Post by weld on Jul 10, 2023 17:01:13 GMT
Ah, East London. There was a Hackney South seat in the 20th century, while Shoreditch gave its name to a Shoreditch and Finsbury seat in the last century. This seat, created in 1974, stretches from the boundary between Hackney and the City of London near Liverpool Street through Shoreditch, Hoxton, Haggerston, Hackney proper, Homerton and Hackney Wick.
There are no London Underground stations in Hackney South & Shoreditch - funnily enough, the 'hackney' carriage is the standard issue London black cab. The London Borough of Hackney is the least car-dependant local authority in the country, with only 40% of households owning a car. Buses and the Overground are the lifeblood of this area and there is a TfL garage at Mare Street.
Beginning on the City border, Shoreditch and Hoxton are popular nightlife destinations and areas where young professionals rub shoulders with a long-established social housing population. Hoxton West was the Tories' best ward in Hackney South & Shoreditch in 2022, where they polled 21%.
Haggerston is another area in this constituency, giving its name to a large park and a city farm just before the Regents Canal before you approach London Fields via Broadway Market, a heavily patronised shopping area. The post-war Blackstone Estate also dominates London Fields, which hosts housing types from many periods. Some of the best-preserved housing here is near Well Street Common towards the boundary with Tower Hamlets at Victoria Park, though a small part of the park shifted from Hackney to Tower Hamlets in 1994.
Dalston saw the Greens break through in 2022 and was Sian Berry's strongest ward in London in the 2021 Mayoral vote. Dalston has insane house prices these days, and even a one-bed flat on a converted terrace will set you back around £400,000. The re-opening of Dalston Junction station in the 2010s was a boon for the area. The neighbourhood also has a thriving street market at Ridley Road, in addition to newer arrivals serving BBQ food and gourmet Turkish cuisine, among other things.
This seat is well-connected to central London with several bus routes, including the 30, 38 and 55 from east to west, linking this seat to Oxford Circus and Walthamstow, and the 388 connects this area to Stratford with its sprawling new build developments and Westfield centre. Legion Overground stations connect the seat to Liverpool Street at London Fields.
Homerton is another area in this seat, with a large hospital and popular green spaces like Mabley Green and Wick Woodland. Homerton is generally working-class, dominated by Victorian terraces and post-war council housing (a sizeable proportion is now privately owned due to the Right to Buy).
Hackney Wick is changing fast due to the afterglow of London 2012 and what this poster might call the Stratford effect. You can find many new build properties here, but the lack of amenities compared to more established areas gives the Wick a desolate feel despite its trendy reputation. It also suffers from its separation from the rest of Hackney borough by a busy road.
Hackney South saw its previous MP, Brian Sedgemore, defect to the Liberal Democrats shortly before the 2005 election. Public Accounts Committee Chair Meg Hillier has represented the constituency ever since. Perhaps given its proximity to central London and how famous parts of this division are, this seat often sees a long ballot paper in General Elections.
Another change in this area in recent decades, aside from the Olympics stimulating the area's growth, was the improvement in schools here - Mossbourne Academy achieves stellar results these days.
In 2022, Labour swept all the seats here apart from one Green who won in Dalston. Outside of Dalston, it's hard to see the Greens, Tories and Lib Dems seriously challenging Labour, but back in the 1990s, this area saw many freakish results with lots of Lib Dem and Tory wins. Since then, the council has settled into a Labour fiefdom for the most part.
The Regents Canal links this seat to Islington and Tower Hamlets. The canal hosts several upmarket eateries and is popular with canal boats. It also hosts the alternative art studio Antepavilion (famous for the Hackney sharks, of which one still guards the canal towpath).
This seat has long had a substantial Black British population, and Hackney has long been a diverse area with a significant Jewish diaspora in this seat in the past. One of the most famous events in Hackney was when Jack Cohen founded Tesco in 1919.
While parts of this seat are gentrifying, this is still a working-class constituency for the most part, and Labour isn't losing any time soon. The more curious contest in Hackney South and Shoreditch is for second.
There are no London Underground stations in Hackney South & Shoreditch - funnily enough, the 'hackney' carriage is the standard issue London black cab. The London Borough of Hackney is the least car-dependant local authority in the country, with only 40% of households owning a car. Buses and the Overground are the lifeblood of this area and there is a TfL garage at Mare Street.
Beginning on the City border, Shoreditch and Hoxton are popular nightlife destinations and areas where young professionals rub shoulders with a long-established social housing population. Hoxton West was the Tories' best ward in Hackney South & Shoreditch in 2022, where they polled 21%.
Haggerston is another area in this constituency, giving its name to a large park and a city farm just before the Regents Canal before you approach London Fields via Broadway Market, a heavily patronised shopping area. The post-war Blackstone Estate also dominates London Fields, which hosts housing types from many periods. Some of the best-preserved housing here is near Well Street Common towards the boundary with Tower Hamlets at Victoria Park, though a small part of the park shifted from Hackney to Tower Hamlets in 1994.
Dalston saw the Greens break through in 2022 and was Sian Berry's strongest ward in London in the 2021 Mayoral vote. Dalston has insane house prices these days, and even a one-bed flat on a converted terrace will set you back around £400,000. The re-opening of Dalston Junction station in the 2010s was a boon for the area. The neighbourhood also has a thriving street market at Ridley Road, in addition to newer arrivals serving BBQ food and gourmet Turkish cuisine, among other things.
This seat is well-connected to central London with several bus routes, including the 30, 38 and 55 from east to west, linking this seat to Oxford Circus and Walthamstow, and the 388 connects this area to Stratford with its sprawling new build developments and Westfield centre. Legion Overground stations connect the seat to Liverpool Street at London Fields.
Homerton is another area in this seat, with a large hospital and popular green spaces like Mabley Green and Wick Woodland. Homerton is generally working-class, dominated by Victorian terraces and post-war council housing (a sizeable proportion is now privately owned due to the Right to Buy).
Hackney Wick is changing fast due to the afterglow of London 2012 and what this poster might call the Stratford effect. You can find many new build properties here, but the lack of amenities compared to more established areas gives the Wick a desolate feel despite its trendy reputation. It also suffers from its separation from the rest of Hackney borough by a busy road.
Hackney South saw its previous MP, Brian Sedgemore, defect to the Liberal Democrats shortly before the 2005 election. Public Accounts Committee Chair Meg Hillier has represented the constituency ever since. Perhaps given its proximity to central London and how famous parts of this division are, this seat often sees a long ballot paper in General Elections.
Another change in this area in recent decades, aside from the Olympics stimulating the area's growth, was the improvement in schools here - Mossbourne Academy achieves stellar results these days.
In 2022, Labour swept all the seats here apart from one Green who won in Dalston. Outside of Dalston, it's hard to see the Greens, Tories and Lib Dems seriously challenging Labour, but back in the 1990s, this area saw many freakish results with lots of Lib Dem and Tory wins. Since then, the council has settled into a Labour fiefdom for the most part.
The Regents Canal links this seat to Islington and Tower Hamlets. The canal hosts several upmarket eateries and is popular with canal boats. It also hosts the alternative art studio Antepavilion (famous for the Hackney sharks, of which one still guards the canal towpath).
This seat has long had a substantial Black British population, and Hackney has long been a diverse area with a significant Jewish diaspora in this seat in the past. One of the most famous events in Hackney was when Jack Cohen founded Tesco in 1919.
While parts of this seat are gentrifying, this is still a working-class constituency for the most part, and Labour isn't losing any time soon. The more curious contest in Hackney South and Shoreditch is for second.
