The Mayor is appointed at the Mayor Making Ceremony on an annual basis. The Council’s order of seniority determines who will be Mayor. The first Mayor of Darlington was Henry Pease who was appointed in 1867.
View the Mayoral Succession (pdf document)
Mayoral Insignia
The Mayoral Insignia comprises:-
The Mayoral Chains
The Mace
Armorial Bearings (Coat-of-Arms)
The Mayor’s Parlour
The Mayor’s Parlour, located in the Council Suite area of the Town Hall, is the room where the Mayor of Darlington receives guests. Originally, the Mayor’s of the Town were rich industrialists who lived in large mansions and a room was set aside in their homes to receive the townsfolk. This room was known as the ‘Parlour’. When Town Halls became fashionable, the room set aside for the Mayor retained the name ‘Parlour’.
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