Wick (ward)
Encyclopedia
Wick is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney
that forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch
constituency. It fully covers the area of Hackney Wick
and includes the part of the 2012 Summer Olympics
and Paralympics
being built in the Borough.
The ward returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the previous local election
on 6 May 2010
Anntoinette Bramble, Chris Kennedy, and Jessica Webb, all Labour Party
candidates, were returned. Turnout was 54%; with 4,324 votes cast.
Wick ward has a total population of 11,027. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
that forms part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch
Hackney South and Shoreditch
Hackney South and Shoreditch is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-History:...
constituency. It fully covers the area of Hackney Wick
Hackney Wick
Hackney Wick is an area straddling the boundary between the London Borough of Hackney and the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London. It is an inner-city development situated 5 miles northeast of Charing Cross...
and includes the part of the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
and Paralympics
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympic Games will be the fourteenth Paralympics and will take place between 29 August and 9 September 2012. The Games will be held in London, United Kingdom after the city was successful with its bid for the Paralympics and Summer Olympic Games.Even though 2012 will be London's...
being built in the Borough.
The ward returns three councillors to Borough Council, with an election every four years. At the previous local election
London local elections, 2010
Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 6 May 2010. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm....
on 6 May 2010
London local elections, 2010
Local government elections took place in London, and some other parts of the United Kingdom on Thursday 6 May 2010. Polling stations were open between 7am and 10pm....
Anntoinette Bramble, Chris Kennedy, and Jessica Webb, all Labour Party
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
candidates, were returned. Turnout was 54%; with 4,324 votes cast.
Wick ward has a total population of 11,027. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.