Stoke Newington (ward)

Stoke Newington is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney. The ward was first used in the 2014 elections. It returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council.

Stoke Newington
Electoral ward for the Hackney London Borough Council
Stoke Newington ward boundaries since 2014
Borough	Hackney
County	Greater London
Population	13,382 (2021)
Electorate	10,028 (2022)
Area	0.9368 square kilometres (0.3617 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created	2014
Councillors	3
Created from	Clissold, Lordship, Stoke Newington Central
GSS code	E05009385

List of councillors

Term	Councillor	Party
2014–2018	Louisa Thomson		Labour
2014–present	Susan Fajana-Thomas		Labour
2014–2024	Mete Coban		Labour
2018–present	Gilbert Smyth		Labour
2024–present	Liam Davis		Green

Hackney council elections

2024 by-election

The by-election took place on 12 September 2024, following the resignation of Mete Coban, who became Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy.^[1] The Green Party's gain in Stoke Newington increased their representation on the council to three seats, the highest number they have held since 1992, when they held two seats.

2024 Stoke Newington by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Green	Liam Davis	1,253	53.0	19.5
	Labour	Zak Davies-Khan	945	40.0	19.2
	Liberal Democrats	Thrusie Maursheth-Cahill	78	3.3	8.2
	Conservative	Tareke Gregg	74	3.1	4.1
	Independent	Tan Bui	12	0.5	new
Majority			308	13.0
Turnout			2,362	20.35
	Green gain from Labour		Swing	19.5

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.^[2]

2022 Hackney London Borough Council election: Stoke Newington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mete Coban	2,350	66.3
	Labour	Susan Fajana-Thomas	2,221	62.6
	Labour	Gilbert Smyth	1,831	51.6
	Green	Charlene Concepcion	1,332	37.6
	Green	Siobhan MacMahon	1,015	28.6
	Green	Richard Scarborough	580	16.4
	Liberal Democrats	Thrusie Maurseth-Cahill	407	11.5
	Conservative	Anna Chomicz	289	8.1
	Conservative	Pauline Levy	260	7.3
	Conservative	Weronika Zolnierzak	234	6.6
	TUSC	Robert Thomas	120	3.4
Majority			1,018
Majority			889
Majority			499
Turnout				38.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.^[3]

2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: Stoke Newington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan Fajana-Thomas	2,605	64.1
	Labour	Mete Coban	2,581	63.5
	Labour	Gilbert Smyth	2,111	51.9
	Green	Fiona Dowson	991	24.4
	Green	Elinor Lewis	748	18.4
	Green	Henry Greenwood	627	15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Juliette Bigley	446	11.0
	Liberal Democrats	Alton Hassan	305	7.5
	Liberal Democrats	John O'Brien	299	7.4
	Conservative	Pauline Levy	232	5.7
	Conservative	Diana Mikolajewska	184	4.5
	Conservative	Francis Nwokedi	167	4.1
	TUSC	Mick Cotter	88	2.2
Majority
Turnout				39.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.^[4]

2014 Hackney London Borough Council election: Stoke Newington

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Majority
Turnout
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)
	Labour win (new seat)