Council and democracy

The Council has elected Councillor Margaret Mead to serve as the Mayor of Croydon, with Councillor Russell Jackson as Deputy Mayor.

Each year, in May, the council elects one of the 70 councillors to serve as Mayor for 12 months. He or she becomes the borough's first citizen and the ceremonial and civic head for the year. The Mayor does not take any active political part in the Council's affairs other than chairing full Council meetings.

The Mayor receives members of the Royal Family and other dignitaries and VIPs on formal visits to official engagements in the borough. During the term in office the Mayor will attend many hundreds of events within the  borough, London and other parts of the country. Each September the Mayor attends the services of remembrance in Arnhem, Croydon's twin town.  The Mayor supports organisations that provide services to our community; this includes youth, senior citizens and ethnic and cultural groups as well as the business community in various events and activities throughout the Mayoral year.  In return, the Mayor entertains representatives in the Mayor's Reception Suite at the Town Hall, which is used for both formal civic and informal Mayoral occasions. The Mayor appoints a Deputy Mayor to assist them in undertaking mayoral engagements.

Each year their term in office to raise funds for charitable causes.  The Mayor's charities for 2009-2010 are the Garwood Foundation and Whitgift Special Needs Activity Project.

Contact Details

Contact name

The Mayors Parlour

Telephone

020 8760 5764

Email

the.mayor@croydon.gov.uk

Address

Town Hall
Katharine Street
Croydon
CR9 1XW