Labour City Councillor Rachel Lyons (Polsloe ward), will today (14 May) officially take over from Councillor Rob Newby as the Lord Mayor of Exeter at the Annual General Meeting of the City Council.
Cllr Lyons, a previous Deputy Lord Mayor, will be assisted in the role by Deputy Lord Mayor and fellow Labour councillor Rob Hannaford, who serves as both City Councillor for St Thomas and County Councillor for Exwick/St Thomas and is the present City Council portfolio holder for Housing and Community Involvement.
The Exeter Daily caught up with Cllr Lyons in between official...
The Exeter Daily can reveal that the next Lord Mayor of Exeter will be Labour councillor for Polsloe, Rachel Lyons. Councillor Lyons will take over from present incumbent, Councillor Rob Newby in May.
Ms Lyons, a previous Deputy Lord Mayor, was re-elected to the Polsloe seat in 2012 having previously held the seat for two terms of office between 2000 and 2008. Her deputy will be Labour councillor Rob Hannaford who serves as both city councillor for St. Thomas and county councillor for Exwick/St. Thomas and is the present City Council portfolio holder for Housing and Community...
