# Hackney (electoral division)

Hackney was an electoral division for the purposes of elections to the Greater London Council. The constituency elected three councillors for a three-year term in 1964, 1967 and 1970.

## History

It was planned to use the same boundaries as the Westminster Parliament constituencies for election of councillors to the Greater London Council (GLC), as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor London County Council, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the 32 London boroughs were used as electoral areas which therefore created a constituency called Hackney.
The electoral division was replaced from 1973 by the single-member electoral divisions of Hackney Central, Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Hackney South and Shoreditch.

## Elections

The Hackney constituency was used for the Greater London Council elections in 1964, 1967 and 1970. Three councillors were elected at each election using first-past-the-post voting.

### 1964 election

The first election was held on 9 April 1964, a year before the council came into its powers. The electorate was 171,223 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 38,396 people voting, the turnout was 22.4%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1964 Greater London Council election: Hackney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ellis Simon Hillman | 24,793 | | |
| | Labour | David Thomas Pitt | 24,281 | | |
| | Labour | Arthur Ernest Wicks | 24,037 | | |
| | Conservative | O. S. Henriques | 6,561 | | |
| | Conservative | W. J. Hawkins | 6,265 | | |
| | Conservative | A. M. White | 6,260 | | |
| | Liberal | R. B. James | 3,953 | | |
| | Liberal | T. Keen | 3,904 | | |
| | Liberal | T. D. Gates | 3,641 | | |
| | Communist | M. Goldman | 2,807 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### 1967 election

The second election was held on 13 April 1967. The electorate was 163,738 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 34,802 people voting, the turnout was 21.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1967 Greater London Council election: Hackney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | Ellis Simon Hillman | 17,182 |
| | Labour | David Thomas Pitt | 16,080 |
| | Labour | Irene Chaplin | 15,623 |
| | Conservative | O. S. Henriques | 11,773 |
| | Conservative | H. J. Jackson | 11,359 |
| | Conservative | K. S. Lightwood | 10,643 |
| | Liberal | J. Gavin | 3,636 |
| | Liberal | L. W. Eaks | 3,375 |
| | Liberal | H. J. Newbrook | 3,177 |
| | Communist | M. Goldman | 2,858 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

### 1970 election

The third election was held on 9 April 1970. The electorate was 161,934 and three Labour Party councillors were elected. With 39,300 people voting, the turnout was 24.3%. The councillors were elected for a three-year term.
1970 Greater London Council election: Hackney :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | David Thomas Pitt | 24,236 |
| | Labour | Ellis Simon Hillman | 24,208 |
| | Labour | Irene Chaplin | 24,192 |
| | Conservative | R. P. Halford | 9,726 |
| | Conservative | E. Laws | 9,556 |
| | Conservative | B. M. Haigh | 9,522 |
| | Communist | M. Goldman | 1,625 |
| | Liberal | S. Leff | 1,046 |
| | Liberal | W. G. Wintle | 1,031 |
| | Liberal | T. J. Needham | 931 |
| | Homes before Roads | M. L. Crowther | 565 |
| | Homes before Roads | J. Williams | 431 |
| | Homes before Roads | P. A. Ayrton | 402 |
| | Union Movement | M. F. Moloney | 280 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |