Mock mayor

The election of a mock mayor is British folk tradition found in a number of communities throughout the British Isles.

A mock mayor is an individual who is elected by a popular informal assembly of individuals as a parody of the official office of mayor in any given community.

Examples may be found in:

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The Mock Mayor by Robert William Buss (1804–1875). Brampton Museum, Newcastle-under-Lyme. [ 1 ]
The mock mayor at the modern Golowan Festival in 2005