Who should I vote for?

Residents across Hackney are voting in two elections on Thursday to determine both their local councillors and the borough's next directly-elected Mayor.

The political landscape in Hackney has long been dominated by Labour, which has held control of the council for all but four years over the past five decades.

This contest is widely seen as a two-horse race between the governing party and an ambitious Green Party campaign, which hopes to challenge Labour's established stronghold.

However, the battle for the town hall is not limited to two, with seven parties actively vying for control of the council.

As locals weigh up their options, each party has published a manifesto detailing the policies it would pursue if elected.

Here, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) compiles the core pledges of each political group.

The Tory mayoral candidate Tareke Gregg has made several key promises he will introduce if elected to lead the borough, which can be read on the Conservatives’ website .

Hackney’s Green Party manifesto is available to read in full on its website .

Here are some of the core pledges:
Hackney Independent Socialist Collective
Here are some of the party’s key commitments:
Labour is fighting to keep control of the council it has run continuously since 2006.

The party’s full manifesto can be viewed on Hackney Labour’s website.

Below are some key promises Labour is making should it remain in charge of the borough come May 8.

The Lib Dem candidate for Mayor, Eva Steinhardt, is campaigning on issues such as care, policing and housing affordability ahead of the vote on May 7, which can be read in full on the party’s website .

Here’s a sample of the party’s promises:
Reform is standing in every electoral ward in Hackney and mayoral candidate Vahid Almasi’s policies can be found on his campaign website .

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The group has made six ‘guarantees’ about what its councillors would do if elected.

Here is a summary of the core pledges TUSC is campaigning on: