CYNTHIA Palmer was re-elected as Mayor of Malvern when the town council met for its annual meeting on Tuesday.

Cllr Palmer won a secret ballot to fend off a challenge from Cllr Jeremy Thomas for the top post at the council,

Elected as deputy mayor was councillor Brian Regimbeau, ahead of Cllrs Lynne Lambeth and Pat Mewton, also in a secret ballot.

At the meeting, membership of the town council's committees for the coming year were also decided.