Hackney London Borough Council elections

Elections for Hackney Council in London take place every four years.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Election		Labour	Conservative	Lib Dem	Green
1964	Labour	60	–	–	–
1968	Conservative	27	31	2	–
1971	Labour	60	–	–	–
1974	Labour	60	–	–	–
1978	Labour	59	1	–	–
1982	Labour	50	3	7	–
1986	Labour	53	2	5	–
1990	Labour	48	4	8	–
1994	Labour	44	6	10	–
1998	No overall control	29	12	17	2
2002	Labour	45	9	3	–
2006	Labour	44	9	3	1
2010	Labour	50	4	3	–
2014	Labour	50	4	3	–
2018	Labour	52	5	–	–
2022	Labour	50	5	–	2

Council elections

1964 Hackney London Borough Council election
1968 Hackney London Borough Council election
1971 Hackney London Borough Council election
1974 Hackney London Borough Council election
1978 Hackney London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[1]
1982 Hackney London Borough Council election
1986 Hackney London Borough Council election
1990 Hackney London Borough Council election
1994 Hackney London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^{[n 1]}^{[n 2]}^{[n 3]}^{[n 4]}^{[n 5]}
1998 Hackney London Borough Council election
2002 Hackney London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by three)^[2]
2006 Hackney London Borough Council election
2010 Hackney London Borough Council election
2014 Hackney London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[3]
2018 Hackney London Borough Council election
2022 Hackney London Borough Council election

Borough result maps

2002 results map
2006 results map
2010 results map
2014 results map
2018 results map
2022 results map

By-election results

1964–1968

There were no by-elections.^[4]

1968–1971

Northwold by-election, 13 February 1969^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	S. C. Davis	715
	Conservative	E. Laws	556
	Liberal	B. Franks	217
Majority			159
Turnout				18.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Wenlock by-election, 5 June 1969^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. P. Dowling	1,142
	Liberal	P. Macfarlane-Miller	321
	Conservative	W. Barber	288
Majority			821
Turnout				23.4
	Labour hold		Swing

1971–1974

Downs by-election, 1 July 1971^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. W. Hubbard	1,442
	Conservative	C. D. Sills	306
Majority			1,136
Turnout			11,750	15.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Rectory by-election, 1 July 1971^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	A. H. D. Waller	862
	Labour	M. J. Andrews	853
	Conservative	Stanley J. Sorrell	122
	Conservative	L. R. House	109
Majority			731
Turnout			6,172	16.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Springfield by-election, 16 March 1972^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Lissner	1,132
	Conservative	C. D. Sills	440
	Communist	Monty Goldman	98
Majority			692
Turnout			8,072	20.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Defoe by-election, 14 June 1973^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Sweeney	939
	Conservative	C. D. Sills	513
Majority			426
Turnout			9,269	15.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Downs by-election, 14 June 1973^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	L. A. Walsh	1,309
	Conservative	K. S. H. Miller	245
Majority			1,064
Turnout			11,856	13.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Victoria by-election, 14 June 1973^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Mrs. J. A. Andrews	1,065
	Conservative	J. J. Lessner	125
Majority			940
Turnout			8,803	13.6
	Labour hold		Swing

1974–1978

Kingsmead by-election, 15 May 1975^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ivy L. Foster	1,201
	Conservative	John B. Baverstock	640
	National Front	Frank Simpson	522
	Liberal	Norman P. Joyce	264
Majority			561
Turnout			9,265	28.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Springfield by-election, 17 November 1977^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Armstrong	982
	Conservative	Christopher D. Sills	775
	National Front	Bernard W. Robinson	149
	Communist	Monty Goldman	70
	Liberal	Christopher A. Vecchi	66
Majority			207
Turnout			7,498	27.3
	Labour hold		Swing

1978–1982

Wick by-election, 29 March 1979^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Isabella F. Callaghan	991
	Conservative	Christopher D. Sills	789
	National Front	Michael Sullivan	212
	Liberal	Russell B. Conway	60
	Residents	Georgina M. Fowkes	31
	Communist	David Boyes	28
Majority			212
Turnout			7,004	30.2
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John V. Hill.

Clissold by-election, 21 June 1979^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Howard R. Pallis	864
	Conservative	George A. C. Mills	315
	Liberal	Sylvia Anderson	163
	Communist	Les Skeates	42
Majority			549
Turnout			6,953	19.9
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert A. Dick.

Leabridge by-election, 20 March 1980^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Florence A. Newill	1,057
	Conservative	John B. Baverstock	570
Majority			487
Turnout			6,809	24.1
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Arthur C. Harrison.

Wenlock by-election, 9 October 1980^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Jeffery D. Roberts	1,158
	Labour	Michael L. Ashton	508
	National Front	Derrick Day	200
	Conservative	Kenneth S. Lightwood	54
Majority			650
Turnout			5,234	36.8
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John P. Dowling.

Chatham by-election, 30 October 1980^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Charles R. Clarke	1,219
	Conservative	George H. Jones	224
Majority			995
Turnout			6,840	21.2
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Daniel West.

Rectory by-election, 30 October 1980^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	John A. McCafferty	1,140
	Conservative	Moira B. Gardiner	239
	Communist	David Green	126
Majority			901
Turnout			6,230	24.2
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Susan A. Gorman.

Springfield by-election, 7 May 1981^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jack W. Davidson	1,506
	Conservative	Bernard Lansman	1,015
	Alliance	Heather Hill	303
Majority			491
Turnout			6,740	42.4
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. George E. Armstrong.

Westdown by-election, 3 December 1981^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Denise Robson	418
	Alliance	Roy Evans	267
	Conservative	Geoffrey M. Lenox-Smith	51
	Communist	Thomas H. Collins	29
Majority			151
Turnout			3,570	21.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John C. Wobey.

1982–1986

North Defoe by-election, 2 December 1982^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Gery Lawless	752
	Conservative	Pamela Y. Sills	257
	Alliance	Denis J. V. Murray	114
	Communist	Peggy Blatchford	37
Majority			495
Turnout			3,489	33.4
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jack W. Davidson.

Brownswood by-election, 17 March 1983^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Stephen Scott	819
	Conservative	Stephen R. C. Maslen	525
	Communist	Andrew Massey	94
Majority			294
Turnout			5,439	26.5
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Henry Levy.

Leabridge by-election, 29 November 1984^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Breen L. L. Lewis	744
	SDP	Alastair T. Tainsh	392
	Conservative	Gerard V. M. Bulger	313
	Ecology	David J. Fitzpatrick	153
	New Hackney Liberal Focus	Raymond P. White	70
Majority			352
Turnout			6,721	24.9
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher W. Baxter.

Clissold by-election, 28 February 1985^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Philip Stott	1,258
	Alliance	Mourad A. Fleming	459
	Conservative	Eric Ollerenshaw	218
	Communist	Jim Westwood	59
Majority			799
Turnout			6,966	28.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mervyn E. Jones.

Haggerston by-election, 2 May 1985^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	William J. Upex	881
	Labour	Mary F. White	746
	Conservative	Thomas Robinson	132
	New Hackney Liberal Focus	Raymond P. White	36
Majority			135
Turnout			4,744	38.1
	Liberal hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Victoria S. M. Lubbock.

Rectory by-election, 2 May 1985^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Felicity M. Harvest	1,300
	Conservative	Romauld McMillan	205
	New Hackney Liberal Focus	Jeffrey Marcus	151
	Communist	David Green	79
Majority			1,095
Turnout			6,372	27.4
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian J. Weller.

Wenlock by-election, 6 June 1985^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Doreen J. Warne	1,133
	Labour	Carole A. Young	614
	Conservative	Roy F. Julian	65
	New Hackney Liberal Focus	Kenneth King	43
Majority			517
Turnout			5,380	34.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Walter Carmoody.

1986–1990

Eastdown by-election, 11 December 1986^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Shuja Shaikh	479
	Conservative	Christopher D. Sills	237
	New Hackney Liberal Focus	Raymond P. White	161
	Green	Kevin J. Solan	90
	Humanist	Paul Whitehouse	10
Majority			242
Turnout			6,925	14.2
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert E. Owen.

Moorfields by-election, 5 March 1987^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Luke J. Maughan-Pawsey	1,097
	Labour	Zacchaeus B. Ojo	336
	Conservative	Robert T. Richier	103
Majority			763
Turnout			5,013	30.7
	Liberal hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Pierre S. Royan.

Haggerston by-election, 29 October 1987^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Simon S. Matthews	562
	Liberal	Geoffrey N. Taylor	481
	Conservative	Michael C. N. Brown	237
	Communist	David Green	17
Majority			81
Turnout			4,908	26.6
	Labour gain from Liberal		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Andrew Elder.

Wenlock by-election, 29 October 1987^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gillian Moseley	823
	Labour	Madeleine M. Spanswick	336
	Conservative	Dorothy J. Lyons	168
Majority			487
Turnout			5,370	24.8
	Liberal hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. J. D. Roberts.

De Beauvoir by-election, 25 February 1988^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Thomas A. Brake	613
	Labour	David J. F. Pollock	512
	Conservative	Christopher D. Sills	398
	Green	Jonathan Edwards	127
Majority			101
Turnout			7,020	23.6
	Liberal gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John A. Lettice.

Chatham by-election, 16 June 1988^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Foster Akusu	624
	Conservative	Dorothy J. Lyons	613
Majority			11
Turnout			6,593	18.9
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James Holland.

Clissold by-election, 16 June 1988^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Lois Radice	970
	Conservative	Adrian P. Burbanks	367
	Green	David J. Merryweather	189
	Communist	David Green	82
Majority			603
Turnout			6,938	23.3
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Philip Stott.

New River by-election, 16 June 1988^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bernard Aussenberg	1,086
	Conservative	Christopher D. Sills	1,012
	Labour	Andrew Buttress	792
	Labour	James J. D. Macfoy	747
	Green	David J. Fitzpatrick	395
Majority			220
Turnout			7,404	29.1
	Conservative gain from Labour Co-op		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs. David F. Clark and Sheila A. Webb.

Rectory by-election, 25 August 1988^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James J. N. Macfoy	807
	Labour	Sharon R. Patrick	775
	Conservative	Adrian P. Burbanks	355
	Conservative	Michael J. Donoghue	336
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Beadle	257
	Liberal Democrats	Roderick P. Francis	232
	Communist	Caroline A. Coles	119
	Green	Marguerite A. Borris	78
	Green	Clara Slater	76
Majority			420
Turnout			6,524	24.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs. Felicity M. Harvest and Anthony G. Horrocks.

Springfield by-election, 8 September 1988^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Abraham Lew	1,190
	Conservative	Jacob M. Landau	1,135
	SDP	Allan D. Williams	62
	Humanist	Roger Park	10
Majority			55
Turnout			6,842	35.2
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward C. Barns.

Northwold by-election, 6 October 1988^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Paul T. Foley	674
	Conservative	Eileen Baldock	579
	Green	Clare E. Gilbert	95
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher McFadden	55
	Humanist	Roger Park	5
Majority			95
Turnout			6,482	21.9
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter D. J. Chowney.

Kings Park by-election, 20 April 1989^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robert Chapman	771
	Conservative	Gregory A. Alake	353
	Green	Tomasina M. M. Morahan	78
Majority			418
Turnout			4,894	24.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brynley Heaven.

Westdown by-election, 15 June 1989^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jonathan Slater	829
	Conservative	Joan Mertens	238
	Communist	Maurice S. McCracken	82
Majority			591
Turnout			3,727	31.6
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John F. J. Bloom.

Haggerston by-election, 16 November 1989^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Beadle	535
	Labour	Anthony Goodchild	476
	Conservative	Stephen L. Mertens	212
	Green	Leonard Lucas	64
Majority			59
Turnout			4663	27.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. William J. Upex.

Westdown by-election, 18 January 1990^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jan E. Burnell	469
	Conservative	Joan Mertens	83
Majority			386
Turnout			3,756	14.9
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lloyd King.

1990–1994

De Beauvoir by-election, 21 February 1991^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Philip McCullough	821	46.3
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Green	445	25.1
	Labour	David M. Green	442	24.9
	Green	David R. Cuthbertson	67	3.8
Turnout				27.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Thomas A. Brake.

Victoria by-election, 14 March 1991^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Hyman	784	31.9
	Labour	Isaac Leibowitz	721	29.3
	Conservative	Christopher D. Sills	682	27.7
	Green	Leonard Lucas	271	11.0
Turnout				31.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Ali M. B. Uddin.

Northfield by-election, 2 May 1991^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Denise M. Robson	823	39.9
	Conservative	Michael J. Donoghue	812	39.4
	Liberal Democrats	Zalkind Y. Wise	426	20.7
Turnout				33.9
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jane Linden.

Queensbridge by-election, 31 October 1991^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Anthony G. M. Allen	764	34.0
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Wolfe	743	33.1
	Conservative	Julia P. Stent	738	32.9
Turnout				31.6
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jean Khote.

De Beauvoir by-election, 7 May 1992^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Julia P. Stent	1,098	53.6
	Labour	Madeleine M. Spanswick	528	25.8
	Liberal Democrats	Simon H. Taylor	423	20.6
Turnout				34.8
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Pauline Kerridge-Smith.

Northwold by-election, 7 May 1992^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Isaac Leibowitz	969
	Conservative	Ian D. Leask	958
	Labour	Simon B. Parkes	749
	Conservative	Christopher D. Sills	741
Turnout				33.6
	Labour hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs. Paul Foley and Francis P. Reedy.

Wick by-election, 19 November 1992^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter D. Hoye	798	41.6
	Labour	Samantha A. Lloyd	623	32.5
	Conservative	Maureen B. Middleton	464	24.2
	Green	Paul A. Thomas	34	1.8
Turnout				31.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Georgina M. C. Nicholas.

Leabridge by-election, 8 July 1993^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Christopher J. Bryant	757	38.3
	Conservative	Heather E. Whitelaw	684	34.6
	Liberal Democrats	Linda Woodard	449	22.7
	Independent Labour	Ahmed I. Khote	86	4.4
Turnout				34.1
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Andrew S. Buttress.

1994–1998

De Beauvoir by-election, 17 November 1994^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Christopher P. O Leary	689
	Labour	Simon M. Nicholls	590
	Liberal Democrats	Irene S. Fawkes	556
Majority			99
Turnout				29.7
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John T. T. Richards.

Moorfields by-election, 30 November 1995^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	David J. Candlin	486
	Liberal Democrats	Kay M. Stone	467
	Labour	Keith A. Meredith	362
Majority			19
Turnout				30.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alison J. Rothwell.

De Beauvoir by-election, 27 June 1996^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Peter J. I. Snell	816
	Conservative	Leslie Stoners	784
	Liberal Democrats	Merlin B. C. Milner	173
	BNP	Victor Dooley	50
Majority			32
Turnout				29
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Madeleine M. Spanswick.

Wick by-election, 27 June 1996^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Hughes	870
	Labour	Samantha A. Lloyd	796
	Conservative	Michael J. P. Moriarty	295
	BNP	William Binding	56
Majority			74
Turnout				33.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter D. Hoye.

Dalston by-election, 15 August 1996^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	David A. J. Bentley	787
	Labour	Michael R. D. Butler	778
	Conservative	Leslie Stoners	156
Majority			9
Turnout				30.4
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Helen A. Cooper.

Moorfields by-election, 10 July 1997^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lorraine C. Fahey	697
	Labour	Dylan Jeffrey	419
	Liberal Democrats	Patricia M. McGuinness	363
	BNP	Victor J. Dooley	45
	Independent	Nicolas Lewkowicz	30
Majority			278
Turnout				33.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Iain D. F. Pigg.

South Defoe by-election, 7 November 1996^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jules Pipe	611
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony S. Terrill	406
	Conservative	Julian S. Roche	199
	Green	Paul A. Thomas	95
	Independent	Nicolas Lewkowicz	80
Majority			205
Turnout				35.5
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anne StClair Miller.

1998–2002

Clissold by-election, 22 October 1998^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Vicki L. Munro	747
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Grainger	689
	Green	Julie A. Hathaway	264
	Conservative	Bruce Spenser	147
	Independent Labour	Kevin V. Johnston	66
Majority			58
Turnout				32
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lorraine Monk.

North Defoe by-election, 21 January 1999^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	James E. Carswell	581
	Green	Mischa A. Borris	548
	Liberal Democrats	Sarah-Jane Prattent	100
	Conservative	Yann Leclerq	42
	Independent Socialist	Anne Murphy	37
Majority			33
Turnout				37.3
	Labour gain from Green		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paul A. Thomas.

Rectory by-election, 15 July 1999^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Samantha A. Lloyd	941
	Conservative	Shuja Shaikh	475
	Liberal Democrats	Steven R. Laing	163
	Green	Isabel Lane	122
	Independent	Breen L. L. Lewis	84
Majority			466
Turnout				32
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Irfan S. Malik.

Kings Park by-election, 13 January 2000^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sunday A. Ogunwobi	582
	Liberal Democrats	Kenrick E. Hanson	190
	Conservative	James A. Spencer	89
Majority			392
Turnout				23.6
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Simon B. Parkes.

Wick by-election, 12 October 2000^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jessica Webb	496
	Liberal Democrats	Kenrick E. Hanson	423
	Socialist Alliance	Diana Swingler	134
	Conservative	Alexander Ellis	99
	Independent	Adrian K. Peacock	25
Majority			73
Turnout				18.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Neil Hughes.

Northwold by-election, 7 June 2001^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Michael B. Desmond	1260
	Liberal Democrats	Dawood E. Akhoon	645
	Green	Isabel Lane	342
	Conservative	Pamela Y. Sills	251
	Socialist Alliance	Diana L. Swingler	187
	Independent	John G. Kelly	145
	Hackney First	Cambell R. McK. Matheson	145
	Independent	Adrian K. Peacock	24
Majority			615
Turnout				50.5
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Zev Lieberman.

Queensbridge by-election, 7 June 2001^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Andrew Travers	1907
	Liberal Democrats	Celya A. Maxted	724
	Conservative	Andrew Boff	355
	Socialist Alliance	Michael L. Matthews-Dublin	202
Majority			1183
Turnout				51.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Vernon E. Williams.

Springfield by-election, 7 June 2001^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jacob Landau	1269
	Labour	Linda A. Kelly	1227
	Hackney First	Bruce Spenser	401
	Liberal Democrats	Steven R. Laing	205
	Green	William J. Chidley	169
	Socialist Alliance	Anetta P. Gluckstein	124
Majority			42
Turnout				51.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Isaac Leibowitz.

2002–2006

King s Park by-election, 10 December 2002^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Yinusa M. Akinrele	905
	Conservative	Paul S. Gray	211
	Liberal Democrats	David R. Ash	144
	Green	Daniel Bates	139
	Socialist Alliance	Will McMahon	121
Majority			694
Turnout				22.7
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jules Pipe.

Leabridge by-election, 10 December 2002^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ian Rathbone	780
	Green	Mischa A. Borris	366
	Conservative	Samantha M. Wood	304
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Southwood	189
	Socialist Alliance	Richard Peacock	126
Majority			414
Turnout				25.8
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Louise McQuoid.

New River by-election, 10 June 2004^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Harvey Odze	951
	Labour	Nicholas H. Conway	781
	Liberal Democrats	Emanuel Silver	371
	Green	Grace Gedge	267
Majority			170
Turnout				37.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Schneur Odze.

Queensbridge by-election, 20 January 2005^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Andrew Boff	696
	Labour	Patrick Vernon	595
	Liberal Democrats	Eugene Egan	334
	Respect	Diane L. Swingler	291
Majority			101
Turnout				28.2
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Nihal Fernando.

Hoxton by-election, 5 May 2005^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Jonathan McShane	1443
	Conservative	Alexander Ellis	649
	Liberal Democrats	Sylvia Anderson	586
	Independent	William Butler	310
	Green	Cedric Knight	201
	Respect	Dean Ryan	113
Majority			794
Turnout				44.5
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David Manion.

2006–2010

Springfield By-Election 13 December 2007^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Levy	1,244	59.0	+16.1
	Labour	Zina Munaf	590	28.0	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Stone	113	5.4	−4.8
	Green	Gordon Hodgson	85	4.0	−9.5
	Christian	Maxine Hargreaves	40	1.9	+1.9
	Communist	Monty Goldman	37	1.8	−4.0
Majority			654	31.0
Turnout			2,109	33.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Eric Ollerenshaw.

Stoke Newington Central by-election, 29 January 2009^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Louisa Thomson	1162
	Green	Matthew Hanley	783
	Liberal Democrats	Diana Swingler	134
	Conservative	Patricia Napier	169
	Direct Democracy (Communist)	Nusret Sen	20
Majority			379
Turnout				30.8
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James E. Carswell.

2010–2014

New River by-election, 16 September 2010^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	Benzion Papier	1567
	Labour	Jonathan Paul Burke	1007
	Green	Stuart Coggins	77
	Liberal Democrats	Benjamin Daniel David Mathis	61
	Independent	Darren Marlon Fraser	26
Turnout
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ms. Maureen Middleton.

Hackney Central by-election, 3 May 2012^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Ben Hayhurst	2438
	Green	Mustafa Korel	545
	Liberal Democrats	Ms. Pauline Pearce	394
	Conservative	Andrew Boff	296
Turnout				41.5%
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan R. Laing.

2014–2018

Hackney Downs by-election, 5 May 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sem Moema	2,614	59.8	−0.4
	Green	Alastair Binnie-Lubbock	1,067	24.4	+0.4
	Conservative	Nicola Benjamin	350	8.0	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Mohammed Sadiq	338	7.7	−2.0
Majority			1,547
Turnout			4,369	58%
	Labour hold		Swing

Stoke Newington by-election, 5 May 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Moule	3,241	61.6	+5.8
	Green	Halita Obineche	1,132	21.5	−6.0
	Conservative	Christopher Sills	450	8.6	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Victor De Almeida	303	5.8	−0.3
	TUSC	Mick Cotter	136	2.6	−1.2
Majority			2,109
Turnout			5,262	63%
	Labour hold		Swing

Hackney Central by-election, 21 July 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sophie Conway	1,354	75.2%	+11.2%
	Green	Siobhan MacMahon	178	9.9%	−13.0%
	Liberal Democrats	Russell French	113	6.3%	−1.1%
	Conservative	Christopher Sills	101	5.6%	−0.2%
	Independent	Mustafa Korel	55	3.1%	N/A
Majority			1,176	65.3%	+24.2%
Turnout			1,801	18.6%	−18.5%
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Sophie Linden, following her appointment as the London Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime.

Hoxton West by-election, 3 November 2016^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Yvonne Maxwell	951	68.3	+11.5
	Conservative	Christopher Sills	185	13.3	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Chantel Encavey	133	9.6	+3.2
	Green	Morgan James	123	8.8	−11.4
Majority			766	55.0
Turnout			1,392
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the election of Philip Glanville as Mayor of Hackney.

2018–2022

Victoria by-election, 18 October 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Penny Wrout	1,311	59.8	−9.7
	Liberal Democrats	Pippa Morgan	436	19.2	+10.3
	Green	Wendy Robinson	296	13.0	−4.0
	Conservative	Christopher Sills	148	6.5	−0.3
	Women's Equality	Harini Iyengar	84	3.7	+3.7
Majority			875	38.5
Turnout			2,275
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Alex Kuye.

Clissold by-election, 12 December 2019^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kofo David	3,784	56.3	−6.6
	Green	Marie Remy	1,597	23.8	+1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Teresa Clark	612	9.1	−1.4
	Conservative	Carmen Williams	440	6.5	+1.9
	Women's Equality	Tabitha Morton	287	4.3	+4.3
Majority			2,187	32.5
Turnout			6,720
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Ned Hercock.

Hoxton East and Shoreditch by-election, 6 May 2021^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anya Sizer	1,504	54.0	−10.8
	Green	Charlotte Owusu-Allen	454	16.3	+1.3
	Conservative	Jasmine Cannon-Ikurusi	307	11.0	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Helen Baxter	253	9.1	+0.9
	Independent	Niall Crowley	222	8.0	+8.0
	TUSC	Chris Newby	47	1.7	−2.0
Majority			1,050	37.7
Turnout			2,787
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Feryal Clark MP.

King's Park by-election, 6 May 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lynne Troughton	2,484	64.1	−6.4
	Green	Peter Jones	636	16.4	+1.7
	Conservative	Sandy Ngongo-Nkolomoni	279	7.2	+1.0
	Independent	Clair Battaglino	151	3.9	+3.9
	Liberal Democrats	Elizabeth Prochaska	136	3.5	−2.4
	Independent	Ben Mathis	120	3.1	+3.1
	TUSC	Naomi Byron	72	1.9	+1.9
Majority			1,848	47.7
Turnout			3,878
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Tom Rahilly.

Stamford Hill West by-election, 6 May 2021^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Hershy Lisser	1,456	50.3	−1.4
	Labour	Rosemary Sales	1,192	41.2	+1.3
	Green	Johnny Dixon	189	6.5	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Anthony Harms	59	2.0	−0.7
Majority			264	9.1
Turnout			2,896
	Conservative hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Aron Klein.

Woodberry Down by-election, 6 May 2021^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sarah Young	1,680	57.7	−13.9
	Green	Alice Bennett	535	18.4	+7.2
	Conservative	Ari Feferkorn	530	18.2	+8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alton Hassan	167	5.7	−1.6
Majority			1,145	39.3
Turnout			2,912
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Jon Burke.

2022–2026

De Beauvoir by-election, 7 July 2022^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Joe Walker	758	41.8	−15.5
	Green	Tyrone Scott	731	40.3	+18.3
	Liberal Democrats	Thrusie Maurseth-Cahill	133	7.3	−5.1
	Ind. Network	Kelly Reid	83	4.6	−3.8
	Conservative	Oliver Hall	82	4.5	+4.5
	Women's Equality	Kristal Bayliss	27	1.5	+1.5
Majority			27	1.5
Turnout			1,814
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Tom Dewey.

Cazenove by-election, 18 January 2024^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Sharer	1,623	53.8	+47.5
	Labour	Laura Pascal	935	31.0	−12.2
	Green	Tamara Micner	387	12.8	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Raval	73	2.4	−34.5
Majority			688	22.8
Turnout			3,018
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the election of Caroline Woodley as Mayor of Hackney.

Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward by-election, 2 May 2024^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Faruk Tinaz	1,587	59.2	TBD
	Green	Liam Davis	560	20.9	TBD
	Conservative	Samuel Adele	318	11.9	TBD
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Raval	217	8.1	TBD
Majority			1,027	38.3	TBD
Turnout			2,682	31.92%
	Labour hold		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Steve Race.^[24]

Cazenove by-election, 4 July 2024^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Pinkerton	1,974	37.4	−5.8
	Conservative	Hershi Moskovits	1,838	34.8	+28.5
	Green	Tamara Micner	1170	22.2	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ken Gabbott-Rolph	150	2.8	−34.1
	Independent	Faisal Ibji	147	2.8	+2.8
Majority			136	2.6
Turnout			5,279
	Labour hold		Swing

Mayoral by-elections

2016 Hackney mayoral by-election
Party		Candidate	1st round		2nd round			1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
Party		Candidate	Total	Of round	Transfers	Total	Of round	1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
	Labour	Philip Glanville	22,595	68.9%
	Green	Samir Jeraj	4,338	13.2%
	Conservative	Amy Gray	3,533	10.8%
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Raval	1,818	5.5%
	One Love	Dawa Ma	494	1.5%
Turnout			32,778	18.6%
	Labour hold

2023 Hackney mayoral by-election^[26]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labour	Caroline Woodley	18,474	49.8	−9.3
Green	Zoë Garbett	9,075	24.5	+7.5
Conservative	Simche Steinberger	5,039	13.6	+0.2
Liberal Democrats	Simon de Deney	1,879	5.1	−2.0
Independent	Peter Smorthit	1,382	3.7	New
TUSC	Anooesjka Valent	1,265	3.4	New
Labour hold

External links

Hackney Council

^ The City and London Borough Boundaries Order 1993
^ The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993
^ The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
^ The Hackney and Tower Hamlets (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993
^ The Hackney, Haringey and Islington (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

^ ^a ^b ^c "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
^ "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hoxton West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Victoria Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Clissold Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — King's Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stamford Hill West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Woodberry Down Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — De Beauvoir Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cazenove Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward — Hackney". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ "Hoxton East and Shoreditch by-election: Meet the four candidates competing for council seat". 26 April 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Cazenove Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ "Election of the Mayor of Hackney". Hackney Council. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

[2] The City and London Borough Boundaries Order 1993

[3] The East London Boroughs (London Borough Boundaries) (No. 2) Order 1993

[4] The Essex and Greater London (County and London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

[5] The Hackney and Tower Hamlets (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

[6] The Hackney, Haringey and Islington (London Borough Boundaries) Order 1993

[London_1978_election-1] "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 1978" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[London_2002_election-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[London_2014_election-8] "London Borough Council Elections 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

[London_1968_election-9] "London Borough Council Elections 9 May 1968" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

[London_1971_election-10] "London Borough Council Elections 13 May 1971" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 3 March 2015.

[London_1974_election-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "London Borough Council Elections 2 May 1974" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[London_1982_election-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 1982" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Council. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

[London_1986_election-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Datastore. London Residuary Body. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[London_1990_election-14] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "London Borough Council Elections 3rd May 1990" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[London_1990-94_by-elections-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "London Borough Council By-elections May 1990 to May 1994" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[London_1998_election-16] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "London Borough Council Elections 7 May 1998 including the Greater London Authority Referendum results" (PDF). London Datastore. London Research Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

[London_2006_election-17] "London Borough Council Elections 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[London_2010_election-18] "London Borough Council Elections 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 7 March 2015.

[19] "Local Elections Archive Project — Hoxton West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[20] "Local Elections Archive Project — Victoria Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[21] "Local Elections Archive Project — Clissold Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[22] "Local Elections Archive Project — Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[23] "Local Elections Archive Project — King's Park Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[24] "Local Elections Archive Project — Stamford Hill West Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[25] "Local Elections Archive Project — Woodberry Down Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[26] "Local Elections Archive Project — De Beauvoir Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[27] "Local Elections Archive Project — Cazenove Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[28] "Local Elections Archive Project — Hoxton East and Shoreditch Ward — Hackney". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

[29] "Hoxton East and Shoreditch by-election: Meet the four candidates competing for council seat". 26 April 2024.

[30] "Local Elections Archive Project — Cazenove Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

[31] "Election of the Mayor of Hackney". Hackney Council. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

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