Which candidate in the 2010 Labour leadership elections is MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington?
Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency) the London Borough of Hackney. The seat is bordered by the constituencies of Hackney South and Shoreditch, Islington North, Tottenham, and Walthamstow. Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency) Hackney North and Stoke Newington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 1987 by Diane Abbott of the Labour Party, who has served as Shadow Home Secretary since 6 October 2016. Abbott was one of the first three Black British MPs elected, and the first female Black British MP in the UK. The constituency has always elected Labour MPs since its creation in
Hackney North and Stoke Newington (UK Parliament constituency) Springfield, and Stamford, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington. 1955–1974: The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney wards of Northfield, Northwold, Rectory, and Springfield, and the Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington. 1974–1983: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Clissold, Defoe, New River, Northfield, Northwold, and Springfield. 1983–2010: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Clissold, Eastdown, Leabridge, New River, North Defoe, Northfield, Northwold, Rectory, South Defoe, and Springfield. 2010–present: The London Borough of Hackney wards of Brownswood, Cazenove, Clissold, Dalston, Hackney Downs, Leabridge, Lordship, New River, Springfield, and Stoke Newington Central. The constituency covers the northern part of