The mayor of Hackney is a directly elected mayor responsible for the executive function of Hackney London Borough Council in

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

, England. The post was created following a referendum in the

London Borough of Hackney The London Borough of Hackney ( ) is a London boroughs, London borough in Inner London, England. The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is Mare Street, which lies north-east of Charing Cross. The borough is named after Hackney, Lond ...

on 2 May 2002. The inaugural mayor

Jules Pipe Julian Benjamin Pipe (born May 1965) is a British politician who currently serves as the Deputy Mayor of London for Planning, Regeneration and Skills. Pipe was the first directly elected mayor of the London Borough of Hackney between his ele ...

was succeeded by Philip Glanville following an election on 15 September 2016. Glanville resigned with effect from 22 September 2023, following a scandal. Fellow Labour Party councillor Caroline Woodley was elected as Mayor in November 2023.

History

The directly elected

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was created following a

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on 2 May 2002 in the

. 70.1% of voters supported changing the

executive arrangements In England, local authorities are required to adopt one of three types of executive arrangements, having an "elected mayor and cabinet", a "leader and cabinet", or a "committee system". The type of arrangement used determines how decisions will ...

of Hackney London Borough Council to a directly elected mayor. The inaugural mayor was

of the Labour Party who was elected on 17 October 2002. He was re-elected in 2006, 2010 and 2014. Pipe was succeeded by Philip Glanville, who was elected mayor at a by-election on 15 September 2016. Glanville was re-elected in 2018 and 2022. On 15 September 2023, Glanville resigned, with effect from 22 September, following a scandal when he was photographed together with his housemate and Labour Party councillor Tom Dewey the night after he was arrested for child pornography charges. Tom Dewey was convicted before Glanville resigned. A by-election was held on 9 November to fill the remainder of the term, and was won by Caroline Woodley, a Labour councillor for Cazenove ward.

Referendum results

Election results

2023

This was the first election run under

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rather than the prior use of

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2022

2018

2016

2014

2010

2006

2002

List of elected mayors

The mayors since the office was created in 2002 have been:

References

{{Directly elected mayors in the United Kingdom * Hackney * Mayoral by-elections in England