Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency)

Hackney North and Stoke Newington is a constituency[n 1] 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 one of the first three Black British MPs elected, and the first female Black British MP in the UK.

Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Hackney North and Stoke Newington in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate74,780 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created1950
Member of ParliamentDiane Abbott (Labour)
Number of membersOne
Created fromHackney North; Stoke Newington

Constituency profile

The constituency has always elected Labour MPs since its creation in 1950. While well connected to Central London, including the City of London, the seat generally has moderate incomes rather than high, and a narrow majority of wards had a relatively high ranking when placed in the Index of Multiple Deprivation, compiled in 2000.[2] In line with most of Greater London since 2000 many parts, especially Stamford Hill, Upper Clapton, Lower Clapton[3] have become marginal in terms of local councillors and these districts, with to a lesser extent the eponymous Hackney and Stoke Newington, are in the process of becoming re-gentrified with ongoing increases in land value, proximity to the London 2012 venues and a council that successfully reduced the level of crime by about 30% within a four-year period.[4] Demographically, almost 60% of households are singletons and households have a higher than average level of unemployment.[4]

Through all these changes, under incumbent Diane Abbott, the seat has become a safe seat for Labour. Prior to her promotion to the Shadow Cabinet, Abbott for many years was Labour's regular commentator opposite Michael Portillo on the light-hearted political round-up series This Week, and continued to appear on the show periodically until its cancellation in 2019. On 23 February 2020, Abbott announced she would be returning to the backbenches upon the election of the new Labour leader on 4 April that year.

History

The seat was created in 1950 and has gone through many changes: in January 2006 the boundary moved again, this time to correspond with the local government ward boundaries.

Following major electoral reform at the Redistribution of Seats Act, 1885, part of the Third Reform Act, the seat of Hackney was divided into two and Hackney North was formed, this time to return only one Member of Parliament, commencing with the 1885 general election.

The Stoke Newington constituency was created at the 1918 general election by the division of the Hackney North constituency by the Representation of the People Act, 1918, known generally as Fourth Reform Act; an Act most importantly remembered for the first time extending suffrage to women. The constituency was identical in area to the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.

Following a decrease in the population the two constituencies were merged by the Representation of the People Act, 1948, retaining David Weitzman as MP and becoming the current constituency in the 1950 general election.

Political history

The seat's narrowest majority of 18.3% was in 1979 and its greatest, 62.4%, was in 2017. The 2015 result made the seat the 18th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority and seventh safest in London.[5]

In the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union, the constituency voted remain by 79.1%. This was the third highest support for remain for a constituency.[6]

Boundaries
Stoke Newington & Hackney North in London, 1950–55
Stoke Newington & Hackney North in London, 1955–74

1950–1955: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Leaside, Maury, Southwold, Springfield, and Stamford, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.

1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Northfield, Northwold, Rectory, and Springfield, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Clissold, Defoe, New River, Northfield, Northwold, and Springfield.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Clissold, Eastdown, Leabridge, New River, North Defoe, Northfield, Northwold, Rectory, South Defoe, and Springfield.

2010–present: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Cazenove, Clissold, Dalston, Hackney Downs, Leabridge, Lordship, New River, Springfield, and Stoke Newington Central.

The constituency covers the northern part of the London Borough of Hackney.

The seat is bordered by the constituencies of Hackney South and Shoreditch, Islington North, Tottenham, and Walthamstow.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[7] Party Notes
1950 David Weitzman Labour MP for Stoke Newington (1945-1950)

Oldest serving MP (1974-1979)

Last serving MP born in the 19th century.

1979 Ernie Roberts Labour Assistant General Secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers (1957-1977)
1987 Diane Abbott Labour First and longest-serving black female MP.

Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (2015-2016)
Shadow Secretary of State for Health (2016-2016)
Shadow Home Secretary (2016-2020)

Election results

Elections in the 2010s
2019 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Abbott 39,972 70.3 -4.8
Conservative Benjamin Obese-Jecty 6,784 11.9 -0.8
Green Alex Armitage 4,989 8.8 +4.2
Liberal Democrats Ben Mathis1 4,283 7.5 +0.8
Brexit Party Richard Ings 609 1.1 New
Renew Haseeb Ur-Rehman 151 0.3 New
Independent Loré Lixenberg 76 0.1 New
Majority 33,188 58.4 -4.0
Turnout 56,864 61.5 −4.7
Registered electors 92,462
Labour hold Swing -2.1

1: After the close of nominations, the Liberal Democrats suspended its support for Mathis's candidacy over tweets he made.[9]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000720

2017 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Abbott 42,265 75.1 +12.2
Conservative Amy Gray 7,126 12.7 -2.0
Liberal Democrats Joe Richards 3,817 6.8 +1.8
Green Alastair Binnie-Lubbock 2,606 4.6 -10.0
Animal Welfare Jonathan Homan 222 0.4 -0.1
Independent Abraham Spielmann 203 0.4 New
Friends Party Coraline Corlis-Khan 59 0.1 New
Majority 35,139 62.4 +14.3
Turnout 56,478 66.2 +9.6
Registered electors 85,058
Labour hold Swing +7.2
2015 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Abbott 31,357 62.9 +7.9
Conservative Amy Gray 7,349 14.7 +0.2
Green Heather Finlay 7,281 14.6 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Simon de Deney 2,492 5.0 −18.9
UKIP Keith Fraser 1,085 2.2 New
Animal Welfare Jon Homan 221 0.5 New
Communist League Jonathan Silberman 102 0.2 New
Majority 24,008 48.1 +17.0
Turnout 49,887 56.6 −6.3
Registered electors 88,153
Labour hold Swing +3.9
2010 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Abbott 25,553 55.0 +6.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Angus 11,092 23.9 +0.8
Conservative Darren Caplan 6,759 14.5 +0.1
Green Matt Sellwood 2,133 4.6 −5.1
Christian Maxine Hargreaves 299 0.6 New
Independent Suzanne Moore 258 0.6 New
Monster Raving Loony Knigel Knapp 182 0.4 −0.4
Independent Paul Shaer 96 0.2 New
Independent Alessandra Williams 61 0.1 New
Magna Carta Party Jack Pope-de-Locksley 26 0.1 New
Majority 14,461 31.1 +5.8
Turnout 46,459 62.9 +13.5
Registered electors 73,906
Labour hold Swing +2.6

Elections in the 2000s
2005 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Abbott 14,268 48.6 −12.4
Liberal Democrats James Blanchard 6,841 23.3 +9.2
Conservative Ertan Hurer 4,218 14.4 −0.6
Green Mischa Borris 2,907 9.9 +2.5
Independent David Vail 602 2.0 New
Socialist Labour Nusrat Sen 296 1.0 −1.6
Monster Raving Loony Nigel Barrow 248 0.8 New
Majority 7,427 25.3 −20.7
Turnout 29,380 49.6 +0.6
Registered electors 59,274
Labour hold Swing −10.8
2001 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Abbott 18,081 61.0 −4.2
Conservative Molly Dye 4,430 15.0 −1.9
Liberal Democrats Meral Ece 4,170 14.1 +3.9
Green Chit Chong 2,184 7.4 +3.1
Socialist Labour Sukant Chandan 756 2.6 New
Majority 13,651 46.0 −2.3
Turnout 29,621 49.0 −3.0
Registered electors 60,444
Labour hold Swing -1.1

Elections in the 1990s
1997 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Abbott 21,110 65.2 +7.4
Conservative Michael Lavender 5,483 16.9 −10.0
Liberal Democrats Douglas Taylor 3,306 10.2 −1.3
Green Yen Chit Chong 1,395 4.3 +1.1
Referendum Brian Maxwell 544 1.7 New
Independent Dickon Tolson 368 1.1 New
Independent Lisa Lovebucket 176 0.5 New
Majority 15,627 48.3 +17.4
Turnout 32,382 52.0 −11.5
Registered electors 62,308
Labour hold Swing +8.7
1992 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Abbott 20,083 57.8 +9.1
Conservative Cole Manson 9,356 26.9 −2.0
Liberal Democrats Keith Fitchett 3,996 11.5 −7.7
Green Heather M. Hunt 1,111 3.2 +0.6
Natural Law J Windsor 178 0.5 New
Majority 10,727 30.9 +11.1
Turnout 34,724 63.5 +5.4
Registered electors 54,655
Labour hold Swing +5.6

Elections in the 1980s
1987 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Diane Abbott 18,912 48.7 −3.3
Conservative Oliver Letwin 11,234 28.9 +0.3
Alliance Simon Taylor 7,446 19.2 +3.4
Green David FitzPatrick 997 2.6 +1.2
Red Front Yasmini Anwar 228 0.6 New
Majority 7,678 19.8 −3.6
Turnout 38,817 58.1 +3.4
Registered electors 66,771
Labour hold Swing –1.8
1983 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ernie Roberts 18,989 52.0 +0.4
Conservative Hartley Booth 10,444 28.6 -4.6
Alliance D Ash 5,746 15.8 New
Ecology David FitzPatrick 492 1.4 New
Communist Monty Goldman 426 1.2 -1.3
National Front J Field 396 1.1 -1.9
Majority 8,545 23.4 +5.1
Turnout 36,493 54.7 -6.2
Registered electors 66,754
Labour hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1970s
1979 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ernie Roberts 14,688 51.6 -7.6
Conservative Timothy Miller 9,467 33.2 +11.81
Liberal Tudor Gates 3,033 10.6 -3.0
National Front Sylvia May 860 3.0 -0.74
Communist Monty Goldman 440 1.5 0.0
Majority 5,221 18.4 -19.6
Turnout 28,488 60.9 +8.10
Registered electors 46,776
Labour hold Swing –4.2
October 1974 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Weitzman 16,525 59.20 +6.68
Conservative Anthony John Wylson 5,972 21.39 -2.56
Liberal Simon J. Lyons 3,796 13.60 -4.55
National Front Henry Charles Lord 1,044 3.74 -0.01
Communist Monty Goldman 418 1.50 0.13
Workers Revolutionary Michael Van der Poorten 159 0.57 New
Majority 10,553 37.81 +9.24
Turnout 27,914 52.80 -9.33
Registered electors 52,870
Labour hold Swing +4.6
February 1974 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Weitzman 17,160 52.52 -10.32
Conservative Anthony John Wylson 7,826 23.95 -10.75
Liberal Simon J. Lyons 5,932 18.15 New
National Front Henry Charles Lord 1,226 3.75 New
Communist Monty Goldman 532 1.63 -0.81
Majority 9,334 28.57 +0.45
Turnout 32,676 62.13 +12.06
Registered electors 52,595
Labour hold Swing +0.3
1970 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Weitzman 20,446 62.84 -4.57
Conservative John R. Boast 11,298 34.72 +6.28
Communist Monty Goldman 793 2.44 -1.71
Majority 9,148 28.12 -10.85
Turnout 32,537 50.07 -5.74
Registered electors 64,980
Labour hold Swing -5.4

Elections in the 1960s
1966 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Weitzman 24,221 67.41 +10.02
Conservative John R. Boast 10,221 28.44 -0.14
Communist Monty Goldman 1,491 4.15 New
Majority 14,000 38.97 +10.16
Turnout 35,933 55.81 -2.39
Registered electors 64,389
Labour hold Swing +5.1
1964 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Weitzman 21,777 57.39 +4.78
Conservative Roger L. White 10,843 28.58 -4.76
Liberal Jack Bright 5,324 14.03 +0.08
Majority 10,934 28.81 +9.44
Turnout 37,944 58.20 -9.52
Registered electors 65,191
Labour hold Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1950s
1959 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Weitzman 22,950 52.71 -4.25
Conservative Roger L. White 14,515 33.34 -0.87
Liberal Philip Phillips 6,076 13.95 +8.56
Majority 8,435 19.37 -3.38
Turnout 43,541 67.72 -0.19
Registered electors 64,723
Labour hold Swing –1.7
1955 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Weitzman 25,253 56.96 -2.13
Conservative Leonard Defries-Porter 15,165 34.21 +0.45
Liberal Benjamin Ashkenazi 2,388 5.39 -1.76
Communist Aubrey Morris 1,525 3.44 New
Majority 10,088 22.75 -2.59
Turnout 44,331 67.91 -11.0
Registered electors 65,281
Labour hold Swing –1.3
1951 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Weitzman 37,406 59.09 +4.19
Conservative Trevor Skeet 21,369 33.76 +2.16
Liberal Joan Allison 4,524 7.15 -5.45
Majority 16,037 25.34 +2.04
Turnout 63,299 78.91 +0.23
Registered electors 80,221
Labour hold Swing +1.0
1950 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Weitzman 33,783 54.9
Conservative William H. Bishop 19,469 31.6
Liberal Philip Phillips 7,740 12.6
Social Credit John Hargrave 551 0.9
Majority 14,314 23.3
Turnout 61,453 78.68
Registered electors 78,218
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
References
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