List of lord mayors of Stoke-on-Trent

Last updated June 01, 2025

The position of Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent is largely ceremonial, determined by a vote amongst the elected councillors of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Candidates are selected from the councillors. The lord mayor for 2022 to 2023 is Faisal Hussain, a Conservative.

History

Between 1910 and 1928 the Borough, and later, City of Stoke-on-Trent had a mayor rather than a lord mayor. The first Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent was Cecil Wedgwood of the Wedgwood pottery dynasty.^[1] The title of Lord Mayor was first conferred on the City of Stoke-on-Trent by King George V on 10 July 1928.

List of former mayors

1901-02 T. R. Yoxall (Conservative)
1902-03 T. R. Yoxall (re-elected)^[2]

List of former lord mayors

1927-28 Thomas Wild (Independent)
1928-29 William Leason (Independent)
1929-30 George Barber (Labour)
1930-31 Herbert Colclough (Independent)
1931-32 Florence Farmer (Labour)
1932-33 Thomas Mitchell (Independent)
1933-34 Arthur Hollins (Labour), MP for Stoke-on Trent
1934-35 Alfred Harvey (Independent)
1935-36 John H. Dale (Labour)
1936-37 John A. Dale (Independent)
1937-38 George Timmis (Labour)
1938-39 John Barker (Independent)
1939-40 William Holdcroft (Labour)
1940-41 Arthur Hewitt (Independent)
1941-42 Henry McBrine (Labour)
1942-43 Charles Brook (Independent)
1943-44 Arthur Austin (Labour)
1944-45 William Herbert Kemp (Independent)
1945-46 Percy Williams (Labour)
1946-47 Harry Leason (Independent)
1947-49 Henry Beresford (Labour) (two years)
1949-50 Arthur Spark (Independent)
1950-51 Henry Hopwood (Labour)
1951-52 Horace Barks (Labour)
1952-53 George Barber (Labour)
1953-54 Albert Bennett (Labour)
1954-55 Annie Barker (Labour)
1955-56 Harold Naylor (Labour)
1956-57 William Bailey (Labour)
1957-58 Arthur Perry (Labour)
1958-59 Samuel Capewell (Labour)
1959-60 Harold Clowes (Labour)
1960-61 Gordon Dale (Labour)
1961-62 William Hancock (Conservative)
1962-63 Thomas Beddow (Labour)
1963-64 James Westwood (Labour)
1964-65 Joseph Hulme (Labour)
1965-66 James Boon (Labour)
1966-67 James Evans (Labour)
1967-68 Edwin Holloway (Independent)
1968-69 Doris Robinson (Labour)
1969-70 Arthur Moran (Labour)
1970-71 Mary Bourne (Labour)
1971-72 Arthur Cholerton (Labour)
1972-73 Bill Austin (Labour) (1st Term)
1973-74 Arthur Cotton (Labour)
1974-75 Harry Smallwood (Labour)
1975-76 Dennis Shotton (Labour)
1976-77 William Screen (Labour)
1977-78 Ron Southern (Labour)
1978-79 William Wass (Conservative)
1979-80 Mary Stringer (Labour)
1980-81 John Wallis (Labour)
1981-82 Les Sillitoe (Labour)
1982-83 Thomas Brennan (Labour)
1983-84 Doug Brown (Labour) (1st Term)
1984-85 Jack Dimmock (Labour)
1985-86 John Birkin (Labour) (1st Term)
1986-87 Harry Oakes (Labour)
1987-88 Gordon Tuck (Labour)
1988-89 Alan Edwards (Labour)
1989-90 Stan Bate (Labour)
1990-91 Sybil Halfpenny (Labour)
1991-92 Lily Wall (Labour)
1992-93 Alan Jones (Labour)
1993-94 Marian Beckett (Labour)
1994-95 Richard Leigh (Labour)
1995-96 James Dunn (Labour)
1996-97 John Birkin (Labour) (2nd Term)
1997-98 Doug Brown (Labour) (2nd Term)
1998-99 Kath Banks (Labour)
1999-2000 Reg Booth (Labour)

21st century

2000-01 Barbara Dunn (Labour)
2001-02 Bill Austin (Labour) (2nd Term)
2002-03 Ellis Bevan (Liberal Democrat)
2003-04 Clive Brian (Conservative)
2004-05 Karamat Ali (Labour)
2005-06 Maurice Lewis (Labour)
2006-07 Jean Edwards (Labour)
2007-08 Bagh Ali (Labour)
2008-09 Derek Capey (City Independent)
2009-10 Jean Bowers (Liberal Democrat) (1st term)
2010-11 Denver Tolley (Labour)
2011-12 Terry Follows (City Independent)
2012-13 Terry Crowe (Labour)
2013-14 Sheila Pitt (Labour)
2014-15 Majid Khan (Labour)
2015–16 Jean Bowers (City Independent) (2nd term)
2016–17 Anthony Munday (City Independent)^[3]
2017–18 Ross Irving (Conservative and Independent Alliance) (1st term)^[4]
2018–19 Lilian Dodd (City Independent)
2019–20 Jackie Barnes (City Independent)
2020–21 Ross Irving (Conservative and Independent Alliance) (2nd term)^[5]
2021–22 Chandra Kanneganti (Conservative)^[6]
2022–23 Faisal Hussain (Conservative)^[7]
2023- 24 Lyn Sharpe( Labour)

References

↑ Warrillow, Ernest J. D. (1960). A sociological history of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. Etruscan Publication. p. 224.
↑ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
↑ "Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent". City of Stoke-on-Trent. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
↑ "Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent". City of Stoke-on-Trent. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
↑ "Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent". www.stoke.gov.uk. Stoke on Trent City Council. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
↑ "Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent". Stoke-on-Trent Council. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
↑ "Council minutes, 19 May 2022". Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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[1] Warrillow, Ernest J. D. (1960). A sociological history of the city of Stoke-on-Trent. Etruscan Publication. p. 224.

[2] "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.

[3] "Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent". City of Stoke-on-Trent. Archived from the original on 10 March 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

[4] "Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent". City of Stoke-on-Trent. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

[5] "Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent". www.stoke.gov.uk. Stoke on Trent City Council. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[6] "Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent". Stoke-on-Trent Council. Retrieved 21 May 2021.

[7] "Council minutes, 19 May 2022". Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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