Mayor of High Peak

Councillor Dom Elliott-Starkey is 26 years old and one of the youngest people to be Mayor. His consort is the newly re-elected County Councillor Jean Wharmby. 

Dom thoroughly enjoys representing Dinting and standing up to make our area even better. As part of his passion for supporting our local community, Dom is a governor at Dinting C of E Primary School and a member of Friends of Howard Park.

Dom is a former teaching assistant who supported students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Following this Dom travelled to Kenya to teach first aid before returning to attend university. In recent years, Dom has developed a program which supports student's with SEND and the team around them.  

Dom is incredibly honoured and proud to be taking this position representing this beautiful place and will work hard for our community. The new Mayor has pledged to build relationships with neighbouring districts and in particular to invite their civic heads to High Peak which he called `the best place in Derbyshire`.

He has chosen as his charities, for the year ahead, Reuben's Retreat and Mentell based in Glossop and The Thomas Theyer Foundation based in Buxton. They reflect his interest in supporting children and men's mental health.