Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mayor of Lewisham Liam Shrivastava (l), mayor of Hackney for the Green Party, Zoe Garbett and mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman ...

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What happened in Hackney in the 2026 council election, and who won? The Green Party won the election on 7 May 2026 and took control of Hackney council from the Labour Party. More than six million ...

Independent Tower Hamlets alongside Green Party-led town halls Hackney and Lewisham are making the legal bid to stop Sir Sadiq Khan from cutting the capital’s affordable housing quota from 35 to 20 ...

Five London borough mayors will be elected today in the 2026 local elections. Londoners in Newham, Lewisham, Hackney, Croydon, and Tower Hamlets will all vote to decide who will serve as the political ...

Mayor of Lewisham Liam Shrivastava (l), mayor of Hackney for the Green Party, Zoe Garbett and mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman are challenging Sir Sadiq Khan Three London councils said they had ...

A High Court action has been launched by Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Lewisham councils. Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Lewisham councils are set to bring the challenge at the High Court against the Greater ...

Three London councils said they had launched a legal challenge against the mayor of London over his decision to adopt a policy which includes reducing affordable housing targets in the capital. Tower ...

Three London councils have launched a legal challenge over proposed cuts to affordable housing quotas in the capital. Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Lewisham councils are set to bring the challenge at the ...