Who is the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington?

Ms Diane Abbott (Independent) is the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. They were first elected in June 1987.

Who won Hackney North and Stoke Newington at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Hackney North and Stoke Newington was won by Labour with 59.5% of the vote, ahead of Green on 22.6%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Hackney North and Stoke Newington?

PollCheck's current projection has Labour on 38.0% and Green on 35.2% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Hackney North and Stoke Newington in?

Hackney North and Stoke Newington sits within Hackney council. Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units, but Hackney covers most or all of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington area.

What is the demographic profile of Hackney North and Stoke Newington?

Hackney North and Stoke Newington is in London. The seat is Remain-voting (Leave vote estimated at 20.5% in 2016). Around 48.9% of residents have a degree, a median age of 33, and 29.0% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Hackney North and Stoke Newington?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Hackney North and Stoke Newington, Labour won with 59.5% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Hackney North and Stoke Newington in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Hackney North and Stoke Newington: 2010 Labour, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Labour, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Hackney North and Stoke Newington

London · Borough constituency · Hackney borough

Sitting MP

Ms Diane Abbott

Independent

First elected June 1987

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

London

Borough constituency, Hackney council

Last 5 GE winners

LLLLL

Labour 5/5

EU referendum 2016

20.5% Leave

UK average 51.9%; -31.4pp below mean

Current outlook

Labour +2.8pp

vs Green 35.2%

LondonStrong Remain areaGraduate-heavyDiverse

Who lives in Hackney North and Stoke Newington? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

20.5%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

48.9%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

18.7%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

29.0%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

69.2%

UK average ~36%

Median age

32.7

UK median ~40

Age 65+

10.6%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

42.7%

UK average ~28%

How did Hackney North and Stoke Newington vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab hold · majority 15,080 votes (36.9pp) · turnout 52.6%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Hackney North and Stoke Newington within Hackney

The Westminster constituency of Hackney North and Stoke Newington sits entirely within Hackney Council. Local council elections are a separate ballot from Westminster general elections - the figures below are from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Hackney 67 LSOAs	100%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Hackney North and Stoke Newington at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Hackney North and Stoke Newington at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	Lab hold	Diane Abbott	55.0%	14.5%	23.9%	-	4.6%	2.0%	14,461	62.9%
2015	Lab hold	Diane Abbott	62.9%	14.7%	5.0%	2.2% UKIP	14.6%	0.6%	24,008	56.6%
2017	Lab hold	Diane Abbott	75.1%	12.7%	6.8%	-	4.6%	0.9%	35,139	66.2%
2019notional	Labour winner	Diane Abbott 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	69.8%	13.0%	7.7%	-	8.0%	1.5%	29,162	68.1%
2024	Lab hold	Diane Abbott	59.5%	8.4%	3.8%	3.1% Ref	22.6%	2.5%	15,080	52.6%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Hackney North and Stoke Newington. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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