List of mayors of Havering

The Mayor of Havering was a position first established in 1965 with the creation of the London Borough of Havering. It replaced the mayor of Romford.

The mayor is a member ^[a] elected by Havering Council at a mayor-making ceremony in May to serve for a year, during which time they act as the borough's civic and ceremonial head.

List of mayors

The title holders of Mayor of Havering are as follows:

No.	Mayor	Took office	Left office	Deputy	Ref.
1	Legg, SidneySidney Legg	1965 (1965)	1966 (1966)	[ data missing ]	[1]
2	Dix, ThomasThomas Dix	1966 (1966)	1967 (1967)	[ data missing ]	[2]
3	Sibley, BillBill Sibley [b]	1967 (1967)	1968 (1968)	Smith, BillBill Smith	[3]
4	Sibley, BillBill Sibley [c]	1968 (1968)	1969 (1969)	Smith, BillBill Smith	[4]
5	Smith, BillBill Smith	1969 (1969)	1970 (1970)	James, BertBert James	[5] [6]
6	James, BertBert James	1970 (1970)	1971 (1971)	Gallant, ElsieElsie Gallant	[6] [7]
7	Coffin, FrankFrank Coffin	1971 (1971)	1972 (1972)	[ data missing ]	[6]
8	Cole, BillBill Cole	1972 (1972)	1973 (1973)	[ data missing ]	[6]
9	Heath-Coleman, StanleyStanley Heath-Coleman	1973 (1973)	1974 (1974)	[ data missing ]	[6]
10	Coffin, RetaReta Coffin	1974 (1974)	1975 (1975)	[ data missing ]	[6]
11	Peters, DennisDennis Peters [d]	1975 (1975)	July 1975 (1975-07)	[ data missing ]	[6]
12	Davis, AlbertAlbert Davis	14 October 1975 (1975-10-14)	1976 (1976)	[ data missing ]	[6]
13	Turner, HenryHenry Turner	1976 (1976)	1977 (1977)	[ data missing ]	[6]
14	Moultrie, JackJack Moultrie	1977 (1977)	1978 (1978)	[ data missing ]	[6]
15	Frost, JeanJean Frost	1978 (1978)	1979 (1979)	[ data missing ]	[6]
16	Smith, AliceAlice Smith	1979 (1979)	1980 (1980)	[ data missing ]	[6]
17	Marsden, PeterPeter Marsden	1980 (1980)	1981 (1981)	[ data missing ]	[6]
18	Reilly, LeslieLeslie Reilly	1981 (1981)	1982 (1982)	[ data missing ]	[6]
19	Symonds, NormanNorman Symonds	1982 (1982)	1983 (1983)	[ data missing ]	[6]
20	Whitlingham, WinifredWinifred Whitlingham	1983 (1983)	1984 (1984)	[ data missing ]	[6]
21	Todd, BillBill Todd	1984 (1984)	1985 (1985)	[ data missing ]	[6]
22	Munday, EricEric Munday [e]	1985 (1985)	1986 (1986)	[ data missing ]	[6]
23	Knell, RoyRoy Knell	1986 (1986)	1987 (1987)	Adaire, RobinRobin Adaire	[6] [8]
24	Adaire, RobinRobin Adaire	1987 (1987)	1988 (1988)	[ data missing ]	[6]
25	Sinclair, LouiseLouise Sinclair [f]	1988 (1988)	1989 (1989)	[ data missing ]	[6]
26	Orrin, TomTom Orrin	1989 (1989)	1990 (1990)	[ data missing ]	[6]
27	Latchford, RonRon Latchford	1990 (1990)	1991 (1991)	[ data missing ]	[6]
28	O'Flynn, DennisDennis O'Flynn	1991 (1991)	1992 (1992)	[ data missing ]	[6]
29	Long, LenLen Long	1992 (1992)	1993 (1993)	[ data missing ]	[6]
30	Edwards, MaryMary Edwards	1993 (1993)	1994 (1994)	[ data missing ]	[6]
31	Hoepleman, JackJack Hoepleman [g]	1994 (1994)	1995 (1995)	[ data missing ]	[6]
32	Hoepleman, JackJack Hoepleman [h]	1995 (1995)	1996 (1996)	Parker-Ross, DavidDavid Parker-Ross	[6] [9]
33	Cameron, IvorIvor Cameron	1996 (1996)	1997 (1997)	[ data missing ]	[6]
34	Smith, DelDel Smith	1997 (1997)	1998 (1998)	[ data missing ]	[6]
35	Webb, HarryHarry Webb	1998 (1998)	1999 (1999)	[ data missing ]	[6]
36	Whitelock, MaisieMaisie Whitelock	1999 (1999)	2000 (2000)	[ data missing ]	[6]
37	Eagling, BrianBrian Eagling [i]	2000 (2000)	2001 (2001)	[ data missing ]	[6]
38	Dennis O'Flynn	2001 (2001)	2002 (2002)	[ data missing ]	[6]
39	Gardner, PeterPeter Gardner	2002 (2002)	2003 (2003)	[ data missing ]	[6]
40	Cahill, EdwardEdward Cahill	2003 (2003)	2004 (2004)	[ data missing ]	[6]
41	Sinclair, LouiseLouise Sinclair [j]	2004 (2004)	2005 (2005)	[ data missing ]	[6]
42	Mylod, JohnJohn Mylod [k]	2005 (2005)	2006 (2006)	[ data missing ]	[6]
43	Brice-Thompson, WendyWendy Brice-Thompson	2006 (2006)	2007 (2007)	[ data missing ]	[6]
44	Galpin, GeorginaGeorgina Galpin	2007 (2007)	2008 (2008)	Clark, JohnJohn Clark	[6] [10]
45	Clark, JohnJohn Clark	2008 (2008)	2009 (2009)	[ data missing ]	[6]
46	Ramsey, RogerRoger Ramsey	2009 (2009)	2010 (2010)	Wallace, MelvinMelvin Wallace [l]	[6] [11]
47	Light, PamPam Light	2010 (2010)	2011 (2011)	Wallace, MelvinMelvin Wallace [m]	[6] [11]
48	Wallace, MelvinMelvin Wallace	2011 (2011)	2012 (2012)	Thorpe, LyndenLynden Thorpe	[6] [11] [12]
49	Thorpe, LyndenLynden Thorpe	2012 (2012)	2013 (2013)	Munday, EricEric Munday	[13] [6]
50	Munday, EricEric Munday [n]	2013 (2013)	2014 (2014)	Trew, LindaLinda Trew	[6]
51	Trew, LindaLinda Trew	2014 (2014)	2015 (2015)	Matthews, BarbaraBarbara Matthews	[6]
52	Eagling, BrianBrian Eagling [o]	2015 (2015)	2016 (2016)	Crowder, PhilippaPhilippa Crowder	[14]
53	Crowder, PhilippaPhilippa Crowder	2016 (2016)	2017 (2017)	Van den Hende, LindaLinda Van den Hende	[15]
54	Van den Hende, LindaLinda Van den Hende	2017 (2017)	2018 (2018)	Patel, DilipDilip Patel	[6]
55	Patel, DilipDilip Patel	2018 (2018)	2019 (2019)	Deon Burton, MichaelMichael Deon Burton	[6]
56	Deon Burton, MichaelMichael Deon Burton	2019 (2019)	2020 (2020)	Mylod, JohnJohn Mylod	[6]
57	Mylod, JohnJohn Mylod [p]	2020 (2020)	2021 (2021)	Vickery, ChristineChristine Vickery [q]	[6] [16]
58	Mylod, JohnJohn Mylod [r]	2021 (2021)	2022 (2022)	Vickery, ChristineChristine Vickery [s]	[6] [17]
59	McKeever, TrevorTrevor McKeever	2022 (2022)	2023 (2023)	Nunn, StephanieStephanie Nunn	[6] [18]
60	Nunn, StephanieStephanie Nunn	2023 (2023)	2024 (2024)	Brown, PatriciaPatricia Brown	[6] [19] [20]
61	O'Sullivan, GerryGerry O'Sullivan	2024 (2024)	2025 (2025)	Ospreay, SueSue Ospreay	[21]
62	Ospreay, SueSue Ospreay	2025 (2025)	2026 (2026)	Mugglestone, BarryBarry Mugglestone	[22]

Notes

1. Councillor or alderman before 1978; councillor after 1978.
2. Bill Sibley served two consecutive terms.
3. Bill Sibley served two consecutive terms.
4. Dennis Peters died in office.
5. Eric Munday was also the mayor for 2012/2013.
6. Louise Sinclair was also the mayor for 2004/2005.
7. Jack Hoepleman served two consecutive terms.
8. Jack Hoepleman served two consecutive terms.
9. Brian Eagling was also the mayor for 2015/2016.
10. Louise Sinclair was also the mayor for 1998/1999.
11. John Mylod was also the mayor for 2020/2021 and 2021/2022.
12. Melvin Wallace served two consecutive terms.
13. Melvin Wallace served two consecutive terms.
14. Eric Munday was also the mayor for 1985/1986.
15. Brian Eagling was also the mayor for 2000/2002.
16. John Mylod was also the mayor for 2005/2006 and 2021/2022.
17. Christine Vickery served two consecutive terms.
18. John Mylod was also the mayor for 2005/2006 and 2020/2021.
19. Christine Vickery served two consecutive terms.

References

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7. "Boost for swimming pool fund". Havering Recorder and Brentwood Review. 17 July 1970. p. 65.
8. "News round up". Brentwood and Ongar Gazette. 23 January 1987. p. 5.
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