The office of Mayor of Medway is the ceremonial figurehead of Medway Council in Kent, England. The Office is currently held by Cllr Trevor Clarke, who assumed the post on 14 May 2025.
Role The Mayor is elected annually from among the councillors. The mayor presides over the meetings of the full council, is the first citizen of the district, and is the official representative of the Crown.
Within the borough of Medway, the Mayor of Medway takes precedence, as determined by the Local Government Act 1972, over all other people except royalty or the Lord Lieutenant of the County (if representing the King).
Medway unitary authority was created on 1 April 1998 when the City of Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with Gillingham Borough Council and part of Kent County Council to form Medway Council. The Mayor of Medway continues the Rochester City Council tradition of serving as Admiral of the River Medway, with jurisdiction between Hawkwood and Sheerness.
The mayor attends a number of Civic functions and public events throughout Medway and is also entitled to wear certain items of Civic regalia and the Medway Coat of Arms.
List of mayors of Medway DateTermsMayor1999–20001Dayantha Liyanage2000–011Richard Andrews2001–021Tony Goulden, ex-guitarist with pop group Vanity Fare2002-031Ted Baker2003-041Nick Bowler2004-051Ken Webber2005-061Angela Prodger2007-081Val Goulden2008-091David Carr2009-101David Royle2010-111David Brake2011-121Ted Baker2012-131Vaughan Hewett2013-141Josie Iles2014-162Barry Kemp2016-171Stuart Tranter2017-181David Wildey 2018-191Steve Iles2019-212Habib Tejan2021-221Jan Aldous2023-241Nina Gurung 2024-251Marian Nestorov2025-261Trevor Clarke
See also
Mayor of Gillingham
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