Councillor Bilal El-Hayek has been elected the new Mayor of Canterbury-Bankstown at an extraordinary meeting of Council held tonight.
Mayor El-Hayek, 36, was elected unopposed by his fellow Councillors after the former Mayor Khal Asfour stepped down earlier this week.
Mayor El-Hayek was first elected to the council in September 2017 and served twice as deputy mayor.
Both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, Councillor Clare Raffan, will hold their positions until the next Council elections in September this year.