Agenda item

ELECTION OF THE MAYOR

To elect a Mayor for the municipal year 2015/16.

Minutes:

The outgoing Mayor, Councillor Sunil Chopra, welcomed everyone to the meeting.  Thereafter he welcomed Councillor Helen Dennis to the council following her election as councillor for Chaucer ward.  He went on to announce that two local councillors, Councillor Neil Coyle and Councillor Helen Hayes had been elected to take seats in Parliament, and he wished them well in their new role.

 

The outgoing Mayor announced that the leaders of each political group wished to make a statement.

 

Thereafter, Councillors Peter John, Anood Al-Samerai and Michael Mitchell paid tribute to the outgoing Mayor.

 

The outgoing Mayor asked for nominations for Mayor for the ensuing municipal year 2015/16.

 

Councillor Peter John, seconded by Councillor Ian Wingfield, moved that Councillor Dora Dixon-Fyle be elected Mayor of the London Borough of Southwark for the municipal year 2015/16.

 

The nomination was put to the vote and it was:

 

RESOLVED:  That Councillor Dora Dixon-Fyle be elected Mayor for the 2015/16 municipal year.

 

Councillor Dora Dixon-Fyle accepted the office of Mayor.  The outgoing Mayor declared that Councillor Dora Dixon-Fyle was duly elected Mayor of Southwark for 2015/16. 

 

The retiring Mayor, Councillor Sunil Chopra invested the Mayor-elect, Councillor Dora Dixon-Fyle, with the badge of office.  The new Mayor signed the declaration of acceptance of office and took the chair. 

 

Thereafter, the retiring Mayor and his consort were presented with a replica of the Mayoral badge of the London Borough of Southwark.

 

The new Mayor stated that her consort would be her brother, Samuel Dixon-Fyle, and that family and friends would accompany her to some events.

 

The new Mayor appointed Councillor Kath Whittam as Deputy Mayor.  Her consort will be her husband, Dr Julian Holmes.  The Deputy Mayor was invested with the badge of office.

 

The retiring Mayor, Sunil Chopra, gave his outgoing speech. 

 

The new Mayor gave her incoming speech and announced that her chosen charities would be Guy’s Hospital new cancer treatment centre appeal and The British Red Cross.  The Mayor also stated that she would be supporting the work of local emerging charity, The Mummum Foundation, which seeks to give mothers suffering with cancer days away at spas or other places of their choice to make them feel special and loved.