List of mayors of Chester

Lord Mayor of Chester
Incumbent Sheila Little since 2023
Style	The Right Worshipful
Appointer	Cheshire West and Chester Council
Term length	One municipal year
Formation	1992
Salary	None
Website	Official website

The position of Lord Mayor of Chester was created on 10 March 1992 when the dignity was conferred on the city of Chester, England by Letters Patent as part of celebrations of 40th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II.^[1] Prior to that the position had been that of Mayor of Chester.^[2] The Lord Mayoralty was given to Chester in recognition of its historical and economic importance.^[3] In 2009 the role of Lord Mayor of Chester was combined with that of Chairman of Cheshire West and Chester Council, but the two roles were separated again in 2015.^[4]

The full title of the Mayor is 'The Right Worshipful, the Lord Mayor of the City of Chester'.

Notable Mayors^[5]

Henry Booth, Earl of Warrington. Mayor 1691

Peter Broster, mayor of Chester

• 1484-85: Sir John Savage (Knight of the Garter)
• 1512–14: Sir Piers Dutton (High Sheriff of Cheshire, 1542)
• 1540: Sir Lawrence Smith (MP for Cheshire, 1545)
• 1558: Sir Lawrence Smith (MP for Cheshire, 1545)
• 1560: William Aldersey (MP for Chester, 1547)
• 1563: Sir Lawrence Smith (MP for Cheshire, 1545)
• 1570: Sir Lawrence Smith (MP for Cheshire, 1545)
• 1572: John Hankey (Sheriff, 1557. Alderman, 1567)
• 1581: Richard Bavand (MP for Chester, 1584)
• 1600: Richard Bavand (MP for Chester, 1584)
• 1602: Hugh Glasier (MP for Chester, 1601)
• 1611: John Ratcliffe (MP for Chester, 1621)
• 1622: Thomas Smith (MP for Chester, 1640–1644)
• 1628: John Ratcliffe (MP for Chester, 1621)
• 1642: William Ince (MP for Chester, 1660)
• 1681: George Mainwaring
• 1684: Sir Thomas Grosvenor, Bt (MP for Chester, 1679–1700) (High Sheriff of Cheshire, 1688)
• 1691: Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington (MP for Cheshire, 1678–85)
• 1692–96: Roger Whitley (MP for Chester, 1681)
• 1715: Sir Richard Grosvenor, 4th Baronet (MP for Chester, 1715–33)
• 1737; Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, MP for Denbighshire 1716–1741;
• 1738: Sir Robert Grosvenor, 6th Baronet (MP for Chester, 1733–55)

• 1902–03: Dr. John Roberts, Liberal^[6]

List of Lord Mayors

• 1991–92: Susan Proctor (First Lord Mayor)^[7]
• 1992–93: John F Randall ^[7]
• 1993–94: Margaret A Byatt ^[7]
• 1994–95: J Gordon Smith ^[7]
• 1995–96: Richard T Short ^[7]
• 1996–97: Lilian G Price ^[7]
• 1997–98: David J Evans ^[7]
• 1998–99: David Nield ^[7]
• 1999–2000: C. Eric Plenderleath ^[7]
• 2000–01: Reginald F Jones ^[7]
• 2001–02: Graham S Proctor ^[7]
• 2002–03: Brian Crowe ^[7]
• 2003–04: Barry Cowper ^[7]
• 2004–05: Terry Ralph ^[7]
• 2005–06: Mike Jones ^[7]
• 2006–07: Sandra Rudd ^[7]
• 2007–08: James Latham ^[7]
• 2008–09: Brian Bailey ^[7]
• 2009–10: John Ebo ^[7]
• 2010–11: Neil Ritchie ^[7]
• 2011–12: Eleanor Johnson ^[7]
• 2012–13: Pamela Booher ^[7]
• 2013–14: Jill Houlbrook ^[7]
• 2014–15: Bob Rudd ^[8]
• 2015–16: Hugo Deynem ^[4]
• 2016–17: Angela Claydon ^[9]
• 2017–18: Razia Daniels ^[10]
• 2018–19: Alex Black ^[11]
• 2019–20: Mark Williams
• 2020–21: Mark Williams ^[12]
• 2021–22: Martyn Delaney ^[13]
• 2022–23: John Leather
• 2023–24: Sheila Little ^[14]

References

1. "No. 52861". The London Gazette. 13 March 1992. p. 4553.
2. British History Online: Early Mayors of Chester, accessed May 2018.
3. "History of the Office". Cheshire West and Chester Council. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
4. David Holmes (26 May 2015). "Cheshire West and Chester Council have bad-tempered first meeting under Labour control". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
5. "Mayors and Sheriffs of Chester 1506-1835". British History Online. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
6. "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
7. "Chester Mayors & Sheriffs 1815 - Present" (PDF). Cheshire West and Chester Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
8. "The Lord Mayor of Chester and Chairman of Cheshire West and Chester Council". Lord Mayor of Chester. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
9. "Lord Mayor of Chester". Lord Mayor of chester. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
10. "The Lord Mayor of Chester". Lord Mayor of Chester. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
11. "The Lord Mayor of Chester". Lord Mayor of Chester. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
12. "The Lord Mayor of Chester". Lord Mayor of Chester. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
13. "The Lord Mayor of Chester". Lord Mayor of Chester. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
14. "The Lord Mayor of Chester". Lord Mayor of Chester. Retrieved 13 January 2024.