Mayors of the Borough
List of Mayors from 1907 to the present day:
2020s
2023 - 2024 M Walsh
2022 - 2023 J Clarke, JP
2021 - 2022 R Tromans
2020 - 2021 J Tandy
2010s
2019 - 2020 J Tandy
2018 - 2019 C Watkins
2017 - 2018 W J Hancox
2016 - 2017 J Sheppard
2015 - 2016 B J Longden
2014 - 2015 B L Hawkes
2013 - 2014 R G Copland
2012 - 2013 J Haynes
2011 - 2012 N J P Phillips
2010 - 2011 D Navarro
2000s
2009 - 2010 T G Wilson
2008 - 2009 G Smith
2007 - 2008 W H Sheppard (The Centenary Mayor)
2006 - 2007 Mrs J A Jackson
2005 - 2006 P A Bradley
2004 - 2005 Mrs P Henry
2003 - 2004 I K Lloyd
2002 - 2003 G Ashford
2001 - 2002 W J Hancox
2000 - 2001 Mrs D F Hawkes, JP (The Millenium Mayor)
1990s
1999 - 2000 Mrs M Beaumont
1998 - 1999 R N Chattaway
1997 - 1998 D Ensor
1996 - 1997 J G Glass
1995 - 1996 D T Jacques
1994 - 1995 R G Copland
1993 - 1994 M Kedwards
1992 - 1993 A A Lloyd
1991 - 1992 R D Hicks
1990 - 1991 M J Jones
1980s
1989 - 1990 T Hargreaves
1988 - 1989 R D Walkden
1987 - 1988 W J Olner
1986 - 1987 G W Taylor
1985 - 1986 A H Walker, JP
1984 - 1985 S Williams
1983 - 1984 J Haynes, JP
1982 - 1983 Mrs C M Ward
1981 - 1982 J F Place
1980 - 1981 W Deacon
1970s
1979 - 1980 T E Short
1978 - 1979 D G D Woodcock
1977 - 1978 H Jones
1976 - 1977 R T Walker
1975 - 1976 A Tallis
1974 F B J Warr (Interim Mayor)
1974 - 1975 J F Diskin
1973 - 1974 J E Warren
1972 - 1973 J N James
1971 - 1972 S T S Walters (Styled as Chairman)
1970 - 1971 A Childs
1960s
1969 - 1970 J U Waistell
1968 - 1969 F T Moore
1967 - 1968 L Ford (Styled as Chairman)
1966 - 1967 S Williamas
1965 - 1966 R A Moore
1964 - 1965 H Rowston (Styled as Chairman)
1963 - 1964 E S Reekie
1962 - 1963 G C Thomas
1961 - 1962 H Deans (Styled as Chairman)
1960 - 1961 F B J Warr
1950s
1959 - 1960 M R Moreton
1958 - 1959 E Waite (Styled as Chairman)
1957 - 1958 R Wilkinson
1956 - 1957 H J Deeming
1955 - 1956 R Hadden
1954 - 1955 Mrs L Whetstone
1953 - 1954 C H Cartwright
1952 - 1953 H A Corbett
1951 - 1952 W S Johnson
1950 - 1951 W R Chamberlaine, MBE, JP
1940s
1949 - 1950 W R Chamberlaine, MBE, JP
1948 - 1949 G Comley
1947 - 1948 G Comley
1946 - 1947 G Comley
1945 - 1946 C J S Dickens
1944 - 1945 C J S Dickens
1943 - 1944 J Bates
1942 - 1943 J Bates
1941 - 1942 J Bates
1940 - 1941 J Bates
1930s
1939 - 1940 J Bates
1938 - 1939 W Croshaw
1937 - 1938 W Croshaw
1936 - 1937 T L Liggins
1935 W T Smith, JP
1935 - 1936 T L Liggins
1934 - 1935 S Deeming (Died in office, September 1935)
1933 - 1934 W T Smith, JP
1932 - 1933 W T Smith, JP
1931 - 1932 F P Pemberton
1930 - 1931 F P Pemberton
1920s
1929 - 1930 L E Price
1928 - 1929 L E Price
1927 - 1928 C Reader
1926 - 1927 E F Melly, JP
1925 - 1926 R W Swinnerton, JP
1924 - 1925 R W Swinnerton, JP
1923 - 1924 R W Swinnerton, JP
1922 - 1923 W French, JP
1921 - 1922 W French, JP
1920 - 1921 J Randle, JP
1910s
1919 - 1920 J Randle, JP
1917 - 1918 H C Jones, JP
1916 - 1917 H C Jones, JP
1915 - 1916 H C Jones, JP
1914 - 1915 W T Bates, JP
1913 - 1914 W T Bates, JP
1912 - 1913 T W Sands, JP
1911 - 1912 T Horton, JP
1910 - 1911 T Horton, JP
1900s
1909 - 1910 E F Melly, JP
1908 - 1909 E F Melly, JP
1907 - 1908 J Fielding Johnson, JP (The Charter Mayor)