Queensbridge was a ward in the London Borough of Hackney, forming part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.
Queensbridge | |
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Electoral ward | |
| Coordinates: 51.539°N 0.064°W / 51.539; -0.064 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| County | Greater London |
| London borough | Hackney |
| Created | 1 April 1965 |
| Abolished | May 2014 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Hackney London Borough Council |
| ONS code | 00AMGQ |
| GSS code | E05000245 |
The ward, renamed London Fields as of the 2014 local elections, returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the election on 6 May 2010, Emma Plouviez, Tom Price, and Patrick Vernon, all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 58%, with 5,360 votes cast.[1]
In 2001, Queensbridge ward had a total population of 10,165, near the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[2] The population at the 2011 Census was 13,670.[3]
The ward is part of the neighbourhood of Shoreditch, and includes London Fields and Broadway Market.[4]
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 | |
| From May 2014 |
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