Chatham was a ward in the London Borough of Hackney from 1965 to 2014.

It formed part of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency.

The ward returned three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years.

This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.

[5] Chatham ward existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965.