De Beauvoir (ward)
De Beauvoir /dəˈboʊvwɑːr/ is a ward encompassing most of De Beauvoir Town, an area 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 | |
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| Coordinates: 51.540°N 0.081°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | London |
| County | Greater London |
| London borough | Hackney |
| Created | 1 April 1965 |
| Named for | De Beauvoir Town |
| Government | |
| • Body | Hackney London Borough Council |
| ONS code | 00AMGF |
| GSS code | E05000236 |
1965–1978
De Beauvoir ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965. It was first used in the 1964 elections, with an electorate of 7,678, returning two councillors.[1]
1978–2002
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.[2]
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.[3]
From 2014
In 2014 the ward boundary was revised, with a small area east of Kingsland Basin transferred to Haggerston Ward.[4]
References
- "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) - London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
- 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
- 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