42:
28:
184:
The exact date of the conferment of full mayoral rights is not known, since the original charter cannot be traced. When London petitioned the King for a grant of mayoralty in 1190, Winchester was not cited as precedent (as were certain French cities), but by 1200 there was reference to the mayoralty
159:
is one of just five local authorities in
England to have an official residence for its Mayor. Abbey House was built in about 1700 and sited in the Abbey Gardens just off The Broadway in Winchester. It was acquired by the City Council in 1889. The house stands on the site of a monastic establishment
712:
188:
The earliest Mayors sometimes held the office for several years in succession, but from the 13th century to the present day, the Mayor has been chosen annually. Until the 16th century, the Mayor-elect was required to travel to
Westminster to receive the royal assent.
233:
There is also a list of all
Winchester's Mayors from 1184 to 1799 in pages 266 to 270 of volume 2 of the 1798 first edition of Rev John Milner's history of Winchester. That list is not considered to be reliable for the period pre 1200.
935:
928:
98:
921:
1546:
185:
as an existing office. It is, therefore, safe to say that the office dates back to the 1190s. The incumbent for 2020-21 is described as the town's 821st mayor.
1434:
823:
661:
776:
711:
Calendar of charters and documents relating to
Selborne and its priory, preserved in the muniment room of Magdalen college, Oxford (Volume 2):
585:
224:
1170:
1464:
1241:
1138:
983:
1155:
1047:
1469:
1062:
1551:
1449:
150:
1333:
1298:
208:
41:
1541:
1031:
173:
161:
1556:
1402:
1397:
1181:
1165:
724:
230:
There is a list of all
Winchester's Mayors from 1587 to 1912 in the last few pages of Warren's 1913 Winchester directory.
901:
615:
1474:
1318:
1313:
1283:
1263:
1225:
1204:
1192:
1036:
1009:
746:
848:
638:
1536:
1429:
1338:
1257:
1247:
1088:
1004:
963:
913:
798:
824:"The history, civil and ecclesiastical, & survey of the antiquities, of Winchester. By the Rev. John Milner V1-2"
1479:
1288:
1214:
1209:
1123:
1118:
1093:
1041:
1015:
968:
1444:
1392:
1236:
1231:
1186:
1108:
1057:
1025:
1020:
998:
1328:
1293:
1268:
1198:
1176:
1082:
988:
699:
1303:
1150:
1144:
1072:
1052:
477:
108:
78:
65:
58:
978:
687:
202:
1273:
1128:
172:. The Abbey survived until the late 1530s when it was formally surrendered to the Crown as part of the
1459:
1252:
1133:
993:
217:
1098:
1067:
973:
238:
The following is a list of every person to have held the office of Mayor of
Winchester since 1900:
1511:
1439:
1113:
1103:
590:
156:
85:
1365:
1278:
134:
27:
165:
1506:
1323:
1160:
1077:
1454:
1308:
1220:
115:
1530:
777:"ST. JOHN MILDMAY, Henry St. John Carew (1787-1848), of Dogmersfield Park, Hants"
725:"ST. JOHN, Paulet (1704-80), of Farley Chamberlayne and Dogmersfield Park, Hants"
662:"Meet the new Mayor of Winchester (and read how he was elected during lockdown)"
129:
362:
1954–1955: Adelaide
Charles (died in office and replaced by Doris Edmeades)
169:
688:
http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT2/H4/CP40no570/bCP40no570dorses/IMG_1708.htm
146:
138:
686:
Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas: CP 40/570; year: 1403 :
142:
944:
Lists of civic mayors (excluding lord mayors) in the United
Kingdom
917:
141:, dating back to the period when Winchester was the capital of
216:
1802–1803: George
William Chard, Mus Doc (also Organist of
766:
Knowledge (XXG) “List of
Musicians at English Cathedrals”
149:. The Mayor of Winchester thus stands second only to the
890:. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
213:
1786–: (Sir) William Hillman (Clerk of the Green Cloth)
875:. No. 36609. London. 11 November 1901. p. 7.
1499:
1492:
1422:
1415:
1385:
1378:
1358:
1351:
956:
949:
114:
104:
94:
84:
74:
64:
20:
799:"Warren's Winchester Directory, 1913 - Page 561"
929:
8:
380:1960–1961: Lt Colonel Donald Charles Spelman
368:1956–1957: Major Paul Henry Benson Woodhouse
248:1902–1903: James A. Fort (Liberal Unionist)
153:in the order of precedence of civic heads.
1496:
1419:
1382:
1355:
953:
936:
922:
914:
40:
610:
608:
606:
602:
906:, Winchester City Council, 16 May 2024
702:. Oxford University Press, 28 Mar 1985
586:Local Government in the United Kingdom
225:Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, 4th Baronet
17:
365:1955–1956: Barbara Gertrude Thackeray
7:
1547:Lists of mayors of places in England
164:, which was founded around AD900 by
422:1974–1975: Barbara Carpenter Turner
398:1966–1967: Barbara Carpenter Turner
254:1904–1905: Frederick Seymour Morgan
160:known as Nunnaminster and later as
14:
374:1958–1959: Fendall W Harvey Pratt
201:1482–1483, 1490–1491, 1499–1500:
151:Lord Mayor of the City of London
26:
575:2024-2025: Russell Gordon-Smith
491:1996–1997: Brian 'Brandy' Blunt
245:1901–1902: Bertram D Cancellor
209:Sir Paulet St John, 1st Baronet
779:. History of Parliament Online
727:. History of Parliament Online
377:1959–1960: Margaret E L Lowden
174:Dissolution of the Monasteries
32:Arms of the City of Winchester
1:
700:Survey of medieval Winchester
563:2020–2021: Patrick Cunningham
473:1991–1992: Capt Richard Bates
371:1957–1958: Evelyn Mary Barnes
332:1937–1938: William Richardson
275:1911–1912: Frederick Holdaway
497:1998–1999: George Fothergill
467:1989–1990: Frederick Allgood
449:1983–1984: Frederick Peachey
335:1938–1945: Francis Griffiths
803:specialcollections.le.ac.uk
464:1988–1989: Commander B Hall
428:1976–1977: Gwendoline Shave
389:1963–1964: Dorothy Richards
314:1931–1932: William Lansdell
302:1926–1928: Frederick Manley
278:1912–1913: Howard Elkington
257:1905–1906: Chaloner Shenton
1573:
713:1483. 20 Aug. 1 Rich. III.
530:2009–2010: Dominic Hiscock
503:2000–2001: Georgina Busher
488:1995–1996: Patricia Norris
482:1993–1994: Susan Glasspool
401:1967–1968: D Jeffrey Smith
359:1953–1954: Reginald Dutton
299:1925–1926: William Hayward
290:1921–1922: Stanley Clifton
284:1914–1919: Alfred Edmeades
269:1909–1910: Harold Stratton
260:1906–1907: Reginald Harris
853:, Winchester City Council
643:, Winchester City Council
620:, Winchester City Council
536:2011–2012: Barry Lipscomb
512:2003–2004: Jean Hammerton
500:1999–2000: Allan Mitchell
494:1997–1998: Norman Hibdige
485:1994–1995: Raymond Pearce
470:1990–1991: Pamela Peskett
461:1987–1988: Major D Covill
425:1975–1976: Alan Cotterill
416:1972–1973: T David Sermon
356:1952–1953: Doris Edmeades
353:1951–1952: Arthur Edmonds
350:1950–1951: Reginald Evans
344:1947–1949: Doris Crompton
338:1945–1946: Charles Sankey
326:1935–1936: Arthur Edmonds
311:1930–1931: Walter Hamblin
293:1922–1924: Herbert Vacher
266:1908–1909: Frederick King
263:1907–1908: William Forder
57:
37:
25:
617:The History of The Mayor
566:2021–2022: Vivian Achwal
557:2018–2019: Frank Pearson
539:2012–2013: Frank Pearson
533:2010–2011: Richard Izard
515:2004–2005: Cecily Sutton
506:2001–2002: Therese Evans
452:1984–1985: John Broadway
446:1982–1983: Albert Austen
440:1980–1981: M Pamela Pitt
410:1970–1971: Stanley Steel
404:1968–1969: Stewart Green
392:1964–1965: Stanley Steel
386:1962–1963: John Hutchins
305:1928–1929: William Symes
296:1924–1925: Henry Johnson
242:1900–1901: Alfred Bowker
52:since 15th May 2024
1552:Hampshire-related lists
1465:Lisburn and Castlereagh
1450:Derry City and Strabane
572:2023-2024: Angela Clear
560:2019–2020: Eleanor Bell
554:2017–2018: David McLean
548:2015–2016: Angela Clear
545:2014–2015: Eileen Berry
542:2013–2014: Ernest Jeffs
527:2008–2009: Michael Read
455:1985–1986: Jean Freeman
419:1973–1974: Cyril Taylor
413:1971–1972: Alice Cleary
347:1949–1950: Cyril Taylor
329:1936–1937: John Pinsent
320:1933–1934: Frank Newton
308:1929–1930: Harry Collis
281:1913–1914: Harry Sealey
109:Winchester City Council
79:Winchester City Council
59:Winchester City Council
886:"Election of Mayors".
871:"Election of Mayors".
569:2022–2023: Derek Green
551:2016–2017: Jane Rutter
524:2007–2008: Chris Pines
518:2005–2006: Neil Baxter
443:1981–1982: Ian Bidgood
395:1965–1966: Cyril Bones
341:1946–1947: Cyril Bones
323:1934–1935: John Hodder
287:1919–1921: Arthur Dyer
272:1910–1911: John Furley
251:1903–1904: George Ward
203:John Stratford (mayor)
1542:History of Winchester
521:2006–2007: Sue Nelmes
509:2002–2003: John Steel
458:1986–1987: Sue Gentry
437:1979–1980: John Green
434:1978–1979: John Flook
431:1977–1978: David Ball
407:1969–1970: S E Spicer
383:1961–1962: Vera Neate
133:is the second oldest
1557:Mayors of Winchester
747:"Knights of England"
476:1992–1993: Wing Cdr
218:Winchester Cathedral
198:1403: Mark le Fayre
193:Mayors of Winchester
70:Mr Mayor/Madam Mayor
49:Russell Gordon-Smith
1440:Coleraine (to 2015)
1171:Newcastle-upon-Tyne
666:Hampshire Chronicle
317:1932–1933: Hew Ross
21:Mayor of Winchester
1537:City of Winchester
1493:Ireland (pre-1922)
1139:Kingston upon Hull
964:Abingdon-on-Thames
591:City of Winchester
1524:
1523:
1520:
1519:
1488:
1487:
1411:
1410:
1374:
1373:
1347:
1346:
124:
123:
99:Political parties
1564:
1497:
1420:
1416:Northern Ireland
1383:
1356:
954:
938:
931:
924:
915:
908:
907:
898:
892:
891:
883:
877:
876:
868:
862:
861:
860:
858:
845:
839:
838:
836:
834:
820:
814:
813:
811:
809:
795:
789:
788:
786:
784:
773:
767:
764:
758:
757:
755:
753:
743:
737:
736:
734:
732:
721:
715:
709:
703:
696:
690:
684:
678:
677:
675:
673:
658:
652:
651:
650:
648:
635:
629:
628:
627:
625:
612:
44:
30:
18:
1572:
1571:
1567:
1566:
1565:
1563:
1562:
1561:
1527:
1526:
1525:
1516:
1484:
1407:
1370:
1343:
945:
942:
912:
911:
900:
899:
895:
885:
884:
880:
870:
869:
865:
856:
854:
847:
846:
842:
832:
830:
822:
821:
817:
807:
805:
797:
796:
792:
782:
780:
775:
774:
770:
765:
761:
751:
749:
745:
744:
740:
730:
728:
723:
722:
718:
710:
706:
697:
693:
685:
681:
671:
669:
660:
659:
655:
646:
644:
637:
636:
632:
623:
621:
614:
613:
604:
599:
582:
235:
195:
182:
162:St Mary's Abbey
53:
51:
50:
48:
45:
33:
12:
11:
5:
1570:
1568:
1560:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1529:
1528:
1522:
1521:
1518:
1517:
1515:
1514:
1509:
1503:
1501:
1494:
1490:
1489:
1486:
1485:
1483:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1437:
1435:Causeway Coast
1432:
1426:
1424:
1417:
1413:
1412:
1409:
1408:
1406:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1389:
1387:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1372:
1371:
1369:
1368:
1362:
1360:
1353:
1349:
1348:
1345:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1326:
1321:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1301:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1223:
1218:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1196:
1190:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1142:
1136:
1131:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1007:
1002:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
971:
966:
960:
958:
951:
947:
946:
943:
941:
940:
933:
926:
918:
910:
909:
893:
878:
863:
840:
815:
790:
768:
759:
738:
716:
704:
691:
679:
653:
630:
601:
600:
598:
595:
594:
593:
588:
581:
578:
577:
576:
573:
570:
567:
564:
561:
558:
555:
552:
549:
546:
543:
540:
537:
534:
531:
528:
525:
522:
519:
516:
513:
510:
507:
504:
501:
498:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
474:
471:
468:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
393:
390:
387:
384:
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
351:
348:
345:
342:
339:
336:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
282:
279:
276:
273:
270:
267:
264:
261:
258:
255:
252:
249:
246:
243:
228:
227:
221:
214:
211:
205:
199:
194:
191:
181:
178:
126:The Office of
122:
121:
118:
112:
111:
106:
102:
101:
96:
92:
91:
88:
82:
81:
76:
72:
71:
68:
62:
61:
55:
54:
46:
39:
38:
35:
34:
31:
23:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1569:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1534:
1532:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1504:
1502:
1498:
1495:
1491:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1451:
1448:
1446:
1443:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1427:
1425:
1421:
1418:
1414:
1404:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1391:
1390:
1388:
1384:
1381:
1377:
1367:
1364:
1363:
1361:
1357:
1354:
1350:
1340:
1337:
1335:
1334:Wolverhampton
1332:
1330:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1320:
1317:
1315:
1312:
1310:
1307:
1305:
1302:
1300:
1299:Tower Hamlets
1297:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1120:
1117:
1115:
1112:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1069:
1066:
1064:
1061:
1059:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
961:
959:
955:
952:
948:
939:
934:
932:
927:
925:
920:
919:
916:
905:
904:
903:Current Mayor
897:
894:
889:
882:
879:
874:
867:
864:
852:
851:
844:
841:
829:
825:
819:
816:
804:
800:
794:
791:
778:
772:
769:
763:
760:
748:
742:
739:
726:
720:
717:
714:
708:
705:
701:
698:Derek Keene,
695:
692:
689:
683:
680:
668:. 20 May 2020
667:
663:
657:
654:
642:
641:
634:
631:
619:
618:
611:
609:
607:
603:
596:
592:
589:
587:
584:
583:
579:
574:
571:
568:
565:
562:
559:
556:
553:
550:
547:
544:
541:
538:
535:
532:
529:
526:
523:
520:
517:
514:
511:
508:
505:
502:
499:
496:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
479:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
427:
424:
421:
418:
415:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
337:
334:
331:
328:
325:
322:
319:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
268:
265:
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
247:
244:
241:
240:
239:
236:
231:
226:
222:
219:
215:
212:
210:
206:
204:
200:
197:
196:
192:
190:
186:
179:
177:
175:
171:
167:
163:
158:
154:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
131:
119:
117:
113:
110:
107:
103:
100:
97:
93:
89:
87:
83:
80:
77:
73:
69:
67:
63:
60:
56:
43:
36:
29:
24:
19:
16:
1475:Newtownabbey
1274:South Molton
1260:(until 1896)
1244:(until 2012)
1228:(until 1927)
1217:(until 1935)
1201:(until 1962)
1195:(until 1928)
1189:(until 1910)
1173:(until 1906)
1147:(until 1897)
1141:(until 1913)
1129:High Wycombe
1085:(until 2002)
1044:(until 1954)
1032:Chesterfield
1028:(until 1992)
1012:(until 1988)
1001:(until 1899)
902:
896:
887:
881:
872:
866:
855:, retrieved
849:
843:
831:. Retrieved
827:
818:
806:. Retrieved
802:
793:
781:. Retrieved
771:
762:
750:. Retrieved
741:
729:. Retrieved
719:
707:
694:
682:
670:. Retrieved
665:
656:
645:, retrieved
639:
633:
622:, retrieved
616:
237:
232:
229:
187:
183:
155:
127:
125:
15:
1430:Castlereagh
1253:Shaftesbury
1182:Northampton
994:Bournemouth
850:Past Mayors
833:6 September
808:6 September
731:15 November
640:Abbey House
223:1808–1809:
207:1772–1773:
116:Term length
90:Abbey House
1531:Categories
1480:North Down
1319:Winchester
1314:Winchelsea
1284:Sunderland
1264:Shrewsbury
1226:Portsmouth
1205:Paddington
1193:Nottingham
1099:Gloucester
1068:Dorchester
1037:Colchester
1010:Canterbury
974:Barnstaple
828:HathiTrust
672:11 January
597:References
157:Winchester
130:Winchester
1512:Waterford
1445:Craigavon
1403:Peterhead
1398:Inverness
1339:Worcester
1258:Sheffield
1248:Salisbury
1151:Leicester
1114:Guildford
1104:Greenwich
1089:Faversham
1063:Doncaster
1048:Dartmouth
1005:Cambridge
888:The Times
873:The Times
752:21 August
478:John Nunn
170:Ealhswith
168:'s Queen
135:mayoralty
128:Mayor of
105:Appointer
95:Nominator
86:Residence
75:Member of
47:Incumbent
1386:Provosts
1379:Scotland
1366:Monmouth
1289:Tiverton
1279:Stafford
1215:Plymouth
1210:Penzance
1124:Hereford
1119:Havering
1094:Finsbury
1042:Coventry
1016:Carlisle
969:Barnsley
783:23 March
580:See also
120:One year
1460:Lisburn
1242:Salford
1237:Reading
1232:Preston
1187:Norwich
1156:Lincoln
1134:Horwich
1109:Grimsby
1058:Devizes
1026:Chester
1021:Chelsea
999:Bristol
984:Bedford
950:England
180:History
147:England
139:England
1507:Galway
1500:Mayors
1423:Mayors
1359:Mayors
1329:Woking
1324:Wirral
1294:Totnes
1269:Slough
1199:Oxford
1177:Newham
1166:Merton
1161:Medway
1083:Exeter
1078:Dudley
989:Bolton
957:Mayors
857:30 May
647:30 May
624:30 May
166:Alfred
143:Wessex
1470:Newry
1455:Larne
1393:Elgin
1352:Wales
1309:Wigan
1304:Wells
1221:Poole
1145:Leeds
1073:Dover
1053:Derby
66:Style
979:Bath
859:2017
835:2024
810:2024
785:2018
754:2019
733:2017
674:2021
649:2017
626:2017
145:and
137:in
1533::
826:.
801:.
664:.
605:^
176:.
937:e
930:t
923:v
837:.
812:.
787:.
756:.
735:.
676:.
220:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
