Mayor of Hackney

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Mayor of Hackney
LB Hackney Coat of Arms.svg
Coat of arms of Hackney London Borough Council
Caroline Woodley, Mayor of Hackney (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Caroline Woodley
since 10 November 2023
Style No courtesy title or style
AppointerElectorate of Hackney
Term length Four years
Inaugural holderJules Pipe
Formation17 October 2002
DeputyAnntoinette Bramble
Salary£89,224
Website www.hackney.gov.uk/mayor

The mayor of Hackney is a directly elected mayor responsible for the executive function of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The post was created following a referendum in the London Borough of Hackney on 2 May 2002. The inaugural mayor Jules Pipe 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.

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History

The directly elected mayoralty was created following a referendum on 2 May 2002 in the London Borough of Hackney. [1] 70.1% of voters supported changing the executive arrangements of Hackney London Borough Council to a directly elected mayor.

The inaugural mayor was Jules Pipe of the Labour Party who was elected on 17 October 2002. [2] 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. [3] A by-election was held on 9 November to fill the remainder of the term, [4] and was won by Caroline Woodley, a Labour councillor for Cazenove ward. [5]

Referendum results

Mayor of Hackney referendum
2 May 2002
ChoiceVotes%
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Elected Mayor24,69770.1
Cabinet System10,53729.9
Required majority50
Valid votes35,23484.08
Invalid or blank votes6,67017.92
Total votes41,904100.00
Registered voters/turnout131,56931.85
Source: Hackney Council [1]

Election results

2023

2023 Hackney mayoral by-election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Caroline Woodley 18,474 49.8 −9.3
Green Zoë Garbett 9,07524.5+7.5
Conservative Simche Steinberger5,03913.6+0.2
Liberal Democrats Simon de Deney1,8795.1−2.0
Independent Peter Smorthit1,3823.7New
TUSC Annoesjka Valent1,2653.4New
Labour hold

This was the first election run under first past the post rather than the prior use of supplementary vote.

2022

2022 Hackney mayoral election [7]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Co-op Philip Glanville 36,04959.1%
Green Zoë Garbett 10,37317.0%
Conservative Oliver Hall8,16013.4%
Liberal Democrats Helen Baxter4,3207.1%
People Before Profit Gwenton Sloley2,1053.5%
Turnout 61,00734.1%
Labour Co-op hold

2018

2018 Hackney mayoral election [8]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Co-op Philip Glanville 42,64565.9%
Conservative Imtiyaz Lunat7,18311.1%
Green Alastair Binnie-Lubbock6,77410.5%
Liberal Democrats Pauline Pearce 4,8467.5%
Women's Equality Harini Iyengar2,6594.1%
Independent Vernon Williams5770.9%
Turnout 64,68436.9%
Labour Co-op hold

2016

2016 Hackney mayoral by-election
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Philip Glanville 22,59568.9%
Green Samir Jeraj4,33813.2%
Conservative Amy Gray3,53310.8%
Liberal Democrats Dave Raval1,8185.5%
One Love Dawa Ma4941.5%
Turnout 32,77818.6%
Labour hold

2014

2014 Hackney mayoral election
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Jules Pipe 40,85860.38%
Green Mischa Borris11,84917.51%
Conservative Linda Kelly7,85311.61%
Liberal Democrats Simon De Deney3,8405.68%
Putting Hackney FirstMustafa Korel3,2654.83%
Total votes67,665 39.61%
Labour hold

2010

2010 Hackney mayoral election [9]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Jules Pipe 48,36353.85%
Liberal Democrats Adrian Gee-Turner15,81817.61%
Conservative Andrew Boff 12,40513.81%
Green Mischa Borris10,10011.25%
Communist Monty Goldman 2,0332.26%
Christian William Thompson1,0841.21%
Total votes89,803 58%
Labour hold

2006

2006 Hackney mayoral election [10]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Jules Pipe 20,83046.86%3,40424,23473.39%
Conservative Andrew Boff 7,45416.77%1,3318,78526.61%
Liberal Democrats Matthew Penhaligon4,88210.98%
Green Mima Bone4,68310.53%
Independent Hettie Peters2,9076.54%
Respect Dean Ryan2,8006.30%
Communist Monty Goldman 8962.02%
Turnout 44,45234.3%
Labour hold

2002

2002 Hackney mayoral election [11]
PartyCandidate1st round2nd round1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round
TotalOf roundTransfersTotalOf round
Labour Jules Pipe 13,81341.95%2,42116,23474.25%
Conservative Andrew Boff 4,50213.67%1,1275,62925.75%
Socialist Alliance Paul Foot 4,18712.72%
Liberal Democrats Ian Sharer4,18512.71%
Green Crispin Truman3,0029.12%
Hackney FirstBruce Spenser1,5434.69%
Independent Terry Edwards1,2533.81%
Independent Errol Carr4411.34%
Turnout 34,41526.34%
Registered electors 130,657
Labour win

List of elected mayors

The mayors since the office was created in 2002 have been: [2]

Political partyNameEntered officeLeft office
Labour Jules Pipe 21 October 200220 July 2016
Labour Co-op Philip Glanville 19 September 201622 September 2023
Labour Caroline Woodley 9 November 2023Present

References

  1. 1 2 "Hackney Referendum - 2002". Hackney Council. 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Mayoral elections". Hackney Council. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. Reaidi, Joseph (15 September 2023). "Hackney mayor resigns after photo with paedophile councillor". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. "Hackney mayoral election announced as review launched". BBC News. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. "Hackney mayor: Labour's Caroline Woodley elected". BBC News. BBC. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  6. "Election of the Mayor of Hackney". Hackney Council. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  7. "Mayor of Hackney election 2022". London Borough of Hackney. Hackney Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  8. "Mayor of Hackney election 2018". London Borough of Hackney. Hackney Council. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  9. "Results for the mayoral election on 6 May 2010". Hackney Council. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  10. "Mayor and Council Elections 2006". Hackney Council. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  11. "Mayor of Hackney - Election 17 October 2002". Hackney Council. 15 June 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.