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Hackney MP ‘scoping out’ run for City Hall if Sadiq Khan stands down

David Lammy, who has represented Woodberry Down and Brownswood since 2024, held a fundraising dinner that party sources say was a testing ground for a run at the mayoralty

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney MP ‘scoping out’ run for City Hall if Sadiq Khan stands down

‘Groundbreaking' community alliance launches to ‘campaign for political alternative’ in Hackney

Hackney Independent Socialist Collective, one of the UK’s newest political parties, has joined forces with four other local organisations and will launch their collaboration later this week

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Hackney Independent Socialist Collective candidates pictured with Zoë Garbett of the Hackney Greens

General Election 2024: Hackney North and Stoke Newington results

Diane Abbott holds the seat for Labour with a resounding win

Author: Hackney Citizen

General Election 2024: Hackney North and Stoke Newington results

Keep it civil: Citizen calls for more courtesy in politics

Bash the idea, not the person

Author: Hackney Citizen

De Beauvoir residents hit out at boundary changes that could see them ‘shunted into Islington’

Voters in the ward could be faced with electing politicians in two boroughs

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

De Beauvoir residents hit out at boundary changes that could see them ‘shunted into Islington’

National turbulence, local tranquility: Decoding Hackney’s by-election results

An analysis of the borough’s political landscape following 6 May polls in four wards

Author: Sarah Birch

National turbulence, local tranquility: Decoding Hackney’s by-election results

‘Ultimately, fewer people will vote’: How the cyber attack on Hackney Council could damage local democracy

Tiya Thomas-Alexander examines the impact of last year’s criminal hack on postal voting ahead of May’s elections

Author: Tiya Thomas-Alexander

‘Ultimately, fewer people will vote’: How the cyber attack on Hackney Council could damage local democracy

‘Glitter, punk drag and politics’: Question Time Cabaret is back at Rich Mix

After selling out in 2017, the ‘rowdy political knees-up’ returns on 26 October – and this year the theme is beauty

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Glitter, punk drag and politics’: Question Time Cabaret is back at Rich Mix

Diane Abbott reveals she has type 2 diabetes and hits out at ‘vicious and negative’ Tory campaign

Hackney MP tells of health condition and blasts Theresa May for singling her out as part of the Conservatives’ campaign

Author: Hackney Citizen

Diane Abbott MP

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

General Election 2017: Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier re-elected as Hackney MPs with increased majorities

Labour party incumbents returned with huge vote share

Author: Hackney Citizen

Calling for more new homes: Diane Abbott MP

General Election 2017: Hackney South and Shoreditch results in full

Meg Hillier re-elected as MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch with increased majority

Author: Hackney Citizen

Meg Hillier