De_Beauvoir_(ward)
De Beauvoir /dəˈboʊvwɑːr/ is a ward encompassing most of De Beauvoir Town, an area of Dalston in the London Borough of Hackney. The ward forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. The boundaries of the ward were revised in 2014.
| De Beauvoir | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Hackney London Borough Council | |
De Beauvoir ward boundaries since 2014 | |
| Borough | Hackney |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 9,195 (2021) |
| Electorate | 6,634 (2022) |
| Major settlements | De Beauvoir Town |
| Area | 0.6005 square kilometres (0.2319 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 1965 |
| GSS code | E05009371 |
In 2014 the ward boundary was revised, with a small area east of Kingsland Basin transferred to Haggerston Ward.[1]
2024 by-election
The by-election was held on 2 May 2024, following the resignation of Polly Billington. It took place on the same day as the 2024 London mayoral election, the 2024 London Assembly election and 14 other borough council by-elections across London.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jasmine Martins | 1,316 | |||
| Green | Antoinette Fernandez | 1,197 | |||
| Conservative | Tareke Gregg | 174 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Thrusie Cahill | 129 | |||
| Majority | 119 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,844 | 43.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2022 by-election
A by-election took place on 7 July 2022, following the resignation of Tom Dewey.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joe Walker | 758 | 41.5 | -15.5 | |
| Green | Tyrone Scott | 731 | 40.3 | +18.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thrusie Maurseth-Cahill | 133 | 7.3 | -5.0 | |
| Ind. Network | Kelly Reid | 83 | 4.6 | -3.8 | |
| Conservative | Oliver Hall | 82 | 4.5 | N/A | |
| Women's Equality | Kristal Bayliss | 27 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 27 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,822 | 27.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing |  16.9 |
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2022 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Polly Billington | 1,400 | 73.0 | ||
| Labour | Tom Dewey | 1,102 | 57.5 | ||
| Green | Heather Finlay | 538 | 28.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Hodgson | 302 | 15.7 | ||
| Green | Nicholas Lee | 288 | 15.0 | ||
| Ind. Network | Samantha May | 205 | 10.7 | ||
| Majority | 862 | ||||
| Majority | 564 | ||||
| Turnout | 33.4 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2018 election
The election took place on 3 May 2018.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Polly Billington | 1,448 | 62.6 | ||
| Labour | James Peters | 1,153 | 49.8 | ||
| Green | Heather Finlay | 451 | 19.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Martin | 336 | 14.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Pippa Morgan | 316 | 13.7 | ||
| Green | Nicholas Thorp | 210 | 9.1 | ||
| Conservative | Amina Lunat | 168 | 7.3 | ||
| Conservative | Mohamednasar Lunat | 138 | 6.0 | ||
| Duma Polska | Marlena Wendel | 24 | 1.0 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 34.6 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2014 election
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The ward returns two councillors to Hackney Council, with an election every four years. In 2011, De Beauvoir ward had a total population of 8,494 people. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[4]
2010 election
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2006 election
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2002 election
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There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.[5]
1998 election
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1996 by-election
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1994 by-election
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1994 election
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1992 by-election
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1991 by-election
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1990 election
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1988 by-election
A by-election was held on 25 February 1988, following the resignation of John Lettice.
1986 election
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1982 election
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1978 election
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De Beauvoir ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965.
1974 election
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1971 election
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1969 by-election
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1968 election
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1964 election
It was first used in the 1964 elections, with an electorate of 7,678, returning three councillors.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | A. P. Rose | 837 | |||
| Labour | J. G. Jepson | 833 | |||
| Labour | A. Samuels | 822 | |||
| Liberal | H. J. Newbrook | 286 | |||
| Liberal | E. A. Newbrook | 283 | |||
| Liberal | R. W. Walker | 281 | |||
| Conservative | W. J. Haste | 196 | |||
| Conservative | O. T. Kenway | 192 | |||
| Conservative | W. Sandler | 189 | |||
| Independent Labour | E. J. Scott | 26 | |||
| Turnout | 1,364 | 17.8 | |||
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- "LDN Mayoral Election Special: Khan Makes History". LDN Weekly. No. 315. London Communications Agency. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- LB Hackney Borough Profile "1.5 Population density", and table 1.10 "Population by ward, 2001" pp. 20; (LB Hackney, 2006) accessed 6 October 2009
- London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
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