Residents will need wait no longer than Wednesday to find out who will be elected as Lithgow’s mayor among the newly elected councillors.

Also up for grabs is the position of deputy mayor.

The roles were previously filled by crs Maree Statham and Ray Thompson respectively, both of whom have once again been elected as councillors.

Cr Statham has expressed her intention to run for mayor again.

Also throwing his hat into the ring is cr Martin Ticehurst, who announced his intent to run yet again via a media release.

Cr Thompson refused to speculate on rumours regarding the possibility that he may run for the role.

Newly elected cr Stephen Lesslie confirmed on Monday that he is considering standing for mayor.

“The nine councillors should be given a choice when it comes to the mayoral election,” said cr Lesslie.

There has been concern among residents and business people over the fact that there will be no public forum proceeding the meeting which would give the ratepayers the opportunity to speak.

Lithgow City Council’s general manager Roger Bailey said however that this has always been the case.

“It’s the same process as what we’ve been through previously,” he said.

“The first meeting  of the council is not subject to a public forum; this will be the same as what occurred in 2008 and 2012.

“The general manager opens the meeting as there is no mayor in place to do the officiating.

“A chairperson is then selected from the floor.

“There are different processes in place for this particular meeting as opposed to other meetings throughout the year,” he said.