De Beauvoir (ward)

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 forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. 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.

De Beauvoir
Electoral ward
for the Hackney London Borough Council
De Beauvoir ward boundaries since 2014
BoroughHackney
CountyGreater London
Population9,195 (2021)
Electorate6,634 (2022)
Major settlementsDe Beauvoir Town
Area0.6005 square kilometres (0.2319 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
GSS codeE05009371

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
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.[3]

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

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.[4]

1978–2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.[5]

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

1965–1978

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

1964 election

It was first used in the 1964 elections, with an electorate of 7,678, returning three councillors.[6]

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
  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.
  3. Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. 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
  5. London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  6. "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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