Queensbridge (ward) explained

Queensbridge
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
Population:13,670 (2011)
Electorate:9,157 (2010)
Blank1 Name:ONS code
Blank1 Info:00AMGQ (2002–2014)
Blank2 Name:GSS code
Blank2 Info:E05000245 (2002–2014)

Queensbridge was a ward in the London Borough of Hackney, forming part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.

The ward, renamed London Fields as of the 2014 local elections, returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the election on 6 May 2010, Emma Plouviez, Tom Price, and Patrick Vernon, all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 58%, with 5,360 votes cast.[1]

In 2001, Queensbridge ward had a total population of 10,165, near the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[2] The population at the 2011 Census was 13,670.[3]

The ward is part of the neighbourhood of Shoreditch, and includes London Fields and Broadway Market.[4]

2002–2014 Hackney council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002.

2002 election

1978–2002 Hackney council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.

1978 election

1964–1978 Hackney council elections

1964 election

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hackney.gov.uk/queensbridge-result.htm 2010 election results - Queensbridge
  2. http://www.hackney.gov.uk/xp-boroughprofile_chapter1.pdf LB Hackney Borough Profile
  3. Web site: Hackney Ward population 2011. 22 October 2016. Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics.
  4. http://www.invest-in-hackney.org/files/uploads/queensbridge-ward-profile_1.pdf A Profile of Queensbridge Ward