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Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency)

{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950 onwards}}

{{Redirect|Hackney North and Stoke Newington}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox UK constituency main

|name = Hackney North and Stoke Newington

|parliament = uk

|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}

|caption = Interactive map of boundaries from 2024

|image2 = File:Hackney North and Stoke Newington 2023 Constituency.svg

|caption2 = Boundary of Hackney North and Stoke Newington in Greater London

|year = 1950

|abolished =

|type = Borough

|previous = Hackney North; Stoke Newington

|next =

|electorate = 75,401 (2023){{cite web |url= https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition/2023-volume-two-constituency-names-designations-and-composition-london/#lg_hackney-north-and-stoke-newington-bc-75401 |title= The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – London |publisher=Boundary Commission for England |access-date=21 June 2024 |df=dmy }}

|mp = Diane Abbott

|party = Labour

|region = England

|county = Greater London

|european = London

|elects_howmany = One

}}

Hackney North and Stoke Newington is a constituency{{refn|A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 1987 by Diane Abbott, a member of the Labour Party who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 6 October 2016 to 5 April 2020. Abbott was one of the first three Black British MPs elected, and the first female Black British MP in the UK.

Constituency profile

The constituency has always elected Labour MPs since its creation in 1950. While well connected to Central London, including the City of London, the seat generally has moderate incomes rather than high, and a narrow majority of wards had a relatively high ranking when placed in the Index of Multiple Deprivation, compiled in 2000.{{cite web|url=http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|title=Local statistics – Office for National Statistics|website=neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk|access-date=2022-02-14|archive-date=2003-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211201309/http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/|url-status=dead}} In line with most of Greater London since 2000 many parts, especially Stamford Hill, Upper Clapton, Lower Clapton{{cite web|url=http://www.hackney.gov.uk|title=Hackney Council Hackney|website=www.hackney.gov.uk|access-date=2010-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222093915/http://www.hackney.gov.uk/|archive-date=2007-12-22|url-status=dead}} have become marginal in terms of local councillors and these districts, with to a lesser extent the eponymous Hackney and Stoke Newington, are in the process of becoming re-gentrified with ongoing increases in land value, proximity to the London 2012 venues and a council that successfully reduced the level of crime by about 30% within a four-year period.{{cite web|url=http://www.mouseprice.com/area-guide/e5|title=Area and Property Guide for E5 – Mouseprice|website=www.mouseprice.com|access-date=2013-01-03|archive-date=2015-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207032931/http://www.mouseprice.com/area-guide/e5|url-status=live}} Demographically, almost 60% of households are singletons and households have a higher than average level of unemployment.

Through all these changes, under incumbent Diane Abbott, the seat has remained a safe seat for Labour.

History

The seat was created in 1950 and has gone through many changes: in January 2006 the boundary moved again, this time to correspond with the local government ward boundaries.

Following major electoral reform at the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, also known as the Third Reform Act, the seat of Hackney was divided into two and Hackney North was formed, this time to return only one Member of Parliament, commencing with the 1885 general election.

The Stoke Newington constituency was created at the 1918 general election by the division of the Hackney North constituency by the Representation of the People Act 1918, known generally as Fourth Reform Act; an Act most importantly remembered for the first time extending suffrage to women. The constituency was identical in area to the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.

Following a decrease in the population the two constituencies were merged by the Representation of the People Act 1948, retaining David Weitzman as MP and becoming the current constituency in the 1950 general election.

;Political history

The seat's narrowest majority of 18.3% was in 1979 and its greatest, 62.4%, was in 2017. The 2015 result made the seat the 18th safest of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority and seventh safest in London.{{cite web |url=http://www.ukpolitical.info/labour-mps-elected-2015.htm |title=Labour Members of Parliament 2015 |website=UK Political.info |archive-date=2018-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929214847/http://www.ukpolitical.info/labour-mps-elected-2015.htm |url-status=live}}

In the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union, the constituency voted remain by 79.1%. This was the third highest support for remain for a constituency.{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wTK5dV2_YjCMsUYlwg0l48uWWf44sKgG8uFVMv5OWlA/edit#gid=893960794 |title=Revised estimates of leave vote in Westminster constituencies |access-date=26 October 2016 |archive-date=15 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315003907/https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wTK5dV2_YjCMsUYlwg0l48uWWf44sKgG8uFVMv5OWlA/edit#gid=893960794 |url-status=live }}

Boundaries

{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency) 2010}}|frame=yes|frame-width=260|text=Map of boundaries 2010–2024}}

The constituency covers the northern part of the London Borough of Hackney and is bordered by the constituencies of Hackney South and Shoreditch, Islington North, Tottenham, and Walthamstow.

1950–1955: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Leaside, Maury, Southwold, Springfield, and Stamford, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.

1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Northfield, Northwold, Rectory, and Springfield, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington.

1974–1983: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Clissold, Defoe, New River, Northfield, Northwold, and Springfield.

1983–2010: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Clissold, Eastdown, Leabridge, New River, North Defoe, Northfield, Northwold, Rectory, South Defoe, and Springfield.

2010–2024: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Cazenove, Clissold, Dalston, Hackney Downs, Leabridge, Lordship, New River, Springfield, and Stoke Newington Central.

2024–present: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Cazenove, Clissold, Hackney Downs, King's Park, Lea Bridge, Shacklewell, Springfield, Stamford Hill West, and Stoke Newington.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 3 London region}}

:Brownswood and Woodberry Down wards were transferred to Tottenham, and Dalston ward to Hackney South and Shoreditch, in exchange for the King's Park ward.

Members of Parliament

class="wikitable"
colspan="2"|ElectionMember{{Rayment-hc|h|1|date=March 2012}}

!Party

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 1950

| David Weitzman

| rowspan="3" | Labour

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 1979

| Ernie Roberts

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

| 1987

| rowspan="3" |Diane Abbott

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |

|2023

|Independent

style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |

|2024

|Labour

Election results

File:Hac N Election Results.png

= Elections in the 2020s =

{{Election box begin|title=2024 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington{{cite news |title=Hackney North and Stoke Newington - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001259 |access-date=4 December 2024 |work=BBC News}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Diane Abbott|votes=24,355|percentage=59.5|change=-10.3|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Antoinette Fernandez|votes=9,275|percentage=22.6|change=+14.6|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=David Landau|votes=3,457|percentage=8.4|change=-4.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Rebecca Jones|votes=1,562|percentage=3.8|change=-3.9|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Deborah Cairns|votes=1,283|percentage=3.1|change=+2.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ryan Ahmed|votes=621|percentage=1.5|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Official Monster Raving Loony Party|Independent|candidate=Knigel Knapp|votes=224|percentage=0.5|change=N/A|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Kombat Diva|votes= 182|percentage=0.4|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 15,080

|percentage = 36.9

|change = –19.9

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 40,959

|percentage = 52.7

|change = –15.5

}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = 77,797

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|loser =

|swing = {{decrease}}12.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 2010s=

class="wikitable"
colspan="4" | 2019 notional result{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5 |title=Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 |date= |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=UK Parliament}}
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote

! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %

{{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}

| Labour

align=right| 35,856align=right| 69.8
{{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}}

| Conservative

align=right| 6,694align=right| 13.0
{{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}}

| Green

align=right| 4,117align=right| 8.0
{{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}

| Liberal Democrats

align=right| 3,973align=right| 7.7
{{party color cell|Brexit Party}}

| Brexit Party

align=right| 489align=right| 1.0
{{party color cell|Independent politician}}

| Others

align=right| 227align=right| 0.4
colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"|
colspan="2"|Turnout

|align=right|51,356

|align=right|68.1

colspan="2"|Electorate

|align=right|75,401

{{Election box begin|title=2019 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington{{cite news |title=Hackney North & Stoke Newington Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000720 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=23 November 2019 |archive-date=3 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403011610/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000720 |url-status=live}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Diane Abbott|votes=39,972|percentage=70.3|change=-4.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Benjamin Obese-Jecty|votes=6,784|percentage=11.9|change=-0.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Alex Armitage|votes=4,989|percentage=8.8|change=+4.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Ben Mathis1|votes=4,283|percentage=7.5|change=+0.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Brexit Party|candidate=Richard Ings|votes=609|percentage=1.1|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Renew Party|candidate=Haseeb Ur-Rehman|votes=151|percentage=0.3|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Loré Lixenberg|votes=76|percentage=0.1|change=New}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 33,188

|percentage = 58.4

|change = -4.0

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 56,864

|percentage = 61.5

|change = −4.7

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 92,462

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = -2.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

1: After the close of nominations, the Liberal Democrats suspended their support for Mathis's candidacy over tweets he made.{{cite web|title=Hackney North Lib Dem Candidate |url=https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2019/11/24/hackney-north-lib-dem-candidate-dropped-clearly-offensive-tweets/ |website=Hackney Citizen |date=24 November 2019 |publisher=Ed Sheridan |access-date=25 November 2019 |archive-date=2 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102142255/https://www.hackneycitizen.co.uk/2019/11/24/hackney-north-lib-dem-candidate-dropped-clearly-offensive-tweets/ |url-status=live}}

{{Election box begin | title=2017 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000720 |title=Hackney North & Stoke Newington parliamentary constituency |work=BBC News |access-date=2018-06-21 |archive-date=2017-12-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225061809/http://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14000720 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |title=Commons Briefing Paper 7979. General Election 2017: results and analysis |edition=Second |date=29 January 2019 |orig-date=7 April 2018 |publisher=House of Commons Library |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112183438/https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Diane Abbott|votes=42,265|percentage=75.1|change=+12.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Amy Gray|votes=7,126|percentage=12.7|change=-2.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Joe Richards|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|percentage=6.8|votes=3,817|change=+1.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Alastair Binnie-Lubbock||party=Green Party of England and Wales|percentage=4.6|votes=2,606|change=-10.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Animal Welfare Party|candidate=Jonathan Homan|votes=222|percentage=0.4|change=-0.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Abraham Spielmann|party=Independent (politician)|percentage=0.4|votes=203|change=New}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Friends Party

|candidate = Coraline Corlis-Khan

|votes =59

|percentage =0.1

|change =New

}}{{Election box majority|change=+14.2|percentage=62.4|votes=35,139}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=56,478|percentage=66.2|change=+9.6}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 85,058

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +7.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=2015 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000720|title=Hackney North & Stoke Newington parliamentary constituency – Election 2017|via=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=2018-06-21|archive-date=2017-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224231502/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000720|url-status=live}}|

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Diane Abbott

|votes = 31,357

|percentage = 62.9

|change = +7.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Amy Gray

|votes = 7,349

|percentage = 14.7

|change = +0.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Heather Finlay

|votes = 7,281

|percentage = 14.6

|change = +10.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Simon de Deney

|votes = 2,492

|percentage = 5.0

|change = −18.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Keith Fraser

|votes = 1,085

|percentage = 2.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Animal Welfare Party

|candidate = Jon Homan

|votes = 221

|percentage = 0.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Communist League (UK, 1988)

|candidate = Jonathan Silberman

|votes = 102

|percentage = 0.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 24,008

|percentage = 48.2

|change = +17.1

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 49,887

|percentage = 56.6

|change = −6.3

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 88,153

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +3.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=2010 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington[https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20100423162438/http://www.hackney.gov.uk/hackney-north-sopn-nop.doc Statement of People Nominated] Hackney Borough Council{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b92.stm|title=Election 2010|publisher=BBC News|access-date=7 May 2010|archive-date=23 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823072659/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/b92.stm|url-status=live}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Diane Abbott

|votes = 25,553

|percentage = 55.0

|change = +6.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Keith Angus

|votes = 11,092

|percentage = 23.9

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Darren Caplan

|votes = 6,759

|percentage = 14.5

|change = +0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Matt Sellwood

|votes = 2,133

|percentage = 4.6

|change = −5.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Christian Party (UK)

|candidate = Maxine Hargreaves

|votes = 299

|percentage = 0.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Suzanne Moore

|votes = 258

|percentage = 0.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party

|candidate = Knigel Knapp

|votes = 182

|percentage = 0.4

|change = −0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Paul Shaer

|votes = 96

|percentage = 0.2

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Alessandra Williams

|votes = 61

|percentage = 0.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Magna Carta Party

|candidate = Jack Pope-de-Locksley

|votes = 26

|percentage = 0.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 14,461

|percentage = 31.1

|change = +5.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 46,459

|percentage = 62.9

|change = +13.5

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 73,906

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +2.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 2000s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=2005 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Diane Abbott

|votes = 14,268

|percentage = 48.6

|change = −12.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = James Blanchard

|votes = 6,841

|percentage = 23.3

|change = +9.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Ertan Hurer

|votes = 4,218

|percentage = 14.4

|change = −0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Mischa Borris

|votes = 2,907

|percentage = 9.9

|change = +2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = David Vail

|votes = 602

|percentage = 2.0

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Nusrat Sen

|votes = 296

|percentage = 1.0

|change = −1.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party

|candidate = Nigel Barrow

|votes = 248

|percentage = 0.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,427

|percentage = 25.3

|change = −20.7

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 29,380

|percentage = 49.6

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 59,274

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −10.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=2001 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Diane Abbott

|votes = 18,081

|percentage = 61.0

|change = −4.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Molly Dye

|votes = 4,430

|percentage = 15.0

|change = −1.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Meral Ece

|votes = 4,170

|percentage = 14.1

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Chit Chong

|votes = 2,184

|percentage = 7.4

|change = +3.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Sukant Chandan

|votes = 756

|percentage = 2.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 13,651

|percentage = 46.0

|change = −2.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 29,621

|percentage = 49.0

|change = −3.0

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 60,444

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = -1.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1990s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=1997 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Diane Abbott

|votes = 21,110

|percentage = 65.2

|change = +7.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Lavender

|votes = 5,483

|percentage = 16.9

|change = −10.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Douglas Taylor

|votes = 3,306

|percentage = 10.2

|change = −1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Yen Chit Chong

|votes = 1,395

|percentage = 4.3

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Brian Maxwell

|votes = 544

|percentage = 1.7

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Independent

|candidate = Dickon Tolson

|votes = 368

|percentage = 1.1

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Independent

|candidate = Lisa Lovebucket

|votes = 176

|percentage = 0.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 15,627

|percentage = 48.3

|change = +17.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32,382

|percentage = 52.0

|change = −11.5

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 62,308

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +8.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1992 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Diane Abbott

|votes = 20,083

|percentage = 57.8

|change = +9.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Cole Manson

|votes = 9,356

|percentage = 26.9

|change = −2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Keith Fitchett

|votes = 3,996

|percentage = 11.5

|change = −7.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Heather M. Hunt

|votes = 1,111

|percentage = 3.2

|change = +0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = J Windsor

|votes = 178

|percentage = 0.5

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,727

|percentage = 30.9

|change = +11.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 34,724

|percentage = 63.5

|change = +5.4

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 54,655

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +5.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Elections in the 1980s=

{{Election box begin |

|title=1987 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Diane Abbott

|votes = 18,912

|percentage = 48.7

|change = −3.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Oliver Letwin

|votes = 11,234

|percentage = 28.9

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Simon Taylor

|votes = 7,446

|percentage = 19.2

|change = +3.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party (UK)

|candidate = David FitzPatrick

|votes = 997

|percentage = 2.6

|change = +1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Red Front (UK)

|candidate = Yasmini Anwar

|votes = 228

|percentage = 0.6

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,678

|percentage = 19.8

|change = −3.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,817

|percentage = 58.1

|change = +3.4

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 66,771

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = –1.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1983 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ernie Roberts

|votes = 18,989

|percentage = 52.0

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Hartley Booth

|votes = 10,444

|percentage = 28.6

|change = -4.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = David Ash

|votes = 5,746

|percentage = 15.8

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ecology Party (UK)

|candidate = David FitzPatrick

|votes = 492

|percentage = 1.4

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of Great Britain

|candidate = Monty Goldman

|votes = 426

|percentage = 1.2

|change = -1.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = J Field

|votes = 396

|percentage = 1.1

|change = -1.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,545

|percentage = 23.4

|change = +5.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 36,493

|percentage = 54.7

|change = -6.2

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 66,754

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +2.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 1970s =

{{Election box begin |

|title=1979 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Ernie Roberts

|votes = 14,688

|percentage = 51.6

|change = -7.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Timothy Miller

|votes = 9,467

|percentage = 33.2

|change = +11.81

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Tudor Gates

|votes = 3,033

|percentage = 10.6

|change = -3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = Sylvia May

|votes = 860

|percentage = 3.0

|change = -0.74

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of Great Britain

|candidate = Monty Goldman

|votes = 440

|percentage = 1.5

|change = 0.0

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,221

|percentage = 18.4

|change = -19.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 28,488

|percentage = 60.9

|change = +8.10

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 46,776

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = –4.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=October 1974 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Weitzman

|votes = 16,525

|percentage = 59.20

|change = +6.68

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony John Wylson

|votes = 5,972

|percentage = 21.39

|change = -2.56

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Simon J. Lyons

|votes = 3,796

|percentage = 13.60

|change = -4.55

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = Henry Charles Lord

|votes = 1,044

|percentage = 3.74

|change = -0.01

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of Great Britain

|candidate = Monty Goldman

|votes = 418

|percentage = 1.50

|change = -0.13

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)

|candidate = Michael Van der Poorten

|votes = 159

|percentage = 0.57

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,553

|percentage = 37.81

|change = +9.24

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 27,914

|percentage = 52.80

|change = -9.33

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 52,870

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +4.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=February 1974 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Weitzman

|votes = 17,160

|percentage = 52.52

|change = -10.32

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Anthony John Wylson

|votes = 7,826

|percentage = 23.95

|change = -10.75

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Simon J. Lyons

|votes = 5,932

|percentage = 18.15

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = Henry Charles Lord

|votes = 1,226

|percentage = 3.75

|change = New

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of Great Britain

|candidate = Monty Goldman

|votes = 532

|percentage = 1.63

|change = -0.81

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,334

|percentage = 28.57

|change = +0.45

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32,676

|percentage = 62.13

|change = +12.06

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 52,595

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +0.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1970 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Weitzman

|votes = 20,446

|percentage = 62.84

|change = -4.57

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John R. Boast

|votes = 11,298

|percentage = 34.72

|change = +6.28

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of Great Britain

|candidate = Monty Goldman

|votes = 793

|percentage = 2.44

|change = -1.71

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,148

|percentage = 28.12

|change = -10.85

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 32,537

|percentage = 50.07

|change = -5.74

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 64,980

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = -5.4

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 1960s =

{{Election box begin |

|title=1966 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Weitzman

|votes = 24,221

|percentage = 67.41

|change = +10.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = John R. Boast

|votes = 10,221

|percentage = 28.44

|change = -0.14

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of Great Britain

|candidate = Monty Goldman

|votes = 1,491

|percentage = 4.15

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 14,000

|percentage = 38.97

|change = +10.16

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 35,933

|percentage = 55.81

|change = -2.39

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 64,389

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +5.1

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1964 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Weitzman

|votes = 21,777

|percentage = 57.39

|change = +4.78

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Roger White

|votes = 10,843

|percentage = 28.58

|change = -4.76

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Jack Bright

|votes = 5,324

|percentage = 14.03

|change = +0.08

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,934

|percentage = 28.81

|change = +9.44

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 37,944

|percentage = 58.20

|change = -9.52

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 65,191

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +4.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

= Elections in the 1950s =

{{Election box begin |

|title=1959 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Weitzman

|votes = 22,950

|percentage = 52.71

|change = -4.25

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Roger White

|votes = 14,515

|percentage = 33.34

|change = -0.87

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Philip Phillips

|votes = 6,076

|percentage = 13.95

|change = +8.56

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,435

|percentage = 19.37

|change = -3.38

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 43,541

|percentage = 67.72

|change = -0.19

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 64,723

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = –1.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1955 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Weitzman

|votes = 25,253

|percentage = 56.96

|change = -2.13

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Leonard Defries-Porter

|votes = 15,165

|percentage = 34.21

|change = +0.45

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Benjamin Ashkenazi

|votes = 2,388

|percentage = 5.39

|change = -1.76

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of Great Britain

|candidate = Aubrey Morris

|votes = 1,525

|percentage = 3.44

|change = New

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,088

|percentage = 22.75

|change = -2.59

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 44,331

|percentage = 67.91

|change = -11.0

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 65,281

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = –1.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1951 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Weitzman

|votes = 37,406

|percentage = 59.09

|change = +4.19

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Trevor Skeet

|votes = 21,369

|percentage = 33.76

|change = +2.16

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Joan Allison

|votes = 4,524

|percentage = 7.15

|change = -5.45

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 16,037

|percentage = 25.34

|change = +2.04

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 63,299

|percentage = 78.91

|change = +0.23

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 80,221

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +1.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1950 general election: Hackney North and Stoke Newington}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = David Weitzman

|votes = 33,783

|percentage = 54.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = William H. Bishop

|votes = 19,469

|percentage = 31.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Philip Phillips

|votes = 7,740

|percentage = 12.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Credit Party of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

|candidate = John Hargrave

|votes = 551

|percentage = 0.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 14,314

|percentage = 23.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 61,453

|percentage = 78.68

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors|

|reg. electors = 78,218

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

Notes

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20180216152334/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/edates.htm Politics Resources] (Election results from 1922 onwards)
  • [http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/flatfile.html Electoral Calculus] (Election results from 1955 onwards)
  • [http://www.dianeabbott.org.uk/ Diane Abbott's website]
  • [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13122.html Hackney North and Stoke Newington UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
  • [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/65550.html Hackney North and Stoke Newington UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
  • [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168559.html Hackney North and Stoke Newington UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

{{Constituencies in London}}

{{Historic constituencies in London

| 1832 = n

| 1868 = n

| 1885 = n

| 1918 = n

| 1950 = y

| 1955 = y

| 1974 = y

| 1983 = y

| 1997 = y

| 2010 = y

| 2024 = y

}}

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