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Posts Tagged ‘voting’

Hackney Central by-election candidates announced

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 2 June 2026 at 14:15
Photograph of a polling station

Hackney Central residents are set to cast their vote once again following the recent local elections

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Dalston by-election candidates announced

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 2 June 2026 at 12:18
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

A little more than seven weeks after the local elections, residents of this ward will be heading to the polls to cast their votes once again

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Opinion: ‘If there’s something May’s local elections made clear, it’s that Britain’s voting system is not working’

By Dave Raval | Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 13:44
Photograph of Dave Raval

‘It’s never been more evident that First Past the Post is not fit for purpose. It’s time to replace it’

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Local elections 2026: polls open today – don’t forget to vote

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 7 May 2026 at 10:54
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

You have until 10pm today to cast your vote for Mayor of Hackney and council ward seats.

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Local elections 2026: the political parties’ key pledges and manifestos at-a-glance

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 5 May 2026 at 15:22
photograph of Hackney Town Hall

Hackney residents can vote in two elections on 7 May – for candidates standing as ward councillors and also for those contesting the borough’s directly-elected mayoralty

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Green and Labour mayoral candidates quizzed by local business owners at ‘Unite with the Guild’ accountability assembly

By Samuel Lord | Friday 1 May 2026 at 22:46
Photograph of the East End Trades Guild hustings

The event at Shoreditch Town Hall was organised by the East End Trades Guild

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Hackney mayoral election 2026: meet the Reform UK party candidate Vahid Almasi

By James Barnes | Wednesday 29 April 2026 at 16:51

‘I am coming from the real world, I may not understand the processes the way they do, but I am actually determined to make a change’

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Hackney election candidates slam ‘medieval’ bailiffs at hustings

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 27 April 2026 at 18:40

Hackney’s mayoral hopefuls have clashed over the council’s use of bailiffs, as new data reveals a surge from zero to nearly 14,000 debt referrals in a single year

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London mayor vows to work with Reform UK and Green councils across London after 7 May elections

By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter | Saturday 18 April 2026 at 12:25
Sadiq Khan

‘As long as I’m here, I’ll carry on working with politicians from all parties for the common good, which is our constituents’

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Hackney mayoral election 2026: meet the Green party candidate Zoë Garbett

By Patrick Cardwell | Tuesday 14 April 2026 at 14:14
Zoë Garbett and Patrick Cardwell

‘The people of Hackney own Hackney and we’re taking it back’ she proclaims

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Hackney mayoral election 2026: Five candidates to compete for borough’s top job

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 13 April 2026 at 18:59
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

On 7 May, eligible residents will vote in two elections – one to choose the directly-elected mayor, and the other to pick their local councillors

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Greens target ‘chaotic political moment’ as they launch campaign to topple Labour across London

By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 9 April 2026 at 18:23
Cllr Zoë Garbett will contest the position of Hackney Mayor next May

London Assembly Member Zoë Garbett says the next four weeks could prove decisive for the the party’s stature in the capital

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Labour calls on Green party mayoral hopeful Zoë Garbett to justify alliance with candidate who described Hamas’ October 7 attacks as an ‘act of resistance’

By Patrick Cardwell | Wednesday 8 April 2026 at 14:29
Zoë Garbett

London Labour party: ‘By choosing to align herself with Heather Mendick, Zoë Garbett risks legitimising views that are deeply offensive’

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Hackney residents have three weeks left to apply for free voter ID for May mayoral and councillor elections

By Niall Holden | Wednesday 8 April 2026 at 08:28
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

Hackney goes to the polls on 7 May to elect an executive mayor and 57 councillors. Apply for your free ID before the 28 April deadline

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London Fields and Stoke Newington by-election candidates announced

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 19 August 2024 at 13:32
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

Voters are off to the polls on 12 September 2024

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May elections: Everything you need to know to cast your vote

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 29 March 2024 at 11:33
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

Residents will be selecting councillors, assembly members, and a London mayor on 2 May

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Hackney mayoral by-election set for 9 November, council announces

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 28 September 2023 at 12:12

Anyone not registered to vote must do so by midnight on 24 October

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Residents urged to prepare for new voter ID rules being introduced in May

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 15 February 2023 at 12:33

People will be required to show photo ID

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Local elections 2022: Mayoral candidates quizzed by voters in Q&A for top job

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 13 April 2022 at 17:36
Hackney Mayoral candidates 2022

It’s tough but they all want to do it

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Don’t lose your say – one week left to register to vote

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 12 April 2021 at 16:55
Once more unto the polls... In 2016 we voted often

Hackney residents have just one week left to register to vote in next month’s local and regional elections

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