List of Lord Mayors of Birmingham
This is a list of the Mayors and Lord Mayors of Birmingham in the West Midlands of England.
Birmingham has had a Mayor (and elected council) since 1838. The office was raised to the dignity of Lord Mayor when Queen Victoria issued Letters Patent on 3rd June 1896.[1]
By modern convention, the Lord Mayor stands for a year, and is installed into office at the Annual Meeting of the City Council. Lord Mayors are non-political and non-executive during their term of office and act as Chair of the Council. As the First Citizen of Birmingham, the Lord Mayor represents not only the City but also the people of Birmingham. The honour of being Lord Mayor is now usually alternated between the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat Groups. In normal circumstances the Lord Mayor becomes Deputy Lord Mayor for the following year.[2]
Mayors of Birmingham
1838–1895
Lord Mayors of Birmingham
19th century
No. |
Lord Mayor |
Tenure |
Terms |
Notes |
1 |
Sir James Smith |
1896 |
2 |
|
2 |
Charles Gabriel Beale |
1897-99 |
4 |
3 |
Samuel Edwards |
1900 |
1 |
|
20th century
No. |
Lord Mayor |
Tenure |
Terms |
Notes |
4 |
John Henry Lloyd |
1901 |
1 |
|
5 |
Sir Hallewell Rogers |
1902-03 |
2 |
|
6 |
Rowland Hill Berkeley |
1904 |
1 |
Died 13 April 1905; an ancestor of Nick Mason. |
7 |
Charles Gabriel Beale |
1905 |
4 |
|
8 |
Alfred John Reynolds |
1905 |
1 |
|
9 |
Henry James Sayer |
1906-07 |
2 |
|
10 |
Sir George Hamilton Kenrick |
1908 |
1 |
|
11 |
William Henry Bowater |
1909–1912 |
4 |
|
12 |
Ernest Martineau |
1912-14 |
2 |
|
13 |
William Henry Bowater |
1914-15 |
4 |
|
14 |
Neville Chamberlain |
1915-17 |
2 |
|
15 |
Arthur David Brooks |
1917-18 |
2 |
|
16 |
Sir David Brooks |
1918-1919 |
1 |
|
17 |
William Adlington Cadbury |
1919–1921 |
2 |
Second son of Richard Cadbury |
18 |
Sir David Davis |
1921–1923 |
2 |
|
19 |
Thomas Oswald Williams |
1923–1924 |
1 |
|
20 |
Percival Bower |
1924-26 |
2 |
|
21 |
Alfred Henry James |
1926–1928 |
2 |
|
22 |
Wilfred Byng Henrick |
1928–1929 |
1 |
|
23 |
Martin Lewis Lancaster |
1929-30 |
1 |
|
24 |
Walter Willis Saunders |
1930–1931 |
1 |
|
25 |
John Bedford Burman |
1931–1932 |
1 |
|
26 |
Horace Edward Goodby |
1932-34 |
2 |
|
27 |
Samuel John Grey |
1934–1936 |
2 |
|
28 |
Harold Roberts |
1936–1937 |
1 |
|
29 |
Ernest Robert Canning |
1937–1938 |
1 |
|
30 |
James Crump |
1938–1939 |
1 |
|
31 |
Theodore Beal Pritchett |
1939–1940 |
1 |
|
32 |
Wilfred Martineau |
1940–1941 |
1 |
|
33 |
Norman Tiptaft |
1941–1942 |
1 |
|
34 |
Walter Samuel Lewis |
1942–1943 |
1 |
|
35 |
Lionel George Helmore Alldridge |
1943–1944 |
1 |
|
36 |
William Theophilus Wiggins-Davies |
1944–1945 |
1 |
|
37 |
Alan Stewart Giles |
1945–1946 |
1 |
|
38 |
Albert Frederick Bradbeer |
1946–1947 |
1 |
|
39 |
John Charles Burman |
1947–1949 |
2 |
|
40 |
Hubert Humphreys |
1949-50 |
1 |
|
41 |
Alfred Paddon-Smith |
1950–1951 |
1 |
|
42 |
Ralph Cyril Yates |
1951–1952 |
1 |
|
43 |
William Tegfryn Bowen |
1952–1953 |
1 |
|
44 |
George Henry Wilson Griffith |
1953–1954 |
1 |
|
45 |
Joseph Reginald Balmer |
1954–1955 |
1 |
|
46 |
Arthur Lummis Gibson |
1955–1956 |
1 |
|
47 |
Ernest William Apps |
1956–1957 |
1 |
|
48 |
John Joseph Grogan |
1957–1958 |
1 |
|
49 |
Donald Johnstone |
1958–1959 |
1 |
|
50 |
John Henry Lewis |
1959–1960 |
1 |
|
51 |
Garnet Benjamin Boughton |
1960-61 |
1 |
|
52 |
Eric Edward Mole |
1961–1962 |
1 |
|
53 |
Ernest Walter Horton |
1962–1963 |
1 |
|
54 |
Louis Glass |
1963–1964 |
1 |
|
55 |
Frank Leslie Price |
1964–1965 |
1 |
|
56 |
George Corbyn Barrow |
1965–1966 |
1 |
|
57 |
Harold Edward Tyler |
1966–1967 |
1 |
|
58 |
James Stephen Meadows |
1967–1968 |
1 |
|
59 |
Charles Valentine George Simpson |
1968–1969 |
1 |
|
60 |
Neville Bruce Alfred Bosworth |
1969–1970 |
1 |
|
61 |
Stanley Bleyer |
1970-71 |
1 |
|
62 |
Victor Ernest Turton |
1971–1972 |
1 |
|
63 |
Frederick Thomas Duncan Hall |
1972–1973 |
1 |
|
64 |
Marjorie Alice Brown |
1973–1974 |
1 |
First female Lord Mayor |
65 |
Eric James Eames J.P. |
1974–1975 |
1 |
|
66 |
Albert Leslie Samuel Jackson J.P. |
1975–1976 |
1 |
|
67 |
Harold Powell |
1976–1977 |
1 |
|
68 |
Freda Mary Cocks, OBE |
1977–1978 |
1 |
|
69 |
Edward Frederick Hanson J.P. |
1978–1979 |
1 |
|
70 |
George Canning, OBE |
1979–1980 |
1 |
|
71 |
Joseph Morris Bailey, J.P. |
1980–1981 |
1 |
|
72 |
Kenneth Benjamin Barton |
1981–1982 |
1 |
|
73 |
Peter Hollingworth |
1982–1983 |
1 |
|
74 |
William John Hele Sowton |
1983–1984 |
1 |
|
75 |
Reginald John Hales J.P. |
1984–1985 |
1 |
|
76 |
Frank William Carter |
1985–1986 |
1 |
|
77 |
Alan Denis Martineau |
1986–1987 |
1 |
|
78 |
Frederick James Grattidge |
1987–1988 |
1 |
|
79 |
Harold Charles Blumenthal |
1988–1989 |
1 |
|
80 |
Frederick John Chapman |
1989–1990 |
1 |
|
81 |
Sir Bernard Philip Zissman [3] |
1990–1991 |
1 |
|
82 |
William Henry Turner |
1991–1992 |
1 |
|
83 |
Peter James Philip Barwell |
1992–1993 |
1 |
|
84 |
Paul Tilsley |
1993–1994 |
1 |
|
85 |
Sir Richard Knowles |
1994-95 |
1 |
Leader of Birmingham City Council from 1984 to 1993. |
86 |
David Roy |
1995–1996 |
1 |
|
87 |
Marion Arnott-Job |
1996–1997 |
1 |
|
88 |
Sybil Spence |
1997–1998 |
1 |
|
89 |
Susan Anderson |
1998–1999 |
1 |
|
90 |
Ian McArdle |
1999–2000 |
1 |
|
91 |
Theresa Stuart |
2000–2001 |
1 |
|
21st century
No. |
Lord Mayor |
Tenure |
Terms |
Notes |
92 |
Jim Whorwood |
2001-2002 |
1 |
|
93 |
Mahmood Hussain |
2002-2003 |
1 |
First Asian Lord Mayor |
94 |
John Alden |
2003-2004 |
1 |
|
95 |
Mike Nangle |
2004-2005 |
1 |
|
96 |
John Hood |
2005-2006 |
1 |
|
97 |
Mike Sharpe |
2006-2007 |
1 |
|
98 |
Randal Brew |
2007-2008 |
1 |
|
99 |
Chauhdry Abdul Rashid |
2008-2009 |
1 |
|
100 |
Michael Wilkes |
2009-2010 |
1 |
|
101 |
Len Gregory |
2010-2011 |
1 |
|
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