EXCLUSIVE: Local teacher James Tilden won Hackney Central for the Greens at the local elections despite being disqualified from the office ...

After the initial euphoria of victory, Zoë Garbett prepares to begin running one of England’s most diverse and deprived boroughs ...

What happened in Hackney in the 2026 council election, and who won? The Green Party won the election on 7 May 2026 and took control of Hackney council from the Labour Party. More than six million ...

The borough's first-ever Green Mayor Zoë Garbett confirms the cabinet members who will take the lead on several policy areas ...

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Havering was the first to signal this change when an overnight count saw Reform UK win control of its first council in the capital. In Hackney, voters delivered another political first with Zoë ...

Children's centres could be closed and litter picking cut back as town hall bosses try to find extra savings of almost £4 million over the coming year. Extra savings totalling almost £4 million are ...

Residents across Hackney are voting in two elections on Thursday to determine both their local councillors and the borough's next directly-elected Mayor. The political landscape in Hackney has long ...

The trials and tribulations of London’s Hackney Council continue after it suffered a “serious cyber attack” last week. The nature of the cyber attack still remains a mystery to the general public, ...

Earlier this week the London borough council of Hackney was revealed to have suffered an attack which knocked out some of its IT systems and prevented residents from making online payments. The Mayor ...

More than six million Londoners were eligible to vote in the council elections on Thursday 7 May 2026. All 32 London boroughs were up for election. There are also elections for the mayor in five ...