Hackney North and Stoke Newington — UK General Election Results

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

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Weitzman Labour 33,78354.9% Yes
William Bishop Conservative 19,46931.6% No
Philip Phillips Liberal 7,74012.6% No
John Gordon Hargrave Social Credit 5510.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Weitzman Labour 37,40659.1% Yes
Trevor Herbert Harry Skeet Conservative 21,36933.8% No
Joan Allison Liberal 4,5247.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Weitzman Labour 25,25357.0% Yes
Leonard Defries-Porter Conservative 15,16534.2% No
Benjamin Ashkenazi Liberal 2,3885.4% No
Aubrey Morris Communist 1,5253.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Weitzman Labour 22,95052.7% Yes
Roger L White Conservative 14,41533.1% No
Philip Phillips Liberal 6,07614.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Weitzman Labour 21,77757.4% Yes
Roger L White Conservative 10,84328.6% No
Jack Bright Liberal 5,32414.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Weitzman Labour 24,22167.4% Yes
John R Boast Conservative 10,22128.4% No
Monty Goldman Communist 1,4914.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Weitzman Labour 20,44662.8% Yes
John Boast Conservative 11,29834.7% No
Monty Goldman Communist 7932.4% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Weitzman Labour 17,16052.5% Yes
Anthony Wylson Conservative 7,82624.0% No
Simon Lyons Liberal 5,93218.2% No
Henry Lord National Front 1,2263.8% No
Monty Goldman Communist 5321.6% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Weitzman Labour 16,52559.2% Yes
Anthony Wylson Conservative 5,97221.4% No
Simon Lyons Liberal 3,79613.6% No
Henry Lord National Front 1,0443.7% No
Monty Goldman Communist 4181.5% No
Michael Van der Poorten Workers Revolutionary 1590.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernie Roberts Labour 14,68851.6% Yes
Timothy Miller Conservative 9,46733.2% No
Tudor Gates Liberal 3,03310.6% No
Sylvia May National Front 8603.0% No
Monty Goldman Communist 4401.5% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernie Roberts Labour 18,98952.0% Yes
Vernon Hartley-Booth Conservative 10,44428.6% No
David Richard Ash SDP-Liberal Alliance 5,74615.7% No
David FitzPatrick Green 4921.3% No
Monty Goldman Communist 4261.2% No
John David Field National Front 3961.1% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diane Abbott Labour 18,91248.7% Yes
Oliver Letwin Conservative 11,23428.9% No
Simon Taylor SDP-Liberal Alliance 7,44619.2% No
David FitzPatrick Green 9972.6% No
Yasmini Anwar Red Front 2280.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diane Abbott Labour 20,08357.8% Yes
Cole Manson Conservative 9,35626.9% No
Keith Fitchett Liberal Democrat 3,99611.5% No
Heather Hunt Green 1,1113.2% No
John Graham Windsor Natural Law 1780.5% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diane Abbott Labour 21,11065.2% Yes
Michael Lavender Conservative 5,48316.9% No
Douglas Taylor Liberal Democrat 3,30610.2% No
Yen Chong Green 1,3954.3% No
Brian Maxwell Referendum Party 5441.7% No
Dickon Tolson Independent 3681.1% No
Lisa Lovebucket Independent 1760.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diane Abbott Labour 18,08161.0% Yes
Molly Dye Conservative 4,43015.0% No
Meral Ece Liberal Democrat 4,17014.1% No
Chit Chong Green 2,1847.4% No
Sukant Chandan Socialist Labour 7562.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diane Abbott Labour 14,26848.6% Yes
James Blanchard Liberal Democrat 6,84123.3% No
Ertan Hurer Conservative 4,21814.4% No
Mischa Borris Green 2,9079.9% No
David Vail Independent 6022.0% No
Nusrat Sen Socialist Labour 2961.0% No
Nigel Barrow Monster Raving Loony 2480.8% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diane Abbott Labour 25,55355.0% Yes
Keith Angus Liberal Democrat 11,09223.9% No
Darren Caplan Conservative 6,75914.5% No
Matt Sellwood Green 2,1334.6% No
Maxine Hargreaves Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 2990.6% No
Suzanne Moore Independent 2580.6% No
Knigel Knapp Official Monster Raving Loony Party 1820.4% No
Paul Shaer Independent 960.2% No
Alessandra Williams Independent 610.1% No
Jack Pope-De-Locksley The Magna Carta Party 280.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diane Abbott Labour 31,35762.9% Yes
Amy Gray Conservative 7,34914.7% No
Heather Finlay Green 7,28114.6% No
Simon De Deney Liberal Democrat 2,4925.0% No
Keith Fraser UKIP 1,0852.2% No
Jonathan Homan Animal Welfare Party 2210.4% No
Jonathan Silberman Communist League Election Campaign 1020.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diane Abbott Labour 42,26575.1% Yes
Amy Gray Conservative 7,12612.7% No
Joe Richards Liberal Democrat 3,8176.8% No
Alastair Binnie-Lubbock Green 2,6064.6% No
Jon Homan Animal Welfare Party 2220.4% No
Abraham Spielmann Independent 2030.4% No
Coraline Corlis-Khan Friends Party 590.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diane Abbott Labour 39,97270.3% Yes
Ben Obese-Jecty Conservative 6,78411.9% No
Alex Armitage Green 4,9898.8% No
Ben Mathis Liberal Democrat 4,2837.5% No
Richard Christian Ings Brexit Party 6091.1% No
Haseeb Ur-Rehman Renew 1510.3% No
Loré Lixenberg Independent 760.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Diane Abbott Labour 24,35559.5% Yes
Antoinette Fernandez Green 9,27522.6% No
David Landau Conservative 3,4578.4% No
Rebecca Jones Liberal Democrat 1,5623.8% No
Deborah Cairns Reform UK 1,2833.1% No
Ryan Ahmad Independent 6211.5% No
Knigel Knapp Monster Raving Loony Party 2240.5% No
Kombat Diva Independent 1820.4% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Labour margin 23.3 pts 1951: Labour margin 25.3 pts 1955: Labour margin 22.8 pts 1959: Labour margin 19.6 pts 1964: Labour margin 28.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 39.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 28.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 28.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 37.8 pts 1979: Labour margin 18.3 pts 1983: Labour margin 23.4 pts 1987: Labour margin 19.8 pts 1992: Labour margin 30.9 pts 1997: Labour margin 48.3 pts 2001: Labour margin 46.1 pts 2005: Labour margin 25.3 pts 2010: Labour margin 31.1 pts 2015: Labour margin 48.1 pts 2017: Labour margin 62.4 pts 2019: Labour margin 58.4 pts 2024: Labour margin 36.8 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

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).

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