This is a list of mayors of Cardiff, Wales. The first mayor recorded for Cardiff was in 1126 though the title was generally given to the Constable or military governor of Cardiff Castle. [1] The first elected Mayor of Cardiff took office in 1835 (elected by the members of the council), the same year the first council elections were held. [1] When Cardiff was granted city status in 1905 the post holder was given the title Lord Mayor [1] (Welsh: Arglwydd Faer). The Lord Mayor of Cardiff is considered to be the first citizen of Wales and since 1956 has enjoyed the style of The Right Honourable. [2]
The first mayor of Cardiff is listed by the County Borough Records as Ralph "Prepositus de Kardi" who took up office in 1126. In 1835, Thomas Revel Guest became the first elected mayor of Cardiff when the first council elections were held. When Cardiff was granted city status in 1905 Cardiff's First Citizen became lord mayor. Robert Hughes, the mayor in 1904, was re-elected to become Cardiff's first lord mayor in the following year. The lord mayor was granted the right to the style "The Right Honourable." The lord mayor now bears the style "The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Cardiff". [3]
In 1999 a new system was introduced whereby the leader of the council could also serve as mayor for the duration of the council without re-election. This led to Russell Goodway serving as both council leader and mayor from 1999 to 2003. From 2003 the mayoralty reverted to a separate role, elected annually. [4]
The official residence of the Lord Mayor of Cardiff was the Mansion House, Cardiff, although the Lord Mayors have not lived there since 1971. [5]
The years given are for when each mayor took office. Most mayoral terms extended into the following year.
Sir John Herbert Lewis was a Welsh Liberal Party politician.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1954 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1949 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1923 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1918 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1910 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1907 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1906 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1905 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1904 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1900 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1899 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1859 to Wales and its people.
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1780 to Wales and its people.
This page is a list of High Sheriffs of Glamorgan. Sheriffs of Glamorgan served under and were answerable to the independent Lords of Glamorgan until that lordship was merged into the crown. This is in contrast to sheriffs of the English shires who were from the earliest times officers of the crown. Sheriffs in the modern sense, appointed and answerable to the crown, were instituted in the county of Glamorgan in 1541.
The office of Lord Mayor of Liverpool has existed in one form or another since the foundation of Liverpool as a borough by the Royal Charter of King John in 1207, simply being referred to as the Mayor of Liverpool. The position is now a largely ceremonial and civic role, the Lord Mayor is referred to as the first citizen of the city and hosts events supporting a variety of causes in the city, functionally, they are also the chairperson of council meetings and convenes and presides over meetings in the council chamber.
The first election to the Glamorgan County Council was held on 17 January 1889. Results were announced over several days. They were followed by the 1892 election. The authority, by far the largest county in Wales in terms of population, was established by the 1888 Local Government Act. The county of Glamorgan was at this time becoming heavily industrialised although some areas such as the Vale of Glamorgan remained essentially rural.
The third election to Glamorgan County Council was held on 4 March 1895. It was preceded by the 1892 election and followed by the 1898 election.
The 1901 Glamorgan County Council election was the fifth contest for seats on this authority in south Wales. It was preceded by the 1898 election and followed by the 1904 election. Glamorgan was by far the largest county in Wales in terms of population. Glamorgan County Council had been established by the Local Government Act 1888, the first elections being held in early 1889.