Caroline Woodley is a British Labour Party politician who was elected as the directly elected mayor of Hackney in London in a by-election in 2023.

Caroline Woodley
Official portrait, c. 2024
Mayor of Hackney
Assumed office
9 November 2023
Preceded byPhilip Glanville
Personal details
Political partyLabour
ProfessionPolitician

Hackney councillor

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Woodley was elected in 2018 to Hackney London Borough Council from the Cazenove ward and was re-elected in 2022.[1][2] She became the cabinet member for families, parks and leisure.[3]

Mayor of Hackney

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Woodley was elected Mayor of Hackney in a by-election held on 9 November 2023,[3] becoming the borough's third directly elected mayor following the resignation of her predecessor, Philip Glanville.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Hackney mayor: Labour's Caroline Woodley elected". BBC News. BBC. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Labour win mayoral election after paedophile scandal resignation". Hackney Gazette. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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