The Metropolitan Borough of Hackney was a Metropolitan borough of the County of London from 1900 to 1965. Its area became part of the London Borough of Hackney.
The Metropolitan Borough of Stoke Newington was a metropolitan borough in the County of London between 1900 and 1965 when it became part of the London Borough of Hackney.
Hackney North and Stoke Newington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 1987 by Diane Abbott of the Labour Party, who served as Shadow Home Secretary from 6 October 2016 to 5 April 2020. Abbott was one of the first three Black British MPs elected, and the first female Black British MP in the UK.
Clissold is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney. The name is derived from Clissold Crescent and the ward also borders Clissold Park in the neighbouring Lordship ward both of which form part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. The ward has existed since the creation of the borough on 1 April 1965 and was first used in the 1964 elections. The boundaries of the ward from May 2014 are revised and will take in Clissold Park. Clissold has the highest percentage of residents cycling to work of all wards in London.
Lordship was a ward in the London Borough of Hackney and area forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency.
Hackney Downs is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney, corresponding roughly to the Hackney Downs area of London, UK and forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency.
Hackney London Borough Council is the local government authority for the London Borough of Hackney, London, England, one of 32 London borough councils. The council is unusual in the United Kingdom local government system in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Hackney, currently Philip Glanville of the Labour Party. Hackney comprises 19 wards, each electing three councillors. Following the May 2018 election, Hackney London Borough Council consists of 52 Labour Party councillors and 5 Conservative Party councillors. The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 whereby it replaced three local authorities: Hackney Metropolitan Borough Council, Shoreditch Metropolitan Borough Council and Stoke Newington Metropolitan Borough Council.
Elections for Hackney Council in London take place every four years.
Haringey London Borough Council is the local authority for the London Borough of Haringey in London, England. The council is elected every four years.
There were local government elections in London on Thursday 22 May 2014. All councillor seats on the 32 London borough councils were up for election. The electorates of Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets also elected their executive mayors, who operate in place of council leaders in those boroughs. Ward changes took place in Hackney, Kensington and Chelsea, and Tower Hamlets, which reduced the total number of councillors by 10 to 1,851. Both the mayoral and councillor elections are four-yearly.
The 1964 Hackney Council election took place on 7 May 1964 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council.
The 1968 Hackney Council election took place on 9 May 1968 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council.
The 1971 Hackney Council election took place on 13 May 1971 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party gained overall control of the council.
The 1974 Hackney Council election took place on 2 May 1974 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 1998 Hackney Council election took place on 7 May 1998 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control.
The 1990 Hackney Borough Council election took place on 3 May 1990 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the council went in no overall control.
The 1986 Hackney Council election took place on 8 May 1986 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 1982 Hackney Borough Council election took place on 6 May 1982 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 1978 Hackney Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1978 to elect members of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The 2022 Hackney London Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022. All 57 members of Hackney London Borough Council were up for election. The elections took place alongside the election for the mayor of Hackney, local elections in the other London boroughs, and elections to local authorities across the United Kingdom.
