hackney independent socialist COLLECTIVE

Hello and welcome to the website of the Hackney Independent Socialist Collective. We are residents working together to further progressive politics and democratic engagement in our borough.

We started when, then Hackney Councillors, Fliss Premru, Claudia Turbet-Delof and Penny Wrout quit the Labour Party. As independents, they worked with residents to fight for the best services possible from the Council and other public bodies.

Other local residents joined them and we fielded six candidates in 2026. They got big votes for a new political party but fell short of being elected. However, the Green candidates that we backed won control of Hackney Council and we’re looking forward to working with them as we continue to campaign on issues that matter locally from housing to transport, from human rights to consultation.

We need your help – get involved in building the independent socialist movement in our borough.