Councillor Bill Gavan, current Mayor of Sandwell, has been awarded an MBE for Political and Public Service, and for service to the LGBTQ+ community, in the New Year’s Honours List. Councillor Gavan was a founder chairman of Birmingham Pride, forming part of a small committee in 1996 which fundraised for the Birmingham Pride held in […]
The outgoing mayor, Richard Jones – who used his term to raise awareness and money for LGBTQ+ issues – was deselected by Labour before the election, and stood unsuccessfully for the Liberal Democrats in Old Warley. The controlling Labour group has now chosen Councillor Gavan to be the borough’s mayor.
Councillor Richard Jones has been elected as Sandwell’s first openly gay mayor, with his partner Councillor Richard McVittie acting as his consort. Talking to the Express and Star, Richard Jones, of the Old Warley Ward, said “What a momentous occasion it is for Sandwell having just elected its first openly gay Mayor. I am extremely […]
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