Mayor of Lambeth
The Mayor of Lambeth is elected each year at the Annual Meeting of the council. The Mayor is the first citizen of Lambeth and has several specific roles to play for the authority during their term of office, including chairing full Meetings of the Council. The current Mayor is Councillor Christopher Wellbelove.
Lambeth is perhaps unusual in that since 1994 the Mayor has been elected unanimously by fellow councillors, with each of the political parties supplying a candidate in rotation. This underlines the apolitical nature of the Mayor's role and enables them to represent all the citizens of the borough.
Councillor Christopher Wellbelove has lived in Lambeth for twelve years and has represented Clapham Town Ward since May 2006.
He says, "Since moving to the borough I have met many people who give tirelessly and selflessly to others, making a real difference to peoples lives - during my year as Mayor I hope to encourage others to make a difference too."
Mayor of Lambeth's activity updates
Keep up to date with Lambeth's Mayor on his Twitter and Flickr accounts.
Deputy Mayor
Councillor Irene Kimm is the Deputy Mayor and will deputise for the Mayor when he is unavailable.
Petition the Mayor
Petitions can be presented to the Mayor either by post or in person where arrangements have been made with the Mayor's Office.
Mayoral invitations
The Mayor welcomes invitations to attend events held by local organisations.
You can use the request for mayor to attend your event form to send details about your event to the mayor, and to request her attendance.
Due to demand it may not be possible to attend every event. However, if the Mayor is available, you will be contacted in good time.
If you have any questions please email us at mayoroflambeth@lambeth.gov.uk.
Forthcoming events
A list of events to be attended by the Mayor of Lambeth.
The mayor's charities
The Mayor's chosen charities for 2009/10 are:
- Trinity Hospice Clapham
- Lambeth Women's Aid
- Clapham Youth Centre
Further information