New Young Mayor and Deputy Young Mayor elected

Jentai Gen-One, 15, has been announced as Lewisham’s next Young Mayor following a borough-wide election. The student, who lives in Lewisham and attends the Brit School in Croydon, won 1,682 votes in the election on 8 February.

Llywella-Paige Hoban, a student at Bonus Pastor Catholic College, has meanwhile been elected as Deputy Young Mayor after getting 1,444 votes.       

A total of 9,988 votes were cast for 24 candidates in polling stations in schools and colleges on Wednesday 8 February, representing a turnout of 58%. This was the highest turnout in 18 Young Mayor elections in Lewisham.

Jentai Gen-One, the new Young Mayor of Lewisham, said:

“Thank you to everyone who supported me and everyone who supported, shared and screenshotted my campaign. I am looking forward to serving my community and all the borough’s young people”

Damien Egan, Mayor of Lewisham, said:

“Congratulations to Jentai on becoming the next Young Mayor of Lewisham, and Llywella-Paige who was elected as our new Deputy Young Mayor. We had the highest ever turnout in a Young Mayor of Lewisham election with 58% of our young people voting.

“I’m really looking forward to working with Jentai and Llywella-Paige – they’ve done so well to be the top two of 24 candidates. I’d also like to say a big thank you to our outgoing Young Mayor Rosanna Campbell and Deputy Young Mayor Olivia Mardling, who have been fantastic ambassadors for the borough”