New Mayor and Deputy Mayor elected at Annual Council
At last night's meeting of Annual Council, Castle Point Borough Council elected a new Mayor & Mayoress and Deputy Mayor & Deputy Mayor's Consort.
During the Mayor making ceremony, Councillor Barry Campagna was inaugurated as the ‘First Citizen’ of the Borough and Mayor of Castle Point for the 2025-2026 municipal year. Barry will be supported by his Wife the Mayoress, Mrs Deborah Campagna.
Barry is a Councillor for Canvey Island South Ward.
The Mayor will also be supported by the Deputy Mayor, Councillor Kate Knott, and her Husband the Deputy Consort, Councillor John Knott. Kate is a Councillor for Hadleigh St. James Ward.
When the Mayor is unable to attend an engagement, the Deputy Mayor may attend on their behalf.
Castle Point Youth Council
During the Past Mayor, Cllr Lynsey McCarthy-Calvert's term of office as Mayor of Castle Point, she was delighted to work with the Chief Executive & Officers on setting up a Youth Council for Castle Point. The aim was to set up a Youth Council for Young People aged 11-18 who live or go to school in Castle Point and it provides them with a platform to have a say on how where they live is run.
The Youth Council will meet to discuss issues that affect, or are important to, the young people in Castle Point. A number of Youth Council meetings have been held with a large number of Young people and they have designed a new youth council logo that will be used in the future to promote the youth council and they have agreed their own constitution and have agreed and elected 6 committee positions which are: Youth Mayor, Deputy Youth Mayor, Treasurer, Secretary, Projects Officers and Media Officer.
An election was held in the atrium on 15th May (set up like a proper polling station with ballot boxes and privacy screen) where all the young people voted for those who had put themselves forward to stand for election to these positions. Last night, those elected to the positions were presented badges and the New Youth Mayor presented with their Chain of Office by Barry & Lynsey.
