Woodberry Down (ward)
| Woodberry Down | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Hackney London Borough Council | |
 Woodberry Down ward boundaries since 2014 | |
| Borough | Hackney |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 12,113 (2021) |
| Electorate | 7,649 (2022) |
| Area | 0.7527 square kilometres (0.2906 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2014 |
| Councillors | 2 |
| Created from | Brownswood, New River |
| GSS code | E05009387 |
Woodberry Down is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney. The ward was first used in the 2014 elections. It returns two councillors to Hackney London Borough Council.
List of councillors
[edit]| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2021 | Jon Burke | Labour | |
| 2014–present | Caroline Selman | Labour | |
| 2021–present | Sarah Young | Labour | |
Hackney council elections
[edit]2022 election
[edit]The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Caroline Selman | 1,441 | 71.4 | ||
| Labour | Sarah Young | 1,189 | 58.9 | ||
| Green | Catherine O'Shea | 452 | 22.4 | ||
| Green | Anthony Rose | 438 | 21.7 | ||
| Conservative | Yisroel Cik | 276 | 13.7 | ||
| Conservative | Agnieszka Wypych | 238 | 11.8 | ||
| Turnout | 30.0 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2021 by-election
[edit]The by-election took place on 6 May 2021, following the resignation of Jon Burke.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sarah Young | 1,680 | 57.7 | −13.9 | |
| Green | Alice Bennett | 535 | 18.4 | +7.2 | |
| Conservative | Ari Feferkorn | 530 | 18.2 | +8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alton Hassan | 167 | 5.7 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 1,145 | 39.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2,912 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing |  10.6
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2018 election
[edit]The election took place on 3 May 2018.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jon Burke | 1,668 | 68.2 | ||
| Labour | Caroline Selman | 1,508 | 61.7 | ||
| Green | James Pike | 260 | 10.6 | ||
| Green | Daniel Alexander | 252 | 10.3 | ||
| Conservative | Debbie Seepersad | 231 | 9.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Carol Chan | 170 | 7.0 | ||
| Conservative | Christopher Sills | 151 | 6.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Myall Hornsby | 123 | 5.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 34.8 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2014 election
[edit]The election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 20 July 2024.