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Hackney South and Shoreditch is a UK parliament constituency that is represented in the House of Commons by Meg Hillier of the Labour party.
The Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency has a total population of 121,065, of which 95,536 are eligible (18+) to vote (78.9%).
Hackney South and Shoreditch ranks 624th in a list of the largest constituencies in the UK (geographical size), and 33th in a list of the largest constituencies by population size.
Margaret Olivia "Meg" Hillier (born 14 February 1969) is a British Labour Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney South and Shoreditch since 2005, and was a junior Minister in HM Government (2007–10) and was succeeded by Caroline Flint as Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change in the Labour Party October 2011 reshuffle.
Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meg_Hillier
| MP DETAILS | |
|---|---|
| Address | Meg Hillier MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA |
| Phone Number | 020 7219 4272 |
| Political Party | Labour |
| Email Address | votemeghillier@hotmail.com |
| Constituency | Hackney South and Shoreditch |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | 14/02/1969 |
| Website | Website |
| Twitter Profile | |
| Wikipedia Page | Visit Wiki |
| 13.5% | 64.4% | 4.6% | 11.6 % | 3.8% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat | Green Party UKIP |
Election turnout for the Hackney South And Shoreditch constituency in 2015 was 59.60%, lower than the average UK turnout at 66.1%.
| Candidate | Party | Gender | Date of Birth | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus Small | UK Independence Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Ben Mathis | Liberal Democrat | Male | 01 April 1982 (42) | - | http://www.hackneylibdems.org/hackney_south |
| Bill Rogers | Workers Revolutionary Party | Male | - | - | - |
| Brian Debus | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | Male | - | - | - |
| Charlotte George | Green | Female | - | - | - |
| Gordon Shrigley | Campaign | Male | 12 September 1964 (60) | - | http://gordon-shrigley.com/campaign/ |
| Jack Tinley | Conservative | Male | 22 July 1984 (40) | - | http://www.jacktinley.com/ |
| Meg Hillier | Labour | Female | 14 February 1969 (55) | - | http://www.meghillier.com/ |
| Paul Birch | Cannabis is Safer than Alcohol | Male | - | - | https://about.me/paulbirch |
| Russell Shaw Higgs | Independent | Male | 12 May 1960 (64) | - | - |
| Taiwo Adewuyi | Christian Peoples Alliance | Male | - | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnR_GtPEr4w |
| 13.53% | 55.74% | 22.4% | % | % | 3.48% | % | 1.52% |
| Conservative Labour Liberal Democrat Scottish National | Plaid Cymru Green Party BNP UKIP |
| Party | Votes | Share |
|---|
| Turnout | 58.9% |
| Conservative | Nayyar, Simon |
| Labour | Hillier, Meg |
| Liberal Democrat | Raval, Dave |
| Green | Lane, Polly |
| UKIP | King, Michael |
Election turnout for the Hackney South And Shoreditch constituency in 2010 was 58.9%, higher than the average UK turnout at 65.1%.
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