The incoming Lord Mayor of Liverpool has vowed to use the theme of change to reflect his year in office.
A former social worker who grew up above a chip shop in Everton, Cllr Roy Gladden, will be sworn into the ceremonial role during a meeting of the full Liverpool Council on Wednesday. Cllr Gladden, who is in his second spell as a city councillor, represents County Ward and is the second in his family to wear the civic robes after wife and fellow councillor Roz stood on the Town Hall dais in 2016-17.
Cllr Gladden was first elected in Clubmoor in 1982, and chaired the Libraries and Arts Committee and was also Vice Chair of Social Services, serving as a councillor until 1987. He returned as member for County ward in 2010, and has chaired the culture, tourism and visitor economy select committee since 2019.
