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Labour holds on to seat in Victoria ward by-election

Winning candidate Penny Wrout puts healthy 25 per cent turnout down to hard-fought campaign

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Labour holds on to seat in Victoria ward by-election

Liberal Democrats warn against ‘complacency’ on violent crime

Council community safety chief hits back at proposals for joint violence reduction unit with Tower Hamlets as ‘out of touch’

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Liberal Democrats warn against ‘complacency’ on violent crime

Dispute blows up over opposition leader’s special allowance

Cllr Levy’s pay as first opposition group leader has remained substantially unchanged since 2015

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Councillor Simche Steinberger

Liberal Democrats wiped out in Hackney as Labour gains three Cazenove seats

Council now has 52 Labour councillors and five Conservatives

Author: Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter

Caroline Woodley, Anthony McMahon and Sam Pallis

Mayoral candidates quizzed at Hackney Citizen hustings at the Arcola Theatre

Panel answers questions at sold-out event ahead of elections

Author: Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter

Mayoral candidates quizzed at Hackney Citizen hustings at the Arcola Theatre

Labour and Lib Dems clash on knife crime policy – as Caroline Selman says proposals are nothing new

Hackney Liberal Democrats say Violence Reduction Unit would ‘treat violence like a disease’

Author: Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter

Labour and Lib Dems clash on knife crime policy – as Caroline Selman says proposals are nothing new

‘Hackney Heroine’ Pauline Pearce vows to tackle knife crime if elected Mayor

‘I don’t want it to be the norm in Hackney. Not on my watch’

Author: Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Hackney Heroine’ Pauline Pearce vows to tackle knife crime if elected Mayor

Leader – Political persuasions

Your three votes can bolster democratic accountability in Hackney

Author: Hackney Citizen

HC Crest

Labour and Lib Dems slam ‘regressive’ council tax hike for Hackney’s poorest

Town Hall is asking for residents’ views on plans to cut council tax relief

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Town Hall

‘He didn’t need to be dead’: Hackney Heroine speaks out ahead of ‘justice for Rash’ police station vigil

‘It’s not just another young man who has died, it’s a bigger problem of failing these kids in the community’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Rashan Jermaine Charles

Hackney Liberal Democrats bemoan democratic deficit and ‘tactical voting for Labour’

Dave Raval and Joe Richards call for ‘fairer voting system’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Dave Raval

Council gets candidate’s name wrong in General Election announcement

‘Let’s hope the ballot papers are correct!’ says Lib Dem Dave Raval, who was wrongly listed as Dev on list of hopefuls for Hackney South

Author: Hackney Citizen

Dave Raval