The Borough of Conshohocken and the Borough of West Conshohocken swore in new members this week and elected leadership.

On January 2nd, incumbents Tina Sokolowski (D, Ward 3) and Kathleen Kingsley (D, Ward 5) were sworn in Conshohocken and joining them were newcomers Alan Chmielewski (D, Ward 1) and Ralph Frey (I, Ward 7).

Rounding out the board are Adrian Serna (D, Ward 2), Anita Barton (D, Ward 4), and Stacy Elam (D, Ward 6). The mayor is Yaniv Aronson (D).

Sokolowski was unanimously elected by the council to serve as its president and Kingsley was elected to serve as the vice-president (6-1 vote, Frey voted in the minority).

West Conshohocken also swore in its new members on January 2nd. Four of the five newly sworn in members had all been previously appointed to the council following a series of resignation over 18 months. These members are Jeff Ewing (D), Zachary Nelson (D), Chris Cella, and Amelia Gale. They will all serve a four year term. Tara Gorney (D), who was a true incumbent, ran to fill a two-year term resulting from one of the resignations.

Filling the other two seats on the board are Stephen Blumenthal (D) and Tori Conicello-Emery (D). All members of West Conshohocken’s Borough Council serve in an at-large basis. The mayor is Danelle Fournier (D).

The council members elected Stephen Blumenthal and Tara Gorney to continue to serve as the council’s president and vice-president.

Photos: Pictured left is Sokolowski, top center is Chmielewski, top right is Frey, and bottom center is Kingsley. These photos are from the Borough of Conshohocken. Bottom right is a group shot of the entire West Conshohocken Borough Council with the mayor. This photo is from the Borough of West Conshohocken.