The current Mayor is Councillor Amy Croft and the Deputy Mayor is Councillor Junue Meah. See: Current Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
The role of the Mayor is to represent the council in the local community as the borough's "first citizen".
The Mayor serves a one-year term and:
- chairs Borough Council meetings
- attends citizenship ceremonies
- hosts civic events (for example, Holocaust Memorial Day, Remembrance Day)
- attends events held by organisations in the borough and throughout London
The Mayor is elected each year at the annual meeting of Borough Council. This usually happens on the third Tuesday in May.
Attending events
During their period of office, the Mayor gets many invitations to events and functions in the borough and throughout London. The role the Mayor plays at these events varies, depending on what they are and what the organiser wants.
The Mayor's role is sometimes purely ceremonial, where only the Mayor's presence is required.
On other occasions the Mayor’s role is more active, for example when:
- opening events
- making a speech
- awarding prizes
- meeting guests
You can read more about inviting the Mayor to an event and protocol to follow for the Mayor.
Mayor's charities
At the beginning of each Mayor's year, it is traditional for the Mayor to set up an appeal for a good cause. During the course of the year, the Mayor will organise a number of events to raise money for the appeal.
Note: Although the borough treasurer acts as the honorary treasurer to the appeal, the appeal is not controlled by the council and the Mayor has complete discretion over who should benefit from the money raised, having regard to the appeal's purpose.
See: Mayor's charities
