mayoral election 2026 - Hackney Citizen

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

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