Borough BookAlphaHackney, 2026/27
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Where your council tax goes in Hackney

A Band D home pays £2,060.30 this year, up 4.8%. Council tax covers about 15% of what the council spends on day-to-day services; government grants pay 65%, including the money passed straight to schools, and business rates 17%.

Band D bill£2,060up 4.8% on last year
Council budget£842mday-to-day, including schools
Paid by council tax15%of the budget
Run by an elected mayorGreenZoë Garbett

Your bill

Pick your band. The council keeps 75% of it; the rest goes to the Mayor of London.

Band D, 2026/27
£2,060.30
£206.03 a month over 10 instalments, or £171.69 over 12
Hackney Council£1,549.79Mayor of London (GLA)£510.51
Police£334.13
Fire brigade£76.85
Transport£77.09
City Hall and the London Assembly£22.44
At Band D the Mayor’s share went up £20.13 this year: £15.00 more for police and £5.13 more for the fire brigade.
sourcedBand D bill for 2026/27approxMayor's share by body (MD3472)

Your £1,549.79 to the council pays for

Care for older and disabled adults£440
Children's services£310
Running the council£230
Housing and homelessness£215
Schools and education£110
Streets, waste and transport£89
Debt costs and levies£67
Parks, libraries and leisure£40
Community safety and regulation£32
Planning and the local economy£17
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Band D, 2026/27: where your council tax goes
Your billShare
Care for older and disabled adults£439.7221.3%
Children's services£309.7215.0%
Running the council£230.2211.2%
Housing and homelessness£214.7410.4%
Schools and education£110.285.4%
Streets, waste and transport£88.784.3%
Debt costs and levies£67.083.3%
Parks, libraries and leisure£40.442.0%
Community safety and regulation£32.221.6%
Planning and the local economy£16.590.8%
Hackney Council, all services£1,549.7975.2%
Mayor of London: police£334.1316.2%
Mayor of London: the fire brigade£76.853.7%
Mayor of London: transport£77.093.7%
Mayor of London: City Hall and the London Assembly£22.441.1%
Mayor of London, all£510.5124.8%
Your bill£2,060.30100%

Split in proportion to the £509m the council pays for itself, after schools and public health, which have their own ring-fenced grants. Council tax pays about 24p of every £1 of that; government grants and business rates pay the rest.

sourcedSplit by service, 2026/27 budget return

The council’s budget

What the council spends on day-to-day services after fees and charges, and where the money comes from, including grants that can only be spent on schools or public health. It must balance by law.

FundingReserves (one-off)Services
Council tax to Net budgetRevenue Support Grant to Net budgetBusiness rates kept locally to Net budgetSchools grants (ring-fenced) to Net budgetPublic health grant (ring-fenced) to Net budgetOther government grants to Net budgetCouncil tax surplus and other to Net budgetDrawn from council reserves to Net budgetNet budget to Schools and educationNet budget to Care for older and disabled adultsNet budget to Children's servicesNet budget to Running the councilNet budget to Housing and homelessnessNet budget to Public healthNet budget to Streets, waste and transportNet budget to Debt costs and leviesNet budget to Parks, libraries and leisureNet budget to Community safety and regulationNet budget to Planning and the local economySourced from a published documentCouncil tax£124.2m, 15%Sourced from a published documentRevenue Support Grant£137.9m, 16%Sourced from a published documentBusiness rates kept locally£141.5m, 17%Sourced from a published documentSchools grants (ring-fenced)£285.9m, 34%Sourced from a published documentPublic health grant (ring-fenced)£46.2mSourced from a published documentOther government grants£74.3m, 9%Sourced from a published documentCouncil tax surplus and other£4.6mSourced from a published documentDrawn from council reserves£26.9mSourced from a published documentSchools and education£322.1m, 38%Sourced from a published documentCare for older and disabled adults£144.5m, 17%Sourced from a published documentChildren's services£101.8m, 12%Sourced from a published documentRunning the council£75.7m, 9%Sourced from a published documentHousing and homelessness£70.6m, 8%Sourced from a published documentPublic health£46.2mSourced from a published documentStreets, waste and transport£29.2mSourced from a published documentDebt costs and levies£22.0mSourced from a published documentParks, libraries and leisure£13.3mSourced from a published documentCommunity safety and regulation£10.6mSourced from a published documentPlanning and the local economy£5.5m£842m
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Where the money comes from, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Council tax£124.2m14.8%
Revenue Support Grant£137.9m16.4%
Business rates kept locally£141.5m16.8%
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£285.9m34.0%
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£46.2m5.5%
Other government grants£74.3m8.8%
Council tax surplus and other£4.6m0.5%
Drawn from council reserves (one-off)£26.9m3.2%
Net budget£841.5m100%
What it pays for, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Schools and education£322.1m38.3%
Care for older and disabled adults£144.5m17.2%
Children's services£101.8m12.1%
Running the council£75.7m9.0%
Housing and homelessness£70.6m8.4%
Public health£46.2m5.5%
Streets, waste and transport£29.2m3.5%
Debt costs and levies£22.0m2.6%
Parks, libraries and leisure£13.3m1.6%
Community safety and regulation£10.6m1.3%
Planning and the local economy£5.5m0.6%
Net budget£841.5m100%

Where the money comes from

Council tax£124.2m
Revenue Support Grant£137.9m
Business rates kept locally£141.5m
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£285.9m
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£46.2m
Other government grants£74.3m
Council tax surplus and other£4.6m
Drawn from council reserves£26.9m
Net budget£841.5m

What it pays for

Schools and education£322.1m
Care for older and disabled adults£144.5m
Children's services£101.8m
Running the council£75.7m
Housing and homelessness£70.6m
Public health£46.2m
Streets, waste and transport£29.2m
Debt costs and levies£22.0m
Parks, libraries and leisure£13.3m
Community safety and regulation£10.6m
Planning and the local economy£5.5m
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Council tax over the years

The council’s own share of a Band D bill went from £1,275.50 in 2022/23 to £1,549.79 in 2026/27, up 22%.

Band D council tax in Hackney each year
YearThe council’s shareWhole bill, with the Mayor of London
2022/23£1,275.50£1,671.09
2023/24£1,339.15£1,773.29
2024/25£1,405.97£1,877.37
2025/26£1,476.13£1,966.51
2026/27£1,549.79£2,060.30

Councillors and how each ward voted

Green 42, Labour 9 and Conservative 6 of the 57 councillors on the council’s list. The council is run by its elected mayor, Zoë Garbett (Green), elected on 7 May 2026 with 35,720 votes (result). Green has more than half the seats. Only the councillors elected are named here; everyone else stood as their party’s candidate.

Brownswood

  • Soraya AdejareGreenCabinet Member for Children, Young People and Early Intervention.
  • Florence SchechterGreenCabinet Member for Finance, Resident Services and Digital
How Brownswood voted: turnout 45.0%
Votes for each candidate in Brownswood ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,554Soraya Adejare
Green Party1,370Florence Schechter
Labour Party1,152
Labour Party896
Liberal Democrats170
Conservative and Unionist Party160
Reform UK144
Conservative and Unionist Party108

6,020 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Cazenove

How Cazenove voted: turnout 41.6%
Votes for each candidate in Cazenove ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,462Charlie Lawrie
Conservative and Unionist Party1,409Ian David Sharer
Green Party1,405Emma Neath
Conservative and Unionist Party1,400
Conservative and Unionist Party1,366
Labour Party1,120
Labour Party1,036
Labour Party817
Independent389
Independent269
Liberal Democrats148
Reform UK138
Liberal Democrats135

11,988 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Clissold

How Clissold voted: turnout 46.6%
Votes for each candidate in Clissold ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,479Sam Mathys
Green Party2,185George Sheldon Grün
Labour Party1,747Rachel Maguire
Labour Party1,711
Labour Party1,547
Hackney Independent Socialist Collective1,008
Liberal Democrats333
Liberal Democrats264
Conservative and Unionist Party245
Conservative and Unionist Party207
Reform UK181
Conservative and Unionist Party166

13,175 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Dalston

How Dalston voted: turnout 40.5%
Votes for each candidate in Dalston ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,862No longer on the council’s list
Green Party1,394Rachel Nkiessu-Guifo
Labour Party897
Labour Party635
Liberal Democrats140
Conservative and Unionist Party102
Reform UK87
Conservative and Unionist Party72

5,514 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

De Beauvoir

How De Beauvoir voted: turnout 42.3%
Votes for each candidate in De Beauvoir ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,198Gemma Per-Bo
Green Party1,157Paul Anderson
Labour Party1,055
Labour Party971
Conservative and Unionist Party201
Reform UK201
Liberal Democrats195
Conservative and Unionist Party145

5,603 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hackney Central

How Hackney Central voted: turnout 39.5%
Votes for each candidate in Hackney Central ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,061Izzy Castello-Cortes
Green Party1,818Pascale Frazer-Carroll
Green Party1,681No longer on the council’s list
Labour Party1,295
Labour Party1,237
Labour Party1,176
Liberal Democrats317
Liberal Democrats294
Independent242
Reform UK203
Conservative and Unionist Party202
Conservative and Unionist Party174
Conservative and Unionist Party127
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition73
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition59

11,561 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hackney Downs

How Hackney Downs voted: turnout 43.7%
Votes for each candidate in Hackney Downs ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,668Alastair Binnie-Lubbock
Green Party2,574Laura-Louise Fairley
Green Party2,499Dylan Law, Statutory Deputy Mayor
Labour Party1,220
Labour Party1,016
Labour Party995
Conservative and Unionist Party200
Reform UK176
Conservative and Unionist Party173
Liberal Democrats168
Liberal Democrats162
Conservative and Unionist Party139

12,579 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hackney Wick

How Hackney Wick voted: turnout 37.6%
Votes for each candidate in Hackney Wick ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,750Aaron Briddon
Green Party1,727Tyrone Scott
Green Party1,636Jam Anker
Labour and Co-operative Party1,406
Labour and Co-operative Party1,369
Labour and Co-operative Party1,236
Reform UK228
Reform UK206
Liberal Democrats190
Conservative and Unionist Party176
Conservative and Unionist Party173
Liberal Democrats161
Conservative and Unionist Party149

11,017 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Haggerston

How Haggerston voted: turnout 36.6%
Votes for each candidate in Haggerston ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,775Siobhan MacMahon
Green Party1,772Charlene Concepcion
Green Party1,615Nisa Sharif
Labour Party1,467
Labour Party1,317
Labour Party1,238
Reform UK300
Liberal Democrats287
Conservative and Unionist Party262
Conservative and Unionist Party220
Liberal Democrats195
Conservative and Unionist Party173

11,546 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Homerton

How Homerton voted: turnout 40.0%
Votes for each candidate in Homerton ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,141Zoe Holman
Labour Party1,592Anna Lynch
Labour Party1,472Robert Chapman
Labour Party1,287
Hackney Independent Socialist Collective893
Hackney Independent Socialist Collective873
Liberal Democrats301
Liberal Democrats252
Conservative and Unionist Party209
Conservative and Unionist Party181
Reform UK143
Conservative and Unionist Party139

10,822 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hoxton East & Shoreditch

How Hoxton East & Shoreditch voted: turnout 33.6%
Votes for each candidate in Hoxton East & Shoreditch ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,286Kam Adams
Green Party1,176Janet Lee
Green Party1,118Mihai Chereji
Labour Party1,103
Labour Party996
Green Party969
Reform UK225
Liberal Democrats201
Liberal Democrats178
Conservative and Unionist Party164
Conservative and Unionist Party157
Conservative and Unionist Party154
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition57

8,487 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hoxton West

How Hoxton West voted: turnout 31.8%
Votes for each candidate in Hoxton West ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,207Nicholas Blincoe
Labour Party1,200Ben Lucas
Green Party1,187Jas Crowe
Labour Party1,169
Green Party1,157
Labour Party1,082
Reform UK355
Conservative and Unionist Party324
Conservative and Unionist Party252
Liberal Democrats251
Conservative and Unionist Party242
Liberal Democrats225

9,375 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Kings Park

How Kings Park voted: turnout 42.9%
Votes for each candidate in Kings Park ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,166Abi Kingston
Green Party2,068Jasmine O'Connor
Green Party1,941Emmanuel Onapa
Labour Party1,525
Labour Party1,444
Labour Party1,402
Reform UK217
Conservative and Unionist Party203
Conservative and Unionist Party201
Conservative and Unionist Party151
Liberal Democrats151
Liberal Democrats106

12,245 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Lea Bridge

How Lea Bridge voted: turnout 43.5%
Votes for each candidate in Lea Bridge ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,684Antoinette Fernandez
Green Party2,461Bettina Maidment
Green Party2,342Sally Zlotowitz
Labour Party1,414
Labour Party1,370
Labour Party1,295
Conservative and Unionist Party192
Conservative and Unionist Party174
Reform UK173
Conservative and Unionist Party154
Liberal Democrats152
Liberal Democrats148
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition83

13,382 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

London Fields

How London Fields voted: turnout 43.4%
Votes for each candidate in London Fields ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,872Brenda Puech
Labour and Co-operative Party1,849Anntoinette Bramble
Green Party1,756Kwame Otiende
Labour and Co-operative Party1,362
Labour and Co-operative Party1,287
Hackney Independent Socialist Collective868
Independent422
Liberal Democrats256
Reform UK229
Conservative and Unionist Party215
Liberal Democrats183
Conservative and Unionist Party169
Conservative and Unionist Party137
Independent130

11,899 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Shacklewell

How Shacklewell voted: turnout 44.0%
Votes for each candidate in Shacklewell ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party1,479Ülgen Semerci
Green Party1,361Cathy Troupp
Labour Party986
Labour Party936
Liberal Democrats137
Conservative and Unionist Party123
Reform UK105
Conservative and Unionist Party83

5,360 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Springfield

How Springfield voted: turnout 38.0%
Votes for each candidate in Springfield ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,971Simche Steinberger
Conservative and Unionist Party1,932Michael Levy
Conservative and Unionist Party1,858Shaul Krautwirt
Green Party926
Green Party908
Green Party853
Labour Party569
Labour Party550
Labour Party541
Reform UK249
Reform UK183
Liberal Democrats129
Liberal Democrats116

11,418 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Stamford Hill West

How Stamford Hill West voted: turnout 46.3%
Votes for each candidate in Stamford Hill West ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,550Benzion Papier
Conservative and Unionist Party1,428Hershy Lisser
Green Party626
Green Party571
Labour Party529
Labour Party467
Reform UK355
Liberal Democrats62
Liberal Democrats44
Independent24
Independent23

5,953 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Stoke Newington

How Stoke Newington voted: turnout 48.1%
Votes for each candidate in Stoke Newington ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,644Jacob Cable
Green Party2,351Ifhat Shaheen
Green Party2,286Reiner Tegtmeyer
Labour Party1,859
Labour Party1,823
Labour Party1,784
Liberal Democrats239
Conservative and Unionist Party238
Conservative and Unionist Party202
Liberal Democrats188
Reform UK181
Conservative and Unionist Party150

14,738 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Victoria

How Victoria voted: turnout 42.3%
Votes for each candidate in Victoria ward
PartyVotesElected
Green Party2,090Rolf Dekker
Labour Party1,696Joanna Sumner
Labour Party1,493Daniel Rea
Labour Party1,446
Hackney Independent Socialist Collective1,010
Hackney Independent Socialist Collective997
Liberal Democrats290
Reform UK287
Conservative and Unionist Party279
Liberal Democrats253
Conservative and Unionist Party247
Conservative and Unionist Party186

11,650 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Woodberry Down

How Woodberry Down voted: turnout 38.0%
Votes for each candidate in Woodberry Down ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,170Sarah Young
Green Party1,128Florence Cullen Davis
Labour Party1,109
Green Party1,062
Reform UK251
Reform UK208
Conservative and Unionist Party183
Liberal Democrats154
Conservative and Unionist Party151
Liberal Democrats120
Independent28

5,823 people voted. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Still to come for Hackney

For Hammersmith & Fulham, Borough Book also tracks every party’s manifesto pledges, every council payment over £500, Cabinet and Full Council decisions, how this year’s budget gap was closed and a tool to balance next year. Those need the council’s own papers, read by hand, and come here next. See Hammersmith & Fulham.

sourcedBill, budget and history: government returns, checked against their own totals (11 Jun 2026)
Where every figure on this page comes from