Caroline Woodley
Caroline Woodley | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Mayor of Hackney | |
| Assumed office 9 November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Glanville |
| Hackney Borough Councillor for Cazenove | |
| In office 8 May 2018 – 9 November 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ian Sharer |
| Succeeded by | Ian Sharer |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labour |
| Children | 1 |
Caroline Rebecca Woodley is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Mayor of Hackney since the 2023 by-election.[1]
Political career
Woodley joined the Labour Party in 2015, following the Conservative Party's win in that year's general election.[2] She was elected to Hackney London Borough Council in 2018 for the Cazenove ward, gaining her seat from the Liberal Democrats, and was re-elected in 2022.[3][4] She became the cabinet member for families, parks and leisure.[5]
Mayor of Hackney
Woodley was elected Mayor of Hackney in a by-election held on 9 November 2023,[5] becoming the borough's third directly elected mayor following the resignation of her predecessor, Philip Glanville.[6] She was the first woman to be elected Mayor of Hackney.[2] Woodley is running for re-election in 2026.[7]
Personal life
Woodley has a son, whom she raised as a single parent.[8]
References
- ^ "Register of Members' Interests - Mayor Caroline Woodley". Hackney London Borough Council. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ a b Sall, Maya (3 April 2024). "'What have I done?' Hackney Mayor Caroline Woodley on her first 100 days in office". Hackney Citizen. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ Colombeau, Joseph (October 2018). "London Borough Council Elections: 3 May 2018" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Hackney mayor: Labour's Caroline Woodley elected". BBC News. BBC. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "Labour win mayoral election after paedophile scandal resignation". Hackney Gazette. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "This week Caroline Woodley announced that she is re-standing for election as Mayor. She is ambitious about what we can achieve together in Hackney and is the first candidate to put out a listening survey". Hackney Labour via Facebook. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ Woodley, Caroline (2023). "Caroline for Mayor". Retrieved 24 November 2025.