Green Party

Norwich recently became the first city in the country to have a Green Lord Mayor when Tom Dylan was elected to the position by fellow councillors on 18th May.

Tom, who has been a City Councillor for Mancroft Ward since 2007, will be the Lord Mayor of the city for the next year and will represent Norwich at ceremonial and community events. As Lord Mayor, Tom Dylan is a figurehead for the city, but the Council is still run by the ruling Labour administration. Tom remains as one of the representatives of Mancroft Ward as well as being Lord Mayor.

In his year in office Tom will be working alongside the new Sheriff, Evening News columnist Derek James, to raise money for the civic charity, Rotary House. The charity provides support to deaf people to help them lead independent lives. Councillor Dylan and Mr James will also be promoting racial harmony as one of the themes of their civic year.

Tom Dylan said: “I am proud to be Lord Mayor of our fine city. There’s lots to look forward to. I’ll be presenting the city’s sports awards. I want to take every opportunity to promote sport, exercise and the city’s green spaces. I’m also looking forward to the Peace Camp and to opportunities to support networks of independent and local businesses in the city, such as the Norwich Lanes.”

There were no local elections in Norwich this year so the political make-up of the City Council remains the same. Labour is the largest party and forms the Council’s ruling Executive. The Green Party is the second largest party and therefore the main opposition group.

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