Hackney

  • Council Control: Lab Mayor
  • Conservatives 5
  • Labour 50
  • Liberal Democrats 0
  • Green 2
  • Vacant 1

East London borough, including Shoreditch media industries and an orthodox Jewish enclave in Stamford Hill. Jules Pipe put the council back in order after a catastrophic split in 1996, as leader and then Mayor. Since 2023 the Mayor has been Caroline Woodley.

Labour held the Mayoralty in a byelection on 9 November. Cazenove has a vacant seat (held by Labour).

Next local elections
2026

Election cycle
Full

Local authority type
London

Address
Mare Street, London E8 1EA

Phone
020 8356 5000

Website
http://www.hackney.gov.uk/

Council Tax (Band D)
£1773.29