Crawley Borough Council has elected its news mayor

Councillor Raj Sharma was elected at the Annual Crawley Borough Council meeting last Friday.

Sharma was elected to represent Southgate ward in 2014.

He was born in Delhi in India, in 1952 and moved to Crawley in 1992.

The Mayor’s charity for 2016/17 is Crawley Community Youth Service , which aims to encourage young people to be positive role models who can create engaged vibrant and equal communities throughout Crawley.