The Mayor's Role
What does the Mayor do?
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected by the Council at the
Annual General Meeting each year in May. The Mayor is the first
citizen of the Borough of Allerdale, and he or she Chairs the
Council meetings during their year in office.
The role of the Mayor of Allerdale is to represent Allerdale
Borough Council and the communities of the Borough. The
Mayor's responsibilities include the following:
- To uphold, promote and interpret the Constitution
- To preside over meetings of the Council so that its business
can be carried out efficiently
- To ensure that the Council meeting is a forum for the debate of
matters of concern to the local community
- To promote public involvement in the Council's
activities
- To attend civic and ceremonial functions within the
Borough and the wider community
Invitations for the Mayor
During his or her Mayoral year of office, the Mayor of Allerdale
will attend civic and ceremonial functions within the Borough and
the wider community. The engagements which the Mayor has attended
this year are available on the link at the bottom of this page
under 'Mayor's Engagements'.
The Mayor of Allerdale welcomes invitations to attend events
around the Borough. If you would like to invite the Mayor to
attend your event please send a formal invitation, with
details of the event to, The Mayor's Secretary, Democratic
Services, Allerdale Borough Council, Allerdale House, Workington,
CA14 3YJ.
If the Mayor is able to attend then you will receive a
proforma asking for specific details of the event. This should
be completed and returned at least 10 days before the event so
that the Mayor and his or her attendant has all the necessary
details. Alternatively, the proforma can be downloaded below
and sent with the official invitation.
On some occasions it may not be possible for the Mayor to
attend. Should this be the case, the Deputy Mayor will deputise for
the Mayor, where possible.
How to address the Mayor of Allerdale
People often ask how should they address the Mayor of Allerdale
and other local dignitaries. The full official title of the
Mayor is The Worshipful the Mayor of Allerdale,
but this title is only really used at very formal occasions,
usually to introduce the Mayor in civic processions or when
acknowledging the Mayor in a speech.
In correspondence or conversation, it is fine to address the
Mayor as Mr Mayor or Madam
Mayor, or simply by his or her name. This way of
addressing the Mayor is similar for other borough Mayors too.
The Mayor of Allerdale is the Mayor of the whole Borough,
but each of the main towns within the borough of Allerdale has
its own Town Mayor, who is elected each year by the Town or Parish
Council. Details of each Town Mayor can be found on this
site under 'Other Dignitaries and Mayors'.
You can distinguish between Borough Mayors and Town Mayors, by
addressing Town Mayors as Mr Town Mayor or
Madam Town Mayor, or again, you may just want to
refer to them by name.