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Hackney London Borough Council

Local authority area: London Borough of Hackney

London Borough of Hackney is a london borough, in the Greater London region of England. It covers 19.1 km² and had 261,491 residents in 2022 — about 13,727 people per km². The authority dates from 1965.

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Council headquartersHackney Town Hall
Hackney Town Hall
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People

Population

Estimates recorded for London Borough of Hackney, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022261,491+3.7% since 2012
Land area19.1km²7.4 sq mi
Density13,727/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#98of 382 UK councils · #91 in England
Population estimates4 data points
252.1K269K279.7K261.5K
2012201520182022
History

How the council came to be

  1. 1965
    Created

    Formed from Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington, Metropolitan Borough of Shoreditch.

Abroad

Twinned with

AustinBridgetownGöttingenHaifaHann. MündenPresnensky DistrictSt. George'sSuresnes
Same region, same type

Other london boroughs in London

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London Borough of Croydon392,224London Borough of Barnet389,101London Borough of Ealing369,937London Borough of Newham358,645London Borough of Brent341,221London Borough of Bromley329,578London Borough of Wandsworth329,035London Borough of Enfield327,224London Borough of Tower Hamlets325,789London Borough of Lambeth316,812London Borough of Southwark311,913London Borough of Redbridge310,911
Elections

21 electoral wards

Census 2021: 259,145 residents in 106,081 households across the wards; 7.9% aged 65+, 24.6% of homes owned, 64.9% of households without a car.

1Cazenove5,191 households · 7.1% aged 65+15,3342Springfield5,211 households · 8.7% aged 65+15,3193Haggerston6,253 households · 7.3% aged 65+14,4094Lea Bridge5,332 households · 7.8% aged 65+14,1245Homerton5,531 households · 6.7% aged 65+13,8846Hoxton West6,290 households · 5.8% aged 65+13,752

All wards of London Borough of Hackney

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

THackney Town HallTown hall · London E8 1EA · hours listed
Westminster

Constituencies

Hackney North and Stoke Newington · 9 wardsHackney South and Shoreditch · 9 wardsTottenham · 2 wardsIslington South and Finsbury · 1 ward
Source: Wikidata Q205679 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.