# Hackney Central (ward)

Hackney Central is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Hackney. It returns three councillors to Hackney London Borough Council, with an election every four years.

## List of councillors

| Term | Councillor | Party |
| 2002–2014 | Samantha Lloyd | Labour |
| 2002–2012 | Alan Laing | Labour |
| 2002–2022 | Vincent Stops | Labour |
| 2012–present | Ben Hayhurst | Labour |
| 2014–2016 | Sophie Linden | Labour |
| 2016–present | Sophie Conway | Labour |
| 2022–present | Sheila Suso-Runge | Labour |

## Hackney council elections since 2014

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

### 2022 election

The election took place on 5 May 2022.
2022 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sophie Conway | 2,214 | 73.9 |
| | Labour | Sheila Suso-Runge | 1,994 | 66.6 |
| | Labour | Ben Hayhurst | 1,877 | 62.7 |
| | Green | Florence Wedmore | 651 | 21.7 |
| | Green | Nicholas Costley-White | 561 | 18.7 |
| | Green | Stefan Liberadzki | 519 | 17.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Patricia Holloway | 268 | 8.9 |
| | Ind. Network | Clair Battaglino | 214 | 7.1 |
| | Ind. Network | Imogen O'Rorke | 189 | 6.3 |
| | Ind. Network | Desmond Kirby | 173 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Raval | 170 | 5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Kellett | 158 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2018 election

The election took place on 3 May 2018.
2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sophie Conway | 2,475 | 74.3 |
| | Labour | Ben Hayhurst | 2,142 | 64.3 |
| | Labour | Vincent Stops | 1,917 | 57.5 |
| | Green | Charlene Concepcion | 629 | 18.9 |
| | Green | Siobhan MacMahon | 576 | 17.3 |
| | Green | Alec Rossiter | 438 | 13.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Raval | 256 | 7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Chamberlain | 215 | 6.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joseph Richards | 190 | 5.7 |
| | Conservative | Stephanie Schwarz | 186 | 5.6 |
| | Conservative | Sampson Ewurum | 177 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Heather Whitelaw | 139 | 4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2016 by-election

The by-election took place on 21 July 2016, following the resignation of Sophie Linden.
2016 Hackney Central by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sophie Conway | 1,354 | 75.2 | +11.2 |
| | Green | Siobhan MacMahon | 178 | 9.9 | −13.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Russell French | 113 | 6.3 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative | Christopher Sills | 101 | 5.6 | −0.2 |
| | Independent | Mustafa Korel | 55 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,176 | 65.3 | +24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,801 | 18.6 | −18.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2014 election

The election took place on 22 May 2014.
2014 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sophie Linden | 2,094 | | |
| | Labour | Ben Hayhurst | 2,082 | | |
| | Labour | Vincent Stops | 1,916 | | |
| | Green | Christopher Venables | 751 | | |
| | Green | George Graham | 738 | | |
| | Green | Alec Rossiter | 717 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reuben Thompson-Wood | 240 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Lyons | 202 | | |
| | Conservative | Heather Whitelaw | 190 | | |
| | Conservative | Fadile Unek | 184 | | |
| | Conservative | Elzbieta Wancowicz | 167 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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## 2002–2014 Hackney council elections
### 2012 by-election

The by-election took place on 3 May 2012, following the resignation of Alan Laing.
2012 Hackney Central by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ben Hayhurst | 2,438 | |
| | Green | Mustafa Korel | 545 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Pauline Pearce | 394 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Boff | 296 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 41.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2010 election

The election on 6 May 2010 took place on the same day as the United Kingdom general election.
2010 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alan Laing | 2,757 | 51.9 |
| | Labour | Samantha Lloyd | 2,619 | |
| | Labour | Vincent Stops | 2,201 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dave Raval | 1,397 | 26.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Slay | 978 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reuben Thompson | 822 | |
| | Green | James Burgess | 747 | 14.1 |
| | Green | Nnamdi Oleforo | 591 | |
| | Green | Paul Ingram | 562 | |
| | Conservative | Christopher O'Leary | 413 | 7.8 |
| | Conservative | Jose Santiago | 397 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,126 | 59 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2006 election

The election took place on 4 May 2006.
2006 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Samantha Lloyd | 1,259 | 43.3 |
| | Labour | Alan Laing | 1,233 | |
| | Labour | Vincent Stops | 1,061 | |
| | Green | Terence Gallagher | 598 | 20.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Irene Fawkes | 543 | 18.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shaun Sanders | 343 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reuven Thompson-Wood | 320 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Janine Booth | 260 | 8.9 |
| | Conservative | Jeanette Frost | 246 | 8.5 |
| | Conservative | Robert Kelsey | 229 | |
| | Conservative | William Ledger | 205 | |
| | Socialist Unity | Charles McDonald | 161 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 32.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### 2002 election

The election took place on 2 May 2002.
2002 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hackney Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samantha Lloyd | 1,327 | | |
| | Labour | Alan Laing | 1,149 | | |
| | Labour | Vincent Stops | 1,042 | | |
| | Green | Simon Grover | 415 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Bird | 386 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Derek Smith | 379 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Friend | 341 | | |
| | Socialist Alliance | Janine Booth | 271 | | |
| | Conservative | Yosef Potash | 127 | | |
| | CPA | Zola Hargreaves | 118 | | |
| | Conservative | Chaim Vogel | 106 | | |
| | Conservative | Menachem Schtroks | 103 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
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