Hoxton (ward)

Hoxton was an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney from 2002 to 2014. The ward was first used in the 2002 elections and last used at the 2010 elections. It returned three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council.

Hoxton
Former electoral ward for the Hackney London Borough Council
Hoxton ward boundaries
Borough	Hackney
County	Greater London
Population	15,174 (2011)
Electorate	9,999 (2010)
Area	0.8396 square kilometres (0.3242 sq mi)
Former electoral ward
Created	2002
Abolished	2014
Councillors	3
Replaced by	Hoxton East and Shoreditch Hoxton West
ONS code	00AMGK
GSS code	E05000240

The ward stretched from Hoxton Street and Hoxton Square in the east to Old Street and City Road in the south and west and Shoreditch Park and the Regents Canal in the north. It formed part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 15,174.^[1]

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2002–2006	Simon Pearce		Labour
2002–2014	Carole Williams		Labour
2002–2005	David Manion		Labour
2005–2006	Jonathan McShane		Labour
2006–2014	Clay McKenzie		Labour
2006–2014	Philip Glanville		Labour

Hackney council elections

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.^[2]

2010 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hoxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Philip Glanville	2,464	45.9
	Labour	Clay McKenzie	2,354
	Labour	Carole Williams	2,152
	Liberal Democrats	Salil Bhalla	1,335	24.9
	Liberal Democrats	Koray Dogan	1,320
	Liberal Democrats	James Driver	1,314
	Conservative	Jacqueline Palmer	907	16.9
	Conservative	John Tinley	766
	Conservative	Jessica Wilson	679
	Green	Jenny Lopez Lack	659	12.3
Turnout			5,150	52
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.^[3]

2006 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hoxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Clay McKenzie	1,007	38.7
	Labour	Philip Glanville	996
	Labour	Carole Williams	916
	Liberal Democrats	David Phillips	627	24.1
	Liberal Democrats	Carl Nichols	623
	Liberal Democrats	Mahmood Bham	584
	Conservative	Christopher Lennon	540	20.7
	Conservative	Dean Lukeman	470
	Green	Polly Lane	431	16.5
	Conservative	Alexander van Terheyden	429
Turnout				33.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2005 by-election

The by-election was held on 5 May 2005, following the resignation of David Manion.^[3]

2005 Hoxton by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jonathan McShane	1,443
	Conservative	Alexander Ellis	649
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Anderson	586
	Independent	William Butler	310
	Green	Cedric Knight	201
	Respect	Dean Ryan	113
Majority			794
Turnout				44.5
	Labour hold		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.^[4]

2002 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hoxton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Pearce	786
	Labour	Carole Williams	771
	Labour	David Manion	738
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia McGuinness	578
	Liberal Democrats	Kay Stone	492
	Liberal Democrats	Doreen Bullock	474
	Conservative	Paul White	268
	Conservative	Caroline Fazzani	265
	Conservative	Betty Ritchie	265
	CPA	Oluwaseun Bamidele	95
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "Hackney Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
2. Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
3. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.