Elected for one year, the mayor also is a representative of the town who is responsible for officially welcoming people and inviting people to the town.
The mayor officially hosts civic events of the town.
In this role and the mayor promotes the town of Warrington to attract more investment and visitors to the area.
At that time, 27 councillors from the then much smaller borough were appointed to the small town hall in the centre of modern Warrington.
As the town increased in size, the council was moved to Bank Hall, the former home of Lord Winmarleigh for £9,700.