Springfield is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. The name is derived from Springfield Park and roughly corresponds to Upper Clapton. The ward returns three councillors to the Borough Council, with elections every four years. At the last election on 6 May 2010, Michael Levy and Simche Steinberger (both Conservative Party candidates); and Margaret Gordon (Labour Party) were returned. Turnout was 57%; with 3,993 votes cast.