Editing Homerton (section)

{{Short description|Area of East London, England}}
{{For|the Cambridge college which was founded here|Homerton College, Cambridge}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox UK place
| static_image_name        = chats palace 1.jpg
| static_image_caption     = Chat's Palace has been an important local arts centre and music venue for 40 years. It is housed in the former Homerton Library, the new one is close by.
| official_name            = Homerton
| map_type                 = Greater London
| region                   = London
| country                  = England
| london_borough           = Hackney
| constituency_westminster = [[Hackney South and Shoreditch (UK Parliament constituency)|Hackney South and Shoreditch]]
| post_town                = LONDON
| postcode_area            = E
| postcode_district        = E9
| dial_code                = 020
| os_grid_reference        = TQ355855
| coordinates              = {{coord|51.55212|-0.04704|display=inline,title}}
| charingX_distance_mi     = 4.5
| charingX_direction       = SW
}}

'''Homerton''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɒ|m|ər|t|ən}} {{Respell|HOM|ər-tən}}) is an area in [[London]], [[England]], in the [[London Borough of Hackney]]. It is bordered to the west by [[Hackney, London|Hackney]], to the north by [[Lower Clapton]], in the east by [[Hackney Wick]], [[Leyton]] and by [[South Hackney]] and [[Old Ford, London|Old Ford]] to the south. In 2019, it had a population of 14,658 people.<ref name="citypopulation.de">{{Cite web|url= https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/london/wards/hackney/E05009376__homerton/|title= Homerton (Ward, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location}}</ref> In terms of ethnicity it was 43.9% White, 33.0% Black, 10.9% Asian and 7.8% Mixed.<ref name="citypopulation.de"/> It covered an area of 0.830 sq kilometres. [[Hackney London Borough Council elections|Homerton]] [[Wards and electoral divisions of the United Kingdom|ward]] on [[Hackney London Borough Council|Hackney Borough Council]] is [[2022 Hackney London Borough Council election|currently represented]] by three [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] councillors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Council election results {{!}} Hackney Council |url=https://hackney.gov.uk/council-elections/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=hackney.gov.uk}}</ref> There are fifty [[listed building]]s located within the boundaries of the ward.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Listed Buildings in Homerton Ward, Hackney |url=https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/england/homerton-ward-hackney#.YoDwdpPMKAw |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=britishlistedbuildings.co.uk}}</ref>