| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Hackney |
| Insignia: | LB Hackney Coat of Arms.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Hackney London Borough Council |
| Incumbent: | Caroline Woodley |
| Incumbentsince: | 10 November 2023 |
| Style: | No courtesy title or style |
| Appointer: | Electorate of Hackney |
| Termlength: | Four years |
| Formation: | 17 October 2002 |
| Inaugural: | Jules Pipe |
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.
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]
This was the first election run under first past the post rather than the prior use of supplementary vote.
The mayors since the office was created in 2002 have been:[2]
| Political party | Name | Entered office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jules Pipe | 21 October 2002 | 20 July 2016 | ||
| Philip Glanville | 19 September 2016 | 22 September 2023 | ||
| Caroline Woodley | 9 November 2023 | Present | ||