| Hackney South and Shoreditch | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for theHouse of Commons | |
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Boundary of Hackney South and Shoreditch in Greater London | |
| County | Greater London |
| Electorate | 75,197 (2023)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1974 (1974) |
| Member of Parliament | Meg Hillier (Labour Co-op) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Shoreditch & Finsbury |
Hackney South and Shoreditch is aconstituency[n 1] represented in theHouse of Commons of theUK Parliament since 2005 byMeg Hillier ofLabour Co-op.[n 2]
The seat was created in February 1974 from the former seat ofShoreditch and Finsbury.
Ronald Brown was elected in 1974 as a representative of theLabour Party but defected fromthe Opposition to join the fledglingSocial Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981, at a time when Labour wished for Common Market withdrawal and the removal of keeping a nuclear deterrent during theCold War. Brown held the seat as an SDP member until 1983, when he was defeated by Labour Party candidateBrian Sedgemore. Sedgemore announced his retirement from parliament at the2005 election; but on 26 April 2005, after Parliament had been dissolved and he was no longer the sitting MP, defected to theLiberal Democrats, the successors to the SDP, shortly before the week of the election.[2] The Liberal Democrats were unable to capitalise on the defection, their candidate only gaining the second largest gain in votes of the candidates competing.
In the2016 referendum to leave the European Union, theconstituency voted remain by 77.9%. This was the ninth highest support for remain for a constituency.[3]
All elections since the seat's creation have been won by the Labour candidate, including the incumbent,Meg Hillier, with substantial majorities, making it a Labourstronghold. The 2015 result ranked the seat the 16th safest of the party's 232 seats (by majority percentage) and fifth safest in the capital.[4]
1974–1983: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Dalston, De Beauvoir, Haggerston, Moorfields, Queensbridge, Victoria, and Wenlock.
1983–2010: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Chatham, Dalston, De Beauvoir, Haggerston, Homerton, King's Park, Moorfields, Queensbridge, Victoria, Wenlock, Westdown, and Wick.
2010–2024: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Chatham, De Beauvoir, Hackney Central, Haggerston, Hoxton, King's Park, Queensbridge, Victoria, and Wick.
2024–present: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Dalston, Hackney Central, Hackney Wick, Haggerston, Homerton, Hoxton East & Shoreditch, Hoxton West, London Fields, and Victoria.
The constituency covers the southern part of theLondon Borough of Hackney.
The constituency shares a boundary with eight others:Walthamstow,Leyton & Wanstead,Stratford and Bow,Bethnal Green and Stepney,Cities of London and Westminster,Islington South and Finsbury,Islington North, and its borough partnerHackney North and Stoke Newington.
| Election | Member[5] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1974 | Ronald Brown | Labour | |
| 1981 | SDP | ||
| 1983 | Brian Sedgemore | Labour | |
| 2005 | Meg Hillier | LabourCo-operative | |

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Meg Hillier | 24,724 | 59.3 | −14.1 | |
| Green | Laura-Louise Fairley | 9,987 | 23.9 | +17.5 | |
| Conservative | Joanna Reeves | 2,076 | 5.0 | −5.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Theo Roos | 1,996 | 4.8 | −3.4 | |
| Reform | Anil Bhatti | 1,601 | 3.8 | +2.4 | |
| Workers Party | Shahed Hussain | 1,007 | 2.4 | New | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Carol Small | 310 | 0.7 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 14,737 | 35.4 | −27.6 | ||
| Turnout | 41,701 | 53.3 | −10.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 78,262 | ||||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | −15.8 | |||
| 2019notional result[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 35,109 | 73.4 | |
| Conservative | 4,968 | 10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,900 | 8.2 | |
| Green | 3,081 | 6.4 | |
| Brexit Party | 648 | 1.4 | |
| Others | 111 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | 47,817 | 63.6 | |
| Electorate | 75,197 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Meg Hillier | 39,884 | 73.3 | −6.1 | |
| Conservative | Mark Beckett | 5,899 | 10.8 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Raval | 4,853 | 8.9 | +3.2 | |
| Green | Tyrone Scott | 2,948 | 5.4 | +2.7 | |
| Brexit Party | Robert Lloyd | 744 | 1.4 | New | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Jonty Leff | 111 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 33,985 | 62.5 | −6.0 | ||
| Turnout | 54,439 | 60.9 | −5.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 89,380 | ||||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Meg Hillier | 43,974 | 79.4 | +15.0 | |
| Conservative | Luke Parker | 6,043 | 10.9 | −2.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Raval | 3,168 | 5.7 | +1.1 | |
| Green | Rebecca Johnson | 1,522 | 2.7 | −8.9 | |
| Animal Welfare | Vanessa Hudson | 226 | 0.4 | New | |
| Independent | Russell Higgs | 143 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |
| CPA | Angel Watt | 113 | 0.2 | −0.3 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Jonty Leff | 86 | 0.2 | 0.0 | |
| Independent | Hugo Sugg | 50 | 0.1 | New | |
| Independent | Dale Kalamazad | 29 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 37,931 | 68.5 | +17.6 | ||
| Turnout | 55,354 | 66.6 | +10.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 83,099 | ||||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | +8.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Meg Hillier | 30,633 | 64.4 | +8.7 | |
| Conservative | Jack Tinley | 6,420 | 13.5 | 0.0 | |
| Green | Charlotte George | 5,519 | 11.6 | +8.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ben Mathis | 2,186 | 4.6 | −17.8 | |
| UKIP | Angus Small | 1,818 | 3.8 | +2.3 | |
| TUSC | Brian Debus | 302 | 0.6 | New | |
| CISTA | Paul Birch | 297 | 0.6 | New | |
| CPA | Taiwo Adewuyi | 236 | 0.5 | New | |
| Independent | Russell Higgs | 78 | 0.2 | New | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Bill Rogers | 63 | 0.1 | New | |
| Campaign | Gordon Shrigley | 28 | 0.1 | New | |
| Majority | 24,213 | 50.9 | +17.6 | ||
| Turnout | 47,580 | 56.0 | −2.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 84,971 | ||||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | +4.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Meg Hillier | 23,888 | 55.7 | +1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Raval | 9,600 | 22.4 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | Simon Nayyar | 5,800 | 13.5 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Polly Lane | 1,493 | 3.5 | −2.0 | |
| UKIP | Michael King | 651 | 1.5 | New | |
| Liberal | Ben Rae | 539 | 1.3 | New | |
| Christian | John Williams | 434 | 1.0 | New | |
| Direct Democracy (Communist) | Nusret Sen | 202 | 0.5 | New | |
| Communist League | Paul Davies | 110 | 0.3 | New | |
| Independent | Denny de la Haye | 95 | 0.2 | New | |
| Independent | Jane Tuckett | 26 | 0.1 | New | |
| Independent | Michael Spinks | 20 | 0.0 | New | |
| Majority | 14,288 | 33.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 42,858 | 58.9 | +7.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 64,826 | ||||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Meg Hillier | 17,048 | 52.9 | −11.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hugh G. Bayliss | 6,844 | 21.2 | +6.6 | |
| Conservative | John Moss | 4,524 | 14.0 | +0.2 | |
| Green | Ipemndoh dan Iyan | 1,779 | 5.5 | New | |
| Respect | Dean Ryan | 1,437 | 4.5 | New | |
| Liberal | Benjamin Rae | 313 | 1.0 | New | |
| Communist | Monty Goldman | 200 | 0.6 | −0.3 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Jonty Leff | 92 | 0.3 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 10,204 | 31.7 | −17.9 | ||
| Turnout | 32,237 | 49.7 | +2.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 72,841 | ||||
| Labour Co-ophold | Swing | −9.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Sedgemore | 19,471 | 64.2 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Vickers | 4,422 | 14.6 | −0.4 | |
| Conservative | Paul White | 4,180 | 13.8 | +0.5 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Cecilia Prosper | 1,401 | 4.6 | New | |
| Reform 2000 | Saim Koksal | 471 | 1.6 | New | |
| Communist | Ivan Beavis | 259 | 0.9 | 0.0 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | William Rogers | 143 | 0.5 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 15,049 | 49.6 | +5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 30,347 | 47.4 | −7.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,990 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Sedgemore | 20,048 | 59.4 | +6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin J. Pantling | 5,058 | 15.0 | +0.1 | |
| Conservative | Christopher P. O'Leary | 4,494 | 13.3 | −15.7 | |
| Independent | Terry V. Betts | 2,436 | 7.2 | New | |
| Referendum | Richard Franklin | 613 | 1.8 | New | |
| BNP | Gordon T. Callow | 531 | 1.6 | New | |
| Communist | Monty Goldman | 298 | 0.9 | New | |
| Natural Law | Michelle L. Goldberg | 145 | 0.4 | −0.2 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | William Rogers | 139 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 14,990 | 44.4 | +20.0 | ||
| Turnout | 33,762 | 54.5 | −9.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 62,000 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | +3.00 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Sedgemore | 19,730 | 53.4 | +5.5 | |
| Conservative | Andrew Turner | 10,714 | 29.0 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Wintle | 5,533 | 15.0 | −7.4 | |
| Green | Len Lucas | 772 | 2.1 | New | |
| Natural Law | Geraldine Norman | 226 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 9,016 | 24.4 | +5.2 | ||
| Turnout | 36,975 | 63.8 | +8.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 57,935 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Sedgemore | 18,799 | 47.9 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | Michael Northcroft-Brown | 11,277 | 28.7 | +5.4 | |
| Liberal | Jeffrey Roberts | 8,812 | 22.4 | +12.7 | |
| Communist | David Green | 403 | 1.0 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 7,522 | 19.2 | −0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 32,291 | 55.4 | +1.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,873 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Sedgemore | 16,621 | 43.3 | −12.5 | |
| Conservative | Peter J.P. Croft | 8,930 | 23.3 | −5.2 | |
| SDP | Ronald Brown | 7,025 | 18.3 | New | |
| Liberal | Jeffrey Roberts | 3,724 | 9.7 | +0.5 | |
| Independent Labour | Steven J. Quilty | 704 | 1.8 | New | |
| National Front | Ralph Ashton | 593 | 1.6 | −6.0 | |
| BNP | Valerie D. Tyndall | 374 | 1.0 | New | |
| Communist | David Green | 246 | 0.6 | New | |
| Workers Revolutionary | R.D. Goldstein | 141 | 0.4 | −0.4 | |
| Majority | 7,691 | 20.0 | −5.9 | ||
| Turnout | 38,358 | 53.8 | −6.3 | ||
| Registered electors | 71,304 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Brown | 14,016 | 54.1 | −9.9 | |
| Conservative | David Evennett | 7,312 | 28.2 | +13.3 | |
| Liberal | Jeffrey David Roberts | 2,387 | 9.2 | −2.5 | |
| National Front | John Tyndall | 1,958 | 7.6 | −1.8 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | Peter Curtis | 215 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 6,704 | 25.9 | −23.2 | ||
| Turnout | 25,888 | 60.1 | +5.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 43,090 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Brown | 17,333 | 64.0 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | Harvey Proctor | 4,038 | 14.9 | −6.1 | |
| Liberal | C. Bone | 3,173 | 11.7 | −7.7 | |
| National Front | Ronald May | 2,544 | 9.4 | New | |
| Majority | 13,295 | 49.1 | +10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 27,088 | 54.7 | −8.7 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,540 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ronald Brown | 18,580 | 59.6 | ||
| Conservative | Harvey Proctor | 6,562 | 21.0 | ||
| Liberal | C. Bone | 6,053 | 19.4 | ||
| Majority | 12,018 | 38.6 | |||
| Turnout | 31,195 | 63.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 49,204 | ||||
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