Kingston Council Elects Conservative Mayor

Kingston Council has elected Councillor Patrick Codd to be the Mayor of the Royal Borough for the municipal year 2011/12.

Councillor Codd is one of the best loved and most respected member of the Conservative Group on Kingston Council.

A passionate local activist, has been a councillor for Coombe since 1994.

He has been Chairman of Maldens and Coombe Neighbourhood Committee, Deputy Leader of the Council, Chairman of Planning and Development, Chairman of Development and Royal Park Neighbourhood Committees.

Churchwarden at St Luke’s Kingston, he has been a governor of Robin Hood Primary School since 1992.

His Deputy Mayor will be Councillor Geoff Austin. He was elected as one of Canbury Ward’s Conservative Councillors in 2006.

Geoff and his wife Sheila have lived in Clifton Road for almost twenty years, and they have one son and two grandchildren. Not surprisingly after a career working in Social Services, Geoff’s particular interests are Child Protection and the welfare of the elderly and people with disabilities.

A familiar voice on the Kingston Talking Newspaper for the Blind, and Kingston Hospital Radio, Geoff’s other passion is sport, and after a long playing career he is now an active Rugby Union referee. He also enjoys watching football, and is a Patron of our local football club Kingstonian F.C.