Birmingham: New selected Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Anne Underwood.The new Lord Mayor of Birmingham a woman Conservative Councillor for the first time in 40 years.Councillor Anne Underwood, who has represented Sutton Four Oaks for the Tories since 1982, was appointed Lord Mayor elected by the city council and she has taken over the ceremonial role in Today Special Attendance Deputy Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Carl Rice, Colonel Richard Maybery QGM Deputy Commander Army West Midlands , Former Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Mahmood Hussain , Former Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Abdul Rashid Ch , Former Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Shafique Shah , Councillor Mohammed Aikhlaq Chairman Scrutiny , Leader of the Council Councillor John Clancy, Deputy Leader Councillor Ian Ward ,Cabinet Members Councillor Brigid Jones , Councillor Paulette Hamilton , Councillor Majid Mahmood , Councillor Waseem Zaffar , Councillor Lisa Trickett ,Councillor Diane Donaldson , Councillor Victoria Quinn ,Councillor Tahir Ali , Councillor Changez Khan , Councillor Nagina Kauser , Councillor Uzma Ahmed, Councillor Shabrana Hussain , Councillor Habib u Rehman , Councillor Ansar Ali Khan , Councillor Mariam Khan , Councillor Zia ul Islam , Councillor Ch Azeem , Councillor Ch Fazal , Councillor Zakar Ullah , Councillor Ch Zaffar Iqbal MBE, Councillor Mohammed Idrees , Councillor Nawaz Ali , Councillor Mohammed Afzal , Councillor Yvonne Mosquito , Councillor Jon Hunt , Councillor Mrs Sybil E. Specnce ,Councillor Gurdial Singh Atwal ,Councillor Julie Johnson ,Councillor Tony Kennedy ,Councillor Kerry Jenkins ,Haleem Majahid and many many others Coverage By S M Irfan Tahir Photojournalists National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Great Britain.