Agenda and minutes

You are also summoned to attend Part 2 of the Annual Meeting of the Council which will be held on the above date at 4.00 pm in the Council Chamber, Town Hall, Bury for the purpose of transacting the following business:-

1. To elect the Mayor for the Municipal Year 2025/2026

2. To elect a Deputy Mayor for the Municipal Year 2025/2026

3. To resolve that this Council hereby expresses its thanks to Councillor K Hussain and Mrs C Bernstein for the diligent manner in which they have undertaken the duties of Mayor and Mayoress of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury during the Municipal Year now ending and places on record its appreciation of their devotion to and performance of the important duties attaching to their Offices and that Medallions be presented to them as tokens of their service as Mayor and Mayoress.

Councillor Russell Bernstein moved that Councillor Noel Bayley be elected to the office of Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury for the Municipal Year 2025/2026, with Gill Campbell as Mayoress and Councillor Elliot Moss as Consort. Councillor Sandra Walmsley seconded the nomination. Councillors Mike Smith, Debra Green and Michael Rubinstein spoke in support of the nomination.  Councillor Khalid Hussain, after calling for and not receiving any other nominations, declared the nomination carried and it was:

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Noel Bayley be duly elected Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury for the Municipal Year 2025/2026, with Gill Campbell as Mayoress and Councillor Elliot Moss as Consort.

The newly-elected Mayor then occupied the Chair, read and signed the Declaration required by the Local Government Act 1972 and thanked the Council for the honour conferred on her in electing her Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.

VOTE OF THANKS TO THE RETIRING MAYOR AND CONSORT:

It was moved by Councillor Tom Pilkington, seconded by Councillor Jo Lancaster and supported by Councillor Mike Smith and it was:

RESOLVED:

That this Council hereby expresses its thanks to Councillor Khalid Hussain and Mrs Carol Bernstein for the diligent manner in which they have undertaken the duties of Mayor and Mayoress of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury during the Municipal Year now ending and places on record its appreciation of their devotion and performance of the important duties attaching to their offices and that medallions be presented to them as tokens of appreciation of their services as Mayor and Mayoress.

APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR 2025/2026

It was moved by Councillor Dene Vernon, seconded by Councillor Alan Quinn and supported by Councillor Joan Grimshaw and it was:-

RESOLVED:

That Councillor Tahir Rafiq be appointed as Deputy Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury for the Municipal Year 2025/2026, with Mrs Manzoor Bibi and Ms Nisa Rafiq as Deputy Mayoresses.

The newly-elected Deputy Mayor then occupied the Chair, read and signed the Declaration required by the Local Government Act 1972 and thanked the Council for the honour conferred on him in electing him Deputy Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury.