Crawley has elected a new mayor.

Councillor Sharmila Sivarajah was elected Mayor at the Annual Meeting of the Full Council meeting last Friday.

Councillor Sivarajah has represented Bewbush and North Broadfield ward since 2022.

The Mayor’s charity for 2024 to 2025 is the Russell Martin Foundation. The charity works to impact positively upon the lives of children, young people and adults through football, education, health and improvement.