Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
The south-central wards swung it for the Greens, but why did people vote as they did?
Above is Haringey's own election 2026 results map with info added from yours truly on the 'hung' wards.
I know in the broad sweep of things why the vote went the way it did nationally, but why did people in Harringay and more widely in Haringey vote the way they did?
Yesterday's results matter. The day may come to be seen as a watershed day for the nation. So, I ask in a genuine sense of enquiry and I'd be particularly interested to hear first hand how people made their choices this year.
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Permalink Reply by RD
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Just thought of another one.
Because they gave away lovely Hornsey Town Hall. Was supposed to be redeveloped as a community arts centre, got sold off to a consortium that's not fulfilling the brief. The one area that can be hired, the Assembly Hall, is said to be so prohibitively expensive that the Crouch End Festival can't afford to use it.
https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/25848341.hornsey-town-hall-isnt-comm...
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Firstly because Labour's stated policy has been to leave the Ladder to bear all of the traffic burden across the borough while closing every single surrounding residential road to through traffic. This isn't just about constant noise and rubbish thrown out of cars, it will have a serious impact on my and my family's health and life expectancy. The council spent a fortune on consultants investigating this only to tell us it was too difficult and nothing can be done. Well, they closed Whightman Road for six months, and it was glorious. And the borough survived. Something can be done. We're sick of the inertia.
Then, generally, all the seeming corruption. Dodgy property deals that cost taxpayers literally millions. Selling Hornsey Town Hall to a Chinese conglomerate on the cheap and then not enforcing the delivery of a community space, surely the very least we could ask after giving up this local treasure. Rushing through the deal to lease Finsbury Park for more concerts before the election (to whose benefit, you must ask) without due consultation when a literal nazi was then announced to headline for three days. We've seen recently from Tough Mudder the environmental impact on the park from these companies who demonstrably have no regard for it. The constant, unabated fly tipping. The non-existent or downright dangerous cycle routes, Whightman Road being the best example. The seeming chokehold the traders seem to have on Green Lanes which appears to be organised and run only for them and not the community. Their constant, unabated pollution.
And as lots of people have said, the Labour candidates who rang on my door seemed only really interested in communicating Labour's successes (which are honestly considerable) and not very interested in listening, while the Greens, obviously as the challengers, were only interested in listening. Also, I think/hope voters are finally waking up to the climate emergency and using their votes to show that this is a priority. Labour's green credentials are pretty much non-existent, after loudly proclaiming a climate emergency years ago. All talk, no action. But really, for a local election it's the issue on my doorstep: the traffic on the Ladder which had the most impact. I, personally, consider local issues when voting in local elections and national issues when voting in the general election. But it's interesting watching our local MP loudly deciding that Starmer is the problem because almost her entire constituency has gone from Labour to Green (with the obvious consequences she can foresee at the next general election), but I do think that Labour's problems are closer to home.
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