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The Mayor and Deputy Mayor

On Wednesday 20 May 2026, Councillor Patricia Leman was appointed Mayor of Camden at the full council meeting.

Deputy Mayor

Councillor Sylvia McNamara was appointed as Deputy Mayor at the same ceremony.

For more information, contact the Mayor’s office: [email protected]

The Mayor's chosen charity for 2026 - 27

Mayor of Camden, Patricia Leman will be raising funds for her chosen charity Women At The Well. 

Women At The Well

Women at the Well is an organisation that supports women who are affected by or at risk of sexual exploitation.

How to donate to the Mayor's charity 

To donate to the Mayor’s charity, visit her Just Giving page Mayor of Camden's Charity of the Year for Women at the Well - JustGiving

The Mayor's upcoming events 

Details of fundraisers will be listed on this page throughout the year.

How to invite the Mayor to attend your event

If you would like to invite the Mayor to attend and speak at your event please email [email protected] 

The Mayor attends hundreds of engagements each year hosted by local organisations, charities or businesses across the borough. 

We recommend contacting us at least 10 working days before your event. The office will then check the availability of the Mayor, if the Mayor is able to attend we will send you an engagement form to complete which needs to be returned at least 5 working days before the date of your event. This enables the office to produce the Mayor’s monthly diary.

If the Mayor is unable to attend on the date you request, the invite may be passed to the Deputy Mayor.

If you have any questions or need advice or help with the form please email [email protected] providing a telephone number and a member of the team will get back to you.' 

How do I address the Mayor?

When writing to the Mayor, the appropriate form of address is:

Councillor Patricia Leman

At the beginning of a letter:

Dear Councillor Leman

When introducing the Mayor, she should be referred to as:

The Mayor of Camden, Councillor Patricia Leman

After formal introductions she can be addressed as:

The Mayor

Mayoral protocol

Protocol – Helpful Hints Leaflet (PDF)

The Mayor's office

The Mayor’s Office provides a high level of comprehensive administrative and advisory support to the Mayor. If you want to invite the Mayor to your event please email the Mayor’s Office.

If you need to talk to a member of the Mayor’s office team please include a phone number and a member of the team will call you back.

To contact the Mayor's office please email [email protected] 

Office opening hours

The office is normally open from 10.00 am to 6.00 pm. There are times when staff are unable to answer the telephone because they are working at a Mayoral event or function. During these times and outside normal working hours you can leave a telephone message. This will be answered within one working day, or the next working day if a voicemail message is left after 6.00pm or during the weekend.

What we do

For Mayoral engagements we will:

  • respond to all requests for the Mayor to attend engagements within ten working days enclosing an engagement from for completion and return. The engagement form will give you details on protocol and advice on how to address the Mayor.
  • plan and organise Mayoral and other major civic functions.
  • arrange receptions in the Mayor's Parlour which will be hosted by the Mayor on behalf of other departments or organisations
  • plan and organise the annual programme of events and visits at outside functions for the Mayoralty
  • ensure the Mayor is fully informed about all engagements and has the full regalia (dress) as appropriate
  • ensure that a weekly diary of the Mayor's engagements is circulated to all Members, Chief Officers of the Council, local police stations and local press
  • take the lead in all partnership arrangements on behalf of the Mayor
  • strive to ensure that the Mayor's engagements are representative of all sections of the community

How you can make a complaint

We aim to give you a high quality service by getting things right first time. If you are not happy with our service, please write to:

The Mayor's Office
Camden Town Hall
Judd Street, WC1H 9JE

Our office will investigate your complaint and give you a response within 10 working days. You will also receive a copy of the Council's complaints procedure. If you are not happy with our response, you will find out what to do next in the copy of our complaints procedure.

Past Mayors of Camden

Mayors of the Borough of St Pancras, 1900 to 1965

Mayors of the London Borough of Camden, 1965 to present

Past Mayors of Camden since 1999

  • 1999 to 2000 - Councillor Roy Shaw
  • 2000 to 2001 - Councillor Heather Johnson
  • 2001 to 2002 - Councillor Roger Robinson
  • 2002 to 2003 - Councillor Judith Pattison
  • 2003 to 2004 - Councillor Nasim Ali
  • 2004 to 2005 - Councillor Harriet Garland
  • 2005 to 2006 - Councillor Barbara Hughes
  • 2006 to 2007 - Councillor Jill Fraser
  • 2007 to 2008 - Councillor Dawn Somper
  • 2008 to 2009 - Councillor Nurul Islam
  • 2009 to 2010 - Councillor Omar Faruque Ansari
  • 2010 to 2011 - Councillor Jonathan Simpson
  • 2011 to 2012 - Councillor Abdul Quadir
  • 2012 to 2013 - Councillor Heather Johnson
  • 2013 to 2014 - Councillor Jonathan Simpson
  • 2014 to 2015 - Councillor Lazzaro Pietragnoli
  • 2015 to 2016 - Councillor Larraine Revah
  • 2016 to 2017 - Councillor Nadia Shah
  • 2017 to 2018 - Councillor Richard Cotton
  • 2018 to 2019 - Councillor Jenny Headlam-Wells
  • 2019 to 2020 - Councillor Maryam Eslamdoust
  • 2021 to 2022 - Councillor Nasim Ali
  • 2022 to 2023 - Councillor Sabrina Francis
  • 2023 to 2024 - Councillor Nazma Rahman
  • 2024 to 2025 - Councillor Samata Khatoon  
  • 2026 to 2027 - Councillor Eddie Hanson