No. |
Mayor |
Tenure |
Terms |
Notes |
1 |
George Benjamin Thorneycroft |
1848/49 |
1 |
Ironmaster. First Mayor of Wolverhampton. |
2 |
Alderman George Robinson |
1849/50 |
1 |
Solicitor |
3 |
Alderman Joseph Walker |
1850/51 |
1 |
Confectioner. St Mary's Ward. |
4 |
Alderman William Warner |
1851/52 |
1 |
Draper, Borough Magistrate |
5 |
Jeremiah Wynn |
1852/53 |
1 |
Factor, Earp & Wynn, St John's Sq. Borough Magistrate. |
6 |
Alderman John Neve |
1853/54 |
1 |
Ironmonger & nail manufacturer, Magistrate |
7 |
James Shipton |
1854/55 |
1 |
Timber merchant and licensed carrier |
8 |
Alderman Edward Perry |
1855/57 |
2 |
Japanning & tinplate works owner. Tenure extended due dispute between the Council and the Wolverhampton Water Works Co. County & Borough Magistrate. St John's Ward. |
9 |
Alderman Moses Ironmonger |
1857/58 |
1 |
Rope and twine factory owner, Chief Magistrate and president of the Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce |
10 |
John Hartley |
1858/59 |
1 |
Ironmaster and Borough Magistrate. |
11 |
Alderman Benjamin Hicklin, JP |
1859/60 |
1 |
Carrier, railway agent and farmer. Borough Magistrate. |
12 |
Alderman Charles Clarke |
1860/61 |
1 |
Grocer, Merchant and General Warehouseman. St George's Ward. |
13 |
Alderman George Lees Underhill |
c. 27 November 1861[3]—1862 |
1 |
Iron merchant. Led the people of Wolverhampton in a subscription to raise funds to erect a statue in the memory of Prince Albert. Borough Magistrate, JP. |
14 |
|
1862/63 |
1 |
Solicitor. Borough Magistrate. Afterwards Rt Hon Viscount Wolverhampton GCSI |
15 |
John Hawksford |
1863/64 |
1 |
Attorney & solicitor, First Catholic Mayor of Wolverhampton |
16 |
Alderman John Ford |
1864/65 |
1 |
Hardware merchant |
17 |
Joseph Crowther Smith |
1865/66 |
1 |
Solicitor |
18 |
Sir John Morris, Kt. |
1866/67 |
1 |
Artificial manure manufacturer & farmer. St Paul's Ward. |
19 |
Councillor James Langman |
1867/68 |
1 |
Master pawnbroker. St George's Ward. |
20 |
Alderman Moses Ironmonger |
1868/69 |
1 |
Rope and twine factory owner. Chief Magistrate. 2nd term as Mayor of Wolverhampton |
21 |
Thomas Bantock |
1869/70 |
1 |
Ironmaster & Industrialist |
22 |
James Walker |
1870/71 |
1 |
Estate agent |
23 |
Joseph Ford |
1871/72 |
1 |
Foreign merchant |
24 |
Isaac Jenks |
1872/73 |
1 |
Ironmaster. Donated the gold chain and badge of office still in use today |
25 |
Alderman William Highfield Jones |
1873/74 |
1 |
Built one of the largest japanning businesses in Wolverhampton. Borough Magistrate. St John's Ward. |
26 |
Alderman William Edwards |
1874/75 |
1 |
Edge Tool Manufacturer & J.P. |
27 |
John Clarkson Major |
1875/76 |
1 |
Yorkshire-born chemist, set up first tar distillery in Wolverhampton |
28 |
Alderman Samuel Dickinson |
1876/77 |
1 |
Iron merchant & broker. Borough Magistrate. |
29 |
David Kendrick |
1877/78 |
1 |
Ironmaster |
30 |
Alderman John Jones |
1878/81 |
3 |
Ironmaster. Opened West Park, the first of Wolverhampton's large parks. Second longest number of consecutive terms as Mayor (3) |
31 |
Herbert C Owen |
1881/82 |
1 |
Solicitor |
32 |
Alderman Francis Davis Gibbons |
1882/83 |
1 |
Agricultural artificial manure manufacturer. Borough Magistrate. St James's Ward. |
33 |
Councillor John Brotherton |
1883/84 |
1 |
Master Tube manufacturer. St George's Ward. |
34 |
Alderman John Annan |
1884/85 |
1 |
Chief engineer & manager, Wolverhampton Gas Company. Dunstall Ward. Borough Magistrate. |
35 |
Joseph G Wright |
1885/86 |
1 |
Ironmaster |
36 |
Alderman Thomas Vincent Jackson, FRCS (Edin.) |
1886/87 |
1 |
Surgeon. First member of the medical profession to become Mayor. Borough Magistrate. St Peter's Ward. |
37 |
Alderman Joseph Jones |
1887/88 |
1 |
Ironmaster. Borough Magistrate. St Matthew's Ward. |
38 |
Frederic Edward Manby |
1888/89 |
1 |
Surgeon |
39 |
|
1889/91 |
2 |
Motorcycle and car manufacturer (Sunbeam). Borough Magistrate. Merridale Ward. |
40 |
James Saunders |
1891/92 |
1 |
Iron broker & agent |
41 |
Alderman Charles Tertius Mander |
1892/96 |
4 |
Created baronet 1911. Longest number of consecutive terms as Mayor (4). Park Ward. |
42 |
|
1896/97 |
1 |
Owner with brother George of Craddock Bros, boot and shoe manufacturers of Wolverhampton. Born Northamptonshire 1853, died 1925. St George's Ward. Borough Magistrate. |
43 |
Alderman Alexander McBean |
1897/98 |
1 |
Iron merchant. Borough Magistrate, JP. Blakenhall Ward. |
44 |
Alderman Price Lewis |
1898/99 |
2 |
Master tailor. Borough Magistrate. Graiseley Ward. |
45 |
Alderman Samuel Theodore Mander |
1899-September 1900 |
1 |
Varnish manufacturer. Died in Office, 14 September 1900. St Mark's Ward. |
No. |
Mayor |
Tenure |
Terms |
Notes |
46 |
Alderman Price Lewis |
1900 (September–November) |
1 |
Master Tailor. JP |
47 |
Alderman John Walton Hamp |
1900 (November)–1901 |
1 |
Surgeon & Chief Magistrate. St John's Ward. |
48 |
Councillor Charles Paulton Plant |
1901/02 |
1 |
Wine merchant & brewer. St Peter's Ward. Chairman Streets Committee. |
49 |
Councillor George Rennie Thorne |
1902/03 |
1 |
Solicitor & Lay preacher. St Matthew's Ward. |
50 |
Alderman Levi Johnson |
1903/04 |
1 |
Brewer & Wine merchant. Borough Magistrate. St John's Ward. Had daughter Wulfruna Johnson. |
51 |
Richard Evans Willoughby Berrington |
1904/05 |
1 |
Civil engineer |
52 |
Alderman Albert Baldwin Bantock |
1905–1907 |
2 |
Coal & Iron agent, High Sherriff of Staffordshire |
53 |
Councillor Fred Evans |
1907/08 |
1 |
|
54 |
Councillor Edward Lewis Cullwick |
1908–1909 (April) |
1 |
Harness manufacturer. Died in Office, 1 April 1909 |
55 |
Councillor Fred Evans |
1909 (April–November) |
1 |
|
56 |
Councillor John Grout |
1909 (November)–1910 |
1 |
Physician And surgeon |
57 |
Councillor Charles Thomas Richards |
1910/11 |
1 |
Pawnbroker And Jeweller |
58 |
Councillor Thomas William Dickinson |
1911–1913 |
2 |
Fruit merchant & farmer |
59 |
Councillor Frederick Howard Skidmore |
1913/14 |
1 |
Auctioneer & Valuer |
60 |
Councillor Albert Baldwin Bantock |
1914/15 |
1 |
First Mayor to stand for a third term |
61 |
Councillor Arthur Charles Skidmore |
1915–1917 |
2 |
(c. 1865–28 May 1940) Solicitor, Borough Coroner |
62 |
Alderman John Francis Myatt |
1917/18 |
1 |
Brewer |
63 |
Alfred George Jeffs |
1918/19 |
1 |
Wholesale grocer |
64 |
Alderman Thomas Austin Henn |
1919/20 |
1 |
(c. 1871–6 May 1948), Jeweller. Freeman of Wolverhampton. |
65 |
James Thompson |
1920–1922 |
2 |
(c. 1864, Bilston–1934), Chairman of John Thompson Ltd., manufacturers. High Sheriff of Staffordshire, he lived at Ludstone Hall, Claverley. He was injured in a fall from a horse in 1933 and died the following year |
66 |
Councillor Thomas Frost |
1922/23 |
1 |
(c. 1864–22 May 1953) Builder |
67 |
Joseph Clarke |
1923–1925 |
2 |
|
68 |
Alderman Frederick Albert Willcock |
1925–1927 |
2 |
Retired chemist |
69 |
Albert Edward Wood |
1927–1929 |
2 |
|
70 |
Alderman Alan Davies |
1929/30 |
1 |
(c. 1874–24 January 1954) |
71 |
Alderman Joseph Haddock |
1930/31 |
1 |
(c. 1874–25 June 1957), later manager of the Star and Garter Hotel. |
72 |
Alderman John Lewis |
1931–1932 (February) |
1 |
Died in Office, 25 February 1932 |
73 |
Alderman Joseph Haddock |
1932 (March–November) |
1 |
Elected Mayor for remainder of Municipal year |
74 |
Sir Charles Arthur Mander (Baronet) |
1932 (November)–1933 |
1 |
Alderman |
75 |
Bertram Kidson |
1933/34 |
1 |
Chartered Accountant |
76 |
Morris Christopher |
1934/35 |
1 |
|
77 |
Alderman James Whittaker |
1935/36 |
1 |
(c. 1866–3 April 1940). Died following a motor car accident near Ascot. |
78 |
Sir Charles Arthur Mander (Baronet) |
1936/37 |
1 |
|
79 |
Richard Ernest Probert |
1937/38 |
1 |
|
80 |
Councillor George Edwin John Luce |
1938/39 |
1 |
|
81 |
Harry Austin White |
1939/40 |
1 |
(c. 1883–24 November 1947) |
82 |
Albert Abraham Beach |
1940/41 |
1 |
|
83 |
George Bates |
1941/42 |
1 |
|
84 |
Anacletus Byrne-Quinn, OBE |
1942/43 |
1 |
Physician & Surgeon, MB BS MRCS Eng. LRCP Lond. The Poplars, Third Ave., Low Hill, Fallings Park. (13 July 1903—1987 W'ton) |
85 |
Alderman Frederick Stephen Thompson |
1943/44 |
1 |
(c. 1871–27 March 1945) Boiler Works Manager |
86 |
Thomas William Phillipson |
1944/45 |
1 |
|
87 |
William Lawley |
1945/46 |
1 |
|
88 |
Cyril Bernard Vincent Taylor |
1946/47 |
1 |
|
89 |
Herbert Edwin Lane |
10 November 1947–23 May 49 |
2 |
|
90 |
Councillor Henry "Harry" Bowdler |
1949/50 |
1 |
(c. 1889–1 April 1957) |
91 |
Louis Reginald Guy |
1950/51 |
1 |
(1899 W'ton—1974 W'ton) |
92 |
James Beattie |
1951/52 |
1 |
Joint Managing Director of James Beattie Ltd., grandson of the founder. (Chairman and Managing Director in 1961) |
93 |
Alderman Harold Thomas Fullwood |
1952/53 |
1 |
|
94 |
Alderman Mrs. Alice Annie Braybrook |
18 May 1953–1954 |
1 |
Wolverhampton's first woman Mayor. |
95 |
Alderman Leonard James Woolridge |
24 May 1954/55 |
1 |
|
96 |
Alderman Frank Mansell |
23 May 1955/56 |
1 |
|
97 |
Alderman George Rastall |
28 May 1956/57 |
1 |
|
98 |
Alderman Mrs. Ruby Florence Ilsley |
20 May 1957–1958 |
1 |
|
99 |
John Clement Horner |
1958/59 |
1 |
|
100 |
Norman Frank Bagley |
1959/60 |
1 |
|
101 |
Harold Marsh |
1960/61 |
1 |
|
102 |
Charles Herbert Davies |
1961/62 |
1 |
|
103 |
Malcolm Pascal Birch |
1962/63 |
1 |
|
104 |
Herbert Preece |
1963/64 |
1 |
|
105 |
Harry Bagley |
1964/65 |
1 |
|
106 |
Frank Clapham |
1965/66 |
1 |
|
107 |
Frank Stanley Smith |
1966/67 |
1 |
|
108 |
Alderman Edward (Ted) Yardley Fullwood |
1967/68 |
1 |
|
109 |
Robert Campbell |
1968/69 |
1 |
|
110 |
Stanley Steventon Tatem |
1969/70 |
1 |
|
111 |
Gerald Anthony Guy |
1970/71 |
1 |
|
112 |
Francis Victor Law |
1971/72 |
1 |
|
113 |
Arthur Storer |
1972/73 |
1 |
|
114 |
Dennis Arthur Birch |
1973/74 |
1 |
|
115 |
Samuel Herbert Reynolds |
1974/75 |
1 |
|
116 |
Edward Mitchell |
1975/76 |
1 |
|
117 |
Arthur Ernest Steventon |
1976/77 |
1 |
|
118 |
Jessie Emma Beddoes |
1977/78 |
1 |
|
119 |
Violet Amy Fletcher |
1978/79 |
1 |
|
120 |
Ian George Claymore |
1979/80 |
1 |
|
121 |
Herbert Edwin Lane MBE |
1980/81 |
1 |
2nd term as Mayor |
122 |
Ernest William Bold |
1981/82 |
1 |
|
123 |
John Arthur Morey |
1982/83 |
1 |
|
124 |
Alfred Christopher Laws |
1983/84 |
1 |
|
125 |
Stanley Arthur Ledsam |
1984/85 |
1 |
|
126 |
George Fredrick Howells |
1985/86 |
1 |
|
127 |
Councillor Bishan Dass |
1986/87 |
1 |
Labour, Ettingshall Ward, first elected 1 May 1975.[4] |
128 |
Doreen Mildred Seiboth |
1987/88 |
1 |
|
129 |
Philip Reginald Richards |
1988/89 |
1 |
|
130 |
Richard Reynolds |
1989/90 |
1 |
|
131 |
John Geraghty |
1990–1990 (October) |
1 |
|
132 |
Richard Reynolds |
1990 (October)–1991 |
1 |
2nd term as Mayor |
133 |
Councillor Surjan Singh Duhra |
1991/92 |
1 |
Labour, St Peter's Ward, election history from 4 May 1978 to 5 May 2011.[5][6][7] |
134 |
Raymond Bert Swatman |
1992/93 |
1 |
|
135 |
Councillor Richard Fredrick Whitehouse |
1993/94 |
1 |
Liberal Independent, Spring Vale Ward, first elected 3 May 1984.[8] |
136 |
Stanley Arthur Ledsam |
1994/95 |
1 |
2nd term as Mayor |
137 |
Councillor Margaret Mary Benton |
1995/96 |
1 |
Labour, Bilston North Ward, election history from 2 May 1991 to 1 May 2003.[9][10][11] |
138 |
George Fredrick Howells MBE |
1996/97 |
1 |
2nd term as Mayor |
139 |
Councillor Francis Docherty |
1997/98 |
1 |
Labour, East Park Ward, election history from 2 May 1991 to 5 May 2011.[12][13][14] |
140 |
Councillor Gwendoline (Gwen) Mary Stafford Good |
1998/99 |
1 |
|
141 |
Councillor Peter Alan Bilson |
1999/2000 |
1 |
Labour, Bushbury South and Low Hill Ward, first ekected 6 May 1982.[15] |
No. |
Mayor |
Tenure |
Terms |
Notes |
142 |
Councillor Tersaim Singh |
2000/01 |
1 |
Labour, St Peter's Ward, first elected 3 May 1990.[16] |
143 |
Councillor Mrs Joyce Hill |
2001/02 |
1 |
Labour, Fallings Park Ward, election history from 8 May 1986 to 17 May 2006.[17][18][19] |
144 |
Councillor Robert Hart |
2002/03 |
1 |
Conservative (I & II) and Independent (III), Merry Hill Ward (I, II & III), election history from 3 May 1973 to 16 Jan 4 May 1995 (I), 25 Sep 1997 to 25 Jan 2007 (II) and from 25 Jan 2007 to 14 May 2008 (III).[20][21][22] |
145 |
Councillor John Jeffery Rowley |
2003/04 |
1 |
Labour, Blakenhall Ward, first elected 6 May 1982.[23] |
146 |
Councillor Alan Hart |
2004/05 |
1 |
Conservative (I) and Independent (II), Penn Ward (I & II), election history from 6 May 1976 to 16 Jan 2007 (I) and 17 Jan 2007 to 16 May 2007 (II).[24][25][26] |
147 |
Councillor Phil Bateman MBE |
2005/06 |
1 |
Labour, Wednesfield North Ward, first elected 3 May 1984.[27] |
148 |
Councillor John Davis |
2006/07 |
1 |
Conservative, Tettenhall Regis Ward, election history from 4 May 1978 to 6 May 1982 and 5 May 1983 to 3 May 2012.[28][29][30] |
149 |
Councillor Trudy Bowen |
2007/08 |
1 |
Labour, Bilston North Ward, election history from 8 May 1986 to 14 May 2008.[31][32][33] |
150 |
Councillor Mrs Christine Valerie Mills |
2008/09 |
1 |
Conservative, Merry Hill Ward, first elected 7 May 1987.[34] |
151 |
Councillor Surjan Singh Duhra |
2009/10 |
1 |
Second term as Mayor |
152 |
Councillor Malcolm John Gwinnett |
2010/11 |
1 |
Liberal Democrat, Spring Vale Ward, first elected 3 May 1990.[35] |
153 |
Councillor Thomas "Bert" Turner |
2011/12 |
1 |
Labour, Bilston East Ward, first elected 6 December 1990.[36] |
154 |
Councillor Mrs Christine Valerie Mills |
16 May 2012/13 |
1 |
Second term as Mayor.[34] |
155 |
|
15 May 2013/14 |
1 |
Labour, Heath Town Ward, election history from 2 May 1991 to 14 May 2008 and from 5 Feb 2009.[37][38][39][40] |
156 |
Councillor Michael Heap |
2014/15 |
1 |
Liberal Democrat, Spring Vale Ward.[41] |
157 |
Councillor Ian Brookfield |
2015/16 |
1 |
Labour, Fallings Park[42] |