The Mayor of Wandsworth

The Mayor of Wandsworth for 2025/26 is Councillor Jeremy Ambache.

The role of the Mayor

The role of Mayor of Wandsworth is non-political, acting as the civic lead for the borough leading on matters such as chairing of Council meetings, conducting citizenship ceremonies, and meeting foreign dignitaries and royalty. In addition, the Mayor undertakes and supports a wide variety of charitable and fundraising events and the community life in the borough.

Sometimes the Mayor’s Office is sent requests for assistance with operational front-line matters. We regret that we are unable to assist directly with these requests.

Find out how to contact the Council about front-line services and complaints.

The Mayor

Councillor Jeremy Ambache has a long and distinguished career in social care, having worked as a social worker, manager, and director for both children's and adult services across multiple local authorities. He has also provided expert advice to central government on health, social care, and tackling the abuse of vulnerable adults.

Jeremy was elected to the Council for Roehampton and Putney Heath ward from 2014 to 2022 and West Putney ward in May 2022.

Jeremy and his fellow ward Councillors helped to build social capital and community infrastructure in Roehampton working with the ‘My Roehampton’, the Roehampton Response Network, the Roehampton Community week project and the Roehampton Partnership.

Jeremy previously served as Mayor in 2022/23 and takes over the role from the previous Mayor, Councillor Sana Jafri.

Jeremy has 2 daughters and 6 very active grandchildren who all need taking to 'sleep overs', drama classes and sports matches! In his leisure time Jeremy is a keen walker, cyclist, swimmer, tennis player and bridge player.

Follow the Mayor of Wandsworth on X at @WandsworthMayor.

The Deputy Mayor

The borough’s Deputy Mayor for the year is Councillor Rosemary Birchall.

Cllr Birchall has lived in Wandsworth for over 30 years. Her professional background is in early years education with special interest in SEND.

Charities

The charities Councillor Ambache will support over the coming year are:

  • Wandsworth Welcomes Refugees
  • Wandsworth Oasis
  • Mindworks UK

Find out more about these charities and how to make a donation.

Roll of Honour

Every year the Mayor recognises local people who have volunteered their time to help others via the Roll of Honour award and presents them with a special Wandsworth Mayoral pin. 

Invite the Mayor to an event

If you would like the Mayor or the Deputy Mayor to attend your event, you will need to submit a request at least 14 days before the date of the function.

Request a Mayoral visit

Keep up to date

Subscribe to the mayoral events mailing list to find out what the Mayor is doing.

Contact

To write to the Mayor please contact the Mayor’s Office: