Hackney
Former electoral division
for the Greater London Council
Hackney electoral division boundaries
DistrictLondon Borough of Hackney
Population238,530 (1969 estimate)
Electorate
  • 171,223 (1964)
  • 163,738 (1967)
  • 161,934 (1970)
Major settlementsHackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington
Area4,814.8 acres (19.485 km2)
Former electoral division
Created1965
Abolished1973
Member(s)3
Replaced byHackney Central, Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Hackney South and Shoreditch

Hackney was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected three councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

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 which therefore created a constituency called Hackney.[1]

The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Hackney Central, Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Hackney South and Shoreditch.[2]

Elections

The Hackney constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964,[3] 1967[4] and 1970.[5] Three councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.[6]

1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 171,223 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 38,396 people voting, the turnout was 22.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1964 Greater London Council election: Hackney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ellis Simon Hillman 24,793
Labour David Thomas Pitt 24,281
Labour Arthur Ernest Wicks 24,037
Conservative O. S. Henriques 6,561
Conservative W. J. Hawkins 6,265
Conservative A. M. White 6,260
Liberal R. B. James 3,953
Liberal T. Keen 3,904
Liberal T. D. Gates 3,641
Communist M. Goldman 2,807
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 163,738 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 34,802 people voting, the turnout was 21.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1967 Greater London Council election: Hackney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ellis Simon Hillman 17,182
Labour David Thomas Pitt 16,080
Labour Irene Chaplin 15,623
Conservative O. S. Henriques 11,773
Conservative H. J. Jackson 11,359
Conservative K. S. Lightwood 10,643
Liberal J. Gavin 3,636
Liberal L. W. Eaks 3,375
Liberal H. J. Newbrook 3,177
Communist M. Goldman 2,858
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 161,934 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 39,300 people voting, the turnout was 24.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.

1970 Greater London Council election: Hackney
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Thomas Pitt 24,236
Labour Ellis Simon Hillman 24,208
Labour Irene Chaplin 24,192
Conservative R. P. Halford 9,726
Conservative E. Laws 9,556
Conservative B. M. Haigh 9,522
Communist M. Goldman 1,625
Liberal S. Leff 1,046
Liberal W. G. Wintle 1,031
Liberal T. J. Needham 931
Homes before Roads M. L. Crowther 565
Homes before Roads J. Williams 431
Homes before Roads P. A. Ayrton 402
Union Movement M. F. Moloney 280
Turnout
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ British Information Services (1970). British Record: Political and Economic Notes. To date elections, normally fought on traditional party lines, have been based on the London boroughs, each borough returning two or more councillors; after 1973 there will be single member electoral areas based on parliamentary constituencies.
  2. ↑ "The Greater London (Electoral Areas) Order 1972" (PDF). legislation.gov.uk. 20 June 1972. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 9 April 1964. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "General Election of Greater London Councillors" (PDF). 13 April 1967. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Greater London Council Election" (PDF). 9 April 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Boothroyd, David. "Greater London Council Election results: Hackney". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
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