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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.
[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’.
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]
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]
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