Chatham was a ward in the London Borough of Hackney from 1965 to 2014. It formed part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 13,232. For the May 2014 election, the ward was replaced by a new Homerton ward, with some sections going to Lea Bridge ward and Hackney Wick ward.
2002–2014 There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002. The ward returned three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years. In 2001, Chatham ward had a total population of 10,722. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.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
2010 election The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2006 election The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2002 election
1978–2002 There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977 1998 election
1994 election
1990 election
1986 election
1982 election
1978 election
1965–1978 Chatham ward existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965. 1974 election
1971 election
1968 election
1964 election It was first used in the 1964 elections, with an electorate of 8,952, returning three councillors unopposed..
References
External links London Borough of Hackney list of constituencies and councillors. Labour Party profile of Luke Akehurst Labour Party profile of Sally Mulready Labour Party profile of Guy Nicholson Councillor Luke Akehurst's blog