After a hard-fought campaign the Labour Party won the Hoxton ward by-election on May 5.

The Hackney Independent candidate, Tony Butler, picked up a respectable 310 votes.

Coinciding the same day as the General Election, it was hard to compete on a local level when both the Sun and the Mirror had front-page splashes calling for a Labour vote!
 
Labour won this time but we will be watching them over the coming year and reporting back to you.
 
As promised on the doorstep, Hackney Independent and Tony Butler will not be going away after May 5.
 
The campaigning continues, election or not.
 
Tony Butler and Hackney Independent would like to thank everyone who supported him.

Look out for the next Hackney Independent newsletter and future plans for a Kids Cinema Club and advice surgery.