Hackney Boundary Changes

Following a ten week consultation the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) announced changes to the ward boundaries in Hackney.  The changes became  necessary to ensure that each Councillor in the Borough represents roughly the same number of voters in each ward.

There will be two new Hoxton wards:

• Hoxton West 
• Hoxton East and Shoreditch

Hoxton West is bounded by New North Road, Rushton Street, Bridport Place and Pitfield Street, Old Street.

Hoxton East and Shoreditch will be bounded by Pitfield Street, Regents Canal to the North and Kingsland Road to the East.  The southern parts of what was the old Haggerston Ward will remain the same.

A map of the new ward boundaries is available on LGBCE website.

The proposed new boundaries will be implemented by a draft order which will go before Parliament and new arrangements will come into force at the council elections 2014.

Consultation submissions and responses are available on the LGBCE website.