Local elections 2026: Green party wins majority of seats on Hackney Council The Greens have swept to victory, winning 42 of the council's 57 seats By Hackney Citizen / 8 May 2026
Opposition groups stage Council AGM walkout over 'assault on democracy' By Hackney Citizen / 15 May 2025
'What are they afraid of?': Fresh row over changes to Town Hall constitution By Hackney Citizen / 10 Apr 2025
Cazenove by-election: Patrick Pinkerton retains Labour’s seat by just 136 votes By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter / 5 Jul 2024
‘Unequivocally racist’: Hackney politicians unite in condemnation of Tory donor’s abuse of Diane Abbott By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter / 13 Mar 2024
Local elections 2022: Parties drive home key pledges as Hackney gears up for some tight races By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter / 4 May 2022
‘LTNs would be gone’: Tory mayoral candidate hopes to swerve Labour ‘coronation’ with vow to reverse traffic measures By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter / 21 Feb 2022
By-election results leave Hackney’s political landscape unchanged By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter / 7 May 2021
Stamford Hill Conservative councillor resigns for health reasons By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter / 1 Jul 2020
Cross-party solidarity against racism as Town Hall lit up in purple for Black Lives Matter By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter / 3 Jun 2020
Conservative councillor under investigation as homophobic taunts continue By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter / 28 Jan 2020
All of Hackney’s general election candidates and their policies – in one place By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter / 20 Nov 2019