Hackney North and Stoke Newington: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Ms Diane Abbott (Labour) is the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Diane Abbott took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 24,355 votes (59.5%), ahead of Antoinette Fernandez (Green Party) on 9,275. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 52.6% (40,959 of 77,812); the winning margin was 15,080 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Hackney North and Stoke Newington apart: the highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (60.2%), and the 12th highest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (12,888.2 per sq km).
15,549 children in Hackney North and Stoke Newington were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 60.2% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 20.3% in 2024/25, from 17.6% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £600,000 and half for less. That is up 26% on £476,250 ten years before. It ranks 24th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 596 recorded sales.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £37,530 for jobs in Hackney North and Stoke Newington and £47,841 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £46,101. The residents' figure ranks 53rd highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
6,910 business sites were registered in Hackney North and Stoke Newington in March 2026 (6,705 a year before), and employed 29,000 people in 2024.
About 117,400 people live in Hackney North and Stoke Newington: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 117,415. The estimate peaked at 123,317 in 2016. 10,752 were aged 65 or over and 25,840 were under 16.
Census 2021: 44,118 households, 12,888.2 people per square kilometre, 46.2% of workers based at home, 8.5% of adults retired.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 78.1% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.2 points. The economically inactive share was 18.0%.
In September 2026, 7.3% of 16 to 64 year olds in Hackney North and Stoke Newington were claimants (5,935 people). September 2025 had 6,080.
MP
Ms Diane Abbott, Labour
- MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 11 June 1987
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ms Diane Abbott on this site
In Parliament
What Ms Diane Abbott said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 30 June 2026 to 1 September 2026). Hansard search returns 70 spoken contributions by Ms Diane Abbott since 4 July 2024.
Opposition Members seem to need reminding that the early release programme was devised by a Conservative Government. We have been debating at great length, in the media and among politicians, keeping people in prison for longer.
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I listened with great care to the Home Secretary’s speech, and one of the things she said—she said it more than once, in different phraseology—was that her legislation is designed to remove the burden of asylum seekers from the shoulders of British people.
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The Home Secretary referred earlier to immigrants coming here to live off the taxpayer. I put it to her that not only do a disproportionate number of immigrants find themselves in work, whether legal or illegal work, but the children of immigrants pay tax.
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The Home Secretary will be aware of how important it is to make sure that Members of this House get the protection and defence that they need.
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The Secretary of State will know that many women are never more vulnerable than in childbirth. It is about not just the vulnerability, but the horror of what women and their babies are exposed to in childbirth. We see inquiry after inquiry, and nothing seems to improve.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Abbott | Labour | 24,355 | 59.5% | −10.4 |
| Antoinette Fernandez | Green Party | 9,275 | 22.6% | +14.6 |
| David Landau | Conservative | 3,457 | 8.4% | −4.6 |
| Rebecca Jones | Liberal Democrat | 1,562 | 3.8% | −3.9 |
| Deborah Cairns | Reform UK | 1,283 | 3.1% | +2.2 |
| Ryan Ahmad | Independent | 621 | 1.5% | |
| Knigel Knapp | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 224 | 0.5% | |
| Kombat Diva | Independent | 182 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 59.5% | Green Party 22.6% | 15,080 | 52.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 69.8% | Conservative 13.0% | 29,162 | 68.1% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Hackney North and Stoke Newington lies within Hackney.
- Hackney E09000012
Who has power over Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Every body that makes decisions for Hackney North and Stoke Newington, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Greater London Authority Greater London Authority
- Metropolitan Police Service police force
- Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust NHS
- NHS North East London Integrated Care Board NHS
- London in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Hackney North and Stoke Newington this page: Ms Diane Abbott (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington?
UK Parliament lists Ms Diane Abbott, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Hackney North and Stoke Newington?
Diane Abbott (Labour) won with 24,355 votes, a majority of 15,080, on a turnout of 52.6% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Hackney North and Stoke Newington?
7.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 5,935 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Hackney North and Stoke Newington?
The median price paid was £600,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Hackney North and Stoke Newington?
Median full-time pay of residents was £47,841 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Hackney North and Stoke Newington live in low income families?
DWP counts 15,549 (60.2% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Hackney North and Stoke Newington?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 117,415 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.