1.5 Population density", and table 1.10 "Population by ward, 2001" pp. 20; (LB Hackney, 2006) accessed 6 October 2009