A mother and daughter political team are gearing up for what is thought to be the first time in the country where the daughter is mayor and her mum acts as her deputy.

Councillor Kim French, 35, has been voted in as mayor of March with her mum, councillor Jan French, 65, voted in to serve as her deputy for the 2017 to 2018 term.

Both roles were unanimous votes in favour. The official inauguration will take place in May.

Kim, an accounts manager for Abax in Peterborough, said: “You don’t live with your mum in politics for 25 years without having it rub off on you. I just soaked it up without even realising.

“I’m now going into my third term as a local councillor. I’m not worried about being mayor as I have a very experienced deputy behind me who will be the best advisor I could wish for.

“I know mum will be supportive, I’m looking forward to it.”

Kim wants to choose charities to support who are often over looked and said she is already planning a sky dive for the Autumn.

Jan said: “I’m surprised but really pleased Kim wanted me to be her deputy.

“We have a good relationship so I think it will work well.

“This is certainly a first for the Fens which is great.”

Jan has been a mayor four times, the first time in 1992 and has been a deputy twice - the first time in 1991.

A Google search reveals that mother and daughter teams have served in other areas of the country but with the mother as mayor and daughter as her mayoress.

In Westhoughton in Bolton in 2016 Anne Graham took to the mayor role with her daughter Shauneen Risdale taking on the role as mayoress.

In Scarborough in 2012 Helen Mallory chose her daughter Lucy as her mayoress.