Councillor Jackie D’Arcy
Any enquiries for the Mayor should be directed to civicadmin@warwicktowncouncil.org.uk
Deputy Mayor: Councillor Simon Pargeter
I moved to Warwickshire in my mid-twenties having spent my childhood in South London.
With parents who migrated to England from Co Galway, Republic of Ireland in the early 1960’s and settled in South London where a strong and robust Irish community existed. I grew up with a very strong sense of Irish heritage and tradition and although our parents have passed, my sister and I continue to celebrate and embrace our Irish ancestry.
I enjoyed learning at school and very soon developed an academic enthusiasm for politics which I studied at degree level. Deciding to pursue a teaching career, I took a teaching qualification at Keele University. It was after this I found myself in Leamington Spa at what is now Warwickshire college teaching sociology, politics and criminology at level three and degree level.
I have always been passionate about politics and for people to be represented and have their voices heard locally, nationally and globally. Hence my desire to get involved! At college, I was integral in developing the teaching union branch at regional and national levels. I have been involved in local politics for approximately fourteen years and have served local residents at district, county and town. It is an honour and privilege to be elected and entrusted by the people of Warwick to be their voice and representative.
Warwick is very much my home now and I am very passionate about our historic county town with its rich heritage. Warwick is a remarkable place to live, work and play in. Warwick has a strong community spirit, a cohesiveness which binds us together and engenders a sense of belonging and a spirit of connection. I want to work towards Warwick’s Vision, recently published and future so that everyone can enjoy what Warwick, our county town, has to offer.
As your Mayor of Warwick, I look forward to attending historic and contemporary events, meeting individuals, organisations and communities to recognize their contributions to the town and uphold the civic pride in Warwick.
The Mayor’s diary is co-ordinated by Angela Clarke at the Town Council. Please see the Contact The Mayor page for details of how to get in touch with the Mayor.
Warwick Town Council Civic Manual 2024
Past Mayors
2024: Dave Skinner
2023: Oliver Jacques
2022: Parminder Singh Birdi
2021: Richard Edgington
2020: Terry Morris
2019: Neale Murphy
2018: Richard Eddy
2017: Stephen Cross
2016: Christine Cross
2015: Mandy Littlejohn
2014: Moira-Ann Grainger
2013: Prabhjiet (Bob) Singh Dhillon
2012: Elizabeth Higgins
2011: Trudy Ashmore
2010: Michael John Kinson OBE
2009: Peggy Bennett