elections 2026 - Hackney Citizen

Greens set out plans for Hackney as Labour vows to 'hold new administration to account'

Greens are jubilant following their historic sweep in last Thursday's landslide victory that swept Labour from its 45-year dominant position in the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

Local elections 2026: voter turnout highest since 2010

Voter turnout for mayoral contest was 40.98 percent - the highest since 2010, when the local elections at the same time as a general election

Author: Hackney Citizen

Composition of Hackney Council before 2026 elections

Local elections 2026: polls open today - don't forget to vote

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

Green mayoral candidate accused of ‘blocking’ letter praising police for Golders Green response to knife attacks

Cllr Zoë Garbett raised objections to a proposed missive from the London Assembly’s police and crime committee

Author: Hackney Citizen

Critical: Green party London Assembly Member and Dalston councillor Cllr Zoë Garbett

Conservative candidate vows as to quit after a year as Hackney mayor if he cannot honour manifesto pledges

Tareke Gregg has vowed to trigger a mayoral by-election if he fails to deliver

Author: Hackney Citizen

Conservative candidate for Mayor, Tareke Gregg.

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

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

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

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

Author: Samuel Lord

Photograph of the East End Trades Guild hustings

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

'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'

Author: James Barnes

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

Hackney election candidates slam ‘medieval’ bailiffs at hustings

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

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney election candidates slam ‘medieval’ bailiffs at hustings

Where Labour will struggle in London – and how it could affect City Hall

As pollsters predict Labour losses in London's local elections, the surging Greens and Reform UK are threatening to dismantle Sadiq Khan’s power base

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney mayoral election 2026: meet the Labour party candidate Caroline Woodley

'I’m proud of all that Hackney stands for and am ambitious for all that we can achieve', says Woodley

Author: James Barnes