Posts Tagged ‘elections’
‘There are no voters we can take for granted’ says Labour stalwart Luke Akehurst
As he bids farewell to Hackney, prominent ex-councillor gives his view of the borough’s future and reflects on his political life
Read MoreGreens would have won seven council seats under proportional representation
Research suggests party would have been by far the largest opposition locally under ‘fairer’ system
Read MoreElection 2014: All the results live and as they are announced at the Britannia Leisure Centre
Live coverage from the Hackney vote count
Read MoreWatch highlights from the Hackney Citizen’s Great Mayoral Debate 2014
Candidates and their representatives answered questions from the public at event at Arcola Theatre
Read MoreLeaflet watch: Just how accurate is Clissold Liberal Democrats’ ‘others can’t win’ claim?
Labour and Greens question veracity of graph even Lib Dem organiser Ben Mathis seems apologetic about
Read MoreLeaflet watch: Conservatives’ ‘absurd’ Seven Sisters Road one-way claim
Party’s Woodberry Down election literature suggests Labour plans to turn busy six-lane dual carriageway into single lane street
Read MoreLeaflet watch: residents in Labour’s brochure are politicians, and Meg Hillier’s surprise endorsement
Labour MP says she supports work of Labour councillors as Tories say ruling party treats voters like fools
Read MoreRoll up! Roll up! Arcola stage set for Great Mayoral Debate: Hackney Citizen to host election hustings
Parties to go head-to-head at big election debate from 4-6pm on Sunday 27 April
Read MoreHackney gets new ward boundaries in advance of 2014 local elections
Finalised changes now await parliamentary approval
Read MoreAbb-solutely Chav-ulous!
Hackney North MP Diane Abbott accused of ‘political tourism’ by Venezuelan critics after she praises Hugo Chavez
Read MoreMove to register more black Hackney voters
Scheme aims to increase voting among black and minority ethnic communities
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 MoreHackney wards to be redrawn in Boundary Commission shake-up plan
The number of councillors and the size and shape of wards is set to change in advance of the next local elections in 2014
Read MoreAV: electoral reform is good for Hackney
A Hoxton resident gives his view on why we need to change how we elect our MPs
Read More2010: the year that was
The Citizen looks back at some of the highlights of the last twelve months
Read MoreThe improper and disgraceful conduct of Hackney Council
Legal blogger Jack of Kent’s take on the recent legal threat to Hackney Citizen
Read MoreHackney Citizen appeals for funds to fight legal battle against Council
Donations sought for lawyers’ bill
Read MoreCouncil chief forfeits election fee after Hackney poll chaos
Tim Shields apologises unreservedly and says he will donate cash to community
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