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London Borough of Hackney

London Borough of Hackney
Shown within Greater London
Geography
Status:	London borough
Area: - Total	Ranked 349th 19.06 km²
ONS code:	00AM
Demographics
Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density	Ranked 60th 210,213 11,029 / km²
Ethnicity:	59.4% White 8.6% S.Asian 24.7% Afro-Carib. 1.2% Chinese
Politics
Hackney London Borough Council http://www.hackney.gov.uk/
Leadership:	Mayor & Cabinet
Mayor:	Jules Pipe Labour
MPs:	Diane Abbott, Brian Sedgemore
London Assembly: - Member	North East London - Jennette Arnold

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in the northeast of inner London, formed in 1965 out of the former boroughs of Hackney, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington. It is one of the poorest boroughs but home to numerous clubs and a centre of the London arts scene.

Unlike most English districts, its council is led by a directly-elected mayor, currently Jules Pipe.

The borough includes the following areas:

• Clapton Park
• Dalston
• Hackney
• Hackney Marshes
• Hackney Wick
• Haggerston
• Homerton
• Hoxton
• Lea Bridge
• Lower Clapton
• Shacklewell
• Stamford Hill
• Stoke Newington
• Upper Clapton
• Victoria Park

Demographics of Hackney

The 2001 census gives Hackney a population of 202,824. It is 60% white, 12% black African, 10% Black Caribbean and 4% Indian. 32% of householders are owner-occupiers.

Transport links

Hackney is the only inner London borough north of the Thames that currently has no London Underground stations (with the exception of Manor House, in the extreme north-west of the borough, and on the boundary with Haringey). However a current project to extend the East London Line will seek to rectify this.