Hackney Downs is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney, corresponding roughly to the Hackney Downs area of London, UK and forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. It was created for the May, 2002 local election. There was previously a Downs ward from 1965 to 1978. The ward returns three councillors every four years to Hackney Borough Council.
There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2014.
The election took place on 5 May 2022.
The election took place on 3 May 2018.
The by-election took place on 5 May 2016.
The election took place on 22 May 2014.
The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
The election took place on 4 May 2006.
The election took place on 2 May 2002.
In 2001, Hackney Downs ward had a total population of 10,294. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674. At the 2011 Census, the population of the ward had increased to 12,921.