The borough's newest Labour councillor says his election shows public confidence in the party.

Joe Goldberg, 32, a governor at Park View Academy in Tottenham, won a seat on Haringey Council at Thursday's by-election in Seven Sisters.

Despite winning by a narrow margin of 64 votes, Mr Goldberg believes residents still have faith in the party and he is the best man for the job.

In an interview with the Independent he said: "Obviously I'm very pleased with the result. I will be a good, hard working councillor.

"This campaign has been about the issues that Seven Sisters has always been about: helping hard working people who just want to get by in life, who need the help of the council. "People have received me very kindly. That's why we got the result we got.

"People are right to ask the best from their council. It's a new vote of confidence in our new leader Councillor Claire Kober."

Mr Goldberg's top priorities are as diverse as crime and recycling. He says he aims to carry on the work of alcohol-free zones to beat antisocial behaviour and stop law-breakers. He will also be setting up surgeries for his residents.

He added: "I will be carrying on the role with recycling across the ward. We have got a commitment in Haringey to have the 100 per cent recycling facility by March. There are streets in my ward where there's high demand."

The newly-elected councillor believes it is these little things blighting people's lives which he needs to fix.

He added: "It was a good campaign and I want to pay tribute to my colleagues and fellow candidates.

"But as I said at the count I wasn't listening to my opposition, I was listening to the people of Tottenham. The things they are really worried about are the things that affect their daily lives. I think they want a party who will get things done.

"It now makes sense to co-operate with the other ward councillors to make sure we carry on the good work Fred Knight did for more than 40 years."

Ms Kober said: "Joe will be an asset to the Labour group and I am delighted to welcome him on to the council.

"People in Seven Sisters voted for Joe to win because they can see the difference that a Labour council has made to their lives and they have faith that we can make things even better."