Electing the Mayor
Mayors are elected by their fellow councillors to serve in office for 12 months.
Deputy Mayors are appointed at the same time as the Mayor is elected. This is done at the Mayor Making ceremony, which is held as part of the Annual Meeting of the Council, as the council has the power to appoint.
It is normal practice for the deputy to be nominated for Mayor the following year, although they still have to be elected by their fellow councillors.
The Mayoral robes are made from red wool trimmed with artificial fur. It has been suggested that the original fur on former Mayoral robes may once have been a ‘flea trap’.
The Mayor’s hat, called Bicorn, has gold braid. Lady Mayors wear a three-cornered hat called a Tricorn.
Lady Mayors wear a three-cornered hat called a Tricorn.