Hackney London Borough Council elections

Elections for Hackney Council in London take place every four years.

Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1964 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Council elections

 * 1964 Hackney London Borough Council election
 * 1968 Hackney London Borough Council election
 * 1971 Hackney London Borough Council election
 * 1974 Hackney London Borough Council election
 * 1978 Hackney London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
 * 1982 Hackney London Borough Council election
 * 1986 Hackney London Borough Council election
 * 1990 Hackney London Borough Council election
 * 1994 Hackney London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
 * 1998 Hackney London Borough Council election
 * 2002 Hackney London Borough Council election (boundary changes reduced the number of seats by three)
 * 2006 Hackney London Borough Council election
 * 2010 Hackney London Borough Council election
 * 2014 Hackney London Borough Council election (boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
 * 2018 Hackney London Borough Council election
 * 2022 Hackney London Borough Council election

1964–1968
There were no by-elections.

1978–1982
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John V. Hill.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Robert A. Dick.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Arthur C. Harrison.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John P. Dowling.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Daniel West.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Susan A. Gorman.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. George E. Armstrong.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. John C. Wobey.

1982–1986
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jack W. Davidson.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Henry Levy.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Christopher W. Baxter.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Mervyn E. Jones.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Victoria S. M. Lubbock.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brian J. Weller.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Walter Carmoody.

1986–1990
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Robert E. Owen.

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Pierre S. Royan.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Andrew Elder.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. J. D. Roberts.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John A. Lettice.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James Holland.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Philip Stott.

The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs. David F. Clark and Sheila A. Webb.

The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs. Felicity M. Harvest and Anthony G. Horrocks.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Edward C. Barns.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter D. J. Chowney.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Brynley Heaven.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John F. J. Bloom.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. William J. Upex.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lloyd King.

1990–1994
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Thomas A. Brake.

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Ali M. B. Uddin.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jane Linden.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jean Khote.

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Pauline Kerridge-Smith.

The by-election was called following the resignations of Cllrs. Paul Foley and Francis P. Reedy.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Georgina M. C. Nicholas.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Andrew S. Buttress.

1994–1998
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. John T. T. Richards.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alison J. Rothwell.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Madeleine M. Spanswick.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Peter D. Hoye.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Helen A. Cooper.

The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Iain D. F. Pigg.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Anne StClair Miller.

1998–2002
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Lorraine Monk.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Paul A. Thomas.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Irfan S. Malik.

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Simon B. Parkes.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Neil Hughes.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Zev Lieberman.

The by-election was called following the disqualification of Cllr. Vernon E. Williams.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Isaac Leibowitz.

2002–2006
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Jules Pipe.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Louise McQuoid.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Schneur Odze.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Nihal Fernando.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. David Manion.

2006–2010
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Eric Ollerenshaw.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. James E. Carswell.

2010–2014
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Ms. Maureen Middleton.

The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Alan R. Laing.

2014–2018
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Sophie Linden, following her appointment as the London Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime.

The by-election was triggered by the election of Philip Glanville as Mayor of Hackney.

2018–2022
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Alex Kuye.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Ned Hercock.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Feryal Clark MP.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Tom Rahilly.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Aron Klein.

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Jon Burke.

2022–2026
The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Councillor Tom Dewey.

The by-election was triggered by the election of Caroline Woodley as Mayor of Hackney.