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This is a list of the Mayors of Newcastle upon Tyne in the north east of England. The Lord Mayor is assisted by a deputy, the Sheriff. The term of office lasts for one year. Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle [[MediasDASDASD:Insert formula here]][[File: == Example.jpg == [[[http://www.example.com link title]]''''Italic text''[[File: ---- Example.jpg#REDIRECT [[<s>Target page name</s><br /><sup>Superscript text</sup>]]]]'']]]} </math></math></math></math> Newcastle had a 'Mayor' until 1905 when the King granted the City the right to have a 'Lord Mayor'. Sheriffs were first elected in 1400. The post was abolished after local government reorganisation in 1974, but was reinstated in 1996.

History

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The Office of Mayor is one of the oldest surviving civic institutions of Newcastle. The exact date of origin is unclear but it has been suggested that the right of election of their own Mayor was granted to the Burgesses by King John, who reigned from 1199-1216.

It was not uncommon for early Mayors to hold office for many years. In the earlier fourteenth century Richard Emeldon was Mayor eighteen times between 1305 and 1333. He played an important part in the defence of Northumberland against the Scots during the reign of Edward II and Edward III. In 1332 he was appointed Escheator of Newcastle, whose duties included the oversight of the lands of wards of traitors. Emeldon was killed at the Battle of Halidon Hill in 1333, having brought 28 men-at-arms and 31 light horsemen to Berwick to aid Edward III.

There was increasing hostility between the Freemen of the 12 'Mysteries' who had become an oligarchy with supreme influence in the election of the Mayor, and the 'poorer' freemen of the craft guilds. This tension came to a head in 1340-1341 when, approved by the oligarchy, John de Denton was elected for a second time. The 'lesser' Burgesses elected their own candidate, Richard de Acton. This led to riots and violence and King Edward III intervened and imposed a fine of £500 on the town. As a result of this clash, a new procedure for electing the Mayor was introduced, although the results were less happy for John de Denton who was imprisoned and died of starvation in 1344. Retribution was wrought on the 'lesser' Burgesses, many of whom were put to death for the murder of Denton. Later in the century, William Bishopdale fought with bravery at the battle of Otterburn and King Richard II granted the Mayor the right to have a sword carried before him in procession.

Perhaps the most famous medieval Mayor was Roger Thornton, first elected in 1400 and who also served 1402-1405, 1416–1417 and 1423-1425. Leland, the King’s Antiquary in 1533 described him as "the richest merchant that ever was dwelling in Newcastle." Before becoming Mayor, Roger Thornton was elected M.P. in 1397 and sent to the Parliament of Henry IV. Thornton was probably largely responsible for negotiating a major change in the constitution of the town. In 1400 Newcastle became a town and county - separated from the jurisdiction of Northumberland. This meant that no more bailiffs were appointed and the Burgesses would have a Sheriff to govern them, at least financially, in the interest of the Crown.

The Mayors of the fifteenth and sixteenth century were largely rich merchants, like Thornton, and acted as a plutocracy dominating the town's affairs.

One of the important functions of the Mayor, especially in the seventeenth century, was to preside over the ancient courts. Under a charter of 1605, the Mayor and Burgesses were granted Admiralty jurisdiction over the Tyne. To symbolise this role, the Mayor was preceded in procession by an oar. There was also a city barge to be used by the Mayor and River Jury in connection with this court.

In 1639 at the time of the Civil War the Council elected as Mayor a Puritan, Robert Bewick against the wishes of Charles I. In 1642 the King ordered that the Council elect a Royalist, Sir John Marley. In 1644, Sir John Marley led the defence of Newcastle against the Scots and it was for his bravery, and that of Newcastle’s citizens, that the town was awarded its motto "Fortiter Defendit Triumphans" (Triumphing by a brave defence).

During the eighteenth century the Mayor and Common Council held sway in the town and were responsible for the maintenance of the river - the vital artery of Newcastle's thriving coal trade. The protection of the river was demonstrated each year on Barge Day when the Mayor, in his capacity as President of the Court of Admiralty, inspected riverside staithes etc.. The method of guild election of the Mayor, which had evolved so painfully, was finally replaced in the great decade of reform - the 1830s. The establishment of the reformed Corporation of 1835 meant that a Council consisting of Alderman and Councillors was elected and the Mayor was chosen from amongst them.

This system survived until 1974 when the office of Alderman was abolished. Lord Mayors are now chosen from the body of Councillors and appointed at the Annual Meeting of the full Council. In Newcastle it is customary for the most senior Councillor of the ruling political group, who has not already served as Lord Mayor, to be offered the position.

Mayors of Newcastle

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Mayors 1216-1398

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Mayors and Sherriffs 1400-1499

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(d) = died in office
Year Mayor Sheriff
1399–1400 Henry Karlell William Redmarshall
1400 Roger Thornton Robert Gabefore
1401 Robert Cherden John Paulyn
1402 Roger Thornton William Esyngton
1403 Roger Thornton Robert Hebburn
1404 Roger Thornton William Langton
1405 Roger Thornton -
1406 Robert Gabefore William Redmarshall
1407 William Esyngton John Bywell
1408 William Langton William Middleton
1409 William Langton John Wall
1410 - Robert Hebburn
1411 William Langton John Paulyn
1412 William Johnson William Redmarshall
1413 Robert Hebburn John Wall
1414 Robert Hebburn William Middleton
1415 Robert Hebburn (d) John Strother
1416 Roger Thornton Richard Dalton
1417 Roger Thornton John Rodes
1418 John Strother John Wall
1419 John Strother William Ellerby
1420 John Bywell Robert Whelpyngton
1421 John Strother Robert Swynburn
1422 John Wall Richard Hall
1423 Roger Thornton John Jay
1424 Roger Thornton Laurence Acton
1425 Roger Thornton John Pray
1426 William Ellerby Thomas Chirden
1427 John Wall John Clerk
1428 Laurence Acton Simon Weltden
1429 John Rodes John Jay
1430 John Rodes Richard Hall
1431 John Rodes John Clerk
1432 Laurence Acton Edward Bertram
1433 Laurence Acton Thomas Chirden
1434 Richard Hall Thomas Papedy
1435 Robert Whelpington Richard Bothe
1436 Richard Hall Thomas Wardell
1437 Laurence Acton John Chamber
1438 Robert Whelpington William Lawes
1439 John Clark Thomas Castell
1440 John Chambers William Harding
1441 William Harding John Musgrave
1442 Thomas Warde Simon Weltden
1443 John Musgrave William Jay
1444 William Harding Thomas Hedlam
1445 William Jay Thomas Bee
1446 William Harding John Ward
1447 William Harding John Ovyngton
1448 John Ward Robert Baxter
1449 William Harding John Richardson
1450 John Ward Alan Byrd
1451 Robert Baxter Alan Carr
1452 William Harding John Baxter
1453 John Carlell John Penreth
1454 John Richardson Nicholas Wetwang
1455 John Richardson William Rothom
1456 John Richardson Thomas Cuthbert
1457 John Richardson John Nikson
1458 John Pendreth Robert Stevenson
1459 John Richardson Henry Fouler
1460 Robert Baxter Richard Stevenson
1461 John Richardson Nicholas Haynyng
1462 Allen Bird Nicholas Wetwang
1463 Allen Bird Henry Fouler
1464 John Nixon William Blaxton
1465 Allen Bird Nicholas Haynyng
1466 John Nixon William Thompson
1467 William Blaxton Robert Chambers
1468 John Nixon John Easington
1469 Richard Stevenson John Coke
1470 William Blaxton John Fisher
1471 John Nixon Thomas Lockwood
1472 William Blaxton George Carr
1473 William Blaxton Thomas Swan
1474 Nicholas Haynyng Robert Harden
1475 John Carlell William Hudson
1476 John Carlell John Sample
1477 John Coke Peter Bewick
1478 Robert Chambers John Hilton
1479 John Sample John Riddesdale
1480 John Carlell William Scott
1481 George Carr William Bewley
1482 John Coke William Cunningham
1483 John Carlell Robert Stokhall
1484 George Carr George Bird
1485 Richard Chamber Thomas Harbred
1486 George Carr Robert Brigham
1487 George Carr John Penrith
1488 Thomas Lockwood William Richardson
1489 George Carr William Chambers
1490 Peter Bewick Thomas Morpath
1491 George Carr Robert Harding
1492 George Carr Bertram Younghusband
1493 George Carr Thomas Harbred
1494 George Bird Thomas Green
1495 George Bird Christopher Brigham
1496 George Bird William Hayning
1497 Robert Harding William Davell
1498 George Carr John Penrith
1499 Robert Brigham John Snowe

Transitional Mayor

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No. Mayor Party Tenure Terms Notes
1 John Collins Hanscomb Conservative 1973–1974 1 Transitional Mayor / Chairman between the dissolution of the County Borough and the foundation of the Metropolitan Borough.[1]

Metropolitan Borough Mayors

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No. Mayor Party Tenure Terms Notes
1 Doris Berry Conservative 1974–1975 1 b.1912 – d.1992. The first Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.
2 John Arthur Foster Labour 1975–1976 1
3 James Rigby Conservative 1976–1977 1
4 Donald Stewart Clarke Labour 1977–1978 1 b.1931 – d.2005. Triplet brother of Alan Ellis Clarke, Mayor of Bolton 1972-73.[2]
5 Adam Hibbert Conservative 1978–1979 1
6 Elizabeth Olwen Hamer Labour 1979–1980 1 b.1928 – d.1995.
7 James Smith Conservative 1980–1981 1
8 Joseph Wild Labour 1981–1982 1
9 John Collins Hanscomb, CBE Conservative 1982–1983 1 Transitional Mayor/Chairman 1973-74. Awarded a CBE on the 1 January 1980.
10 Alan Samuel Brigg Labour 1983–1984 1 b.1911 – d.1988.
11 Barbara Annette Hurst Conservative 1984–1985 1 b.1919 – d.2001. Awarded an MBE in 1993.[3]
12 William Hardman Labour 1985–1986 1 b.1939 – d.1999.[4]
13 Arthur Poulsom Conservative 1986–1987 1
14 William Arthur Robinson Labour 1987–1988 1 b.12/03/1923 d 26/02/1990
15 Brian Melvyn Allanson Conservative 1988–1989 1
16 Kenneth MacIvor Labour 1989–1990 1 b.1925 – d.2004.
17 Geoffrey Smith Labour 1990–1991 1 b.1945.
18 Gerald Riley Conservative 1991–1992 1
19 Ernest Crook Labour 1992–1993 1
20 Campbell Jocelyn H Benjamin, OBE Labour 1993–1994 1 b.1914 – d.2004. The first black Mayor of Bolton. Awarded an OBE in 1996.[5]
21 Thomas Anderton Labour 1994–1995 1
22 Frank Alan Rushton Conservative 1995–1996 1
23 Eric Johnson Labour 1996–1997 1 Also was Mayor of Blackrod 1988-89 and 1993-94.
24 Peter Gareth Birch Labour 1997–1998 1 b.1948 – d.2001.[6]
25 Peter Louis Finch Labour 1998–1999 1 b.1937. Also was Mayor of Westhoughton 1986-87.
26 John Monaghan Labour 1999–2000 1 b.1936 – d.2008.[7] Also was Mayor of Blackrod 1992-93 and 1997-98.
27 Alan Wilkinson Conservative 2000–2001 1
28 Kevan James Helsby, MBE Labour 2001–2002 1 b.1950. Received an MBE in the Millennium honours list. Also was Mayor of Horwich 1987-88 and 2004-05.[8]
29 John Walsh, OBE Conservative 2002–2003 1 Awarded an OBE in 1994.
30 Clifford Morris Labour 2003–2004 1
31 Prentice Howarth Labour 2004–2005 1
32 Frank Richard White Labour 2005–2006 1 b.1940. Labour MP for Bury and Radcliffe 1979-1983.
33 Walter Hall Conservative 2006–2007 1 b.1935.
34 Barbara Olwyn Ronson Liberal Democrat 2007–2008 1 b.1942. Also was Mayor of Horwich 1996-97.[9]
35 Anthony Connell Labour 2008–Date 1 b.1941.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Links in a Chain - John Collins Hanscomb. URL accessed 11 May 2008.
  2. ^ 'He lived life to the full'. The Bolton Evening News, first published 17 March 2005.
  3. ^ 'First Citizen' dies. The Bolton Evening News, first published 13 September 2001.
  4. ^ Former mayor dies. The Bolton Evening News, first published 2 March 1999.
  5. ^ Award 'a major boost to ethnic minorities'. The Bolton Evening News, first published 30 December 1995.
  6. ^ Ex-mayor dies after heart attack. The Bolton Evening News, first published 4 December 2001.
  7. ^ Tributes to former Mayor of Bolton. The Bolton News, first published 5 May 2008.
  8. ^ Former mayor retires from politics. The Bolton News, first published 12 April 2007.
  9. ^ History as Lib-Dem takes over as Mayor. The Bolton News, first published 17 May 2007.
  10. ^ Bolton's new Mayor all set for a Marathon year. The Bolton News, first published 15 May 2008.
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