Politics
Move to register more black Hackney voters
Scheme aims to increase voting among black and minority ethnic communities
Read MoreBust-up over Hackney ward boundaries
Parties disagree on impact & implementation of local government boundary changes
Read MoreLabour’s Ben Hayhurst wins Hackney Central byelection
Labour candidate Ben Hayhurst wins Hackney Central byelection with 68% of vote
Read MoreLondon mayoral Green candidate Jenny Jones visits Hackney to launch jobs manifesto
The Green party’s candidate for London mayor calls for high-quality apprenticeships and support for small businesses
Read MoreLondon mayoral candidate Siobhan Benita launches manifesto in Hackney
The independent candidate for London mayor sets out her stall at Hackney’s BSix College
Read MoreMustafa Korel to stand for Greens in council byelection
Green byelection candidate says Hackney Central needs “a different voice, holding the council to account”
Read MoreKen Livingstone visits Ridley Road Market
As the London mayoral race heats up, Labour candidate Ken Livingstone makes his voice heard in the crowded marketplace of Dalston’s Ridley Road
Read MoreLondon Assembly member Andrew Boff to stand for Conservatives in council byelection
Conservative byelection candidate says ‘Hackney Central needs a councillor who is not just going to toe a party line’
Read MoreNick Clegg visits Hackney to speak with ‘heroine’ Pauline Pearce
Deputy Prime Minister says he is ‘honoured’ to meet the ‘Hackney Heroine’ ahead of council by-election
Read MoreBarrister Ben Hayhurst to stand for Labour in council byelection
Labour candidate for Hackney Central byelection says professional background helps provide insight into youth issues
Read More‘Hackney Heroine’ Pauline Pearce to stand in council byelection
The Liberal Democrats have chosen as their candidate for Hackney Central ward a jazz singer who came to fame during last year’s riots
Read MoreHackney Council passes budget with £10m public spending cuts
Council tax frozen for seventh year running as spending plans for year approved by councillors
Read MoreHackney Labour councillor Alan Laing to resign
Four Communications employee and former Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods to resign next month as councillor for Hackney Central ward
Read MoreHackney Council assistant chief executive paid direct to limited company
Town Hall comms chief paid since 2009 as a consultant, rather than as a council employee
Read MoreHackney Council sets 20mph speed limit for residential roads
By April, all residential roads in the borough will have a 20 mph speed limit
Read MoreCampaigners lose battle to keep Paralympics basketball courts off Leyton Marsh
A fierce council chamber showdown at Walthamstow Town Hall ended in disappointment for those opposed to plans for a temporary Paralympic Games venue on protected land
Read MoreHackney Elections 2010: How was it for you?
Hackney Citizen Digital Debate: let us know what you think
Read MoreGeneral Election 2010: Hackney South & Shoreditch results
Labour party’s Meg Hillier re-elected with large majority
Read MoreGeneral Election 2010: Hackney North & Stoke Newington results
Labour party’s Diane Abbott re-elected with large majority
Read MoreHackney voters go to the polls
Parliamentary, mayoral, and local council elections take place today
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