Wick (ward) explained

Wick
Constituency Type:electoral ward
Parl Name:Hackney London Borough Council
District Label:Borough
District:Hackney
Region:Greater London
Region Label:County
Towns:Hackney Wick
Year:1965
Abolished:2014
Members Label:Councillors
Next:Hackney Wick
Population:11,734 (2011)
Blank1 Name:ONS code
Blank1 Info:00AMGU (2002–2014)
Blank2 Name:GSS code
Blank2 Info:E05000249 (2002–2014)

Wick was a ward in the London Borough of Hackney that formed part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. It fully covered the area of Hackney Wick and includes the part of the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics being built in the Borough.

The ward returned three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the previous local election on 6 May 2010 Antoinette Bramble, Chris Kennedy, and Jessica Webb, all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 54%; with 4,324 votes cast.[1]

Wick ward had a total population of 11,027, increasing to 11,734 at the 2011 Census.[2] This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[3]

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/wick-results.htm 2010 Council Elections results for Hackney Wick
  2. Web site: Hackney Ward population 2011. 22 October 2016. Office for National Statistics . Neighbourhood Statistics.
  3. http://www.hackney.gov.uk/xp-boroughprofile_chapter1.pdf LB Hackney Borough Profile