Hackney Mayor Election: Top Choice Wins

0:00On April 16, Hackney's gearing up for its mayor election this Thursday, May 7, pulls open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. 5 candidates are in the mix, Vahid al-Masi for Reform UK, Zoe Garbit with the Greens, Tariqa Greg from the Conservatives, Eva Steinhart of the Liberal Democrats, and Labor's Caroline Woodley defending her seat. Same day, the full council gets elected too. Others held the mayor's spot since his started in 2022. When Philip Glanville took 59.1% amid 34.1% turnout, he stepped down and Woodley won the by-election last November 9 as a local counselor. This isn't some ceremonial gig like in most London burrows where mayors just wear robes and cut ribbons. Hackney's elected mayor runs the show, picks the cabinet, and calls shots on housing, planning, waste, and regeneration, real power shaving the neighborhood, voting switch to first pass the post so pick your top choice, most votes wins.

1:02Grab your polling card, bring ID like a passport or driving license, no ID, no vote, register now if needed, or go postal or proxy. With Labor's streak on the line, this could shake up Hackney's leadership as burrows vote across London eyes on how it plays out come Thursday.