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Posts Tagged ‘elections’

Hackney Central by-election candidates announced

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 2 June 2026 at 14:15
Photograph of a polling station

Hackney Central residents are set to cast their vote once again following the recent local elections

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Dalston by-election candidates announced

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 2 June 2026 at 12:18
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

A little more than seven weeks after the local elections, residents of this ward will be heading to the polls to cast their votes once again

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Former Hackney councillor becomes chair of London Assembly for third time

By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 20 May 2026 at 12:39

The London Assembly has completed its annual reshuffle, electing a new chair and appointing leadership roles across its cross-party investigative committees

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Local elections 2026: voter turnout highest since 2010

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 8 May 2026 at 15:16
Composition of Hackney Council before 2026 elections

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

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Green and Labour mayoral candidates quizzed by local business owners at ‘Unite with the Guild’ accountability assembly

By Samuel Lord | Friday 1 May 2026 at 22:46
Photograph of the East End Trades Guild hustings

The event at Shoreditch Town Hall was organised by the East End Trades Guild

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Hackney mayoral election 2026: meet the Labour party candidate Caroline Woodley

By James Barnes | Thursday 23 April 2026 at 18:08
Caroline Woodley

‘I’m proud of all that Hackney stands for and am ambitious for all that we can achieve’, says Woodley

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Hackney mayoral election 2026: Five candidates to compete for borough’s top job

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 13 April 2026 at 18:59
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

On 7 May, eligible residents will vote in two elections – one to choose the directly-elected mayor, and the other to pick their local councillors

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Greens target ‘chaotic political moment’ as they launch campaign to topple Labour across London

By Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 9 April 2026 at 18:23
Cllr Zoë Garbett will contest the position of Hackney Mayor next May

London Assembly Member Zoë Garbett says the next four weeks could prove decisive for the the party’s stature in the capital

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Labour calls on Green party mayoral hopeful Zoë Garbett to justify alliance with candidate who described Hamas’ October 7 attacks as an ‘act of resistance’

By Patrick Cardwell | Wednesday 8 April 2026 at 14:29
Zoë Garbett

London Labour party: ‘By choosing to align herself with Heather Mendick, Zoë Garbett risks legitimising views that are deeply offensive’

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Hackney residents have three weeks left to apply for free voter ID for May mayoral and councillor elections

By Niall Holden | Wednesday 8 April 2026 at 08:28
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

Hackney goes to the polls on 7 May to elect an executive mayor and 57 councillors. Apply for your free ID before the 28 April deadline

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Hackney could be poised for ‘shock’ in May local elections

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 23 February 2026 at 12:29
Town Hall

Labour has had control of the council for all but seven years since 1965

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‘Let’s start the year knowing what is possible when we stand firm and unify’

By Asma Shah | Thursday 1 January 2026 at 13:54
You Make It

‘Last night Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s new mayor. Thousands of miles away in the East End of London, I feel elated. Here’s why’

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Green Party announces Hackney Mayor candidate for 2026 – and her deputy

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 11 August 2025 at 12:20
Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett and her nominated deputy Dylan Law

Zoë Garbett and Dylan Law explain the change they want to see in Hackney if the party wrests control from Labour next year

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General election 2024: Hackney candidates revealed ahead of 4 July vote

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 10 June 2024 at 12:39
Polling station credit Martin Deutsch

Eight candidates will contest the Hackney North seat, and another seven will compete to serve Hackney South

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Keep it civil: Citizen calls for more courtesy in politics

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 10 June 2024 at 10:11

Bash the idea, not the person

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Titbits – Freudian slips and furry misclicks

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 14 May 2024 at 15:26
Titbits bird

Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough

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‘I grew up with public service’: Dalston councillor Zoë Garbett on her battle to become London’s first Green mayor

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 30 April 2024 at 17:57
Hackney mayor Zoë Garbett

The leader of the Hackney Green group says her experience on the council has informed her campaign

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De Beauvoir by-election: Meet the four hopefuls running to be councillor

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 26 April 2024 at 10:46
Voters will go to the polls yet again in one Hackney ward this November

The seat is empty after Labour’s Polly Billington was picked to stand for parliament

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Hoxton East and Shoreditch by-election: Meet the four candidates competing for council seat

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 26 April 2024 at 09:28

Residents of the ward go to the polls on 2 May to select a new councillor

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London Assembly elections: Meet the seven candidates battling it out to represent Hackney

By Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 11 April 2024 at 15:24

Londoners go the ballot box on 2 May to choose a member for their area – as well as the city’s mayor

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