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 | |
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Leadership | |
Speaker | Humaira Garasia, Labour since 2022 |
Deputy Mayor | Anntoinette Bramble, Labour |
Leader of the Opposition | Michael Levy, Conservative |
Chief executive | Mark Carroll since July 2021 |
Structure | |
Seats | 57 councillors + Elected Mayor[1] |
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Political groups | Administration (50)
Opposition (5)
Other parties (2)
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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 | |
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Hackney Town Hall, Mare Street | |
Website | |
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