Dalston (Hackney ward)

Dalston
Electoral ward
for the Hackney London Borough Council
Dalston ward boundaries since 2014
BoroughHackney
CountyGreater London
Population8,880 (2021)
Electorate6,860 (2022)
Major settlementsDalston
Area0.5308 square kilometres (0.2049 sq mi)
Current electoral ward
Created1965
Number of members2
Councillors
  •   Rachel Nkiessu-Guifo
  •   Manal Massalha
ONS code00AMGE (2002–2014)
GSS code
  • E05000235 (2002–2014)
  • E05009370 (2014–present)

Dalston is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney. It roughly corresponds to the Dalston area of London. 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.

Hackney council elections since 2014

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

2026 by-election

The by-election took place on 25 June 2026, following the election of Zoë Garbett as mayor of Hackney.[1][a]

2026 Dalston by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Manal Massalha 549 57.7 −2.6
Labour Grace Adebayo 342 36.0 +6.9
Reform Ivon Fleming 26 2.7 −0.1
Liberal Democrats Peter Munro 24 2.5 −2.0
Conservative Jerry Sulaiman 10 1.1 −2.3
Turnout 13
Green hold Swing

2026 election

The election took place on 7 May 2026.

2026 Hackney London Borough Council election: Dalston (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Zoë Garbett 1,862
Green Rachel Nkiessu-Guifo 1,394
Labour Grace Adebayo 897
Labour John McAreavey 635
Liberal Democrats Brandon Hadwin 140
Conservative Brandon Hullett 102
Reform Uzo Owoh 87
Conservative Jerry Sulaiman 72
Majority 965
Majority 497
Turnout 40.6 Increase2.8
Green hold Swing
Green gain from Labour Swing

2022 election

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

2022 Hackney London Borough Council election: Dalston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Zoë Garbett 1,446 62.8
Labour Grace Adebayo 1,199 52.1
Green Tyrone Scott 920 39.9
Labour Peter Snell 727 31.6
Liberal Democrats Alton Hassan 138 6.0
Ind. Network Olu Adesanu 89 3.9
Ind. Network Esther Petrou 87 3.8
Turnout 37.8
Green gain from Labour Swing
Labour hold Swing

2018 election

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

2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: Dalston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Soraya Adejare Adesanu 1,237 50.6
Labour Peter Snell 978 40.0
Green Alex Armitage 957 39.1
Green Dan Thompson 545 22.3
Women's Equality Harini Iyengar 314 12.8
Liberal Democrats Hayley Dove 154 6.3
Liberal Democrats Becket McGrath 99 4.0
Conservative Anna Chomicz 98 4.0
Conservative Jack Sutcliffe 93 3.8
Majority
Turnout 36.8
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

2014 election

2002–2014 Hackney council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 2002.

It now forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. Previously, the ward was split between the two Hackney constituencies, the other half being part of Hackney South and Shoreditch. The population of this ward at the 2011 census was 14,727.[5]

2010 election

2006 election

2002 election

1978–2002 Hackney council elections

There was a revision of ward boundaries in Hackney in 1978.[6] In 2001, Dalston ward had a total population of 10,722. This compares with the average ward population within the borough of 10,674.[7]

1998 election

1996 by-election

1994 election

1990 election

1986 election

1982 election

1978 election

1965–1978 Hackney council elections

Dalston ward has existed since the creation of the London Borough of Hackney on 1 April 1965. It was first used in the 1964 elections, with an electorate of 7,914, returning three councillors.[8]

1974 election

1971 election

1968 election

1964 election

Notes

  1. ↑ Under section 71 of the Local Government Act 2000, a person may not simultaneously hold the offices of elected mayor and councillor within the same local authority, resulting in a vacancy in the ward and the triggering of a by-election.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Dalston and Hackney Central elections". Hackney Council. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Interpretation Act 1978: Section 71", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2000 c. 22 (s. 71)
  3. ↑ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Hackney Ward population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. ↑ London Borough of Hackney (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  7. ↑ LB Hackney Borough Profile "1.5 Population density", and table 1.10 "Population by ward, 2001" pp. 20; (LB Hackney, 2006) accessed 6 October 2009
  8. ↑ "LBCE 1964-5-7.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
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