Brownswood (ward)

Brownswood is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. The population of the ward in 2011 was 11,091.[1] The boundaries of the ward from May 2014 are revised.

Brownswood
Electoral ward
Coordinates: 51.565°N 0.097°W / 51.565; -0.097
CountryUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
CountyGreater London
London boroughHackney
Created1 April 1965
Named forManor of Brownswood
Government
 • BodyHackney London Borough Council
Area
 • Total0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total11,091
 • Density34,000/sq mi (13,000/km2)
ONS code00AMGA
GSS codeE05000231

1965–1978

Brownswood ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965. It was first used in the 1964 election to Hackney London Borough Council, with an electorate of 5,629, returning two councillors.[2] On 7 May 1964 election there was a turnout of 20.1% and both councillors elected were Labour Party members. The councillors did not formally take up office until 1 April 1965, for a three-year term.

At 9 May 1968 election there was a turnout of 25.9% and both councillors elected were Conservative Party members.[3] The councillors served for a three-year term. For 13 May 1971 election there was a turnout of 30.6% and two Labour Party members were elected. The councillors served for a three-year term.[4]

The election on 2 May 1974 had a turnout of 26.6% and returned two Labour Party members. The term length was changed by the Local Government Act 1972 and the councillors were elected for a four-year term at this and all subsequent elections.[5]

1978–2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.[6] The ward had an electorate of 5,592 and returned two councillors.

The ward elected two Labour Party members at the election on 4 May 1978 with a turnout of 34.5%.[7]

For the election on 6 May 1982 the ward elected two Labour Party members, with a turnout of 34%[8]

At the election on 8 May 1986 two Labour Party members were returned with a turnout of 40%.[9]

In 2001 Brownswood ward had a total population of 11,315. This compared with the average ward population within the borough at the time of 10,674.[10]

2002–2014

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002. The ward returns three councillors to the Hackney London Borough Council holding an election every four years. At the previous election on 6 May 2010 Brian Bell, Feryat Demirci, and Oli de Botton; all Labour Party candidates, were returned. The turnout was 60%, with 4,637 votes cast.[11]

From 2014

The ward was reduced in size for the May 2014 election with the eastern section becoming part of the new ward of Woodberry Down.[12] The number of councillors elected for the revised Brownswood ward was reduced from three to two, returning Labour Party candidates Clare Potter and Brian Bell.[13]

References
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  6. London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  10. LB Hackney Borough Profile "1.5 Population density", and table 1.10 "Population by ward, 2001" pp. 20. Retrieved 6 October 2009
  11. Elected local councillors Archived 10 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine (LB Hackney) accessed 8 May 2010
  12. "The Hackney (Electoral Changes) Order 2013 (2013 No. 2795)" (PDF). 30 October 2013.
  13. "European parliamentary, council and mayoral elections 22 May 2014 | Hackney Council".
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