Hertford's new mayor is Cllr.Brenda Haddock, who takes over from Cllr.David Poole.
Mrs.Haddock has lived in Hertford for 30 years and was elected to the council in 2007. Her chosen charities for the mayoral year are the Hertfordshire Young Carers Project and the Macmillian cancer charity.
Her deputy will be Peter Ruffles, who himself has twice been major.
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