Mayor of Hackney.

About Mayor of Hackney

The mayor of Hackney is a directly elected local authority 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. In 2026, Green Party politician Zoë Garbett was elected as mayor, becoming the party's first directly elected mayor.