List of mayors of Chester

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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.{{London Gazette|issue=52861|page=4553|date=13 March 1992}} Prior to that the position had been that of Mayor of Chester.[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/ches/vol5/pt2/pp305-321 British History Online: Early Mayors of Chester], accessed May 2018. The Lord Mayoralty was given to Chester in recognition of its historical and economic importance. {{cite web| url = http://lordmayorchester.co.uk/lord-mayor/history-of-the-office/| title= History of the Office |publisher= Cheshire West and Chester Council|accessdate = 24 January 2014}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/cheshire-west-chester-council-bad-tempered-9333682|title=Cheshire West and Chester Council have bad-tempered first meeting under Labour control|author=David Holmes|date=26 May 2015|accessdate=2015-06-10|newspaper=Chester Chronicle}}

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

Notable Mayors

Source:{{cite web |title=Mayors and Sheriffs of Chester 1506-1835 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/ches/vol5/pt2/pp305-321#h3-0006 |website=British History Online |accessdate=4 January 2019}}

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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{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Election of Mayors |date=11 November 1902 |page=12 |issue=36922}}

List of Lord Mayors

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1991–92: Susan Proctor (First Lord Mayor){{cite web|url = http://lordmayorchester.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mayor-mayors1815.pdf|title = Chester Mayors & Sheriffs 1815 - Present|publisher = Cheshire West and Chester Council|accessdate = 24 January 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140201232857/http://lordmayorchester.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Mayor-mayors1815.pdf|archive-date = 1 February 2014|url-status = dead}}
1992–93: John F Randall
1993–94: Margaret A Byatt
1994–95: J Gordon Smith
1995–96: Richard T Short
1996–97: Lilian G Price
1997–98: David J Evans
1998–99: David Nield
1999–2000: C. Eric Plenderleath
2000–01: Reginald F Jones
2001–02: Graham S Proctor
2002–03: Brian Crowe
2003–04: Barry Cowper
2004–05: Terry Ralph
2005–06: Mike Jones
2006–07: Sandra Rudd
2007–08: James Latham
2008–09: Brian Bailey
2009–10: John Ebo
2010–11: Neil Ritchie
2011–12: Eleanor Johnson
2012–13: Pamela Booher
2013–14: Jill Houlbrook
2014–15: Bob Rudd {{cite web| url = http://lordmayorchester.co.uk/lord-mayor/profile/| title= The Lord Mayor of Chester and Chairman of Cheshire West and Chester Council|publisher= Lord Mayor of Chester|accessdate = 13 October 2014}}
2015–16: Hugo Deynem
2016–17: Angela Claydon {{cite web|url=http://lordmayorchester.co.uk/lord-mayor/profile/|title=Lord Mayor of Chester|publisher= Lord Mayor of chester|accessdate= 16 March 2017}}
2017–18: Razia Daniels {{cite web|url=http://lordmayorchester.co.uk/lord-mayor/profile/|title=The Lord Mayor of Chester|publisher=Lord Mayor of Chester|accessdate= 4 June 2017}}
2018–19: Alex Black {{cite web|url=http://lordmayorchester.co.uk/lord-mayor/profile/|title=The Lord Mayor of Chester|publisher=Lord Mayor of Chester|accessdate= 24 July 2018}}
2019–20: Mark Williams
2020–21: Mark Williams {{cite web|url=http://lordmayorchester.co.uk/lord-mayor/profile/|title=The Lord Mayor of Chester|publisher=Lord Mayor of Chester|accessdate= 7 February 2021}}
2021–22: Martyn Delaney {{cite web|url=http://lordmayorchester.co.uk/lord-mayor/profile/|title=The Lord Mayor of Chester|publisher=Lord Mayor of Chester|accessdate= 4 June 2021}}
2022–23: John Leather
2023–24: Sheila Little {{cite web|url=http://lordmayorchester.co.uk/lord-mayor/profile/|title=The Lord Mayor of Chester|publisher=Lord Mayor of Chester|accessdate= 13 Jan 2024}}

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References

Chester, Lord Mayors of the City of