Hoxton (ward)
Encyclopedia
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 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.
Hoxton ward has a total population of 10,696. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
in the London Borough of Hackney
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....
and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch
Hackney South and Shoreditch
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 by the first-past-the-post system of election.-History:...
constituency.
The ward stretches from Hoxton Street and Hoxton Square
Hoxton Square
Hoxton Square is a garden square situated in Hoxton in the London Borough of Hackney, in London's East End. Formerly home to industrial premises, since the 1990s it has become the heart of the Hoxton arts and media scene, as well as being a hub of the thriving local entertainment district...
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
London local elections, 2010
Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 6 May 2010. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm....
Philip Glanville, Clay McKenzie, and Carole Williams all 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...
candidates, were returned. Turnout was 52%; with 5,150 votes cast.
Hoxton ward has a total population of 10,696. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.