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 Examples may be found in: Cornwall Helston (known as the Mayor of St Johns) Mylor Penzance, as part of the Golowan Festival Polperro St Germans Elsewhere Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. (Known as the Mayor of Ock Street) Barton, Gloucestershire. Llansteffan, Wales. Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. Woodstock, Oxfordshire. See also Lord of Misrule References External links The Mock Mayor of Mylor The Mayor of the Quay Penzance and Golowan Traditions. The Mayor of St Germans The Mock Mayor of St John's Helston British traditions Mayors of places in the United Kingdom Cornish culture