London Borough of Hackney

The London Borough of Hackney (/ˈhækni/ HAK-nee) is a London borough in Inner London, England. The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is Mare Street, which lies 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Charing Cross. The borough is named after Hackney, its principal district. Southern and eastern parts of the borough are popularly regarded as being part of east London that spans some of the traditional East End of London with the northwest belonging to north London. Its population is 281,120 inhabitants.

Hackney
Hackney shown within Greater London
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Constituent countryEngland
RegionLondon
Ceremonial countyGreater London
Created1 April 1965
Admin HQMare Street, Hackney
Government
  TypeLondon borough council
  BodyHackney London Borough Council
  LeadershipMayor & Cabinet (Labour)
  Interim MayorAnntoinette Bramble (Labour)
  London AssemblySem Moema (Labour) AM for North East
  MPsDiane Abbott (Labour)
Meg Hillier (Labour)
Area
  Total7.36 sq mi (19.06 km2)
  Rank291st (of 296)
Population
 (2021)
  Total259,956
  Rank71st (of 296)
  Density35,000/sq mi (14,000/km2)
Time zoneUTC (GMT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcodes
E, EC, N
ONS code00AM
GSS codeE09000012
PoliceMetropolitan Police
Websitehackney.gov.uk

The London Plan issued by the Greater London Authority assigns whole boroughs to sub-regions for statutory monitoring, engagement and resource allocation purposes. The most recent (2011) iteration of this plan assigns Hackney to the 'East' sub-region, while the 2008 and 2004 versions assigned the borough to "North" and "East" sub-regions respectively. The modern borough was formed in 1965 by the merger of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney with the much smaller Metropolitan Boroughs of Stoke Newington and Shoreditch.

Hackney is bounded by Islington to the west, Haringey to the north, Waltham Forest to the north-east, Newham to the east, Tower Hamlets to the south-east and the City of London to the south-west. Hackney was one of the host boroughs of the London Olympics in 2012, with several of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park venues falling within its boundaries.

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