This is a list of mayors of the Metropolitan Borough of Southwark 1900-1965 and of the London Borough of Southwark since 1965.
Metropolitan Borough[]
- 1900-01 James Arthur Dawes
- 1901-02 Frederick Redman [1]
- 1902-03 Tom A Bryan [1]
- 1903-04 Thomas Haynes
- 1904-05 Arthur William Jephson
- 1905-06 James Owers Devereux
- 1906-07 Robert Drewitt Hilton (died 7 May 1907)
- 1907 Richard Creak Davis born 1841
- 1907-08 Augustus George Grantham[2] 1853-1921
- 1908-09 John Wylde [2]
- 1909-10 Canon John William Horsley
- 1910-11 Albert Wilson
- 1911-12 William Charles Williams
- 1912-13 Joseph Mallen Hale
- 1913-14 James Arthur Dawes (second term)
- 1914-15 James Arthur Dawes (third term)
- 1915-16 Frederick William Ward: the Australian journalist is [3]
- 1916-17 William Westcott [4]. For his near contemporary William Wynn Westcott see [5]
- 1917-18 Frederick Bird
- 1918-19 Walter J Wightman
- 1919-20 George Alfred Isaacs
- 1920-21 George Alfred Isaacs (second term)
- 1921-22 George Hills
- 1922-23 Joseph Holden [6]
- 1923-24 Thomas Wilmot
- 1924-25 Joseph Holden (second term)
- 1925-26 James Robert Want 1875-1957 [7]
- 1926-27 Thomas Everitt Hewitt born 1854 [8]
- 1927-28 William Frederick Castle
- 1928-29 Thomas Everitt Hewitt (second term)
- 1929-30 John Thomas Greenwood
- 1930-31 John Thomas Greenwood (second term)
- 1931-32 Albert Joseph Patrick
- 1932-33 Peter Milne Middleton
- 1933-34 Frederick Charles Savage: biography of the King's Lynn Mayor here
- 1934-35 Harry Hinkins [9]
- 1935-36 Thomas George Gibbings
- 1936-37 C W Mills
- 1937-38 Phyllis Tidy [10]
- 1938-39 Frederick Charles Rowe
- 1939-40 Albert Joseph Gates [3]
- 1940-41 Albert Joseph Gates (second term)
- 1941-42 Albert Joseph Gates (third term)
- 1942-43 Albert Joseph Gates (fourth term)
- 1943-44 Herbert Thomas Chadwell[4]
- 1944-45 Leonard James Styles
- 1945-46 Ernest George Saunders
- 1946-47 J E Wright
- 1947-49 T E Evans
- 1949-50 Mrs Catherine Gates[5][3]
- 1950-51 Arthur E Knight
- 1951-52 Albert C Barnes
- 1952-53 Miss F Stroud
- 1953-54 John James Keen
- 1954-55 Henry E Stillman
- 1955-56 C W Williamson
- 1956-57 D C Low
- 1957-58 J B Booker
- 1958-59 F W Combes
- 1959-60 George Darvell
- 1960-61 Charles Alfred Farrow (husband of 1974-1975 mayor)
- 1961-62 Mrs Annie E Waller
- 1962-63 Philip William Fuller
- 1963-64 Catherine "Kate" Matilda Clunn [11] and [12]
- 1964-65 John H Pascall
London Borough[]
- 1965-66 Mrs Francis Whitnall [13]
- 1966-67 AP Chambers
- 1967-68 Charles Cornelius Gates[6][3] 18 April 1908-1985
- 1968-69 S R Combes
- 1969-70 R W Ames, MIEE, FIES
- 1971-72 Mrs Mabel Goldwin 21 March 1908-1972
- 1972-73 Ernest William T Pruce born 1902
- 1973-74 Herbert T Ball
- 1974-75 Mrs Margaret Georgina Farrow (wife of 1960-1961 mayor)
- 1975-76 Charles Alfred G Halford 25 November 1908-1986
- 1976-77 Fred Francis
- 1977-78 Harold W Young died March 2014 [14]
- 1978-79 Leonard Albert John Henley (1930-2011, son of Albert Henley mayor of Bermondsey WWII)
- 1979-80 Peter Cather
- 1980-81 William Henry Payne
- 1981-82 Charles J Coveney
- 1982-83 M Geaton
- 1983-84 Sam King
- 1984-85 James T Greening
- 1985-86 Thomas P Sullivan
- 1986-87 Mrs Jessie E Cannon
- 1987-88 Dot Winters [15]
- 1988-89 Rita Sergeant died 2007 [16]
- 1989-90 Tony Ritchie died 9 November 2016 [17], [18] and [19]
- 1990-91 John Maurice died 1991 [20]
- 1991-92 Daniel McCarthy died January 2017 [21], [22]
- 1992-93 Mary Ellery
- 1993-94 Cecile Lothian [23]
- 1994-95 Daniel McCarthy (second term) [24]
- 1995-96 Aubyn Graham [25]
- 1996-97 Joan Khachik died 2010 [26] and [27]
- 1997-98 William Skelly [28] and [29]
- 1998-99 Janet Heatley [30]
- 1999-2000 Charles Cherill [31]. Died September 2019 [32]
- 2000-01 Harry Canagasabey [33], [34] and [35]
- 2001-02 Hilary Wines [36], Died August 2010 [37]
- 2002-03 Denise Capstick [38] and [39], died 5 February 2021[7]
- 2003-04 Columba Blango
- 2004-05 Anne Yates Died August 2008 [40] and [41]
- 2005-06 Vicky Naish
- 2006-07 Paul Kyriacou [42], [43]
- 2007-08 Bob Skelly [44] and [45]
- 2008-09 Eliza Mann [46]
- 2009-10 Tayo Situ died 2011 [47] and [48]
- 2010-11 Jeff Hook [49] and [50]
- 2011-12 Lorraine Lauder [51] and [52]
- 2012-13 Althea Smith [53], [54] and [55]
- 2013-14 Abdul Mohamed [56] and [57]
- 2014-15 Sunil Chopra [58], [59], [60] and [61]
- 2015-16 Dora Dixon-Fyle [62] [8]
- 2016-17 Kath Whittam [63]
- 2017-18 Charlie Smith [64]
- 2018-19 Catherine Rose [65]
- 2019-20 Sandra Rhule
- 2020-21 Barrie Hargrove - elected in September 2021 at annual meeting delayed due to COVID pandemic.
- 2021-22 Barrie Hargrove (second term)[9]
- 2022-23 Sunil Chopra (second term) [10]
- 2023-24 Michael Situ [11]
- 2024-25 Naima Ali[12]
References[]
- ↑ Tom Bryan: association, education and the making of Fircroft College.
- ↑ Photographic portrait of A G Grantham in mayoral robes, 1 April 1908. Lafayette Collection.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Gates Family. Banting Family.
- ↑ (13 January 1887-20 January 1963) Born in Plumstead, worked as a railway porter but in 1905 enlisted as a private in the South Lancashire Regiment for 12 years. Served in India throughout WWI. From 1918 living in Southwark.
- ↑ Wife of 1941-42 mayor
- ↑ Younger brother of 1941-42 mayor
- ↑ Kevin Quinn (6 February 2021). Matron, Major, Mayor - Denise Capstick who dedicated her life to caring and saving others passes away at 56. Southwark News. Retrieved on 8 February 2021.
- ↑ The Mayor of Southwark. London Borough of Southwark. Retrieved on 7 June 2015.
- ↑ MINUTES of the Council Assembly (Annual Meeting) held on Monday 24 May 2021. London Borough of Southwark.
- ↑ Agenda item - Election of Mayor. London Borough of Southwark (21 May 2022).
- ↑ Southwark Council Annual Mayor-Making council assembly and Civic Awards ceremony 20 May 2023.
- ↑ Mayor of Southwark (23 May 2024).