Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency)

Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Hackney North and Stoke Newington in Greater London
CountyGreater London
Electorate92,462 (December 2019)[1]
Current constituency
Created1950
Member of ParliamentDiane Abbott (Independent)
SeatsOne
Created fromHackney North; Stoke Newington

Hackney North and Stoke Newington is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 1987 by Diane Abbott, who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 6 October 2016 to 5 April 2020. Abbott was one of the first three Black British MPs elected, and the first female Black British MP in the UK. Abbott was elected as a Labour MP, but has been an Independent since having the Labour Party whip suspended on 23 April 2023.[2]

  1. ^ "Hackney North and Stoke Newington". UK Parliament. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Diane Abbott suspended as Labour MP after racism letter". BBC News. BBC. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.


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