Mayor of Medway

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Mayor of Medway
Incumbent
Cllr Trevor Clarke
since 14 May 2025
Style The Worshipful
Member ofMedway Council
NominatorMedway Councillors
Appointer Medway Councillors
Term length 1 year, renewable
Inaugural holder Dayantha Liyanage
Formation1999
DeputyDeputy Mayor Cllr Wayne Spring
SalaryNone
Website Official website

The office of Mayor of Medway is the ceremonial figurehead of Medway Council in Kent, England. [1] The Office is currently held by Cllr Trevor Clarke, who assumed the post on 14 May 2025.

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Role

The Mayor is elected annually from among the councillors. The mayor presides over the meetings of the full council, is the first citizen of the district, and is 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).

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.

The mayor attends a number of Civic functions and public events throughout Medway and is also entitled to wear certain items of Civic regalia and the Medway Coat of Arms.

List of mayors of Medway

DateTermsMayor
1999–20001 Dayantha Liyanage
2000–011Richard Andrews
2001–021Tony Goulden, ex-guitarist with pop group Vanity Fare
2002-031Ted Baker
2003-041Nick Bowler
2004-051Ken Webber
2005-061Angela Prodger
2007-081Val Goulden
2008-091David Carr
2009-101David Royle
2010-111David Brake
2011-121Ted Baker
2012-131Vaughan Hewett
2013-141Josie Iles
2014-162Barry Kemp
2016-171Stuart Tranter
2017-181David Wildey
2018-191Steve Iles
2019-212Habib Tejan
2021-221Jan Aldous
2023-241Nina Gurung
2024-251Marian Nestorov
2025-261Trevor Clarke

References

  1. "What is a Mayor". Medway Council. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.