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Hackney London Borough Council, also known as Hackney Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Hackney, in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2002. Since 2002 the council has been led by a directly elected mayor.
2018 Hackney London Borough Council election: Hoxton East and Shoreditch (3) Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour: Kam Adams : 1,530 : 67.5 : Labour: Feryal Demirci: 1,411 : 62.2 : Labour: Steve Race: 1,230 : 54.2 : Green: Scott Elliott 355 15.7 Green: Florence Wedmore 298 13.1 Green: Samir Jeraj 233 10.3 Liberal Democrats: Peter Friend 194 8.6 ...
The local authority is Hackney Council, which meets at Hackney Town Hall and has its main offices in the adjoining Hackney Service Centre. Since 2002 the council has been led by the directly elected Mayor of Hackney. A speaker fulfils the civic and ceremonial duties previously undertaken by the (non-political) mayor prior to 2002. [40]
Hackney is a district in East London, England, forming around two-thirds of the area of the modern London Borough of Hackney, to which it gives its name.It is 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Charing Cross and includes part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The ongoing development of Broadway Market has sparked a local debate about the perceived gentrification of Hackney and the way Hackney council disposed of some of their commercial property portfolio. In late 2005, a group of local protestors occupied 34 Broadway Market (Francesca's café) to bring attention to the issue.
Hackney (electoral division), a division of the Greater London Council from 1965 to 1973 London Borough of Hackney , a local authority area created in 1965 Hackney Central , a sub-district of Hackney which forms the commercial and administrative centre
Hackney Marshes contain the largest concentration of football pitches in Europe. In July 2008, seven Hackney parks won Green Flag awards for Clissold, Springfield, Haggerston and Shoreditch parks, together with London Fields, St John's churchyard and Hackney Downs. St John's was also awarded 'Heritage Green Status'. [1]
In 2002, a structural assessment concluded that 54% (31 out of 57 existing buildings) were beyond economic repair. To progress the redevelopment, Hackney Council struck a deal with Genesis Housing Association and Berkeley Homes for the estate's demolition and redevelopment.