Before (end of 2011) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 4 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
After (end of 2012) (57 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 50 · Conservative 4 · Liberal Democrats 3 · Other 0
Ward results
Hackney Central1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| Benjamin David Hayhurst | Labour | 2,438 ✓ |
| Mustafa Korel | Green | 545 |
| Pauline Pearce | Liberal Democrats | 398 |
| Andrew Boff | Conservative | 196 |