UK Explained

Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Represented in Parliament by Ms Diane Abbott (Labour). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Diane Abbott, Labour. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How Hackney North and Stoke Newington compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 48 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £941£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 627 areas and lower than 21.

UK 3.9%This area 7.4%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
Hackney North and Stoke Newington£9417.4%
Bethnal Green and Stepney£9197.3%
Walthamstow£9246.9%
Streatham and Croydon North£8967.1%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

Printable one-page briefing

Who lives in Hackney North and Stoke Newington

From the 2021 Census, next to the figure for England and Wales as a whole. Census day was 21 March 2021, so some things will have changed.

About the areaThis areaEngland and WalesCompared
Number of people116,26459,597,740 in total
Aged under 1622%18%4 points higher
Aged 65 and over8%19%10 points lower
Adults with a degree or higher49%34%15 points higher
Households that own their home31%62%32 points lower
Households renting from a council or housing association37%17%20 points higher
Households renting privately32%20%12 points higher

Source: ONS, Census 2021 (England and Wales), via the UK Data Service statistics portal. Fetched 2026-10-04. These describe who lives here. They do not explain how anyone votes.

WINNER, 2024
Diane Abbott

Labour

MAJORITY
15,080

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
53%

of people who could vote did

Diane Abbott won with 59% of the votes, and Antoinette Fernandez (Green Party) came second with 23%.

Votes for each party

Labour59% · 24,355
Green Party23% · 9,275
Conservative8% · 3,457
Liberal Democrat4% · 1,562
Reform UK3% · 1,283
Independent2% · 803
Everyone else1% · 224
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Diane AbbottLabour24,35559.5%
Antoinette FernandezGreen Party9,27522.6%
David LandauConservative3,4578.4%
Rebecca JonesLiberal Democrat1,5623.8%
Deborah CairnsReform UK1,2833.1%
Ryan AhmadIndependent6211.5%
Knigel KnappOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party2240.5%
Kombat DivaIndependent1820.4%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£941 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
7.4%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026