Previous Mayors

Town Chairmen 1895-1974

1895 – 1896 C F Grantham

1896 – 1897 A W Rowley

1897 – 1898 S G Randall

1898 – 1899 J Barlow

1899 – 1900 J Green

1900 – 1901 F Kirkby

1901 – 1902 S Moody

1902 – 1903 G Dunkley

1903 – 1904 J G Middleton

1904 – 1905 G H J Dutton

1905 – 1906 A W Rowley

1906 – 1907 A J Eggleston

1907 – 1908 J Barlow

1908 – 1909 F Kirkby

1909 – 1910 S G Randall

1910 – 1911 S Moody

1911 – 1912 J H Shelley

1912 – 1913 T Marshall

1913 – 1914 G H Randall

1914 – 1915 G F Ball

1915 – 1916 J H Sleight

1916 – 1917 G E Holmes

1917 – 1918 J Walker

1918 – 1919 W Clayton

1919 – 1920 W P Moody

1920 – 1921 Dr B Sweeten

1921 – 1922 C Bycroft

1922 – 1923 S Moody

1923 – 1924 D C Haley

1924 – 1925 W Hudson

1925 – 1926 C T Jessop

1926 – 1927 F Wood

1927 – 1928 H Thornton

1928 – 1929 G E Holmes

1929 – 1930 Dr B Sweeten

1930 – 1931 R J G Dutton

1931 – 1932 F Cooper

1932 – 1933 J Crawshaw

1933 – 1934 W Hudson

1934 – 1935 F Wood

1935 – 1936 J Rawding

1936 – 1937 F Cooper

1937 – 1938 J Crawshaw

1938 – 1939 G E Holmes

1939 – 1940 W Hudson

1940 – 1941 S Chester

1941 – 1942 F Wood

1942 – 1943 T W West

1943 – 1944 G H Hannam

1944 – 1945 F Davis

1945 – 1946 J Crawshaw

1946 – 1947 A Denham

1947 – 1948 A Corden

1948 – 1949 C E Fry

1949 – 1950 R J G Dutton

1950 – 1951 S Chester

1951 – 1952 G F Swaby

1952 – 1953 J Crawshaw

1953 – 1954 Mrs Elsa Barratt MBE

1954 – 1955 A Denham

1955 – 1956 A E Thompson

1956 – 1957 L N Walthall

1957 – 1958 J H Edwards

1958 – 1959 G F Swaby

1959 – 1960 D H Lilley

1960 – 1961 J D Williamson

1961 – 1962 Mrs E Barratt MBE

1962 – 1963 P J Tonglet

1963 – 1964 T Senior

1964 – 1965 F A Wise

1965 – 1966 D R Hudson

1966 – 1967 Mrs V Elwis

1967 – 1968 Mrs E Barratt MBE

1968 – 1969 J N Pratt

1969 – 1970 R W Scott

1970 – 1971 G F Walker

1971 – 1972 J W Elliott

1972 – 1973 D C Pendrigh

1973 – 1974 H Fainlight