Philip Glanville

Philip Glanville is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who served as the directly elected mayor of Hackney in London.[2][3]

Philip Glanville
Mayor of Hackney
In office
19 September 2016 – 22 September 2023
Preceded byJules Pipe
Personal details
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour and Co-operative (suspended) [1]
ProfessionPolitician

Philip Glanville was elected Mayor of Hackney in a by-election held on 15 September 2016, becoming the borough's second directly elected mayor following the resignation of the incumbent, Jules Pipe. He has supported several local community and trade union movements, most recently joining lecturers at Loughborough University London on the picket line to protest changes in university pension scheme.[4]

He was previously a councillor in Hoxton for ten years, and spent three years as Cabinet Member for Housing before briefly becoming Deputy Mayor in 2016. He became civilly partnered to his husband Giles McCrary III, a native of Texas, in February 2011 and then was one of the first in the United Kingdom to convert his civil partnership into marriage at a midnight ceremony on 10 December 2014.[5]

Glanville has said that more housing should be built to tackle London's growing housing crisis.[6]

Glanville has lobbied to introduce 'curfews' for new nightlife venues, to manage the impact of late-night opening on local communities. This initiative has been launched in an attempt to "encourage new pubs and clubs to consider hard-working neighbours trying to get a good night's sleep", while also encouraging new business development in Hackney.[7]

Controversy and resignation

In August 2023, Glanville was suspended by the Labour Party after it emerged he had lied about seeing convicted paedophile and former Hackney councillor Tom Dewey after the latter's arrest, despite having been informed about it. Glanville had previously claimed to have had no further contact with Dewey following the Council being notified of his arrest shortly after the 2022 local elections.[8][9][10]

On the 16 September 2023, following condemnation from the local Green Party as well as from residents, Glanville resigned citing an "error in judgment" for trusting Dewey.[11]

References
  1. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/mayor-hackney-philip-glanville-thomas-dewey-labour-photo-councillor-b1103953.html
  2. Gelder, Sam (16 September 2016). "Hackney mayor by-election: Landslide win for Labour's Philip Glanville after poor turnout". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. "Philip Glanville elected Mayor of Hackney". Philip Glanville elected Mayor of Hackney. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. Bickerton, James (14 March 2018). "Hackney Mayor joins lecturers on picket line". Hackney Post.
  5. Citizen, Hackney (11 December 2014). "Councillor Philip Glanville makes history with midnight wedding". Hackney Citizen. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  6. "Philip Glanville: Hackney's council house building programme is a model for the nation to follow". OnLondon. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. ""Who is Hackney for?" Mayor Philip Glanville on the borough's controversial changes to nightlife licencing | CityMetric". www.citymetric.com. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  8. Kirk, Rachael Burford, Tristan (31 August 2023). "Hackney mayor suspended after photo of him at party with paedophile emerges". Evening Standard. Retrieved 31 August 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. "Hackney mayor suspended from party over photos with paedophile councillor". Hackney Gazette. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  10. Reaidi, Joseph (15 September 2023). "Hackney mayoral election likely to happen in 'coming weeks'". Hackney Gazette. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  11. "Hackney mayor resigns after photo with disgraced councillor". BBC News. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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