2025/26 MAYOR: ANDY WELSH

Introducing the 2025/26 Sudbury Town Mayor, Councillor Andy Welsh!

Last year Andy was the Deputy Mayor of Sudbury while Councillor Alison Owen Was the Mayor.

Chained on Tuesday 13th May at the Full Council’s Annual meeting, Andy then had his first experience of being Chair of the meeting and the amount of signing papers involved with being Mayor!

Find out about your new Mayor:

1) Congratulations! How does it feel to be Mayor of Sudbury?

It is obviously a huge honour and a privilege to be elected mayor of this historic town.

2) Can you tell us about your role as a Councillor for Sudbury, when you started, and what motivated you to run for Mayor of Sudbury?

I was first elected to the council in 1999 and served for 16 years before losing my seat in 2015. Having recharged my batteries I was re-elected in 2023 and am looking forward to drawing on my experience to help in the role.

3) Have you chosen your Mayor Charities?

My charities are Prostate Cancer as I was diagnosed in 2013 and Sudbury Defibs which raises money to install and maintain defibrillators around the town.

4) What do you feel are some of Sudbury’s biggest challenges, and what would you like to see done to address these?

Sudbury has always battled to balance maintaining its intrinsic character and charm against the need to develop and grow to survive as a market town. Maintaining that balance is paramount.

5) What do you feel will be your focus for you term as Mayor?

Positioning Sudbury so that is best placed to benefit from the proposed changes to local government infrastructure will be my main focus.

6) Are there any events or special occasions you are looking forward to being a part of?

There are a host of traditional events that I will be lending my support to, but Remembrance Day and the Christmas Light Switch On are always special for completely different reasons.

7) What message would you like to convey to the residents of Sudbury as you begin your term as Mayor?

I will be doing my best to make sure that Sudbury continues to be the wonderful place that we all love to live in.

If you would like for Councillor Andy Welsh to attend your event as Mayor of Sudbury, please find the application on the Sudbury Town Council website.

And from all of us here at Sudbury Town Council and on behalf of everyone, we would like to thank Alison for her time and dedication over the past year, including dressing up as a witch and a bunny!

It has been a pleasure seeing Alison involved in some lovely event over the past year: