Victoria (Hackney ward)

Template:Infobox constituency Victoria is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. It returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council.

Hackney council elections since 2014

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2014.

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.

2022 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Clare Joseph	Template:Replace	36.56
		Claudia Turbet-Delof	Template:Replace	29.80
		Penny Wrout	Template:Replace	28.25
		Helen June Baxter	447	8.66
		Rolf Dekker	545	10.56
		Sandra McLeod	678	13.13
		Wendy Robinson	477	9.24
		Monika Hoppe-Krajewska	284	5.50
		Leijla Softic	236	4.57
		Jamie B Barber	89	1.72
		Margaret Rose Trotter	104	2.02
Turnout			5,165	33.02
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

After voting against the party whip on a motion relating to a ceasefire of the Gaza war, the three Labour Party councillors were suspended and then resigned to form an independent group.

2018 by-election

In October, a by-election was announced due to the resignation of Olumuyiwa Alexander Kuye following health issues. On 18 October 2018, Labour successfully defended Victoria against the Conservative candidate, who was a former Councillor for Lea Bridge during the Conservative high tide in 1968.

2018 Victoria by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Penny Wrout	Template:Replace	57.4
		Pippa Morgan	436	19.1
		Wendy Robinson	296	12.9
		Christopher Sills	148	6.5
		Harini Iyengar	84	3.7
Turnout			2,284	25.0
	hold		Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.

2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Catherine Hanson	Template:Replace	56.81
		Clare Joseph	Template:Replace	47.00
		Olumuyiwa Alexander Kuye	Template:Replace	42.80
		Jeffry William Gabbott-Rolph	270	6.75
		Heather Lynn James	299	7.48
		Salma Lunat	229	5.73
		John Alexander Wilson Moir	212	5.30
		Susan Jane Moir	210	5.25
		Sandra Jean McLeod	575	14.38
		Liam Ben Palmer	302	7.56
		Wendy Louise Robinson	385	9.64
		David Alexander George Sommer	160	4.00
Turnout			4,000	34.6
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.

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2014 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Will Brett	Template:Replace	55.24
		Katie Hanson	Template:Replace	54.28
		Geoff Taylor	Template:Replace	50.66
		Helen Fiona Roberts	640	16.86
		Zoe Hall	586	15.44
		Wendy Louise Robinson	572	15.08
		Winifred Saunders	278	7.33
		Shahi Dewan	269	7.10
		Sheila Priest	256	6.75
		Heather Lynn James	186	4.90
		Ian Francis Gaskin	165	4.35
		Rumi Begum	151	3.98
		Theodore Jacobson	114	3.00
Turnout			3,797	37.98

2002–2014 Hackney council elections

Template:Maplink There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002.

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.

2010 Hackney London Borough Council election:Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Catherine Hanson	Template:Replace	53.57
		Daniel Kemp	Template:Replace	49.26
		Geoff Taylor	Template:Replace	43.00
		Kate Ellen Charteris	707	13.18
		Graeme Ernest Barclay Archer	710	13.24
		Tony Burkson	683	12.74
		Paul Homer	533	9.94
		Morgan Hope Phillips	453	8.45
		Heather James	1,288	24.02
		Joe Jordan	994	18.54
		Geraint Rees	729	13.60
		Winifred Saunders	500	9.32
Majority			232
Majority			336
Majority			630
Turnout			5,362	57.00
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.

2006 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Catherine Hanson	Template:Replace	46.9
		Daniel Kemp	Template:Replace
		Geoffrey Taylor	Template:Replace
		Tumble Bone	641	21.1
		Susan Horowitz	555	18.3
		Stephen Jackson	475
		Graeme Archer	419	13.8
		Stuart Round	415
		Keith Pannell	376
		Steven Farquhar	311
Turnout			8,089	34.0
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.

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2002 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Daniel Kemp	Template:Replace	49.6
		Muriel Purkiss	Template:Replace
		Geoffrey Taylor	Template:Replace
		Witman Laryea	533	19.5
		Howard Hyman	522
		Mahmood Bham	434
		Emma Sheppard	409	15.0
		Harold Symons	298	10.9
		Frances Brotzel	242
		Naphtali Tiefenbrun	201
		William Thompson	135	4.9
Turnout			3,797	31.4

1978–2002 Hackney council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978. There was a significant change to the ward boundaries in 1994 when Victoria Park was brought fully into Tower Hamlets, however as this area was unpopulated it made no change to the electorate.

1998 election

The election took place on 7 May 1998.

1998 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Howard Hyman	Template:Replace	47.6
		Patricia McGuiness (Ms.)	Template:Replace
		Lindsay Montgomery	Template:Replace
		Jason Cox	965	43.9
		Geoffrey Horn	897
		Faizullah Khan	847
		Barbara Campbell (Ms.)	122	5.6
		Patricia Bignell (Ms.)	109
		Doris E. Snelgrove (Ms.)	81
		Victor J. Dooley	65	3.0
Turnout			6,366	35.5
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

1994 election

The election took place on 5 May 1994.

1994 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Catherine P. Courtney	Template:Replace	48.3
		Howard Hyman	Template:Replace
		Celya A. Maxted	Template:Replace
		Mavis McCullum	1,214	44.0
		Lewis Goldberg	1,213
		Abdul G. Mulla	1,140
		Gavin G. Gardiner	213	7.7
		Marion R.A. Desmond	196
		Nick C.C. Tang	153
Turnout			7,003	40.9
	gain from		Swing
	hold		Swing
	gain from		Swing

1991 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 March 1991, following the disqualification of Ali Uddin.

1991 Victoria by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Howard Hyman	Template:Replace	31.9
		Isaac Leibowitz	721	29.3
		Christopher Sills	682	27.7
		Leonard Lucas	271	11.0
Turnout				31.8
	gain from		Swing

1990 election

The election took place on 3 May 1990.

1990 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David A. Bell	Template:Replace	41.8
		Lewis Goldberg	Template:Replace
		Ali M.B. Uddin	Template:Replace
		Elizabeth K. Balfour	708	22.7
		Sarah G. Turner	569
		Mark N. Smulian	539
		Leonard Lucas	525	16.8
		Derek Mahoney	482	15.4
		Cheuk C. Tang	414
		Michael Trend	409
		Patricia F. Turnbull	101	3.2
Turnout			8,003	33.7
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

1986 election

The election took place on 8 May 1986.

1986 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edith Edwards	Template:Replace	33.9
		Medlin Lewis	Template:Replace
		Adrienne Morgan	Template:Replace
		Louise J. Baird	888	25.5
		Robert H. Ansell	862
		Luke J. Maughan-Pawsey	818	23.5
		Valerie A. Brown	591	17.0
		Leigh M. Kershaw	566
		James A. Baker	547
Turnout			7,726	36.2
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

1982 election

The election took place on 6 May 1982.

1982 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		J. Andrews (Ms.)	Template:Replace	47.5
		C. Cable	Template:Replace
		S. Shaikh	Template:Replace
		R. Moore	674	26.8
		L. Baird (Ms.)	664
		R. Saoul	598
		M. Brown	595	23.6
		H. Symons	520
		J. Warner (Ms.)	505
		P. Curtis	52	2.1
Turnout			7,755	33.3
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

1978 election

The election took place on 4 May 1978.

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1978 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Michael J. Andrews	Template:Replace	58.7
		Joannie A. Andrews	Template:Replace
		Fitzherbert Harewood	Template:Replace
		David Mumford	704	23.3
		Iris Wicks	686
		Harold Symons	684
		Peter Harwood	338	11.2
		William G. Sullivan	258
		Florence Ody	244
		Joan M.W. Bailey	203	6.7
		Lionel Okun	129
		Irving Savitt	113
Turnout			8,317	37.9

1964–1978 Hackney council elections

1974 election

The election took place on 2 May 1974.

1974 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		S. E. Kelly	Template:Replace	76.0
		F. H. Harewood	Template:Replace	75.1
		Joannie A. Andrews	Template:Replace	73.6
		R. A. King	311	13.6
		J. J. E. Ludwig	295	12.9
		W. G. Wintle	278	12.1
		W. G. Julian	238	10.4
		W. H. Stracey	197	8.3
		I. R. Wicks	185	7.8
Turnout			2,281	27.2
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

1973 by-election

The by-election took place on 14 June 1973.

1973 Victoria by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joannie Andrews	Template:Replace
		J. Lessner	125
Majority			940
Turnout			8,803	13.6
	hold		Swing

1971 election

The election took place on 13 May 1971.

1971 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		S. Kelly	Template:Replace	82.1
		J. Evans	Template:Replace	81.4
		J. Dunning	Template:Replace	78.8
		N. Loweth	412	14.0
		T. Phillips	397	13.5
		W. White	384	13.1
		M. Kolander	115	3.9
Turnout			2,938	34.0
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

1968 election

The election took place on 9 May 1968.

1968 Hackney London Borough Council election Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		D. Ward	Template:Replace	49.6
		S. Kelly	Template:Replace
		S. Warne	Template:Replace
		F. Perry	647	43.0
		A. Seaman	623
		R. Seaman (Ms.)	603
		M. Kolander	111	7.4
Turnout			1,494	6.6
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

1964 election

The election took place on 7 May 1964.

1964 Hackney London Borough Council election: Victoria (3)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		F. Shipp	Template:Replace	68.1
		D. Ward	Template:Replace
		A. Pedrick	Template:Replace
		A. Seaman	188	14.7
		W. Fairman	168
		S. Branchflower	158
		M. Fisher	137	10.7
		T. Gates	132
		G. McConnell	120
		M. Kolander	83	6.5
Turnout			1,280	53.5
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