King's Park (ward)

King's Park (from May 1978 to May 2002 Kings Park) is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. The ward is subject to minor boundary changes taking place in May 2014. It returns three councillors.

From 2014

Hackney wards are redrawn from May 2014. The new King's Park ward is mostly unchanged, expanding to the southwest to take in part of the abolished Chatham ward. It has an allocation of three councillors.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.

2021 by-election

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2014 election

2002–2014

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002 and a new King's Park ward was created.

The ward returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years. King's Park ward has a total population of 10,923, increasing to 11,098 at the 2011 Census. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.

2010 election

At the previous election on 6 May 2010 Julius Asabgwiy Nkafu, Sharon Patrick, and Saleem Siddiqui all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 58%; with 4,346 votes cast.

2006 election

2002 election

1978–2002

Kings Park ward was created for the 1978 local elections, with an electorate of 4,373.

1998 election

1994 election

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

References

External links

• London Borough of Hackney list of constituencies and councillors.
• Labour Party profile of Julius Asabgwiy Nkafu
• Labour Party profile of Sharon Patrick
• Labour Party profile of Saleem Siddiqui
• Chatsworth Road Winter Festival