Hackney South and Shoreditch (UK Parliament constituency)

Hackney South and Shoreditch is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Meg Hillier of Labour Co-op.^{[n 2]}

Hackney South and Shoreditch
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Interactive map of boundaries from 2024
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

History

The seat was created in February 1974 from the former seat of Shoreditch and Finsbury.

Ronald Brown was elected in 1974 as a representative of the Labour Party but defected from the Opposition to join the fledgling Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 1981, at a time when Labour wished for Common Market withdrawal and the removal of keeping a nuclear deterrent during the Cold War. Brown held the seat as an SDP member until 1983, when he was defeated by Labour Party candidate Brian Sedgemore. Sedgemore announced his retirement from parliament at the 2005 election; but on 26 April 2005, after Parliament had been dissolved and he was no longer the sitting MP, defected to the Liberal 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 the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union, the constituency voted remain by 77.9%. This was the ninth highest support for remain for a constituency.^[3]

Election Record

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 Labour stronghold. 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]

Boundaries

Map of boundaries 2010-2024

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.

De Beauvoir ward was transferred out to Islington South and Finsbury, and King's Park ward to Hackney North and Stoke Newington, in exchange for Dalston ward.

The constituency covers the southern part of the London 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 partner Hackney North and Stoke Newington.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[5]	Party
	Feb 1974	Ronald Brown	Labour
	1981		SDP
	1983	Brian Sedgemore	Labour
	2005	Meg Hillier	Labour Co-operative

Election results

Election results 1974-2024

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Hackney South and Shoreditch^[6][7]

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 UK	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-op hold		Swing	−15.8

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional 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

General election 2019: Hackney South and Shoreditch^[9]

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-op hold		Swing	−3.1

General election 2017: Hackney South and Shoreditch^[10][11]

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-op hold		Swing	+8.8

General election 2015: Hackney South and Shoreditch^[12][13][14]

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-op hold		Swing	+4.4

General election 2010: Hackney South and Shoreditch^[15]

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-op hold		Swing	+0.1

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Hackney South and Shoreditch

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-op hold		Swing	−9.0

General election 2001: Hackney South and Shoreditch

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
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.6

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Hackney South and Shoreditch

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
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.00

General election 1992: Hackney South and Shoreditch

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
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Hackney South and Shoreditch

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
	Labour hold		Swing

General election 1983: Hackney South and Shoreditch

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
	Labour hold		Swing

• Both Brown and Roberts were official candidates of their respective local parties and both supported the Alliance between the Liberals and the SDP; however, Brown was given endorsement by both national parties.

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Hackney South and Shoreditch^[16]

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
	Labour hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Hackney South and Shoreditch

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
	Labour hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Hackney South and Shoreditch

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
	Labour win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in Hackney
• List of parliamentary constituencies in London

Notes

1. A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.