The Mayor of Warrington is the highest-ranking officer in the municipal government of Warrington, England.
Role The Mayor of Warrington, as the first person of the borough, chairs meetings of Warrington Borough Council. Elected for one year, the mayor also is a representative of the town who is responsible for officially welcoming people and inviting people to the town. The mayor officially hosts civic events of the town. In this role and the mayor promotes the town of Warrington to attract more investment and visitors to the area.
History The first mayor of Warrington was William Beamont. He became mayor following the incorporation of the borough in 1847. At that time, 27 councillors from the then much smaller borough were appointed to the small town hall in the centre of modern Warrington. As the town increased in size, the council was moved to Bank Hall, the former home of Lord Winmarleigh for £9,700. This is still the town hall and its "golden gates" are one of the town's attractions.
List of Mayors (1998-Present) The Mayor's role is to perform civic duties across the Borough, such as attending large events in different communities and taking the lead on certain recognised days, such as Remembrance Sunday. The Mayor has no power over policies, as that is the job of the Leader of the Council. The Mayor must be an elected Councillor as they also chair Full Council meetings. Though elected as a Councillor representing a particular Party, the Mayor remains impartial when chairing but also has a vote of their own (often voting with their Party line).
The Mayors since 1998 have been:
Councillor Party From To Albert Clemow 1998 1999 Tom Swift 1999 2000 Sheila Woodyatt 2000 2001 Jeff Richards 2001 2002 George Warburton 2002 2003 Pauline Nelson 2003 2004 Edward Lafferty 2004 2005 Hans Mundry 2005 2006 Linda Dirir 2006 2007 Celia Jordan 2007 2008 Graham Welborne 2008 2009 Brian Axcell 2009 2010 John Joyce 2010 2011 Michael Biggin 2011 2012 Steve Wright 2012 2013 Peter Carey 2013 2014 Ted Finnegan 2014 2015 Geoff Settle 2015 2016 Faisal Rashid 2016 2017 Les Morgan 2017 2018 Karen Mundry 2018 2019 Wendy Johnson 2019 2020 Maureen Creaghan 2021 2022 Jean Flaherty 2022 2023 Steve Wright 2023 2024 Wendy Johnson 2024 2025 Mo Hussain 2025 2026 Sagheer Zaman 2026 2027
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