 The first black Mayor in London, John Archer, was elected at Battersea Town Hall in 1913 after serving as a councillor for the Battersea Latchmere ward, north of Lavender Hill.Lavender Hill is now principally a shopping and restaurant street along much of its length, with around 200 retail units in total.The Lavender Hill Traders' Association runs the annual Lavender Festival, to raise the profile of the street as a shopping and entertainment destination.