2018 Hackney London Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2018 Hackney Borough Council election
Type:Parliamentary
Previous Election:2014 Hackney London Borough Council election
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2022 Hackney London Borough Council election
Next Year:2022
Election Date:3 May 2018
Seats For Election:All 57 seats to Hackney London Borough Council
Majority Seats:29
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:50 seats, 58.1%
Seats1:52
Seat Change1:2
Popular Vote1:105,690
Percentage1:63.0%
Swing1:4.9%
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:4 seats, 12.0%
Seats2:5
Seat Change2:1
Popular Vote2:18,565
Percentage2:11.1%
Swing2:0.9%
Map Size:250px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Party:Labour Party (UK)
After Party:Labour Party (UK)

Elections to Hackney London Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections.

The Labour Party retained overall control of the council, winning 52 out of 57 seats. The party gained three seats from the Liberal Democrats and lost one to the Conservative Party, for a net gain of two seats. The Green Party of England and Wales once again came second in the overall popular vote, but won no seats, falling short of a seat in Dalston ward by a margin of 21 votes.

Results summary

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Ward results

Asterisk denotes the sitting councillor.

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By-elections

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Borough councillors election 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180507161338/https://www.hackney.gov.uk/councillor-election-2018 . 7 May 2018 . hackney.gov.uk . . 4 May 2018 . 7 May 2018.