Hackney North and Stoke Newington was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the

Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...

. The constituency elected one councillor for a four-year term in 1973, 1977 and 1981, with the final term extended for an extra year ahead of the abolition of the Greater London Council.

History

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas. The London Borough of Hackney formed the Hackney electoral division. This was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970. The new constituencies were settled following the Second Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies and the new electoral division matched the boundaries of the

Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney North and Stoke Newington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 1987 by Diane Abbott of the Labour Party, who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 6 October 2016 to 5 April 2020. Abbott was ...

parliamentary constituency. The area was in a long-term period of population decline that was yet to reverse. The electorate reduced from 53,769 in 1973 to 46,321 in 1981. It covered an area of .

Elections

The Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in

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and

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. One councillor was elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.

Ken Livingstone Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945) is an English politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and as Mayor of London from the creation of the office i ...

, who was elected from the constituency in 1977, was

Leader of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. It replaced the earlier London County Council (LCC) which had covered a much smaller area. The GLC was dissolved in 198 ...

from 1981 to 1986. He was previously elected to represent Norwood in 1973 and was later elected to represent Paddington in 1981.

1973 election

The fourth election to the GLC (and first using revised boundaries) was held on 12 April 1973. The electorate was 53,769 and one Labour Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 18.5%. The councillor was elected for a three-year term. This was extended for an extra year in 1976 when the electoral cycle was switched to four-yearly.

1977 election

The fifth election to the GLC (and second using revised boundaries) was held on 5 May 1977. The electorate was 48,841 and one Labour Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 36.6%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term.

1981 election

The sixth and final election to the GLC (and third using revised boundaries) was held on 7 May 1981. The electorate was 46,321 and one Labour and Co-operative Party councillor was elected. The turnout was 37.6%. The councillor was elected for a four-year term, extended by an extra year by the Local Government (Interim Provisions) Act 1984, ahead of the abolition of the council.

References

{{Greater London Council Politics of the London Borough of Hackney Greater London Council electoral divisions 1973 establishments in England 1986 disestablishments in England