Hoxton is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.
Hoxton | |
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Electoral ward | |
| Coordinates: 51.531°N 0.088°W / 51.531; -0.088 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| County | Greater London |
| London borough | Hackney |
| Created | May 2002 |
| Abolished | May 2014 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Hackney London Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,174 |
| • Density | 47,000/sq mi (18,000/km2) |
| Area and population statistics from the 2011 Census[1] | |
The ward stretches from Hoxton Street and Hoxton Square in the East to Old Street and City Road in the South and West and Shoreditch Park and the Regents Canal in the North.
The ward returns three councillors to the borough council, with an election every four years. At the last election on 6 May 2010 Philip Glanville, Clay McKenzie, and Carole Williams all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 52%; with 5,150 votes cast.[2]
The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 15,174.[3]
Wards of Hackney | |
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| April 1965 – May 1978 |
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| May 1978 – May 2002 |
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| May 2002 – May 2014 |
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| From May 2014 |
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