Chatham is a ward in the
London Borough of Hackney
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
and forms part of the
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Hackney South and Shoreditch is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Meg Hillier of Labour Co-op.
History
The seat was created in February 1974 from the former seat of Shoreditch and Finsbury.
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constituency. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,232.
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.
1978–2002
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.
2002–2014
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002.
The ward returned three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the
local election on 6 May 2010, Luke Akehurst, Sally Mulready, and Guy Nicholson, all
Labour Party candidates, were elected. Turnout was 54%, with 4,771 votes cast.
In 2001, Chatham ward had a total population of 10,722. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.
''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
For the May 2014 election, the ward was replaced by a new Homerton ward, with some sections going to Lea Bridge ward and Hackney Wick ward.
References
External links
London Borough of Hackney list of constituencies and councillors.
Labour Party profile of Luke Akehurst
Labour Party profile of Sally Mulready
Labour Party profile of Guy Nicholson
Councillor Luke Akehurst's blog
{{Wards of Hackney
Wards of the London Borough of Hackney
2014 disestablishments in England
1965 establishments in England