Hackney South and Shoreditch (UK Parliament constituency)

Hackney South and Shoreditch
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Hackney South and Shoreditch in Greater London.
County	Greater London
Electorate	73,778 (December 2010)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	1974 (1974)
Member of parliament	Meg Hillier (Labour Co-op)
Number of members	One
Created from	Shoreditch & Finsbury
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	London

Hackney South and Shoreditch is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Meg Hillier of the Labour Party and of the Co-operative Party.^{[n 2]}

History

The seat was created in February 1974 from the former seat of Shoreditch and Finsbury.

Ronald Brown was elected in 1974 as a representative of the Labour Party but defected from the Opposition to join the fledgling Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981, at a time when Labour wished for Common Market withdrawal and the removal of keeping a nuclear deterrent during the Cold War. Brown held the seat as an SDP member until 1983, when he was defeated by Labour Party candidate Brian Sedgemore. Sedgemore announced his retirement from parliament at the 2005 election; but on 26 April 2005 defected to the Liberal Democrats, the successors to the SDP, shortly before the week of the election.^[2] The Liberal Democrats were unable to capitalise on the defection, their candidate only gaining the second largest gain in votes of the candidates competing.

Election Record

All elections since the seat's creation have been won by the Labour candidate, including the incumbent, Meg Hillier, with substantial majorities, making it a Labour stronghold.

Boundaries

Shoreditch Town Hall

1974-1983: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Dalston, De Beauvoir, Haggerston, Moorfields, Queensbridge, Victoria, and Wenlock.

1983-2010: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Chatham, Dalston, De Beauvoir, Haggerston, Homerton, King's Park, Moorfields, Queensbridge, Victoria, Wenlock, Westdown, and Wick.

2010-present: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Chatham, De Beauvoir, Hackney Central, Haggerston, Hoxton, King's Park, Queensbridge, Victoria, and Wick.

The constituency covers the southern part of the London Borough of Hackney.

The constituency shares a boundary with eight others: Walthamstow, Leyton & Wanstead, West Ham, Bethnal Green & Bow, Cities of London and Westminster, Islington South & Finsbury, Islington North, and its borough partner Hackney North & Stoke Newington.

Members of Parliament

	Member^[3]	Party
Feb 1974	Ronald Brown	Labour
1981	Ronald Brown	SDP
1983	Brian Sedgemore	Labour
2005	Brian Sedgemore	Liberal Democrat
2005	Meg Hillier	Labour

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Hackney South and Shoreditch^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Meg Hillier	30,633	64.4	+8.7
	Conservative	Jack Tinley	6,420	13.5	−0.1
	Green	Charlotte George	5,519	11.6	+8.6
	Liberal Democrat	Ben Mathis	2,186	4.6	−17.8
	UKIP	Angus Small	1,818	3.8	+2.3
	TUSC	Brian Debus	302	0.6	+0.6
	CISTA	Paul Birch	297	0.6	+0.6
	Christian Peoples	Taiwo Adewuyi	236	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Russell Shaw Higgs	78	0.2	+0.2
	Workers Revolutionary	Bill Rogers	63	0.1	+0.1
	Campaign	Gordon Shrigley^[6]	28	0.1	+0.1
Majority			24,213	50.9	+19.3
Turnout			47,580	56.0	−2.9
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+4.4

General Election 2010: Hackney South and Shoreditch^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Meg Hillier	23,888	55.7	+1.9
	Liberal Democrat	Dave Raval	9,600	22.4	+1.6
	Conservative	Simon Nayyar	5,800	13.5	+0.1
	Green	Polly Lane	1,493	3.5	-2.0
	UKIP	Michael King	651	1.5	n/a
	Liberal	Ben Rae	539	1.3	n/a
	Christian	John Williams	434	1.0	n/a
	Direct Democracy (Communist)	Nusret Sen	202	0.5	n/a
	Communist League	Paul Davies	110	0.3	n/a
	Independent	Denny de la Haye	95	0.2	n/a
	Independent	Jane Tuckett	26	0.1	n/a
	Independent	Michael Spinks	20	0.0	n/a
Majority			14,288	31.6	-0.1
Turnout			42,858	58.9	+7.5
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	0.1

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Hackney South and Shoreditch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Meg Hillier	17,048	52.9	–11.3
	Liberal Democrat	Hugh G. Bayliss	6,844	21.2	+6.6
	Conservative	John Moss	4,524	14.0	+0.2
	Green	Ipemndoh dan Iyan	1,779	5.5	N/A
	Respect	Dean Ryan	1,437	4.5	N/A
	Liberal	Benjamin Rae	313	1.0	N/A
	Communist	Monty Goldman	200	0.6	–0.3
	Workers Revolutionary	Jonty Leff	92	0.3	–0.2
Majority			10,204	31.7
Turnout			32,237	49.7	+2.3
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	–9.0

General Election 2001: Hackney South and Shoreditch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Sedgemore	19,471	64.2	+4.8
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony James Muschamp Vickers	4,422	14.6	–0.4
	Conservative	Paul Graham White	4,180	13.8	+0.5
	Socialist Alliance	Mrs. Cecilia Isabella Prosper	1,401	4.6	N/A
	Reform 2000	Saim Koksal	471	1.6	N/A
	Communist	Ivan Beavis	259	0.9	0.0
	Workers Revolutionary	William Paul Rogers	143	0.5	+0.1
Majority			15,049	49.6
Turnout			30,347	47.4	–7.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Hackney South and Shoreditch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Sedgemore	20,048	59.4	+6.0
	Liberal Democrat	Martin J. Pantling	5,058	15.0	+0.1
	Conservative	Christopher P. O'Leary	4,494	13.3	–15.7
	Independent	Terry V. Betts	2,436	7.2	N/A
	Referendum	Richard Franklin	613	1.8	N/A
	BNP	Gordon T. Callow	531	1.6	N/A
	Communist	Monty Goldman	298	0.9	N/A
	Natural Law	Miss Michelle L. Goldberg	145	0.4	–0.2
	Workers Revolutionary	William Paul Rogers	139	0.4	N/A
Majority			14,990	44.4
Turnout			33,762	54.5
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Hackney South and Shoreditch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Sedgemore	19,730	53.4	+5.5
	Conservative	Andrew John Turner	10,714	29.0	+0.3
	Liberal Democrat	George Wintle	5,533	15.0	–7.4
	Green	Len Lucas	772	2.1	N/A
	Natural Law	Ms Geraldine Norman	226	0.6	N/A
Majority			9,016	24.4
Turnout			36,975	63.8	+8.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Hackney South and Shoreditch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Sedgemore	18,799	47.9	+4.4
	Conservative	Michael Charles Northcroft-Brown	11,277	28.7	+5.4
	Liberal	Jeffrey David Roberts	8,812	22.4	Unclear
	Communist	David Green	403	1.0	+0.4
Majority			7,522	19.2
Turnout			32,291	55.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Hackney South and Shoreditch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Sedgemore	16,621	43.3	–12.5
	Conservative	Peter J.P. Croft	8,930	23.3	–5.2
	Social Democratic	Ronald William Brown	7,025	18.3
	Liberal	Jeffrey David Roberts	3,724	9.7
	Independent Labour	Steven J. Quilty	704	1.8
	National Front	Ralph Ashton	593	1.6
	BNP	Mrs. Valerie D. Tyndall	374	1.0
	Communist	David Green	246	0.6
	Workers Revolutionary	R.D. Goldstein	141	0.4
Majority			7,691	20.0
Turnout				53.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Both Brown and Roberts were official candidates of their respective local parties and both supported the Alliance between the Liberals and the SDP, however Brown was given endorsement by the both national parties.

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Hackney South and Shoreditch^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald William Brown	14,016	54.1	–9.9
	Conservative	David Evennett	7,312	28.2	+13.3
	Liberal	Jeffrey David Roberts	2,387	9.2	–2.5
	National Front	John Tyndall	1,958	7.6	–1.8
	Workers Revolutionary	Peter Curtis	215	0.8	N/A
Majority			6,704	25.9
Turnout			25,888	60.1	+5.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election October 1974: Hackney South and Shoreditch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald William Brown	17,333	64.0	+4.4
	Conservative	Harvey Proctor	4,038	14.9	–6.1
	Liberal	C. Bone	3,173	11.7	–7.7
	National Front	Ronald May	2,544	9.4	N/A
Majority			13,295	49.1
Turnout			27,088	54.7	–8.7
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Hackney South and Shoreditch
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ronald William Brown	18,580	59.6	N/A
	Conservative	Harvey Proctor	6,562	21.0	N/A
	Liberal	C. Bone	6,053	19.4	N/A
Majority			12,018	38.5	N/A
Turnout			31,195	63.4	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)

Notes and references

Notes

↑ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Loyal Bennite and political loner Michael White, The Guardian 27 April 2005 accessed 14 July 2009
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 1)
↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
↑ http://www.hackney.gov.uk/2015-general-election.htm#.Vb-0bXj5ndk 3Aug15
↑ http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2015/jan/13/gordon-shrigley-art-uk-election-2015-hogarth-ukip
↑ Hackney South & Shoreditch (results) (BBC News) accessed 7 May 2010
↑ http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge79/i10.htm

Sources

Election result, 2005 (BBC)
Election results, 1997 - 2001 (BBC)
Election results, 1997 - 2001 (Election Demon)
Election results, 1983 - 1992 (Election Demon)
Election results, 1992 - 2005 (Guardian)
Election results, 1974 - 1979 (Keele University)

Constituencies in London (73)

Labour (45)	Barking Bermondsey and Old Southwark Bethnal Green and Bow Brent Central Brentford and Isleworth Brent North Camberwell and Peckham Croydon North Dagenham and Rainham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing Central and Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hampstead and Kilburn Holborn and St. Pancras Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West and Penge Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden Poplar and Limehouse Streatham Tooting Tottenham Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Westminster North

Conservative (27)	Battersea Beckenham Bexleyheath and Crayford Bromley and Chislehurst Chelsea and Fulham Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon South Enfield Southgate Finchley and Golders Green Harrow East Hendon Hornchurch and Upminster Kensington Kingston and Surbiton Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Putney Richmond Park Romford Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner Sutton and Cheam Twickenham Uxbridge and South Ruislip Wimbledon

Liberal Democrats (1)	Carshalton and Wallington

London European constituency: Labour (4) Conservative (2) Green (1) UKIP (1)

Historic constituencies in London

1974	Acton Barking Battersea North Battersea South Beckenham Bermondsey Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing North Edmonton Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney Central Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith North Hampstead Harrow Central Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras South Hornchurch Hornsey Ilford North Ilford South Islington Central Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lambeth Central Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Orpington Paddington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond Romford Ruislip-Northwood St Marylebone St Pancras North Sidcup Southall Stepney and Poplar Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Wimbledon Wood Green Woolwich East Woolwich West

1983	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Stepney Bexleyheath Bow and Poplar Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Carshalton and Wallington Chelsea Chingford Chipping Barnet Chislehurst City of London and Westminster South Croydon Central Croydon North East Croydon North West Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich Ealing Acton Ealing North Ealing Southall Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Crayford Feltham and Heston Finchley Fulham Greenwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon North Hendon South Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington Kingston-upon-Thames Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton Mitcham and Morden Newham North East Newham North West Newham South Norwood Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Peckham Putney Ravensbourne Richmond and Barnes Romford Ruislip-Northwood Southwark and Bermondsey Streatham Surbiton Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow Wanstead and Woodford Westminster North Wimbledon Woolwich

1997	Barking Battersea Beckenham Bethnal Green and Bow Bexleyheath and Crayford Brent East Brent North Brent South Brentford and Isleworth Bromley and Chislehurst Camberwell and Peckham Carshalton and Wallington Chingford and Woodford Green Chipping Barnet Cities of London and Westminster Croydon Central Croydon North Croydon South Dagenham Dulwich and West Norwood Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush Ealing North Ealing Southall East Ham Edmonton Eltham Enfield North Enfield Southgate Erith and Thamesmead Feltham and Heston Finchley and Golders Green Greenwich and Woolwich Hackney North and Stoke Newington Hackney South and Shoreditch Hammersmith and Fulham Hampstead and Highgate Harrow East Harrow West Hayes and Harlington Hendon Holborn and St Pancras Hornchurch Hornsey and Wood Green Ilford North Ilford South Islington North Islington South and Finsbury Kensington and Chelsea Kingston and Surbiton Lewisham Deptford Lewisham East Lewisham West Leyton and Wanstead Mitcham and Morden North Southwark and Bermondsey Old Bexley and Sidcup Orpington Poplar and Canning Town Putney Regent's Park and Kensington North Richmond Park Romford Ruislip-Northwood Streatham Sutton and Cheam Tooting Tottenham Twickenham Upminster Uxbridge Vauxhall Walthamstow West Ham Wimbledon

Coordinates: 51°32′N 0°04′W / 51.54°N 0.06°W / 51.54; -0.06

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