This is a list of people who have held the office of Mayor of Bexley.
There have been two mayoralties: the first was that of the Municipal Borough of Bexley, Kent. This was created when the existing Bexley Urban District was granted a charter of incorporation in 1937.[1] The office was abolished in 1965 when the area was included in the larger London Borough of Bexley in 1965. A new mayoralty for the London Borough (which also replaced the office of Mayor of Erith) came into existence on 1 April 1965.[2]
Mayors of the Municipal Borough 1937-65[]
- Charter Mayor: Albert James Franklin (3 September 1861-December 1942) [3]
- 1937-41 (four terms): Gilbert Joseph Buckingham (23 August 1888-29 August 1973)
- 1941-42: James Thomas H Ashmore (15 August 1897-1985)
- 1942-43: Ernest Percy Cooper (28 October 1881-23 December 1966) [4] [5]
- 1943-44: John Ernest Newton (died 25 September 1945 aged 56)
- 1944-45: Albert George Williams
- 1945-46: James Cameron McLean (15 February 1901-27 March 1973)[6]
- 1946-47: Mrs Ellen Boswell JP (7 April 1893-2001)[7]
- 1947-49: John Cronin[8]
- 1949-50: Mrs Alicia Welch (born 8 January 1899)[9]
- 1950-52: John Douglas Vergette (two terms) [10]
- 1952-53: Peter R Relph (born 1918)
- 1953-54: Michael J Corr
- 1954-55: John Mason
- 1955-56: J W Bateman
- 1956-57: D C Clarke JP
- 1957-58: Mrs Hylda Florence Piggott (14 February 1894-1974)
- 1958-59: Mrs Doris Maude McNamara JP (29 May 1902-1972)
- 1959-60: J C Canton
- 1960-61: H W Friend
- 1961-62: N J H Williams, TD
- 1962-63: E S Newton
- 1963-64: Francis William Archer
- 1964-65: W P Webster
Mayors of the London Borough since 1965[]
- 1965-66: Marjorie E Barron [66]
- 1966-67: Ken J Smith [67]
- 1967 (May-November): John William Schuch (born 1902, died in office 9 November 1967) [68]
- November 1967-68: Mrs Frieda K Schuch
- 1968-69: Cecil Jamieson-Harvey (4 June 1901-1970)
- 1969-70: Norman Antenbring
- 1970-71: Raymond Pope (Died 1 September 1999 aged 68)[11]
- 1971-72: Ken J Smith (second term)
- 1972-73: Beatrice Scott
- 1973-74: Alf Turner
- 1974-75: John D Minett (Born 1910)
- 1975-76: Fred Brearley
- 1976-77: Agnes E F Orange
- 1977-78: William Flint [12]
- 1978-79: Charles E Packer
- 1979-80: Frank Pearson-Sellars
- 1980-81: James Holden [13]
- 1981-82: Brian Sams - husband of Rita Sams (1997-8 mayor) and brother of Ray Sams [14]
- 1982-83: David H A Todd-Dunning
- 1983-84: John Bertram Raggett
- 1984-85: Dennis C Bale
- 1985-86: Ronald J Passey (Born 1931)
- 1986-87: Joan Stewart (Died June 2010)[15]
- 1987-88: Stan Carter (Died 4 December 2019 aged 86) [16]
- 1988-89: John N Harrington. (Born 4 October 1926) [17]
- 1989-90: Malcolm Ketley [18]
- 1990-91: Graham Robert Holland [19]
- 1991-92: Alfred Webster Catterall (Born 1931)[20]
- 1992-93: Colin L Tandy
- 1993-94: Alfred Charlton
- 1994-95: Raymond Allen (Died 2008 aged 88)[21]
- 1995-96: Colin Wright (Died 2006 aged 71) [22]
- 1996-97: Ron Brierly (Died 20 July 2017 aged 88) [23]
- 1997-98: Rita Sams - widow of Brian Sams (1981-2 mayor)
- 1998-99: Chris Ball [24]
- 1999-2000: Linda Bailey [25]
- 2000-01: John Wilkinson [26]
- 2001-02: Aileen Beckwith (Died 17 November 2018) [27]
- 2002-03: Ann Lucas [28]
- 2003-04: Denis Daniels [29]
- 2004-05: John Eastaugh [30]
- 2005-06: John Shepheard [31]
- 2006-07: Brian Beckwith [32]
- 2007-08: Nigel Betts [33]
- 2008-09: Nick O'Hare [34]
- 2009-10: Bernard Clewes [35]
- 2010-11: Val Clark [36]
- 2011-12: Ray Sams - Brother of Brian Sams (1981-2 mayor) [37]
- 2012-13: Alan Downing [38]
- 2013-14: Sharon Massey [39]
- 2014-15: Howard Marriner (Born 1946) [40]
- 2015-16: Sybil Camsey [41]
- 2016-17: Eileen Pallen [42]
- 2017-18 Peter Reader [43]
- 2018-19 Brian Bishop [44]
- 2019-20 Geraldene Lucia-Hennis [45]
- 2020-21 James Hunt [46]
- 2021-22 James Hunt (second term)[47]
- 2022-23 Nick O'Hare
- 2023-24 Ahmet Dourmoush[48]
External links[]
Photographs of the Mayors can be found here [69]
References[]
- ↑ Mayors of Bexley Urban District Council (sic). London Borough of Bexley.
- ↑ Previous Mayors of Bexley. London Borough of Bexley.
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- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Insurance agent
- ↑ Electrical engineer. Subsequently on alderman on the London Borough of Bexley Council and awarded the CBE in the 1966 New Year Honours for 'political and public services in Bexley'.
- ↑ Ellen Richardson, born Bexleyheath, married Thomas Alfred Boswell, a painter and decorator in 1915. Chose a thirteen year old schoolgirl to act as her mayoress.
- ↑ The Representation of the People Act 1948 changed the date of mayoral elections from November to May. Mayors elected in November 1947 remained in office until May 1949.
- ↑ Alicia Haviland, married John Welch in 1920.
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- ↑ [13] and [14]
- ↑ Catterall cup, Bexley Water Festival [15])
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- ↑ [22] and [23]
- ↑ [24] and [25]
- ↑ [26][27] and [28]
- ↑ [29] and [30]
- ↑ [31], [32], and [33]
- ↑ [34] and [35]
- ↑ [36], [37]and [38]
- ↑ [39] and [40]
- ↑ [41] and [42]
- ↑ [43] and [44]
- ↑ [45]
- ↑ [46] and [47]
- ↑ [48] and [49][50]
- ↑ [51], [52] and [53]
- ↑ [54] and [55]
- ↑ [56], [57], [58] and [59]
- ↑ [60]Current Mayor. London Borough of Bexley. Retrieved on 7 June 2015.
- ↑ [61] and [62]Luke May (19 May 2016). Eillen Pallen chosen as Bexley’s new mayor. Bexley Times.
- ↑ [63]
- ↑ [64] Bexley Bulletin.
- ↑ [65]
- ↑ Lachlan Leeming (21 May 2020). New Mayor James Hunt elected at Bexley Council for 2020. News Shopper.
- ↑ Following a vote at tonight's Council meeting, Councillor James Hunt is re elected Mayor of the London Borough of Bexley for the Municipal year 2021/22. Twitter. London Borough of Bexley.
- ↑ Councillor Ahmet Dourmoush. London Borough of Bexley. Retrieved on 24 May 2023.