Posts Tagged ‘elections’
Hackney Central by-election candidates announced
Hackney Central residents are set to cast their vote once again following the recent local elections
Read MoreDalston by-election candidates announced
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
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor becomes chair of London Assembly for third time
The London Assembly has completed its annual reshuffle, electing a new chair and appointing leadership roles across its cross-party investigative committees
Read MoreLocal 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
Read MoreGreen 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
Read MoreHackney 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
Read MoreHackney mayoral election 2026: Five candidates to compete for borough’s top job
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
Read MoreGreens target ‘chaotic political moment’ as they launch campaign to topple Labour across London
London Assembly Member Zoë Garbett says the next four weeks could prove decisive for the the party’s stature in the capital
Read MoreLabour calls on Green party mayoral hopeful Zoë Garbett to justify alliance with candidate who described Hamas’ October 7 attacks as an ‘act of resistance’
London Labour party: ‘By choosing to align herself with Heather Mendick, Zoë Garbett risks legitimising views that are deeply offensive’
Read MoreHackney residents have three weeks left to apply for free voter ID for May mayoral and councillor elections
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
Read MoreHackney could be poised for ‘shock’ in May local elections
Labour has had control of the council for all but seven years since 1965
Read More‘Let’s start the year knowing what is possible when we stand firm and unify’
‘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’
Read MoreGreen Party announces Hackney Mayor candidate for 2026 – and her deputy
Zoë Garbett and Dylan Law explain the change they want to see in Hackney if the party wrests control from Labour next year
Read MoreGeneral election 2024: Hackney candidates revealed ahead of 4 July vote
Eight candidates will contest the Hackney North seat, and another seven will compete to serve Hackney South
Read MoreKeep it civil: Citizen calls for more courtesy in politics
Bash the idea, not the person
Read MoreTitbits – Freudian slips and furry misclicks
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read More‘I grew up with public service’: Dalston councillor Zoë Garbett on her battle to become London’s first Green mayor
The leader of the Hackney Green group says her experience on the council has informed her campaign
Read MoreDe Beauvoir by-election: Meet the four hopefuls running to be councillor
The seat is empty after Labour’s Polly Billington was picked to stand for parliament
Read MoreHoxton East and Shoreditch by-election: Meet the four candidates competing for council seat
Residents of the ward go to the polls on 2 May to select a new councillor
Read MoreLondon Assembly elections: Meet the seven candidates battling it out to represent Hackney
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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