Todmorden Mayoralty
On 25th May 2024, Todmorden welcomed its 110th Town Mayor, Councillor Ben Jancovich.
Councillor Jancovich was elected to our Stoodley Ward at the 4th May 2023 election. he has chosen two charities to support in his Mayoral year The Todmorden Hippodrome Theatre and Music for the Many.
Ben was born and raised in London but has lived in Todmorden since 2007. He spent most of his professional life working in developing drama scripts for theatre and TV. Latterly he has spent time teaching dramatic writing and directing at various universities and drama schools. He was a Board Member of both Script Yorkshire and Hebden Bridge Arts Festival, for whom he was particularly involved with the Hebden Shorts, enabling local writers, directors, actors, and technicians to work together. He is currently trying (largely unsuccessfully ) to complete two film scripts and a series of short stories. He is married with two children, a Chelsea fan (sorry) and a Dead Head (look it up).
The role of the Mayor includes:
- acting as an ambassador for the town
- promoting the town regionally and internationally
- fostering good working relationships with local industry and business
- supporting local charities and community groups
- chairing council meetings
- receiving regional and international visitors
- representing the town at civic functions and engagements
If you’d like to invite the Mayor of Todmorden to attend or open an event, we’d love to hear from you! Please fill out our online Town Mayor Invitation Form or download the Word document version and return it to us as directed at the top of the form.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Town Council office at 0770 632 2037 or send us a message.
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Deputy Mayor
The Deputy Mayor for 2024-2025 is Councillor May Molteno.
The Deputy Mayor assists the Town Mayor by undertaking the Mayor’s functions should he or she be unavailable.
