# Stoke Newington Central (ward)

Stoke Newington Central was a ward in the London Borough of Hackney. It corresponded roughly to Stoke Newington in London, UK and formed part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency of Diane Abbott MP.
The ward returned three councillors to the borough council, with elections every four years. At the election on 6 May 2010 Rita Krishna, Susan Fajana-Thomas and Louisa Thompson all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 65%; and 5,674 votes were cast.
In 2001, Stoke Newington Central ward had a total population of 10,143. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674. At the 2011 Census the population was 12,445.

## Hackney council elections
### 2010 election

2010 Hackney London Borough Council election: Stoke Newington Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Susan Fajana-Thomas | 2,471 | 43.5 |
| | Labour | Louisa Thomson | 2,367 | 41.7 |
| | Labour | Rita Krishna | 2,362 | 41.6 |
| | Green | Anna Hughes | 1,649 | 29.1 |
| | Green | Matthew Hanley | 1,641 | 28.9 |
| | Green | Joe Hulm | 1,262 | 22.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Hodgson | 1,077 | 19.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Carl Nicholas | 775 | 13.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Scott-Daniels | 735 | 13.0 |
| | Conservative | Richie Benson | 379 | 6.7 |
| | Conservative | Hannah Devoy | 358 | 6.3 |
| | Conservative | Zeynep Karayilan | 68 | 1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 713 | 12.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,674 | 65 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2009 by-election

2009 Stoke Newington Central by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Louisa Thomson | 1162 | 47.8 |
| | Green | Matthew Hanley | 783 | 32.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karelia Scott | 297 | 12.2 |
| | Conservative | Patricia Napier | 169 | 7.0 |
| | Direct Democracy | Nusret Sen | 20 | 0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 379 | 15.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,431 | 30 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2006 election

2006 Hackney London Borough Council election: Stoke Newington Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | James Carswell | 1,207 | 45.8 |
| | Labour | Rita Krishna | 1,183 | 44.9 |
| | Labour | Muttalip Unluer | 913 | 34.6 |
| | Green | Jenny Lopez | 769 | 29.2 |
| | Green | Robert Lindsay | 708 | 26.9 |
| | Green | Gordon Hodgson | 676 | 25.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Victoria Lubbock | 448 | 17.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Allen | 411 | 15.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Timothy Nichols | 371 | 14.1 |
| | Conservative | Joyce Palmer | 239 | 9.1 |
| | Conservative | Lillian Fazzani | 223 | 8.5 |
| | Conservative | Comfort Tawiah | 176 | 6.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 144 | 5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,636 | 37 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2002 election

2002 Hackney London Borough Council election: Stoke Newington Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Rita Krishna | 1,140 | 47.1 |
| | Labour | James Carswell | 1,067 | 44.1 |
| | Labour | Muttalip Unluer | 968 | 40.0 |
| | Green | Mark Douglas | 579 | 23.9 |
| | Green | Daniel Bates | 492 | 19.1 |
| | Green | Brenda Puech | 491 | 20.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Anderson | 369 | 15.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Monro | 329 | 13.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Kemp | 305 | 12.6 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Anne McShane | 170 | 7.0 |
| | Conservative | Medlin Lewis-Spencer | 158 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative | James Spencer | 147 | 6.1 |
| | CPA | Bianca McIntosh | 69 | 2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,420 | 35.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |