Directly elected mayor of Hackney

Mayor of Hackney
Incumbent
Jules Pipe
Style No courtesy title or style
Appointer Electorate of Hackney
Term length Four years
Inaugural holder Jules Pipe
Website www.hackney.gov.uk/mayor

The directly elected mayor of Hackney is a directly elected mayor responsible for the executive function of Hackney London Borough Council in London, England. The incumbent since the post was created in 2002 is Jules Pipe.

Referendum

Local authority Date Yes Votes Yes Vote % No Votes No Vote % Turnout %
Hackney 2 May 2002 24,697 59 10,547 41 32

Election results

2006
Name Party 1st Preference Votes  % 2nd Preference Votes[1]  % Final  %[2]
Jules Pipe Labour 20,830 46.9 3,403  ? 24,233 73.4
Andrew Boff Conservative 7,454 16.8 1,331  ? 8,785 26.6
Matthew Penhaligon Lib Dem 4,882 11.0  ?  ? N/A
Mima Bone Green 4,683 10.5  ?  ? N/A
Hettie Peters Independent 2,907 6.5  ?  ? N/A
Dean Ryan RESPECT 2,800 6.3  ?  ? N/A
Monty Goldman Communist 896 2.0  ?  ? N/A

Turnout: 34.3%

2010[3]
Name Party 1st Preference Votes  % 2nd Preference Votes[1]  % Final  %[2]
Jules Pipe Labour 48,363 51.6
Adrian John Gee Turner Lib Dem 15,818 16.9
Andrew Boff Conservative 12,405 13.2
Mischa Borris Green 10,100 10.8
Monty Goldman Communist 2,033 2.2
William Alexander Thompson Christian 1,084 1.2

Turnout: 58%

References

  1. ^ a b Under the Supplementary Vote system, if no candidate receives 50% of 1st choice votes, 2nd choice votes are added to the result for the top two 1st choice candidates. If a ballot gives a first and second preference to the top two candidates in either order, then their second preference is not counted, so that a second preference cannot count against a first.
  2. ^ a b Percentage figures are not officially used on the final votes, they are produced here for illustration and are calculated by the candidates final vote divided by the total of final votes.
  3. ^ Results for the Mayoral Election on 6 May 2010 (LB Hackney) accessed 8 May 2010