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Local elections 2026: Green party wins majority of seats on Hackney Council
The Greens have swept to victory in both Dalston and de Beauvoir wards
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Exclusive: New Hackney mayor Zoë Garbett speaks to the Citizen following victory
'I think it really shows that people have looked for an alternative and they’ve seen what we’re offering in terms of hope for Hackney'
Local 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
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Local elections 2026: Greens’ Zoë Garbett wins Hackney mayoral contest
The Green party candidate Zoë Garbett has won the Hackney mayoral contest with 35,720 votes
Man arrested after shouting ‘shame Hitler didn’t kill you’ on 254 bus
Threats were made against Jewish passengers on a bus in Upper Clapton Road
Local elections 2026: polls open today – don’t forget to vote
You have until 10pm today to cast your vote for Mayor of Hackney and council ward seats.
Green mayoral candidate accused of ‘blocking’ letter praising police for Golders Green response to knife attacks
Cllr Zoë Garbett raised objections to a proposed missive from the London Assembly’s police and crime committee
‘Of course’ Sadiq Khan could contribute to House of Lords, new Labour peer says
Len Duvall backs London's mayor for a potential move to the red benches, as speculation mounts over a post-election peerage
70 firefighters tackle blaze at Clapton residential block
One maisonette was destroyed while five others were partly damaged
Conservative candidate vows as to quit after a year as Hackney mayor if he cannot honour manifesto pledges
Tareke Gregg has vowed to trigger a mayoral by-election if he fails to deliver
Local elections 2026: the political parties’ key pledges and manifestos at-a-glance
Hackney residents can vote in two elections on 7 May - for candidates standing as ward councillors and also for those contesting the borough's directly-elected mayoralty
Green 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
‘They may well think that food just appears in plastic bags’: Growing Communities launches £450,000 bid for Dagenham education hub
Hackney-based social enterprise launches crowdfunder
UK's current terror threat level raised to 'severe' meaning 'attack is highly likely'
Reports have emerged suggesting that the UK's current threat level has increased from substantial to severe.
Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson sentenced to 14 years for rape and sexual assault
Ross Davidson has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after being found guilty of a series of rapes and sexual assaults against six different women.
Nearly half of joggers reckon their run doesn't count unless they’ve tracked it
Nearly half of joggers reckon their run 'doesn't count’ unless they’ve tracked it on their fitness device, according to research.
£5,000 grant helps HIV positive Londoners feel less isolated
The Food Chain, the UK’s only HIV specialist nutrition charity, has received a £5,000 grant to support its Eating Together service.
Hackney mayoral election 2026: meet the Reform UK party candidate Vahid Almasi
'I am coming from the real world, I may not understand the processes the way they do, but I am actually determined to make a change'
Tesco and Barclays customers urged to check bank statements for new cashback payment
Drivers are being told to check their bank statements for a new payment labelled “Barclays Fuel CB” with money back on fuel.
The London boroughs with the most noise complaints revealed
Data has revealed the London boroughs with the most noise complaints according to research by Cash House Buyers at Sell House Fast.