Mock mayor explained

The election of a mock mayor is British folk tradition found in a number of communities throughout the British Isles. A mock mayor is an individual who is elected by a popular informal assembly of individuals as a parody of the official office of mayor in any given community.

Examples

Examples may be found in:

Cornwall

• Helston (known as the Mayor of St Johns)^[1]
• Mylor
• Penzance, as part of the Golowan Festival
• Polperro
• St Germans

Elsewhere

• Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. (Known as the Mayor of Ock Street)^[2]
• Barton, Gloucestershire.^{[3] [4]}
• Llansteffan, Wales.^[5]
• Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.^[6]
• Woodstock, Oxfordshire.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Lord of Misrule

External links

• The Mock Mayor of Mylor
• The Mayor of the Quay Penzance and Golowan Traditions.
• The Mayor of St Germans
• The Mock Mayor of St John's Helston

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mock Mayor of St John's - HELSTON HISTORY.
2. Web site: Election of the Mayor of Ock Street - Abingdon-on-Thames. www.abingdon.gov.uk.
3. https://www.bartonandtredworth.org.uk/content/living-barton-tredworth/memories/the-mock-mayors-of-barton-street The Mock Mayors of Barton Street.
4. https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/who-new-mock-mayor-barton-1946995 Who is the new Mock Mayor of Barton and when is the Gloucester Day parade? All you need to know.
5. Web site: Mock Mayor's Garden Party!.
6. Web site: Exhibition Details - Staffordshire Past Track. www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk.
7. Web site: Old Woodstock Mock Mayor. Tim. Cockin.
8. Web site: Town crowns mock mayor as crazy celebration returns. Oxford Mail.