List of mayors of Northampton

This is a list of notable Mayors of Northampton, the county town of the county of Northamptonshire, England, since the first recorded mayoralty in 1215.

Pre-21st century

  • 1215: William Tilly (1st recorded mayor of Northampton) [1]
  • 1349 (prior to): Adam le Garlekmongere [2]
  • 1401-02: John Loudham (MP for Northampton, 1401) [3]
  • 1403-04: Thomas Overton (MP for Northampton, 1397)[4]
  • 1404-05: John Sywell (MP for Northampton, 1390)[5]
  • 1410-11: John Spring (MP for Northampton, 1399)
  • 1414-15: John Spring
  • 1416-17: John Loudham
  • 1430-31: William Rushden (MP for Northampton, 1411)[6]
  • 1514: Thomas Chipsey (founder of Northampton Grammar School) [7]
  • 1525-26: Lawrence Manley (MP for Northampton, 1529 and 1553)[8]
  • 1527: Thomas Chipsey [7]
  • 1532: Lawrence Washington (ancestor of George Washington) [7]
  • 1536-37: Lawrence Manley
  • 1545: Lawrence Washington[7]
  • 1547-48: Lawrence Manley
  • 1550: Ralph Freeman (MP for Northampton, 1554)[9]
  • 1557: Lawrence Manley
  • 1558: Thomas Chipsey [7]
  • 1559-60: Edward Manley (MP for Northampton, 1558) [10]
  • 1566-67: Edward Manley
  • 1574-75: Edward Manley
  • 1640: John Fisher[11]
  • 1641: Lawrence Ball
  • 1642: John Gifford (NB Reference to "Mayor Fisher" in letter to Parliament may indicate some local issue) [12]
  • 1643: Francis Rushworth
  • 1644: Joseph Sergeant
  • 1645: Samuel Martin
  • 1646: Peter Whalley (MP for Northampton, 1654) [13]
  • 1647: John Spicer
  • 1648: Thomas Pindleton
  • 1649: Matthew Silsbie
  • 1650: Benoni Coldwell
  • 1651: Thomas Maynard
  • 1652: Lawrence Woolaston
  • 1653: Henry Sprigg
  • 1654: Edward Collis
  • 1655: Peter Whalley / John Spicer
  • 1656: Joseph Sergeant
  • 1873: Richard Turner
  • 1883: Sir Philip Manfield (MP for Northampton, 1891)
  • 1902-03: Alderman Thomas Purser (Liberal)[14]
  • 1941-45: Walter William O'Donnell

21st century

Source:[7]

  • 2000/01: Vivienne Patricia Dams
  • 2001/02: Timothy John Hadland
  • 2002/03: Michael Geoffrey Boss
  • 2003/04: Terence George Wire
  • 2004/05: Barry William Massey
  • 2005/06: Sally Beardsworth
  • 2006/07: Colin Lill
  • 2007/08: Lee Mason
  • 2008/09: Brian Markham
  • 2009/10: Michael Hill
  • 2010–11: Marianne Taylor
  • 2011/12: Jamie Lane
  • 2012/13: Roger Conroy
  • 2013/14: Les Marriott
  • 2014/15: John Caswell
  • 2015/16: Penelope Flavell
  • 2016/17: Christopher Malpas
  • 2017/18: Gareth Eales
  • 2018/19: Tony Ansell
  • 2019/20: Nazim Choudary
  • 2020/21: Brian Sargeant[15]
  • 2021/22: Rufia Ashraf[16][17]
  • 2022/23: Dennis Meredith
  • 2023/24: Stephen Hibbert

References

  1. ^ "The Borough of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ^ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas: 1349; CP 40/358; first complete entry, line 4
  3. ^ "LOUDHAM, John, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ^ "OVERTON, Thomas, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. ^ "SYWELL, John, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. ^ "RUSHDEN, William, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Northampton Mayors Booklet
  8. ^ "MANLEY, Lawrence (by 1500-57), of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  9. ^ "FREEMAN, Ralph (by 1509-58/59), of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  10. ^ "MANLEY, Edward (by 1527-80), of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  11. ^ The records of the borough of Northampton, Volume II. 1898. pp. 549–555.
  12. ^ "This day came Letters from Mr. Fisher Maior of Northampton ...", A Perfect Diurnall of the Proceedings in Parliament, 5–12 September 1642. London, printed for William Cooke. British Library, TT E.239[17], p.5.
  13. ^ Ford, Gillian (2009). "Where's Whalley? The Search for Sir Samuel Uncovers a Whalley-Cartwright Alliance in Northamptonshire" (PDF). Northamptonshire Past and Present (62). Northamptonshire Record Society: 33. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
  15. ^ "The Mayor for 2020-21". Northampton Borough Council. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Northampton's first female Bangladeshi mayor 'to inspire' others". BBC News. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Councillors". Northampton Town Council. Retrieved 28 July 2021.