Dalston is a district in the London Borough of Hackney, England, in Inner London. Its historical borders are Kingsland Road and Kingsland High Street in the west, London Fields in the east, Downs Park Road in the north and the Shoreditch parish boundary in the south. Its main shopping street, Kingsland High Street, follows the route of the Roman Ermine Street, and has the road number A10.

Dalston is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney. It roughly corresponds to the Dalston area of London and now forms part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. Previously the ward was split between the two Hackney constituencies, the other half being part of Hackney South and Shoreditch.