London: An India-born Councillor has been elected as mayor in Erewash ward in Britain's Derbyshire, a media report said.
The Conservative Party's Councillor for Wilsthorpe, Kewal Singh Athwal, became the first Erewash mayor to be elected by a casting vote at a meeting at Long Eaton Town Hall in Derbyshire, Nottingham Post reported on Tuesday.
The outgoing mayor, Councillor Val Clare, cast her vote to elect Mr Athwal to be the civic leader of the 51-seat authority, after the borough council was split with 25 votes for both Kewal Singh Athwal and the Labour Party's Councillor, Frank Phillips, who represents Ilkeston.
Mr Athwal is the first mayor from an ethnic minority group to hold the position.
Mr Athwal owns a ladies' fashion accessories business based in Long Eaton town in British Derbyshire.
Born into a Sikh family in Punjab state near the city of Jalandhar in India, Mr Athwal moved to Britain in 1961.
His career has been mainly in two industries - motor trade and textiles.
He started on the shop floor of both industries and progressed to senior managerial roles, the report said.
The Conservative Party's Councillor for Wilsthorpe, Kewal Singh Athwal, became the first Erewash mayor to be elected by a casting vote at a meeting at Long Eaton Town Hall in Derbyshire, Nottingham Post reported on Tuesday.
The outgoing mayor, Councillor Val Clare, cast her vote to elect Mr Athwal to be the civic leader of the 51-seat authority, after the borough council was split with 25 votes for both Kewal Singh Athwal and the Labour Party's Councillor, Frank Phillips, who represents Ilkeston.
Mr Athwal owns a ladies' fashion accessories business based in Long Eaton town in British Derbyshire.
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His career has been mainly in two industries - motor trade and textiles.
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