Hackney London Borough Council

Hackney London Borough Council is the local government authority for the London Borough of Hackney, London, England, one of 32 London borough councils. The council is unusual in the United Kingdom local government system in that its executive function is controlled by a directly elected mayor of Hackney, currently Philip Glanville of the Labour Party. Hackney comprises 19 wards, each electing three councillors. Following the May 2018 election, Hackney London Borough Council consists of 52 Labour Party councillors and 5 Conservative Party councillors.[2] The council was created by the London Government Act 1963 whereby it replaced three local authorities: Hackney Metropolitan Borough Council, Shoreditch Metropolitan Borough Council and Stoke Newington Metropolitan Borough Council.

Hackney London Borough Council
Coat of arms or logo
Logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Speaker
Humaira Garasia, Labour
since 2022
Philip Glanville, Labour
since September 2016
Deputy Mayor
Anntoinette Bramble, Labour
Leader of the Opposition
Michael Levy, Conservative
Chief executive
Mark Carroll
since July 2021
Structure
Seats57 councillors + Elected Mayor[1]
Political groups
Administration (50)
  •   Labour (50)

Opposition (5)

Other parties (2)

Length of term
Executive mayor elected every four years
Whole council elected every four years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
7 May 2026
Meeting place
Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street
Website
hackney.gov.uk

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