Issue - meetings
MAYORALTY 2025/26
Meeting: 21/05/2025 - Council (Item 85)
MAYORALTY 2025/26
(a) To elect the Mayor of the Borough for the municipal year 2025/26.
Motion on behalf of the Havering Residents Association Group
That Councillor Sue Ospreay be elected to the office of Mayor for the municipal year 2025 - 2026.
Motion on behalf of the Labour Group
That Councillor Pat Brown be elected to the office of Mayor for the municipal year 2025 – 2026.
(b) To receive notice of the appointment of Deputy Mayor of the Borough for the municipal year 2025/26.
Decision:
Councillor Sue Ospreay ELECTED as Mayor for the 2025/26 municipal year by 25 votes to 15 for Councillor Pat Brown, with 10 abstentions.
Appointment of Councillor Barry Mugglestone as Deputy Mayor noted.
Minutes:
Motion on behalf of the Havering Residents Association Group
That Councillor Sue Ospreay be elected to the office of Mayor for the municipal year 2025 – 2026.
Motion on behalf of the Labour Group
That Councillor Pat Brown be elected to the office of Mayor for the municipal year 2025 – 2026.
Following proposing speeches by the respective Group Leaders, Councillor Sue Ospreay was ELECTED as Mayor for the 2025/26 municipal year by 25 votes to 10 for Councillor Brown with 16 abstentions (see division 1).
Councillor Sue Ospreay, having made the Declaration of Acceptance of Office of Mayor, as required by the Local Government Act 1972, then took the Chair and thanked the Council for the honour bestowed upon them.
The Leader of the Council expressed the thanks of the Council to the outgoing Mayor – Councillor Gerry O’Sullivan for his service during 2024/25. Councillor O’Sullivan suitably replied.
The Mayor indicated that the Mayoral Consort for the year would be Ms Sharon Sutton.