Council elects new Lord Mayor and Admiral of the Humber

CLLR CHERYL PAYNE WILL HOLD THE POSITION FOR THE COMING YEAR

- By ANDREW SPENCE

HULL City Council has elected its new Lord Mayor and Admiral of the Humber for the coming year.

Councillors elected Cllr Cheryl Payne, a Liberal Democrat who represents the Derringham ward, to serve as Lord Mayor at the council's Annual Council Meeting held on Thursday, May 15.

Cllr Payne has taken over from Cllr Mark Collinson who had held the position since May 2024.

In the meeting, Cllr Payne, who had been the deputy Lord Mayor for the past year, spoke of her delight in taking up the new role.

She said: “The last year has gone so quickly but it was an absolute honour and a privilege to do that role and I'll take that further forward with this one.”

Before raising a photograph of her father wearing a Hull City shirt on his 100th birthday, Cllr Payne added: “It’s quite a poignant day for me today because it would have been my dad’s birthday and he would have been 110. I’m hoping him and my mum are with me.”