Hackney Central (ward)

Hackney Central
Electoral ward
for the Hackney London Borough Council
Hackney Central boundaries since 2014
BoroughHackney
CountyGreater London
Population12,719 (2021)
Electorate9,492 (2022)
Area0.7600 square kilometres (0.2934 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created2002
Number of members3
Councillors
  •   Izzy Castello-Cortes
  •   Pascale Frazer-Carroll
  •   Vacancy
ONS code00AMGG (2002–2014)
GSS code
  • E05000237 (2002–2014)
  • E05009372 (2014–present)

Hackney Central is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney. It returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years.

List of councillors

Term Councillor Party
2002–2014 Samantha Lloyd Labour
2002–2012 Alan Laing Labour
2002–2022 Vincent Stops Labour
2012–2026 Ben Hayhurst Labour
2014–2016 Sophie Linden Labour
2016–2026 Sophie Conway Labour
2022–2026 Sheila Suso-Runge Labour
2026–present Izzy Castello-Cortes Green
2026–present Pascale Frazer-Carroll Green
2026–2026 James Tilden Green

Hackney council elections since 2014

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2014.

2026 by-election

The by-election will take place on 25 June 2026, following the disqualification of James Tilden.[1][2]

2026 Hackney Central by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%

2026 election

The election took place on 7 May 2026.

2026 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Izzy Castello-Cortes 2,061 53.5
Green Pascale Frazer-Carroll 1,818 47.2
Green James Tilden 1,681 43.7
Labour Anna-Joy Rickard 1,295 33.6
Labour Zak Davies-Khan 1,237 32.1
Labour Sheila Suso-Runge 1,176 30.5
Liberal Democrats Ken Gabbott-Rolph 317 8.2
Liberal Democrats Peter Kellett 294 7.6
Independent Clair Battaglino 242 6.3
Reform Abel Olasunbo 203 5.3
Conservative Ken Brownell 202 5.2
Conservative Eva Feldman 174 4.5
Conservative Joanna Wojciechowska 127 3.3
TUSC Margaret Trotter 73 1.9
TUSC Brian Debus 59 1.5
Majority 766
Majority 581
Majority 444
Turnout 39.5 6.1
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing

2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.[3]

2022 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie Conway 2,214 73.9
Labour Sheila Suso-Runge 1,994 66.6
Labour Ben Hayhurst 1,877 62.7
Green Florence Wedmore 651 21.7
Green Nicholas Costley-White 561 18.7
Green Stefan Liberadzki 519 17.3
Liberal Democrats Patricia Holloway 268 8.9
Ind. Network Clair Battaglino 214 7.1
Ind. Network Imogen O'Rorke 189 6.3
Ind. Network Desmond Kirby 173 5.8
Liberal Democrats Dave Raval 170 5.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Kellett 158 5.3
Turnout 33.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.[4]

2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie Conway 2,475 74.3
Labour Ben Hayhurst 2,142 64.3
Labour Vincent Stops 1,917 57.5
Green Charlene Concepcion 629 18.9
Green Siobhan MacMahon 576 17.3
Green Alec Rossiter 438 13.1
Liberal Democrats Dave Raval 256 7.7
Liberal Democrats Jamie Chamberlain 215 6.5
Liberal Democrats Joseph Richards 190 5.7
Conservative Stephanie Schwarz 186 5.6
Conservative Sampson Ewurum 177 5.3
Conservative Heather Whitelaw 139 4.2
Majority
Turnout 35.4
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2016 by-election

The by-election took place on 21 July 2016, following the resignation of Sophie Linden.[4]

2016 Hackney Central by-election
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

2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.[5]

2014 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sophie Linden 2,094
Labour Ben Hayhurst 2,082
Labour Vincent Stops 1,916
Green Christopher Venables 751
Green George Graham 738
Green Alec Rossiter 717
Liberal Democrats Reuben Thompson-Wood 240
Liberal Democrats James Lyons 202
Conservative Heather Whitelaw 190
Conservative Fadile Unek 184
Conservative Elzbieta Wancowicz 167
Turnout
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)
Labour win (new boundaries)

2002–2014 Hackney council elections

2012 by-election

The by-election took place on 3 May 2012, following the resignation of Alan Laing.[5]

2012 Hackney Central by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ben Hayhurst 2,438
Green Mustafa Korel 545
Liberal Democrats Pauline Pearce 394
Conservative Andrew Boff 296
Turnout 41.5
Labour hold Swing

2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.[6]

2010 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alan Laing 2,757 51.9
Labour Samantha Lloyd 2,619
Labour Vincent Stops 2,201
Liberal Democrats Dave Raval 1,397 26.3
Liberal Democrats Julia Slay 978
Liberal Democrats Reuben Thompson 822
Green James Burgess 747 14.1
Green Nnamdi Oleforo 591
Green Paul Ingram 562
Conservative Christopher O'Leary 413 7.8
Conservative Jose Santiago 397
Turnout 5,126 59
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.[7]

2006 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samantha Lloyd 1,259 43.3
Labour Alan Laing 1,233
Labour Vincent Stops 1,061
Green Terence Gallagher 598 20.6
Liberal Democrats Irene Fawkes 543 18.7
Liberal Democrats Shaun Sanders 343
Liberal Democrats Reuven Thompson-Wood 320
Socialist Unity Janine Booth 260 8.9
Conservative Jeanette Frost 246 8.5
Conservative Robert Kelsey 229
Conservative William Ledger 205
Socialist Unity Charles McDonald 161
Turnout 32.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.[8]

2002 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samantha Lloyd 1,327
Labour Alan Laing 1,149
Labour Vincent Stops 1,042
Green Simon Grover 415
Liberal Democrats John Bird 386
Liberal Democrats Derek Smith 379
Liberal Democrats Peter Friend 341
Socialist Alliance Janine Booth 271
Conservative Yosef Potash 127
CPA Zola Hargreaves 118
Conservative Chaim Vogel 106
Conservative Menachem Schtroks 103
Turnout
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ Carter-McDonald, Dawn (20 May 2026). "Notice of Election: Election of a Councillor". Google Drive. Hackney London Borough Council. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Two councillors forced to resign over election rule breaches". Local Government Lawyer. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  3. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b Colombeau, Joseph (September 2014). "London Borough Council Elections: 22 May 2014" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ Piggott, Gareth (March 2011). "London Borough Council Elections: 6 May 2010" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (March 2007). "London Borough Council Elections: 4 May 2006" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  8. ^ Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (2002). "London Borough Council Elections: 2 May 2002" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
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