# De Beauvoir (ward)

De Beauvoir /dəˈboʊvwɑːr/ is a ward encompassing all of De Beauvoir Town and small part of Dalston 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. The boundaries of the ward were revised in 2014.

## From 2014

In 2014 the ward boundary was revised, with a small area east of Kingsland Basin transferred to Haggerston Ward.

### 2024 by-election

The by-election was held on 2 May 2024, following the resignation of Polly Billington. It took place on the same day as the 2024 London mayoral election, the 2024 London Assembly election and 14 other borough council by-elections across London.
2024 De Beauvoir by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jasmine Martins | 1,316 | |
| | Green | Antoinette Fernandez | 1,197 | |
| | Conservative | Tareke Gregg | 174 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thrusie Cahill | 129 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,844 | 43.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2022 by-election

A by-election took place on 7 July 2022, following the resignation of Tom Dewey.
2022 De Beauvoir by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Joe Walker | 758 | 41.5 | −15.5 |
| | Green | Tyrone Scott | 731 | 40.3 | +18.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Thrusie Maurseth-Cahill | 133 | 7.3 | −5.0 |
| | Ind. Network | Kelly Reid | 83 | 4.6 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative | Oliver Hall | 82 | 4.5 | N/A |
| | Women's Equality | Kristal Bayliss | 27 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,822 | 27.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 16.9 | |

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Hackney London Borough Council election: De Beauvoir (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Polly Billington | 1,400 | 73.0 |
| | Labour | Tom Dewey | 1,102 | 57.5 |
| | Green | Heather Finlay | 538 | 28.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hodgson | 302 | 15.7 |
| | Green | Nicholas Lee | 288 | 15.0 |
| | Ind. Network | Samantha May | 205 | 10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 862 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 564 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: De Beauvoir (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Polly Billington | 1,448 | 62.6 |
| | Labour | James Peters | 1,153 | 49.8 |
| | Green | Heather Finlay | 451 | 19.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Darren Martin | 336 | 14.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pippa Morgan | 316 | 13.7 |
| | Green | Nicholas Thorp | 210 | 9.1 |
| | Conservative | Amina Lunat | 168 | 7.3 |
| | Conservative | Mohamednasar Lunat | 138 | 6.0 |
| | Duma Polska | Marlena Wendel | 24 | 1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 34.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Hackney London Borough Council election: De Beauvoir (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laura Bunt | 1,336 | 57.5 | |
| | Labour | James Peters | 1,245 | 53.6 | |
| | Conservative | Cameron Lucas Brown | 433 | 18.6 | |
| | Green | Catherine Ryan | 476 | 20.5 | |
| | Green | Nicholas Lee | 418 | 18.0 | |
| | Conservative | Weronika Zolnierzak | 342 | 14.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rebecca Freeman | 189 | 8.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cynthia Dimineux | 150 | 6.5 | |
| | TUSC | Chris Newby | 58 | 2.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 769 | 33.1 | |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |
| | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) | Labour win (new boundaries) |

## 2002–2014

The ward returns two councillors to Hackney Council, with an election every four years. In 2011, De Beauvoir ward had a total population of 8,494 people. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.

### 2002 election
## 1978–2002

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.

### 1988 by-election

A by-election was held on 25 February 1988, following the resignation of John Lettice.
1988 De Beauvoir by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas A. Brake | 613 | |
| | Labour | David J. F. Pollock | 512 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher D. Sills | 398 | |
| | Green | Jonathan Edwards | 127 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 101 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,020 | 23.6 |
| | Liberal gain from Labour | Liberal gain from Labour | Swing | |

### 1978 election
## 1965–1978

De Beauvoir ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965.

### 1964 election

It was first used in the 1964 elections, with an electorate of 7,678, returning three councillors.
1964 Hackney London Borough Council election: De Beauvoir (3) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | A. P. Rose | 837 | | |
| | Labour | J. G. Jepson | 833 | | |
| | Labour | A. Samuels | 822 | | |
| | Liberal | H. J. Newbrook | 286 | | |
| | Liberal | E. A. Newbrook | 283 | | |
| | Liberal | R. W. Walker | 281 | | |
| | Conservative | W. J. Haste | 196 | | |
| | Conservative | O. T. Kenway | 192 | | |
| | Conservative | W. Sandler | 189 | | |
| | Independent Labour | E. J. Scott | 26 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,364 | 17.8 | |
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| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
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