Mayor
Cllr Dan Ozarow was duly elected as Mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood at the Town Council’s Annual meeting held on 21 May 2025.
Mayor Dan Ozarow’ Deputy Mayor is Cllr Tushar Kumar.
Dear residents
It really is an enormous privilege and honour to become Mayor of Elstree and Borehamwood. It has been quite a journey and I thank each and every one of you here who have played your part in the highs and who have been there for me during the lows.
The work of our town council, the wonderful things that we have achieved in the last couple of years like introducing the monthly Farmers and Craft market, saving Reel Cinema, establishing the Film and TV Heritage exhibition, expanding our programme of events and the launch of our draft Neighbourhood Plan would not happen were it not for our incredible staff and all of you who participate in and support our activities.
The energy and ideas that our Youth councillors bring is also vital, especially since we decided to give them a place of every single one of our committees so that young people’s voices are heard in how our town council is run.
Having had hundreds, possibly thousands of conversations with residents over the years, one of the greatest privileges as a local councillor is that on their doorsteps, in their homes, on the street, you get a glimpse of their successes and achievements but also the daily challenges they face in their lives when they ask you for help. The resilience of so many local people to get through their own daily struggles inspires me to do what I do and I know that is the case for all of our town councillors.
One of my aims is to build a new era of community consensus in this Town Hall under my year as Mayor. As the late Jo Cox said “we have more in common than divides us” and as a town we are at our best when we are united.
Although I understand that the Mayoral role is a civic post in which ceremonial duty and political impartiality are imperative, I will be an activist Mayor. I know no other way. Indeed writer and social activist Alice Walker once said “activism is the rent I pay for living on the planet.”
So please contact me if you see an issue in our town that you would like support with to make our local community an even better place.
We have got here together and I will never forget it.
We Are The Wood.
Dan
Cllr Dan Ozarow
My Mayoral Charity this year is SPACE Hertfordshire. https://spaceherts.org.uk/
A charity close to me and my family’s heart, they support families of children and young people who are neurodivergent (Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Tourette’s and other neurodiverse conditions.)
They arrange support groups for families, events and safe spaces for neurodivergent children, workshops and courses for parents and carers and help empower and inspire young people to learn more about neurodiversity and their own lived experiences.