The Mayor of Sodor

The Mayor of Sodor is in charge of the Island.
== Biography ==
=== Thomas & Friends ===
The Mayor has attended many important events with the Fat Controller over the years such as the reopening of Great Waterton, the unveiling of the new Lion of Sodor statue, attending Dowager Hatt's party at Knapford and presenting the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre a new alarm bell.
Several different mayors have appeared in the magazine stories.
== Attire ==
The Mayor wears a black suit jacket with grey collars, a purple and white striped tie, a black waistcoat, a white undershirt and black trousers. He also wears a black bowler hat and a bronze chain of office.
== Appearances ==
* Railway Series
* Television Series
* Other Media
=== The Railway Series ===
* Thomas and the Missing Christmas Tree (Mentioned)
=== Thomas & Friends ===
* Series 7 - James and the Queen of Sodor (mentioned)
* Series 8 - As Good as Gordon (mentioned)
* Series 9 - Percy and the Oil Painting (does not speak)
* Series 11 - Thomas and the Storyteller (does not speak), Dream On (deleted scene), Dirty Work (does not speak), Thomas Sets Sail (does not speak), Toby's Triumph (cameo) and Thomas and the Runaway Car (cameo)
* Series 12 - Toby's Special Surprise (mentioned)
* Series 13 - The Lion of Sodor
* Series 14 - Thomas' Tall Friend (does not speak), James in the Dark (mentioned) and Jumping Jobi Wood! (mentioned)
* Series 15 - Wonky Whistle (cameo)
* Series 16 - Express Coming Through (cameo), Muddy Matters (cameo), Whiff's Wish and Welcome Stafford (cameo)
* Series 19 - A Cranky Christmas, Diesel's Ghostly Christmas (cameo), Reds vs. Blues (cameo) and Wild Water Rescue
* Series 20 - Sidney Sings (cameo), All in Vain and Engine of the Future
* Series 21 - Confused Coaches
* Series 22 - Forever and Ever (cameo; fantasy) and Counting on Nia (cameo)
==== Specials ====
* 2008 - The Great Discovery (does not speak)
* 2010 - Misty Island Rescue (cameo)
* 2018 - Big World! Big Adventures! (cameo)
==== Learning Segments ====
* Who Can Take Them?
He had a role in the cancelled Pack episode The Importance of Being Patrick.
=== Magazine Stories ===
* 1993 - Thomas and the New Clock! (does not speak)
* 1995 - The Engine Parade! (does not speak)
* 1996 - Important Passengers! (mentioned)
* 1997 - The Flower Train
* 2001 - A Song for Caroline (cameo)
* 2002 - A Snowy Reception
* 2003 - False Alarm, Broken Bridges (does not speak)
* 2004 - Pony Pick-Up!, Daisy's Delight (mentioned), Place to Play (does not speak), The River Race, Spotty Thomas and Dazzling Diesel! (mentioned)
* 2005 - Relay Rescue (mentioned)
* 2007 - Airship
* 2008 - Toby's Triumph (cameo)
* 2010 - In a Spin
* 2011 - Ready, Jet Set, Go! (does not speak), Off Colour (does not speak), Musical Trucks (does not speak), Jumping Jobi Wood (mentioned), Thomas' Tall Friend (cameo), Little and Light (mentioned) and A Lion on Sodor
* 2012 - Bubbling Boiler (does not speak), Express Coming Through! (cameo), Wonky Whistle (cameo), Thomas' Tall Friend (does not speak), Welcome Stafford (cameo), Clock Countdown (cameo), A Whoosh of Water! (mentioned) and Clock Countdown (cameo)
* 2013 - Ready, Jet Set, Go! (does not speak) and Whiff's Wish (cameo)
* 2014 - Henry's Forest
* 2015 - Silent Puffing! (speaks in speech bubble only)
* 2016 - Jumping Jobi Wood (mentioned)
The Mayor of Sodor also appeared in the magazine stories, Boat Afloat, Daisy's Day, Special Passengers and Spotty Spencer.
=== Annual Stories ===
* 2001 - Very Special Engines
== Voice Actors ==
* Keith Wickham (UK; thirteenth - sixteenth series)
* David Bedella (US; thirteenth series onwards - UK; nineteenth series onwards)
* Rob Rackstraw (DC Super Friends™ San Diego Comic Con only)
* Nobuaki Kanemitsu (Japan)
* Anders Sundstedt (Norway; thirteenth series only)
* Christoffer Staib (Norway; sixteenth series only)
* Paweł Galia (Poland; thirteenth series only)
* Jarosław Boberek (Poland; sixteenth series only)
* Jorge Roig (Latin America; thirteenth series only)
* Ulises Maynardo Zavala (Latin America, sixteenth series only)
* Alfonso Ramírez (Latin America; nineteenth series - twenty-first series)
* Blas García (Latin America; DC Super Friends™ San Diego Comic Con only)
* Jorge Teixeira (Spain)
* Pasi Ruohonen (Finland; thirteenth series)
* Kim Seung-jun (South Korea)
== Trivia ==
* According to a 2015 magazine story, the Mayor in the television series is actually the Mayor of Vicarstown.
* He appears to be a very skilled ice-skater.
* He lives on Edward's Branch Line, near Suddery.
== Merchandise ==
* Wood (Racing Figure 8 Set Exclusive)