Nottingham's new Lord Mayor and Sheriff have been selected for the next year, with an Asian woman to hold the latter role for the first time in history. Following Labour's landslide victory in the Nottingham City Council election on May 4, the authority held its first full meeting since the vote on Monday (May 22).
The first item on the agenda was selecting the new Lord Mayor and Sheriff of Nottingham, with both roles having one-year terms. The previous office holders, Wendy Smith as Lord Mayor and Nicola Heaton as Sheriff, were among 21 Nottingham Labour councillors who were not up for re-election in May.
For the role of Sheriff, the meeting unanimously selected Councillor Shuguftah Quddoos, who becomes the first Asian woman to hold the position. Councillor Quddoos was born to Pakistani parents in Manchester, moving to Nottingham as a student.
