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.
| 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 |
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
edit2022 election
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe election took place on 22 May 2014.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Turnout | |||||
| 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.