De Beauvoir (ward)

De Beauvoir
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

De Beauvoir /dəˈboʊvwɑːr/ is a ward encompassing all of De Beauvoir Town and small part of Dalston in the London Borough of Hackney. 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.

From 2014

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]

2024 De Beauvoir by-election
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.

2022 De Beauvoir by-election
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

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[3]

2022 Hackney London Borough Council election: De Beauvoir (2)
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.^[4]

2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: De Beauvoir (2)
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

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[5]

2014 Hackney London Borough Council election: De Beauvoir (2)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Laura Bunt	1,336	57.5
	Labour	James Peters	1,245	53.6
	Conservative	Cameron Lucas Brown	433	18.6
	Green	Catherine Ryan	476	20.5
	Green	Nicholas Lee	418	18.0
	Conservative	Weronika Zolnierzak	342	14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Rebecca Freeman	189	8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Cynthia Dimineux	150	6.5
	TUSC	Chris Newby	58	2.5
Majority			769	33.1
	Labour win (new boundaries)
	Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2014

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.^[6]

2010 election

2006 election

2002 election

1978–2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.^[7]

1998 election

1996 by-election

1994 by-election

1994 election

1992 by-election

1991 by-election

1990 election

1988 by-election

A by-election was held on 25 February 1988, following the resignation of John Lettice.

1988 De Beauvoir by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Thomas A. Brake	613
	Labour	David J. F. Pollock	512
	Conservative	Christopher D. Sills	398
	Green	Jonathan Edwards	127
Majority			101
Turnout			7,020	23.6
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

1965–1978

De Beauvoir ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965.

1974 election

1971 election

1969 by-election

1968 election

1964 election

It was first used in the 1964 elections, with an electorate of 7,678, returning three councillors.^[8]

1964 Hackney London Borough Council election: De Beauvoir (3)
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
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)

References

^ LGBCE Report https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20221202001226mp_/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/13742/hackney-final-recs-report-april-2012-final.pdf
^ "LDN Mayoral Election Special: Khan Makes History". LDN Weekly. No. 315. London Communications Agency. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
^ Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (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
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

[1] LGBCE Report https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20221202001226mp_/https://s3-eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/lgbce/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/13742/hackney-final-recs-report-april-2012-final.pdf

[2] "LDN Mayoral Election Special: Khan Makes History". LDN Weekly. No. 315. London Communications Agency. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.

[2022_results-3] Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2018_results-4] Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[2014_results-5] Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[6] 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

[7] London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977

[8] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t e Electoral wards in the London Borough of Hackney
1965	Brownswood Chatham Clissold Dalston De Beauvoir Defoe Downs Haggerston Kingsmead Leabridge Moorfields New River Northfield Northwold Queensbridge Rectory Springfield Victoria Wenlock Wick
1978	Brownswood Chatham Clissold Dalston De Beauvoir Eastdown Haggerston Homerton Kings Park Leabridge Moorfields New River North Defoe Northfield Northwold Queensbridge Rectory South Defoe Springfield Victoria Wenlock Westdown Wick
2002	Brownswood Cazenove Chatham Clissold Dalston De Beauvoir Hackney Central Hackney Downs Haggerston Hoxton King's Park Leabridge Lordship New River Queensbridge Springfield Stoke Newington Central Victoria Wick
2014	Brownswood Cazenove Clissold Dalston De Beauvoir Hackney Central Hackney Downs Hackney Wick Haggerston Homerton Hoxton East and Shoreditch Hoxton West King's Park Lea Bridge London Fields Shacklewell Springfield Stamford Hill West Stoke Newington Victoria Woodberry Down