Hackney

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Region: London
Country: England

§ This page provides an overview of a UK's local authority district, bringing together various information to help you better understand this district.

Hackney in East London has transformed from an industrial and working-class area into one of the city’s most creative and culturally vibrant boroughs. It is known for its markets, art galleries, green spaces like London Fields, and a thriving tech sector around Shoreditch.

The local government for this district is: The London Borough of Hackney (London Borough).

This district page, Hackney, is a sub-page of this county page: Inner London and this region page: London. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Hackney

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 75 of them are in Greater London (covering 32 London boroughs). We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Hackney

Hackney is divided into 21 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Brownswood
  • Cazenove
  • Clissold
  • Dalston
  • De Beauvoir
  • Hackney Central
  • Hackney Downs
  • Hackney Wick
  • Haggerston
  • Homerton
  • Hoxton East & Shoreditch
  • Hoxton West
  • King's Park
  • Lea Bridge
  • London Fields
  • Shacklewell
  • Springfield
  • Stamford Hill West
  • Stoke Newington
  • Victoria
  • Woodberry Down

Hackney in International Geographies

In the International Territorial Levels (ITLs) hierarchy, Hackney is within an ITLs Level 3 area:

  1. (ITL 1) London
  2. (ITL 2) ⇒ Inner London - East
  3. (ITL 3) ⇒⇒ Hackney and Newham

The International Territorial Levels are used by OECD member countries for statistical purposes to classify administrative areas. We have this listable page for easy browsing of ITL names and codes: International Territorial Levels.

Districts in Inner London