Hackney North and Stoke Newington — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Hackney North and Stoke Newington was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 15,080 votes over Green. This page covers every general election in Hackney North and Stoke Newington from 1950 to 2024.
Full Election History, 1950–2024
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1950
David Weitzman (Labour)
33,783
54.9%
William Bishop (Conservative)
14,314 (23.3 pts)
78.7%
1951
David Weitzman (Labour)
37,406
59.1%
Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet (Conservative)
16,037 (25.3 pts)
78.9%
1955
David Weitzman (Labour)
25,253
57.0%
Leonard Defries-Porter (Conservative)
10,088 (22.8 pts)
67.9%
1959
David Weitzman (Labour)
22,950
52.7%
Roger L White (Conservative)
8,535 (19.6 pts)
67.1%
1964
David Weitzman (Labour)
21,777
57.4%
Roger L White (Conservative)
10,934 (28.8 pts)
58.2%
1966
David Weitzman (Labour)
24,221
67.4%
John R Boast (Conservative)
14,000 (39.0 pts)
55.8%
1970
David Weitzman (Labour)
20,446
62.8%
John Boast (Conservative)
9,148 (28.1 pts)
50.1%
Feb 1974
David Weitzman (Labour)
17,160
52.5%
Anthony Wylson (Conservative)
9,334 (28.6 pts)
62.1%
Oct 1974
David Weitzman (Labour)
16,525
59.2%
Anthony Wylson (Conservative)
10,553 (37.8 pts)
52.8%
1979
Ernie Roberts (Labour)
14,688
51.6%
Timothy Miller (Conservative)
5,221 (18.3 pts)
60.9%
1983
Ernie Roberts (Labour)
18,989
52.0%
Vernon Hartley-Booth (Conservative)
8,545 (23.4 pts)
54.7%
1987
Diane Abbott (Labour)
18,912
48.7%
Oliver Letwin (Conservative)
7,678 (19.8 pts)
58.1%
1992
Diane Abbott (Labour)
20,083
57.8%
Cole Manson (Conservative)
10,727 (30.9 pts)
63.5%
1997
Diane Abbott (Labour)
21,110
65.2%
Michael Lavender (Conservative)
15,627 (48.3 pts)
52.2%
2001
Diane Abbott (Labour)
18,081
61.0%
Molly Dye (Conservative)
13,651 (46.1 pts)
49.0%
2005
Diane Abbott (Labour)
14,268
48.6%
James Blanchard (Liberal Democrat)
7,427 (25.3 pts)
49.6%
2010
Diane Abbott (Labour)
25,553
55.0%
Keith Angus (Liberal Democrat)
14,461 (31.1 pts)
63.3%
2015
Diane Abbott (Labour)
31,357
62.9%
Amy Gray (Conservative)
24,008 (48.1 pts)
56.8%
2017
Diane Abbott (Labour)
42,265
75.1%
Amy Gray (Conservative)
35,139 (62.4 pts)
66.4%
2019
Diane Abbott (Labour)
39,972
70.3%
Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative)
33,188 (58.4 pts)
61.8%
2024
Diane Abbott (Labour)
24,355
59.5%
Antoinette Fernandez (Green)
15,080 (36.8 pts)
53.0%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1950
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Weitzman
Labour
33,783
54.9%
Yes
William Bishop
Conservative
19,469
31.6%
No
Philip Phillips
Liberal
7,740
12.6%
No
John Gordon Hargrave
Social Credit
551
0.9%
No
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Weitzman
Labour
37,406
59.1%
Yes
Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet
Conservative
21,369
33.8%
No
Joan Allison
Liberal
4,524
7.1%
No
1955
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Weitzman
Labour
25,253
57.0%
Yes
Leonard Defries-Porter
Conservative
15,165
34.2%
No
Benjamin Ashkenazi
Liberal
2,388
5.4%
No
Aubrey Morris
Communist
1,525
3.4%
No
1959
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Weitzman
Labour
22,950
52.7%
Yes
Roger L White
Conservative
14,415
33.1%
No
Philip Phillips
Liberal
6,076
14.0%
No
1964
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Weitzman
Labour
21,777
57.4%
Yes
Roger L White
Conservative
10,843
28.6%
No
Jack Bright
Liberal
5,324
14.0%
No
1966
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Weitzman
Labour
24,221
67.4%
Yes
John R Boast
Conservative
10,221
28.4%
No
Monty Goldman
Communist
1,491
4.1%
No
1970
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Weitzman
Labour
20,446
62.8%
Yes
John Boast
Conservative
11,298
34.7%
No
Monty Goldman
Communist
793
2.4%
No
Feb 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Weitzman
Labour
17,160
52.5%
Yes
Anthony Wylson
Conservative
7,826
24.0%
No
Simon Lyons
Liberal
5,932
18.2%
No
Henry Lord
National Front
1,226
3.8%
No
Monty Goldman
Communist
532
1.6%
No
Oct 1974
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
David Weitzman
Labour
16,525
59.2%
Yes
Anthony Wylson
Conservative
5,972
21.4%
No
Simon Lyons
Liberal
3,796
13.6%
No
Henry Lord
National Front
1,044
3.7%
No
Monty Goldman
Communist
418
1.5%
No
Michael Van der Poorten
Workers Revolutionary
159
0.6%
No
1979
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ernie Roberts
Labour
14,688
51.6%
Yes
Timothy Miller
Conservative
9,467
33.2%
No
Tudor Gates
Liberal
3,033
10.6%
No
Sylvia May
National Front
860
3.0%
No
Monty Goldman
Communist
440
1.5%
No
1983
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Ernie Roberts
Labour
18,989
52.0%
Yes
Vernon Hartley-Booth
Conservative
10,444
28.6%
No
David Richard Ash
SDP-Liberal Alliance
5,746
15.7%
No
David FitzPatrick
Green
492
1.3%
No
Monty Goldman
Communist
426
1.2%
No
John David Field
National Front
396
1.1%
No
1987
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Diane Abbott
Labour
18,912
48.7%
Yes
Oliver Letwin
Conservative
11,234
28.9%
No
Simon Taylor
SDP-Liberal Alliance
7,446
19.2%
No
David FitzPatrick
Green
997
2.6%
No
Yasmini Anwar
Red Front
228
0.6%
No
1992
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Diane Abbott
Labour
20,083
57.8%
Yes
Cole Manson
Conservative
9,356
26.9%
No
Keith Fitchett
Liberal Democrat
3,996
11.5%
No
Heather Hunt
Green
1,111
3.2%
No
John Graham Windsor
Natural Law
178
0.5%
No
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Diane Abbott
Labour
21,110
65.2%
Yes
Michael Lavender
Conservative
5,483
16.9%
No
Douglas Taylor
Liberal Democrat
3,306
10.2%
No
Yen Chong
Green
1,395
4.3%
No
Brian Maxwell
Referendum Party
544
1.7%
No
Dickon Tolson
Independent
368
1.1%
No
Lisa Lovebucket
Independent
176
0.5%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Diane Abbott
Labour
18,081
61.0%
Yes
Molly Dye
Conservative
4,430
15.0%
No
Meral Ece
Liberal Democrat
4,170
14.1%
No
Chit Chong
Green
2,184
7.4%
No
Sukant Chandan
Socialist Labour
756
2.6%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Diane Abbott
Labour
14,268
48.6%
Yes
James Blanchard
Liberal Democrat
6,841
23.3%
No
Ertan Hurer
Conservative
4,218
14.4%
No
Mischa Borris
Green
2,907
9.9%
No
David Vail
Independent
602
2.0%
No
Nusrat Sen
Socialist Labour
296
1.0%
No
Nigel Barrow
Monster Raving Loony
248
0.8%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Diane Abbott
Labour
25,553
55.0%
Yes
Keith Angus
Liberal Democrat
11,092
23.9%
No
Darren Caplan
Conservative
6,759
14.5%
No
Matt Sellwood
Green
2,133
4.6%
No
Maxine Hargreaves
Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship
299
0.6%
No
Suzanne Moore
Independent
258
0.6%
No
Knigel Knapp
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
182
0.4%
No
Paul Shaer
Independent
96
0.2%
No
Alessandra Williams
Independent
61
0.1%
No
Jack Pope-De-Locksley
The Magna Carta Party
28
0.1%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Diane Abbott
Labour
31,357
62.9%
Yes
Amy Gray
Conservative
7,349
14.7%
No
Heather Finlay
Green
7,281
14.6%
No
Simon De Deney
Liberal Democrat
2,492
5.0%
No
Keith Fraser
UKIP
1,085
2.2%
No
Jonathan Homan
Animal Welfare Party
221
0.4%
No
Jonathan Silberman
Communist League Election Campaign
102
0.2%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Diane Abbott
Labour
42,265
75.1%
Yes
Amy Gray
Conservative
7,126
12.7%
No
Joe Richards
Liberal Democrat
3,817
6.8%
No
Alastair Binnie-Lubbock
Green
2,606
4.6%
No
Jon Homan
Animal Welfare Party
222
0.4%
No
Abraham Spielmann
Independent
203
0.4%
No
Coraline Corlis-Khan
Friends Party
59
0.1%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Diane Abbott
Labour
39,972
70.3%
Yes
Ben Obese-Jecty
Conservative
6,784
11.9%
No
Alex Armitage
Green
4,989
8.8%
No
Ben Mathis
Liberal Democrat
4,283
7.5%
No
Richard Christian Ings
Brexit Party
609
1.1%
No
Haseeb Ur-Rehman
Renew
151
0.3%
No
Loré Lixenberg
Independent
76
0.1%
No
2024
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Diane Abbott
Labour
24,355
59.5%
Yes
Antoinette Fernandez
Green
9,275
22.6%
No
David Landau
Conservative
3,457
8.4%
No
Rebecca Jones
Liberal Democrat
1,562
3.8%
No
Deborah Cairns
Reform UK
1,283
3.1%
No
Ryan Ahmad
Independent
621
1.5%
No
Knigel Knapp
Monster Raving Loony Party
224
0.5%
No
Kombat Diva
Independent
182
0.4%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Hackney North and Stoke Newington has been contested at 21 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Hackney North and Stoke Newington in the 2024 general election?
Labour won Hackney North and Stoke Newington in 2024 with 24,355 votes (59.5%), a majority of 15,080 votes over Green in second place.
Which parties have won Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1950?
Since 1950, Hackney North and Stoke Newington has been won by: Labour.
What was the closest result in Hackney North and Stoke Newington?
The closest result on record for Hackney North and Stoke Newington was 1979, when Labour beat Conservative by just 5,221 votes (18.3 percentage points).