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:

Council elections

By-election results

1964–1968

There were no by-elections.

1978–1982

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John V. Hill.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert A. Dick.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Arthur C. Harrison.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John P. Dowling.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Daniel West.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Susan Gorman.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr George Armstrong.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr John Wobey.

1982–1986

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Jack Davidson.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Henry Levy.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Christopher Baxter.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Mervyn Jones.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Victoria Lubbock.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Brian Weller.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Walter Carmoody.

1986–1990

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Robert Owen.
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr Pierre Royan.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Andrew Elder.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr J. Roberts.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr John Lettice.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr James Holland.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Philip Stott.
The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs David Clark and Sheila Webb.
The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs Felicity Harvest and Anthony Horrocks.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Edward Barns.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Peter Chowney.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Brynley Heaven.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr John Bloom.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr William Upex.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Lloyd King.

1990–1994

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Thomas Brake.
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr Ali Uddin.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Jane Linden.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Jean Khote.
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr Pauline Kerridge-Smith.
The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs Paul Foley and Francis Reedy.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Georgina Nicholas.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Andrew Buttress.

1994–1998

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr John Richards.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Alison Rothwell.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Madeleine Spanswick.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Peter Hoye.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Helen Cooper.
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Iain Pigg.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Anne Miller.

1998–2002

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Lorraine Monk.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Paul Thomas.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Irfan Malik.
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr Simon Parkes.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Neil Hughes.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Zev Lieberman.
The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr Vernon Williams.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Isaac Leibowitz.

2002–2006

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Jules Pipe.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Louise McQuoid.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Schneur Odze.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Nihal Fernando.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr David Manion.

2006–2010

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

2010–2014

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr Maureen Middleton.
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr Alan Laing.

2014–2018

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

2018–2022

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Alex Kuye.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Ned Hercock.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Feryal Clark MP.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Tom Rahilly.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Aron Klein.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Jon Burke.

2022–2026

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Cllr Tom Dewey.
The by-election was triggered by the election of Cllr Caroline Woodley as Mayor of Hackney.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Polly Billington.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Steve Race.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Eluzer Goldberg.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Lee Laudat-Scott.
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labour councillor Mete Coban, following his appointment as the London Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy.