Hoxton (ward)

Hoxton is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.

Hoxton
Coordinates: 51.531°N 0.088°W / 51.531; -0.088
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughHackney
CreatedMay 2002
AbolishedMay 2014
Government
  BodyHackney London Borough Council
Area
  Total0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2)
Population
  Total15,174
  Density47,000/sq mi (18,000/km2)
Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1]

The ward stretches 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.

The ward returns three councillors to the borough council, with an election every four years. At the last election on 6 May 2010 Philip Glanville, Clay McKenzie, and Carole Williams all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 52%; with 5,150 votes cast.[2]

The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 15,174.[3]

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