Leabridge ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965. It was first used in the 1964 elections, with an electorate of 8,725, returning three councillors.[1]
1978–2002
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.[2]
2002–2014
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002. The ward returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with elections every four years. At the last elections on 6 May 2010, Linda Kelly, Deniz Oguzkanli, and Ian Rathbone, all Labour Party candidates, were returned. Turnout was 55%; with 4,999 votes cast.[3] Rathbone is a former speaker of the borough. Kelly left Labour and joined the Tories on 18 May 2011.[4]
In 2001, Leabridge ward had a total population of 9,863 and was the ward with the fewest residents in Hackney. At the 2011 Census the population had increased to 14,039.[5] This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[6]
Hackney wards are redrawn and the ward is abolished from the May 2014 election.[7] Most of the Leabridge ward becomes part of a new ward of Lea Bridge with part in the north going to Springfield. The new ward of Lea Bridge also includes part of the abolished Chatham ward.