“Poverty isn’t a fact, it’s a political choice – and Hackney says no.” Green party candidate Zoë Garbett has won the Hackney mayoralty with an astounding 35,720 votes, leaving Labour rival Caroline Woodley in the dust with only 26,865. Taking 47.2% of the vote, Garbett comfortably becomes the Greens’ first directly-elected mayor in London. “People have made it clear that they are desperate for an alternative to this failing Labour government,” Garbett said. “The people of Hackney own Hackney and it’s time to take it back.” Garbett’s victory is a blow to Labour as the count for Hackney council gets underway. The Greens currently only hold two of the 57 seats in the borough, but are hoping to make significant gains and could even take control of the council. Hackney has only ever voted in Labour mayors since the directly elected position was created in 2002.

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