Hackney South and Shoreditch
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Hackney South and Shoreditch is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
. It elects one Member of Parliament
(MP) by the first-past-the-post
system of election.
, and has a history of members switching parties. Ronald Brown
, former incumbent for Shoreditch and Finsbury, was elected in 1974 as a representative of the Labour Party
, but joined the splinter Social Democratic Party (SDP)
in 1981. He held the seat as an SDP member until 1983, when he was defeated by Labour Party candidate Brian Sedgemore
. Sedgemore announced his retirement from parliament at the 2005 election
; but on 26 April 2005 defected to the Liberal Democrats
, the successors to the SDP, shortly before the week of the election. The Liberal Democrats were unable to capitalise on the defection; and the seat was held for Labour by the current incumbent Meg Hillier
.
The constituency covers the southern part of the London Borough of Hackney
. It is made up of nine electoral wards from the borough:
The constituency shares a boundary with eight others:
Walthamstow
, Leyton & Wanstead, West Ham
, Bethnal Green & Bow, Cities of London and Westminster
, Islington South & Finsbury, Islington North
, and its borough partner Hackney North & Stoke Newington.
, the Boundary Commission for England made some changes to Hackney South and Shoreditch. Parts of Dalston ward and Leabridge ward were transferred to the constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and part of Hackney Central ward was transferred from Hackney North and Stoke Newington to Hackney South and Shoreditch.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. It elects one Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) by the first-past-the-post
First-past-the-post
First-past-the-post voting refers to an election won by the candidate with the most votes. The winning potato candidate does not necessarily receive an absolute majority of all votes cast.-Overview:...
system of election.
History
The seat was created in February 1974 from the former seat of Shoreditch and FinsburyShoreditch and Finsbury (UK Parliament constituency)
Shoreditch and Finsbury was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Shoreditch district of the East End of London and the adjacent Finsbury area...
, and has a history of members switching parties. Ronald Brown
Ronald Brown (English politician)
Ronald William Brown was a British Labour Party politician. He was the younger brother of George Brown, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1960 to 1970....
, former incumbent for Shoreditch and Finsbury, was elected in 1974 as a representative of the Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
, but joined the splinter Social Democratic Party (SDP)
Social Democratic Party (UK)
The Social Democratic Party was a political party in the United Kingdom that was created on 26 March 1981 and existed until 1988. It was founded by four senior Labour Party 'moderates', dubbed the 'Gang of Four': Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams...
in 1981. He held the seat as an SDP member until 1983, when he was defeated by Labour Party candidate Brian Sedgemore
Brian Sedgemore
Brian Charles John Sedgemore is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom; he was a Member of Parliament from 1974 until 1979, and from 1983 until 2005...
. Sedgemore announced his retirement from parliament at the 2005 election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
; but on 26 April 2005 defected to the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
, the successors to the SDP, shortly before the week of the election. The Liberal Democrats were unable to capitalise on the defection; and the seat was held for Labour by the current incumbent Meg Hillier
Meg Hillier
Margaret Olivia Hillier is a British Labour Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Hackney South and Shoreditch since 2005, and was a junior Minister in HM Government from 2007 to 2010...
.
Boundaries
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
. It is made up of nine electoral wards from the borough:
- ChathamChatham (ward)Chatham is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.The ward returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the last local election on 6 May 2010, Luke Akehurst, Sally Mulready, and Guy Nicholson,...
, De BeauvoirDe Beauvoir (ward)De Beauvoir is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.The ward returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the last election on 6 May 2010, Rob Chapman, Gulay Icoz, and Tom Ebbutt, all Labour...
, Hackney CentralHackney Central (ward)Hackney Central is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.The ward returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the previous election on 6 May 2010 Alan Laing, Samantha Lloyd, and Vincent Stops...
, HaggerstonHaggerston (ward)Hagerston is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.The ward returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the previous election on 6 May 2010 Ann Munn, Jonathan McShane, and Barry Buitekant all...
, HoxtonHoxton (ward)Hoxton is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.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...
, King's ParkKings Park (ward)Kings Park is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.The ward returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the previous election on 6 May 2010 Julius Asabgwiy Nkafu, Sharon Patrick, and Saleem...
, QueensbridgeQueensbridge (ward)Queensbridge is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.The ward returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the last election on 6 May 2010, Emma Plouviez, Tom Price, and Patrick Vernon, all...
, Victoria, WickWick (ward)Wick is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney that forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. It fully covers the area of Hackney Wick and includes the part of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics being built in the Borough....
The constituency shares a boundary with eight others:
Walthamstow
Walthamstow (UK Parliament constituency)
Walthamstow is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- 1885–1918 :...
, Leyton & Wanstead, West Ham
West Ham (UK Parliament constituency)
West Ham is a parliamentary constituency in the London Borough of Newham, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
, Bethnal Green & Bow, Cities of London and Westminster
Cities of London and Westminster (UK Parliament constituency)
Cities of London and Westminster is a borough constituency covering the area comprising the City of London and southern portion of the City of Westminster in Central London...
, Islington South & Finsbury, Islington North
Islington North (UK Parliament constituency)
Islington North is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...
, and its borough partner Hackney North & Stoke Newington.
Boundary review
Following its review of parliamentary representation in North LondonNorth London
North London is the northern part of London, England. It is an imprecise description and the area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes. Common to these definitions is that it includes districts located north of the River Thames and is used in comparison with South...
, the Boundary Commission for England made some changes to Hackney South and Shoreditch. Parts of Dalston ward and Leabridge ward were transferred to the constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and part of Hackney Central ward was transferred from Hackney North and Stoke Newington to Hackney South and Shoreditch.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| Feb 1974 United Kingdom general election, February 1974 The United Kingdom's general election of February 1974 was held on the 28th of that month. It was the first of two United Kingdom general elections held that year, and the first election since the Second World War not to produce an overall majority in the House of Commons for the winning party,... |
Ronald Brown Ronald Brown (English politician) Ronald William Brown was a British Labour Party politician. He was the younger brother of George Brown, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1960 to 1970.... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 1981 | SDP Social Democratic Party (UK) The Social Democratic Party was a political party in the United Kingdom that was created on 26 March 1981 and existed until 1988. It was founded by four senior Labour Party 'moderates', dubbed the 'Gang of Four': Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams... |
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| 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
Brian Sedgemore Brian Sedgemore Brian Charles John Sedgemore is a former Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom; he was a Member of Parliament from 1974 until 1979, and from 1983 until 2005... |
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
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| 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160.... |
Meg Hillier Meg Hillier Margaret Olivia Hillier is a British Labour Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Hackney South and Shoreditch since 2005, and was a junior Minister in HM Government from 2007 to 2010... |
Labour Co-operative Labour Co-operative Labour and Co-operative describes those candidates in British elections standing on behalf of both the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party, based on a national agreement between the two parties.... |
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Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Hackney
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London
Sources
- Election result, 2005 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
- Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
- Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)
- Election results, 1974 - 1979 (Keele University)