About Hackney - The Geography of Hackney
Size and location
The London Borough of Hackney has an area of 1,898 hectares (18.98 square kilometres), making it one of the smallest London boroughs; only Hammersmith & Fulham, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, and the City are smaller.Hackney is one of 14 Inner London boroughs and is located in the north-east of the city. The southern tip of Hackney is just under a mile north of the River Thames. Hackney is one of the 33 boroughs making up Greater London and its direct neighbours are the City, Islington, Haringey, Waltham Forest, Newham and Tower Hamlets.
Wards
A ward is an electoral district used in local politics. Wards are usually named after thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and, in some cases, historical figures connected to the area. Each ward in Hackney is represented by three councillors: overall, the borough currently has a Labour majority. Find your local councillors
Hackney's ward boundaries were redrawn in 2002: Hackney now has 19 wards (prior to 2002 there had been 23). The largest of the new wards are King's Park (181.3 hectares), Wick (162.2 hectares), Haggerston (123.9 hectares) and Lordship (118.5 hectares). The smallest are Cazenove (68 hectares), Clissold (69.9 hectares), Stoke Newington Central (70.9 hectares) and Hackney Central (77.9 hectares).
Hackney ward sizes in hectares
| Ward | Hectare | Ward | Hectare |
| Brownswood | 83.7 | King's Park | 181.3 |
| Cazenove | 68.0 | Leabridge | 106.1 |
| Chatham | 90.4 | Lordship | 118.5 |
| Clissold | 69.9 | New River | 97.5 |
| Dalston | 92.5 | Queensbridge | 107.3 |
| De Beauvoir | 88.5 | Springfield | 95.0 |
| Hackney Central | 77.9 | Stoke Newington Central | 70.9 |
| Hackney Downs | 101.5 | Victoria | 79.9 |
| Haggerston | 123.9 | Wick | 162.2 |
| Hoxton | 83.6 |
Neighbourhoods
The council has used combinations of its wards to divide the borough into 4 geographical areas. The councillors for these wards form bodies known as Neighbourhood Committees or Neighbourhood Forums. They meet quarterly at different venues and look at issues relating to the residents within the wards to which the Committee or Forum relates. They are the council's main consultation arrangements and are intended to assist in improving service delivery and providing more efficient, transparent and accountable decision-making. Find out more
Composition of Hackney's neighbourhoods
| Neighbourhood | Constituent wards |
| Stoke Newington Forum | Brownswood |
| Clissold | |
| Dalston | |
| Lordship | |
| Stoke Newington Central | |
| North East Neighbourhood | Cazenove |
| Committee | Hackney Downs |
| Leabridge | |
| New River | |
| Springfield | |
| Homerton Forum | Chatham |
| Hackney Central | |
| King's Park | |
| Victoria | |
| Wick | |
| Shoreditch Neighbourhood | De Beauvoir |
| Committee | Haggerston |
| Hoxton | |
| Queensbridge |
Parliamentary Constituencies
A parliamentary constituency is an area from which voters in a general election are drawn. The voters elect a Member of Parliament for their constituency. Hackney has 2 parliamentary constituencies: Hackney North and Stoke Newington, and Hackney South and Shoreditch. Both of these seats are currently held by Labour. The minimum age for all levels of voting at UK public elections is 18 years.
Page updated: 28 Feb 2007
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