Victoria (Hackney ward)

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

Victoria
Coordinates: 51.539°N 0.051°W / 51.539; -0.051
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughHackney
Created1 April 1965
Named forVictoria Park
Government
  BodyHackney London Borough Council
ONS code00AMGT
GSS codeE05000248

The ward returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the previous election on 6 May 2010, Katie Hanson, Daniel Kemp, and Geoff Taylor, all Labour Party candidates, were returned.[1]

Victoria ward has a total population of 12,065, the most populated ward in the borough. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674. Turnout was 57%; with 5,362 votes cast.[2] The population at the 2011 Census was 13,231[3]

References

  1. Council Elections 2010 results - Victoria (LB Hackney) accessed 11 May 2010
  2. 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
  3. "Hackney Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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