Mayor of Medway

Mayor of Medway
Incumbent
Cllr Stuart Tranter

since 18 May 2016
Style The Worshipful
Member of Medway Council
Nominator Medway Councillors
Appointer Medway Councillors
Term length 1 year, renewable
Precursor Cllr Barry Kemp
Inaugural holder Dayantha Liyanage
Formation 1999
Deputy Cllr Gloria Opara
Salary None
Website Official website

The office of Mayor of Medway is the highest position in the town of Medway, in Kent, England.[1]

The Mayor is elected annually from among the councillors and he or she presides over the meetings of the full council, is the first citizen of the district and 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 Queen). So when the Mayor is not presiding at a meeting he or she should sit at the chairman's right hand.

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.

List of Mayors of Medway

References

  1. "What is a Mayor". Medway Council. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. "The Mayor of Medway". Medway Council. Retrieved 15 December 2015.


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