List of mayors of Bradford
This is a list of mayors and the later lord mayors of the city of Bradford.
After having elected a mayor since 1847 Bradford was awarded the dignity of a Lord Mayoralty by letters patent dated 16 September 1907.[1] At the time, it was the seventh most populous borough in England and Wales, and the second largest in area, and thus the largest municipality without a Lord Mayor.[2] When Bradford became a metropolitan borough in 1974 the honour was confirmed by letters patent dated 1 April 1974.[3]
Sir John Arthur Godwin First Lord Mayor of Bradford by James Charles
Mayors of Bradford[]
Source:[4]
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1847–48 | Robert Milligan | MP for Bradford, 1851 |
| 1848-49 | Titus Salt | Mill Owner MP for Bradford, 1859 |
| 1849-50 | Henry Forbes | |
| 1850-51 | William Rand | |
| 1851-54 | Samuel Smith | |
| 1854-56 | William Murgatroyd | |
| 1856-59 | Henry Brown | |
| 1859-62 | Isaac Wright | |
| 1862-63 | Matthew William Thompson | Railway Company Director MP for Bradford, 1867 |
| 1863-64 | Joseph Farrar | |
| 1864-65 | Charles Semon | Textile Merchant |
| 1865-66 | John Venimore Godwin | Photographer |
| 1866-67 | William Brayshaw | |
| 1867-68 | James Law | |
| 1868-69 | Edward West | |
| 1869-71 | Mark Dawson | |
| 1871-73 | Matthew William Thompson | Railway Company Director MP for Bradford, 1867 |
| 1873-74 | Manoah Rhodes | |
| 1874-75 | Henry Mitchell | Mill Owner |
| 1875-76 | Wilson Sutcliffe | Managing Partner of Bowling Dye Works |
| 1876-77 | George Motley Waud | |
| 1877-78 | Briggs Priestley | Mill Owner MP for Pudsey, 1885 |
| 1878-81 | Angus Holden | Textile company director MP for Bradford East,1885 |
| 1881-82 | John Hill | |
| 1882-83 | Frederick Priestman | |
| 1883-85 | Isaac Smith | |
| 1885-86 | Thomas Hill | |
| 1886-87 | Angus Holden | Textile company director MP for Bradford East, 1885 |
| 1887-88 | John Limber Morley | |
| 1888-89 | William Moulson | |
| 1889-90 | Smith Feather | |
| 1890-91 | Ezra Waugh Hammond | |
| 1891-92 | Thomas Priestley | |
| 1892-93 | William Oddy | |
| 1893-94 | Jonas Whitley | |
| 1894-96 | William Willis Wood | |
| 1896-98 | Thomas Speight | |
| 1898-99 | William Edward Aykroyd | |
| 1899-1902 | William C. Lupton | |
| 1902-04 | David Wade[5] | Alderman. Liberal |
| 1904-05 | William Edward Briggs Priestley | Mill-owner MP for Bradford East, 1906 |
| 1905-06 | William A. Whitehead |
Lord mayors of Bradford[]
| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1906-07 | Sir Arthur Godwin | Merchant, First Lord Mayor, 1907 |
| 1907-08 | John E. Fawcett | |
| 1908-09 | James Hill | Woollen Merchant MP for Bradford Central, 1916 |
| 1909-10 | William Land | |
| 1910-11 | Jacob Moser | Textile merchant |
| 1911-12 | John B. Moorhouse | |
| 1912-13 | Fred Foster | |
| 1913-14 | John Arnold | |
| 1914-15 | George H. Robinson | |
| 1915-16 | Thomas Howarth | |
| 1916-17 | Abram Peel | |
| 1917-18 | John Bland | |
| 1918 | Herbert Hustler Tetley | |
| 1918-19 | Joseph Hayhurst | |
| 1919 | Walter Barber | |
| 1919-20 | William Wade | |
| 1920-21 | Anthony Gadie | Estate Agent MP for Bradford Central, 1924 |
| 1921-22 | Thomas Blythe | |
| 1922-23 | Thomas Sowden | |
| 1923-24 | Herbert M. Trotter | |
| 1924-25 | John Henry Palin | Union official MP for Bradford North, 1918 |
| 1925-26 | Joseph Stringer | |
| 1926-27 | Richard Johnson | |
| 1927-28 | Michael Conway | |
| 1928-29 | Herbert T. Pullan | |
| 1929-30 | Angus H. Rhodes | |
| 1930-31 | Alfred Pickles | |
| 1931-32 | George Walker | |
| 1932-33 | John W. Longley | |
| 1933-34 | Arthur W. Brown | |
| 1934-35 | Walter Hodgson | |
| 1935-36 | Jonas Pearson | |
| 1936-37 | George R. Carter | |
| 1937-38 | Henry Hudson | |
| 1938-39 | Tom J. Robinson | |
| 1939-40 | Meredith Farrer Titterington | MP for Bradford South |
| 1940-41 | William Illingworth | |
| 1941-42 | Louis F.W.S. Smith | |
| 1942-43 | James Harrison | |
| 1943-44 | Walter Barraclough | |
| 1944-45 | Cecil Barnett | |
| 1945-46 | Kathleen Chambers | |
| 1946-47 | Thomas I. Clough | |
| 1947-49 | Frederick J. Cowie | |
| 1949-50 | George Thomas Meggison | |
| 1950-51 | Alton Ward | |
| 1951-52 | Horace Hird | Director, H. Hird (Steeplejack) Ltd. |
| 1952-53 | John Shee | |
| 1953-54 | Angus Crowther | |
| 1954-55 | Henry James White | |
| 1955 | Herbert William Semper | |
| 1955-56 | Richard Cornelius Ruth | |
| 1956-57 | Horace Robert Walker | |
| 1957-58 | David Black (Mayor of Bradford) | |
| 1958-59 | Norbert William Durrant | |
| 1959-60 | Ernest England | |
| 1960-61 | Edgar Robinson | Textile Manufacturer, Liberal |
| 1961-62 | Benjamin Wilfrid Berry | |
| 1962-63 | Harold K. Watson | |
| 1963-64 | Tom Wood (Mayor of Bradford) | |
| 1964-65 | Weber Marshall Hird | |
| 1965-66 | Jack Wilkinson (Mayor of Bradford) | |
| 1966-67 | Louis Cowgill | |
| 1967 | Thomas Lee (Mayor of Bradord) | |
| 1968 | John William Taylor | |
| 1968-69 | Arthur Walton | |
| 1969-70 | Edward Newby | |
| 1970-71 | John E. B. Singleton | Textile Merchant, John Singleton & Son. Manufacturers |
| 1971-72 | Herbert Moran (Mayor of Bradford) | |
| 1972-73 | Audrey Firth | |
| 1973-74 | Derek Smith (Mayor of Bradford) | |
| April 1974 | John E. B. Singleton | Textile Merchant, John Singleton & Son. Manufacturers |
| 1974-75 | Tom Edward Hall | |
| 1975-76 | Doris Birdsall | |
| 1976-77 | Frank Hillam | |
| 1977-78 | Paul Hockney | |
| 1978-79 | Arthur F. Trigg | |
| 1979-80 | John S. Senior | |
| 1980-81 | Arnold Lightowler | |
| 1981-82 | Daniel C. Coughlin | |
| 1982-83 | Joan Lightband | |
| 1983-84 | Norman Free | |
| 1984-85 | Olive Messer | |
| 1985-86 | Mohammed Ajeeb | Housing Director |
| 1986-87 | William Arthur Nunn | |
| 1987-88 | Laurie C. Coughlin | |
| 1988-89 | Smith Midgley | |
| 1989-90 | George Hodgson | |
| 1990-91 | Ernest Saville | |
| 1991-92 | Sydney John Collard | |
| 1992-93 | Barry Kenneth Thorne | |
| 1993-94 | Robert Sowman | |
| 1994-95 | Danny Mangham | |
| 1995-96 | Marilyn Beeley | |
| 1996-97 | Gordon Mitchell | |
| 1997-98 | James Anthony (Tony) Cairns | |
| 1998-99 | Tony Miller | |
| 1999-2000 | Harry Mason | |
| 2000-01 | John Stanley King | |
| 2001-02 | Ghazanfer Khaliq | |
| 2002-03 | Richard E.J. Wightman | Finance Director |
| 2003-04 | Allan Irving Hillary | |
| 2004-05 | Irene Ellison-Wood | |
| 2005-06 | Valerie Binney | |
| 2006-07 | Choudhary Rangzeb | Businessman |
| 2007-08 | Robin Owens | |
| 2008-09 | Howard Middleton | |
| 2009-10 | John D Godward | |
| 2010-11 | Peter Hill | |
| 2011-12 | Naveeda Ikram | |
| 2012-13 | Dale Smith | |
| 2013-14 | Khadim Hussain[6] | Engineer |
| 2014-15 | Mike Gibbons[7] | |
| 2015–16 | Joanne Dodds[8] | |
| 2016–17 | Geoff Reid[9] | Methodist minister |
| 2017–18 | Abid Hussain[10] | |
| 2018–19 | Zafar Ali | |
| 2019–21 | Doreen Lee | |
| 2021- | Shabir Hussain |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "No. 28065". The London Gazette. 1 October 1907. pp. 6575–6575.
- ^ "A New Lord Mayor", The Times, 7 September 1907, pg. 7
- ^ "No. 46255". The London Gazette. 4 April 1974. p. 4400.
- ^ "MAYORS OF BRADFORD- LIST OF THE MEN AND WOMEN ELECTED TO THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AND LORD MAYOR IN BRADFORD" (PDF). City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Election of Mayors". The Times (36922). London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
- ^ "The Lord Mayor-Biographical notes on the Lord Mayor, Councillor Khadim Hussain Civic Year 2013-2014". Bradford Council. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "The Lord Mayor Lord Mayor 2014-2015". Bradford Council. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Your Council". Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ^ "Lord Mayor 2016-2017: Councillor Geoff Reid". Bradford City Council. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Lord Mayor 2017-2018 - Councillor Abid Hussain". City of Bradford. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
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