| Chatham | |
| Constituency Type: | electoral ward |
| Parl Name: | Hackney London Borough Council |
| District Label: | Borough |
| District: | Hackney |
| Region: | Greater London |
| Region Label: | County |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Abolished: | 2014 |
| Members Label: | Councillors |
| Next: | Homerton, King's Park, Lea Bridge |
| Population: | 13,232 (2011) |
| Electorate: | 8,781 (2010) |
| Blank1 Name: | ONS code |
| Blank1 Info: | 00AMGC (2002–2014) |
| Blank2 Name: | GSS code |
| Blank2 Info: | E05000233 (2002–2014) |
Chatham was a ward in the London Borough of Hackney from 1965 to 2014. It formed part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,232.[1] For the May 2014 election, the ward was replaced by a new Homerton ward, with some sections going to Lea Bridge ward and Hackney Wick ward.
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002. The ward returned three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years. In 2001, Chatham ward had a total population of 10,722. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[2]
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[3]
The election took place on 4 May 2006.[4]
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.[5]
Chatham ward existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965.
It was first used in the 1964 elections, with an electorate of 8,952, returning three councillors unopposed..[6]