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.
| Mayor of Hackney | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Hackney London Borough Council | |
| Style | No courtesy title or style |
| Appointer | Electorate of Hackney |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Jules Pipe |
| Formation | 17 October 2002 |
| Website | www |
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
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Elected Mayor | 24,697 | 70.1 |
| Cabinet System | 10,537 | 29.9 |
| Required majority | 50 | |
| Valid votes | 35,234 | 84.08 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 6,670 | 17.92 |
| Total votes | 41,904 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 131,569 | 31.85 |
| Source: Hackney Council[1] | ||
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Caroline Woodley | 18,474 | 49.8 | -9.3 | ||||
| Green | Zoë Garbett | 9,075 | 24.5 | +7.5 | ||||
| Conservative | Simche Steinberger | 5,039 | 13.6 | +0.2 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon de Deney | 1,879 | 5.1 | -2.0 | ||||
| Independent | Peter Smorthit | 1,382 | 3.7 | New | ||||
| TUSC | Anooesjka Valent | 1,265 | 3.4 | New | ||||
| 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] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Philip Glanville | 36,049 | 59.1% | | ||||
| Green | Zoë Garbett | 10,373 | 17.0% | | ||||
| Conservative | Oliver Hall | 8,160 | 13.4% | | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Baxter | 4,320 | 7.1% | | ||||
| People Before Profit | Gwenton Sloley | 2,105 | 3.5% | | ||||
| Turnout | 61,007 | 34.1% | ||||||
| Labour Co-op hold | ||||||||
2018
| 2018 Hackney mayoral election[8] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour Co-op | Philip Glanville | 42,645 | 65.9% | | ||||
| Conservative | Imtiyaz Lunat | 7,183 | 11.1% | | ||||
| Green | Alastair Binnie-Lubbock | 6,774 | 10.5% | | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Pauline Pearce | 4,846 | 7.5% | | ||||
| Women's Equality | Harini Iyengar | 2,659 | 4.1% | | ||||
| Independent | Vernon Williams | 577 | 0.9% | | ||||
| Turnout | 64,684 | 36.9% | ||||||
| Labour Co-op hold | ||||||||
2016
| 2016 Hackney mayoral by-election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Philip Glanville | 22,595 | 68.9% | | ||||
| Green | Samir Jeraj | 4,338 | 13.2% | | ||||
| Conservative | Amy Gray | 3,533 | 10.8% | | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Dave Raval | 1,818 | 5.5% | | ||||
| One Love | Dawa Ma | 494 | 1.5% | | ||||
| Turnout | 32,778 | 18.6% | ||||||
| Labour hold | ||||||||
2014
| 2014 Hackney mayoral election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Jules Pipe | 40,858 | 60.38% | | ||||
| Green | Mischa Borris | 11,849 | 17.51% | | ||||
| Conservative | Linda Kelly | 7,853 | 11.61% | | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon De Deney | 3,840 | 5.68% | | ||||
| Putting Hackney First | Mustafa Korel | 3,265 | 4.83% | | ||||
| Total votes | 67,665 | 39.61% | ||||||
| Labour hold | ||||||||
2010
| 2010 Hackney mayoral election [9] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Jules Pipe | 48,363 | 53.85% | | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Adrian Gee-Turner | 15,818 | 17.61% | | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Boff | 12,405 | 13.81% | | ||||
| Green | Mischa Borris | 10,100 | 11.25% | | ||||
| Communist | Monty Goldman | 2,033 | 2.26% | | ||||
| Christian | William Thompson | 1,084 | 1.21% | | ||||
| Total votes | 89,803 | 58% | ||||||
| Labour hold | ||||||||
2006
| 2006 Hackney mayoral election [10] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Jules Pipe | 20,830 | 46.86% | 3,404 | 24,234 | 73.39% | | |
| Conservative | Andrew Boff | 7,454 | 16.77% | 1,331 | 8,785 | 26.61% | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Penhaligon | 4,882 | 10.98% | | ||||
| Green | Mima Bone | 4,683 | 10.53% | | ||||
| Independent | Hettie Peters | 2,907 | 6.54% | | ||||
| Respect | Dean Ryan | 2,800 | 6.30% | | ||||
| Communist | Monty Goldman | 896 | 2.02% | | ||||
| Turnout | 44,452 | 34.3% | ||||||
| Labour hold | ||||||||
2002
| 2002 Hackney mayoral election [11] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | |||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
| Labour | Jules Pipe | 13,813 | 41.95% | 2,421 | 16,234 | 74.25% | | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Boff | 4,502 | 13.67% | 1,127 | 5,629 | 25.75% | | ||
| Socialist Alliance | Paul Foot | 4,187 | 12.72% | | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Sharer | 4,185 | 12.71% | | |||||
| Green | Crispin Truman | 3,002 | 9.12% | | |||||
| Hackney First | Bruce Spenser | 1,543 | 4.69% | | |||||
| Independent | Terry Edwards | 1,253 | 3.81% | | |||||
| Independent | Errol Carr | 441 | 1.34% | | |||||
| Turnout | 34,415 | 26.34% | |||||||
| Registered electors | 130,657 | ||||||||
| Labour win | |||||||||
List of elected mayors
The mayors since the office was created in 2002 have been:[2]
| Political party | Name | Entered office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jules Pipe | 21 October 2002 | 20 July 2016 | |
| Labour Co-op | Philip Glanville | 19 September 2016 | 22 September 2023 | |
| Labour | Caroline Woodley | 9 November 2023 | Present | |