Congratulations to Councillor Sandra Samuels OBE on becoming the Mayor of the City of Wolverhampton.

Wolverhampton's first Mayor, G. B. Thorneycroft, was elected in 1848 and the current Mayor, Councillor Sandra Samuels OBE, is the 163rd Mayor of Wolverhampton and the current Deputy Mayor is Councillor Dr Michael Hardacre. The Mayor is the First Citizen in the City and the Office of Mayor is the highest honour the local authority can give an elected Councillor.