Past Mayors
See our list of past Mayors from 1889 to the present day.
1889 to 1924
| Year | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1889-90 | John Stone Wigg |
| 1890-91 | John Stone Wigg |
| 1891-92 | Hori Pink |
| 1892-93 | Hori Pink |
| 1893-94 | Henry Pickman Cronk |
| 1894-95 | Sir David Lionel Salomons Bart |
| 1895-96 | Cha.s Rob.t Fletcher Lutwidge |
| 1896-97 | Cha.s Rob.t Fletcher Lutwidge |
| 1897-98 | Cha.s Rob.t Fletcher Lutwidge |
| 1898-99 | Frank William Stone |
| 1899-00 | Frank William Stone |
| 1900-01 | William Henry Delves |
| 1901-02 | Cha.s Rob.t Fletcher Lutwidge |
| 1902-03 | Gilbert Finch |
| 1903-04 | Edward Elvy Robb |
| 1904-05 | Harold Thorpe |
| 1905-06 | Alfred Hicks |
| 1906-07 | Benjamin Minors Woollan |
| 1907-08 | Benjamin Minors Woollan |
| 1908-09 | Herbert Murkin Caley |
| 1909-10 | Frederick Wadham Elers |
| 1910-11 | Col. Sydney Sladen |
| 1911-12 | Col. Sydney Sladen |
| 1912-13 | James Greer Silcock |
| 1913-14 | Charles Whitbourn Emson |
| 1914-15 | Charles Whitbourn Emson |
| 1915-16 | Charles Whitbourn Emson |
| 1916-17 | Charles Whitbourn Emson |
| 1917-18 | Robert Vaughan Gower |
| 1918-19 | Sir Robert Gower O.B.E |
| 1919-20 | Henry Arthur Latimer M.D |
| 1920-21 | Henry John Willmot |
| 1921-22 | Septimus Parsonage |
| 1922-23 | Septimus Parsonage |
| 1923-24 | Septimus Parsonage |
| 1924-25 | Septimus Parsonage |
1925 to 1973
| Year | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1925-26 | Charles Edward Westbrook |
| 1926-27 | Charles Edward Westbrook |
| 1927-28 | Septimus Parsonage |
| 1928-29 | John Beddome Snell O.B.E |
| 1929-30 | John Beddome Snell O.B.E |
| 1930-31 | Albert Dennis |
| 1931-32 | Albert Dennis |
| 1932-33 | Robert Harry Burslem |
| 1933-34 | Robert Harry Burslem |
| 1934-35 | Ernest Barten Weekes |
| 1935-36 | Ernest Barten Weekes |
| 1936-37 | Edward Jeffery Strange |
| 1937-38 | Charles Ethelbert Hillman |
| 1938-39 | Charles Edward Westbrook O.B.E |
| 1939-40 | Charles Edward Westbrook O.B.E |
| 1940-41 | Charles Edward Westbrook O.B.E |
| 1941-42 | Charles Edward Westbrook O.B.E |
| 1942-43 | Charles Edward Westbrook O.B.E |
| 1943-44 | Charles Edward Westbrook O.B.E. C.C. |
| 1944-45 | Charles Edward Westbrook O.B.E. C.C. |
| 1945-46 | Thomas Colin Allan |
| 1946-47 | Thomas Colin Allan |
| 1947-49 | James Albert Sargent |
| 1949-50 | Muriel Bury Wells |
| 1950-51 | Muriel Bury Wells |
| 1951-52 | Frank Shearme Harries L.L.B |
| 1952-53 | John Crabtree J.P |
| 1953-54 | James Alexander McNab M.B.E |
| 1954-55 | James Alexander McNab M.B.E |
| 1955-56 | Stanley Herbert Muffett |
| 1956-57 | Stanley Herbert Muffett |
| 1957-58 | Ernest Croucher |
| 1958-59 | Ernest Croucher |
| 1959-60 | Norman Lawrence Glanfield J.P |
| 1960-61 | Maynard William Beastall |
| 1961-62 | Cyril John Gange |
| 1962-63 | Donald Savage |
| 1963-64 | John Thompson Spare |
| 1964-65 | Clarinda Cox |
| 1965-66 | Frank Howard Simmonds |
| 1966-67 | John Stoddart Forrest C.B.E |
| 1967-68 | Laura Ethel Bowles |
| 1968-69 | Kenneth James Gunn Morrison |
| 1969-70 | Patience Elizabeth Florita Thesiger T.D |
| 1970-71 | Roland George Guy Woodland |
| 1971-72 | James William Lawrence |
| 1972-73 | Gerard James Richard Slater L.L.B |
| 1973-74 | Norman Lawrence Glanfield J.P |
1974 to 1999
| Year | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 1974-75 | George Stanley Sturgeon |
| 1975-76 | Lieutenant Colonel Reginald John Smith, MBE, FCIS |
| 1976-77 | Myrtle Streeten, BA |
| 1977-78 | Commander Roderick Symon, RD, RNR |
| 1978-79 | William John Jempson |
| 1979-80 | Henry Blakeway |
| 1980-81 | William Frederick Shepherd, DDA |
| 1981-82 | Barbara Sandford |
| 1982-83 | Brigadier Charles Joseph Collingwood Sherman, CBE |
| 1983-84 | James Bernard Ludden, KSG |
| 1984-85 | Major Victor Thomas George Liles |
| 1985-86 | Olive Margaret Eames |
| 1986-87 | Joyce Muriel Hilling |
| 1987-88 | David Gilbert Gerald Kirby MBE |
| 1988-89 | Arthur Frederick Sayer |
| 1989-90 | James William Perry |
| 1990-91 | Paul Holman |
| 1991-92 | James Edward Scholes |
| 1992-93 | Dennis Brian Smith, FCIS MBE |
| 1993-94 | Audrey Sturley |
| 1994-95 | Hugh Wright, MA (Oxon), CPA, EPA |
| 1995-96 | Walter Edward Stone |
| 1996-97 | Ruth Margaret Baker, BA (Oxon) |
| 1997-98 | David John Mills, BSc, FCII |
| 1998-99 | Alfred Joseph Baker, BSc(Soc) Dip Ed BA |
| 1999-00 | Geoffrey Edwin Ealden |
2000 to the present day
| Year | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 2000-01 | Robin Dundas Weir Morton |
| 2001-02 | Melvyn James Howell BA (Lond) FRSA, FCIB, MICM |
| 2002-03 | Stanley R Ward |
| 2003-04 | David Wakefield |
| 2004-05 | John Cunningham |
| 2005-06 | Jennifer Paulson-Ellis |
| 2006-07 | Ronald Weeden |
| 2007-08 | Barbara Cobbold |
| 2008-09 | Mike Rusbridge |
| 2009-10 | Leonard Price |
| 2010-11 | David Jukes |
| 2011-12 | Elizabeth Thomas MA, BA, ARCM |
| 2012-13 | John Smith |
| 2013-14 | Dr. Ronen Basu |
| 2014-15 | Julian Stanyer FRICS |
| 2015-16 | David Elliott |
| 2016-17 | David Neve B.Ed (Hons) |
| 2017-18 | Julia Soyke B.Sc (Hons) |
| 2018-19 | Len Horwood |
| 2019-20 | James Scholes |
| 2020-21 | Joy Podbury |
| 2021-22 | Chris Woodward |
| 2022-23 | Godfrey Bland |