Candidates for the 2018 Council Elections
We've worked hard to put a candidate forward in all 57 seats in the upcoming council elections so that everyone in Hackney has the opportunity to show their support on election day.
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You can find a full listing of all our candidates at the bottom of this page.
Alex Armitage
Dalston
James McDonald
Shacklewell
Sally Zlotowitz
Hackney Downs
Sally Zlotowitz has lived in Hackney for 15 years. She works in mental health with young people, and particularly on countering violence.
Alastair Binnie-Lubbock
Hackney Downs and our Mayoral candidate
Alastair Binnie-Lubbock has lived in the area all his life and went to the Benthal Primary School. He works in fundraising and as a freelance filmmaker and events professional. He is Vice-Chair of the Hackney Downs Park User’s Group.
Follow Alastair on Twitter: @Alastairis
Sheila Menon
Hackney Downs
Sheila Menon has lived in Hackney for 22 years. She has been a community activist for a number of years. She works in administration for a peace and justice organisation.
Dan Thompson
Dalston
Marie Remy
Clissold
Heather Hampson
Lea Bridge
Full Listing of Candidates
There are 21 wards in Hackney, each with either 2 or 3 seats on the council. You will therefore have the opportunity to cast a vote for either 2 or 3 seats on your voting papers depending on the size of your ward.
Brownswood
Duncan Appleby, Anne Margaret Bryne
Cazenove
Carrie Davies, Georgina Machray, David Mercer
Clissold
Jim Cresswell, Adam Lawson, Marie Remy
Dalston
Alex Armitage, Dan Thompson
De Beauvoir
Heather Finlay, Nicholas Thorp
Hackney Central
Charlene Concepcion, Siobhan Macmahon, Alec Rossiter
Hackney Downs
Alastair Binnie-Lubbock, Shelia Menon, Sally Zlotowitz
Hackney Wick
Joe Garbett, Laura Salisbury, Ruth Sharpe
Haggerston
Gideon Corby, Deepa Shah, Paul Urwin
Homerton
Rachel Baker, John Devaney, Tamlyn Rhodes
Hoxton East and Shoreditch
Scott Elliott, Samir Jeraj, Florence Wedmore
Hoxton West
Fatemeh Beyad, Chris Venables, Elizabeth Whitebread
King's Park
James Morgan, Alex Oates, Zoe Oates
Lea Bridge
Douglas Earl, Heather Hampson, Ruth Jenkins
London Fields
Kirn Cutler, Nicholas Lee, Catherine O’Shea
Shacklewell
Stefan Liberadzki, James McDonald
Springfield
Ellie Keggin, Robert Rayner, Thomas Stern
Stamford Hill West
Charles Dreyer, Bronwen Jones
Stoke Newington
Fiona Dowson, Henry Greenwood, Elinor Lewis
Victoria
Sandra McLead, Liam Palmer, Wendy Robinson
Woodberry Down
Daniel Alexander, James Pike