Hackney
Inner London borough; Labour stronghold targeted by Green Party in 2026 local elections.
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Timeline for Hackney
Mentioned in: Greens launch council assault on Labour turf
UK Local Elections 2026- Are the Greens targeting Hackney council in 2026?
- Yes. Zack Polanski named Hackney as an explicit Green target during the April 2026 campaign launch, aiming to take the council from Labour.Source: uk-elections-2026
- Is Hackney a safe Labour council?
- Hackney has been one of Labour's safest London councils, but the Green Party is now targeting it as younger progressive voters shift away from Labour.Source: uk-elections-2026
Background
Hackney is an inner London borough in the east of the capital and one of Labour's safest council strongholds. In April 2026, the Green Party named it as an explicit target as part of Zack Polanski's campaign launch in Deptford, with the Greens seeking to take control from Labour .
The borough has significant concentrations of younger, more progressive voters who have drifted towards the Greens as Labour has moved to the centre. Green membership nationally tripled to 220,000 after Polanski's leadership win, and his strategy of targeting flagship Labour councils in London makes Hackney a test of whether that membership surge translates into ward-level votes.