Learn about our Mayor and Deputy Mayor
Our Mayor - Councillor Andy Bullen
Cllr Andy Bullen, elected as Mayor, was born in Kings Lynn and has lived around the borough including Heacham, Great Massingham, Castle Acre and Downham Market.
Cllr Bullen has long involvement with local wildlife organisations and spent time travelling and working abroad in publishing. Andy now runs a specialist maritime and port publishing business.
Andy is Chair of Kings Lynn Conservancy Board and is active in promoting and supporting wildlife in the borough. He continues to support young people in the borough through his long association with The Swan Youth Project and as Honorary President of 42F King’s Lynn Air Cadet Squadron.
Since being elected to the council in May 2019 as an Independent Councillor for North Downham Ward in Downham Market, he has served on the Environment & Community Panel and the Bio-Diversity Task Group.
In his spare time Cllr Bullen enjoys his motorbike, cooking, cycling and music. Andy will be supported as Mayor by his sister Jane Jestice.
Our Deputy Mayor - Councillor Steve Bearshaw
Cllr Steve Bearshaw, elected as deputy Mayor, was born in Wigan and raised in North Yorkshire.
Growing up, he was extremely active and could usually be found on the golf course, the rugby pitch or 1000ft in the air teaching air cadets how to fly gliders.
A long 28 year career serving in the Royal Air Force has seen him posted to Germany, Scotland, West Midlands, Lincolnshire, Bristol and Norfolk, whilst countless detachments and Operational tours have taken him all across the world.
In his time, he’s worked on many different aircraft types, from those in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, including Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancaster Bombers, to the latest state of the art technology of F-35 Lightning, in such roles as the Configuration Manager, Modifications Manager, Fleet Manager and his latest, Quality Manager.
A posting in 2001 brought him to Norfolk where after 10 years at Marham he settled and now lives in Clenchwarton.
Cllr Bearshaw is an Independent Councillor for The Clenchwarton Ward and was elected to the Council in May 2023, serving as the Armed Forces Member Champion and on the Audit Committee, Standards Committee, Corporate Performance Panel, Chair of Regeneration & Development scrutiny panel (until taking on his current deputy Mayor role) and the outside bodies of Armed Forces Covenant Board, King’s Lynn Conservancy Board, King’s Lynn Internal Drainage Board, East of Ouse Pulver and Nar Internal Drainage Board, Stoke Ferry Internal Drainage Board, Southery & District Internal Drainage Board. He’s also Chair of the Clenchwarton Aircrew Memorial Charity.
He will be supported in his year in office by his wife, Marisol, who hopes in later retirement to be able to entice him back to where she grew up in the sacred valley of Peru.
Past Mayors
You can view our list of past Mayors of King's Lynn.