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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

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

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 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

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

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

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

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

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

Author: Patrick Cardwell

Local elections 2026: Candidates to be quizzed at hustings across the borough

The events are an opportunity to hear from candidates for the Hackney mayoralty along with those standing for councillor seats

Author: Andrea Bidnic

Labour’s Philip Glanville re-elected as Mayor of Hackney

Glanville glides home with 59 per cent of the vote, but insists the victory ‘is about a new administration’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Labour’s Philip Glanville re-elected as Mayor of Hackney

‘All SEN students deserve help’: Election candidates from Hackney and Islington sign up to community manifesto

Election hopefuls hear powerful testimony at event hosted by Hackney and Islington Citizens

Author: Hackney Citizen

Local and mayoral elections 2022: All the candidates vying for your votes on 5 May

With 57 seats up for grabs in 21 wards, the borough is set for a fierce contest

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Roll up! Roll up! Join the Great Mayoral Debate: Hackney Citizen to host election hustings

Volunteer Centre Hackney’s CEO Lauren Tobias will be putting a selection of readers’ questions to the candidates next Tuesday from 6.30pm

Author: Hackney Citizen