COUNCILLOR Terry Christopher was elected mayor of Monmouth at Monday night’s town council annual meeting on Monday (21st May).

Councillors voted on two nominations for the office, with Cllr Alice Legg receiving five votes to Terry’s 11.

Thanking his predecessor, Cllr Cotton, for her dedication and passion, Cllr Christopher said he was approaching his ceremonial duty with “a sense of commitment and honour”.

He appointed his grandson, Ross Ingram as his consul.

Speaking about his upcoming term of office, Cllr Christopher said: “I have two bywords, beginning with the letter c. The first is communication; it is vital for town councillors to communicate with each other and more importantly we communicate with the people we represent.

“The second c is consensus. There are 16 individual members, all with different opinions and objectives, but we should attend all meetings with an open mind and listen to other people’s opinions, in the coming years we face some major challenges, I strongly believe that 16 individuals are nowhere near as strong as the sum total of one.

“During my year of office I intend to take the town council out to the wards to meet the people we represent.” He finished by saying he was looking forward to working with all councillors and reminded them he has an ‘open door policy’ to them and the residents of Monmouth.

Cllr Richard Roden has been elected as deputy mayor.

•Monmouth Town Council invites you to a pop in session at the Shire Hall next week to have your say in the future role of your town council.

The Independent Review Panel on Community and Town Councils has invited Monmouth Town Council to seek  views from its community and members of the public on the future role of community and town councils.

The ‘pop-in’ session will be held at the Shire Hall this evening (Thursday 24th May) between 6pm and 9pm.

This is to listen and hear  to your views on the future role of community and town councils in Wales. 

This event is one of many being held as part of an all Wales Campaign being led by the Welsh Governments Independent Review Panel, a panel that has been set up to consider the future role of community and town councils in Wales.