Chatham (ward)

Chatham is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,232.[1]

Chatham
Electoral ward
Coordinates: 51.547°N 0.048°W / 51.547; -0.048
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughHackney
Created1 April 1965
AbolishedMay 2014
Government
 • BodyHackney London Borough Council
ONS code00AMGC
GSS codeE05000233

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.[2]

1978–2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.[3]

2002–2014

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002.

The ward returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the last local election on 6 May 2010, Luke Akehurst, Sally Mulready, and Guy Nicholson, all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 54%; with 4,771 votes cast.[4]

In 2001, Chatham ward had a total population of 10,722. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[5]

From the May 2014 election the ward is replaced by a new Homerton ward with some sections going to Lea Bridge ward and Hackney Wick ward.

References
  1. "Hackney Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2014-02-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  4. Council Elections 2010 results - Chatham Archived May 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (LB Hackney) accessed 11 May 2010
  5. 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
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