Mayor of Derry
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The Mayor of Derry, formerly known as the Mayor of Londonderry, is an honorary position on Derry City Council in Northern Ireland.
The post has a long history. During much of its history, it has been held by Unionists (largely due to the practice of gerrymandering[1], but in recent years, the majority of mayors have been nationalists, reflecting the make-up of the city's current population.
From 1921 until 1969, the mayor was automatically entitled to a seat in the Senate of Northern Ireland.
[edit] List of Mayors of Derry
- 1920 - 23: Hugh O'Doherty, Nationalist Party
- 1923 - 25: Maxwell Scott Moore, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1925 - 27: John Gilbert Magee, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1927 - 29: James Hamilton, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1929 - 35: Dudley Evelyn Bruce McCorkell, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1935 - 39: James McElmunn Wilton, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1939 - 40: Basil McFarland, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1940 - 45: Frederick Simmons, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1945 - 50: Basil McFarland, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1950 - 51: Gerald Stanley Glover, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1952 - 54: Samuel Orr, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1954 - 57: Samuel Sydney Dowds, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1957 - 61: John Gordon Colhoun, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1961 - 63: Gerald Stanley Glover, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1963 - 68: Albert Wesley Anderson, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1968 - 69: William Beatty, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1969 - 73: Post vacant
- 1973 - 74: Raymond McClean, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 1970s: James Doherty, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 1980 - 81: Marleen Jefferson, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1981 - 82: Joe Fegan, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 1982 - 83: William Francis O'Connell, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 1983 - 84: Leonard Green, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 1984 - 85: John Tierney, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 1985 - 86:
- 1986 - 87:
- 1987 - 88: James Guy, Independent Unionist
- 1988 - 89:
- 1989 - 90: Tony Carlin, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 1990 - 91: David Davis, Independent Unionist
- 1991 - 92: Mary Bradley, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 1992 - 93: William Hay, Democratic Unionist Party
- 1993 - 94: Annie Courtney, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 1994 - 95:
- 1995 - 96: John Kerr, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 1996 - 97: Richard Dallas, Ulster Unionist Party
- 1997 - 98: Martin Bradley, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 1998 - 99: Joe Millar, Democratic Unionist Party
- 1999 - 00: Pat Ramsey, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 2000 - 01: Cathal Crumley, Sinn Féin
- 2001 - 02: Mildred Garfield, Democratic Unionist Party
- 2002 - 03: Kathleen McCloskey, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 2003 - 04: Shaun Gallagher, Social Democratic and Labour Party
- 2004 - 05: Gearóid Ó hEára, Sinn Féin
- 2005 - 06: Lynn Fleming, Sinn Féin
- 2006 - 07: Helen Quigley, Social Democratic and Labour Party
