List of mayors of Bolton

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This is a list of the Mayors of Bolton in the north west of England. The office of Mayor is a ceremonial, non-political post. As the Borough's First Citizen, the Mayor serves as the civic representative at a wide range of functions and events throughout the local authority.

The Mayors of Bolton have represented three types of local government districts. The Mayors of the Municipal Borough of Bolton 1838–1889, the Mayors of the County Borough of Bolton 1889–1974, and the present Mayors of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton since 1974.[1][2]

There was also a transitional Mayor / Chairman in 1973–1974 who saw over the dissolution of the County Borough of Bolton and the foundation of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.[3]

Mayors of Bolton

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Municipal Borough Mayors

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No.MayorPartyTenureTermsNotes
1Charles James DarbishireLiberal1838–18391b.1797 – d.1874. The first Mayor of the Municipal Borough of Bolton.
2Robert HeywoodLiberal1839–18401b.1786 – d.1868. Father of John Heywood, Mayor of Bolton 1903–05.
3James ArrowsmithLiberal1840–18411b.1791 – d.1870. Father of Peter Rothwell Arrowsmith, Mayor of Bolton 1853–55.
4Thomas CullenLiberal1841–18421b.1782 – d.1859.
5Robert WalshLiberal1842–18431b.1791 – d.1873.
6Thomas GregsonLiberal1843–18441b.1795 – d.1865.
7John SlaterLiberal1844–18451b.1798 – d.1861.
8Stephen BlairConservative1845–18461b.1804 – d.1870. Conservative MP for Bolton 1848–52.
9James ScowcroftConservative1846–18471b.1788 – d.1865.
10Thomas Ridgeway BridsonConservative1847–18481b.1795 – d.1863.
11Thomas Lever RushtonConservative1848–18502b.1811 – d.1883.
12William GrayConservative1850–18522b.1814 – d.1895. Conservative MP for Bolton 1857–1874.
13John StonesConservative1852–18531b.c.1804 – d.1859.
14Peter Rothwell ArrowsmithLiberal1853–18552b.1816 – d.1890. Son of James Arrowsmith, Mayor of Bolton 1840–41.
15James KnowlesLiberal1855–18572b.1813 – d.1886.
16William MakantLiberal1857–18592b.1807 – d.1880.
17John OrtonLiberal1859–18601b.1804 – d.1870.
18John HarwoodLiberal1860–18611b.1802 – d.1875. Brother of Richard Harwood, Mayor of Bolton 1863–64.
19James Rawthorne WolfendenLiberal1861–18632b.1811 – d.1886. Brother of Charles Wolfenden, Mayor of Bolton 1875–77.
20Richard HarwoodLiberal1863–18641b.1802 – d.1875. Brother of John Harwood, Mayor of Bolton 1860–61, and father of George Harwood, Liberal MP for Bolton 1895–1912.
21Richard StockdaleLiberal1864–18662b.1809 – d.1886.
22Dr Fergus FergusonLiberal1866–18671b.1805 – d.1887.
23James BarlowLiberal1867–18692b.1821 – d.1887.
24Thomas WalmsleyConservative1869–18712b.1812 – d.1890.
25William Walter CannonConservative1871–18732b.1822 – d.1903. Brother in law of Richard Stockdale, Mayor of Bolton 1864–66.
26Jeremiah MarsdenConservative1873–18752b.1820 – d.1877.
27Charles WolfendenConservative1875–18772b.1826 – d.1884. Brother of James Rawthorne Wolfenden, Mayor of Bolton 1861–1863.
28James GreenhalghConservative1877–18781b.1822 – d.1881.
29Peter Crook MarsdenConservative1878–18791b.1838 – d.1913.
30Henry Marriott RichardsonConservative1879–18801b.c.1816 – d.1893.
31Joseph MusgraveConservative1880–18811b.1812 – d.1891.
32Thomas GlaisterConservative1881–18821b.1829 – d.1891. Grandfather of Thomas Glaister, Mayor of Bolton 1949–48.
33Ebenezer Green HarwoodConservative1882–18842b.1833 – d.1902.
34Thomas FletcherConservative1884–18873b.1832 – d.1914.
35Thomas MoscropConservative1887–18881b.1811 – d.1889.
36John BarrettConservative1888–18891b.1842 – d.1908.

County Borough Mayors

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No.MayorPartyTenureTermsNotes
1John BarrettConservative1889–18901b.1842 – d.1908. The first Mayor of the County Borough of Bolton.
2Matthew FieldingConservative1890–18911b.1848 – d.1915.
3William NicholsonConservative1891–18943b.1825 – d.1915.
4Lt Col. Sir Benjamin Alfred DobsonConservative1894–18984b.1847 – d.1898. Knighted on the 21 July 1897. Died in office.
5William NicholsonConservative1898–18992b.1825 – d.1915. Acted as caretaker Mayor in 1898, and re-elected the same year.
6John Edwin ScowcroftConservative1899–19012b.1845 – d.1901. Died in office.
7William NicholsonConservative19011b.1825 – d.1915. Acted again as caretaker Mayor in 1901.
8John MilesConservative1901–19032b.1841 – d.1917.[4][5]
9John HeywoodConservative1903–19052b.1849 – d.1910. Son of Robert Heywood, Mayor of Bolton 1839–40.
10Colonel George HeskethConservative1905–19061b.1853 – d.1930. Appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1918.
11Thomas Barlow TongConservative1906–19082b.1850 – d.1917. Uncle of Walter Wharton Tong, Mayor of Bolton 1940–41.
12William Henry BrownConservative1908–19091b.1850 – d.1931.
13Joseph Tyas CooperLiberal1909–19112b.1852 – d.1929.
14James YoungConservative1911–19132b.1861 – d.1917.
15John Turner BrooksConservative1913–19141b.1836 – d.1918.
16James SeddonConservative1914–19162b.1856 – d.1923.
17Sir Knowles EdgeLiberal1916–19182b.1854 – d.1931. Knighted on the 12 August 1919. Father of Sir William Edge, Liberal MP for Bolton 1916–23.
18Lord LeverhulmeIndependent1918–19191b.1851 – d.1925. Created Baron Leverhulme in 1917, and Viscount Leverhulme in 1922.[6] He is the only Mayor who was not a Councillor.
19Robert ParkinsonConservative1919–19212b.1862 – d.1936.
20William RussellConservative1921–19221b.1859 – d.1937. Conservative MP for Bolton 1922–23.
21Alfred PottsLabour1922–19231b.1867 – d.1945.
22Edmund AspinallConservative1923–19241b.1858 – d.1940.
23John Fletcher SteeleLiberal1924–19251b.1867 – d.1941.
24Percy KnottConservative1925–19261b.1865 – d.1943.
25Sir Thomas Evans FlitcroftLiberal1926–19282b.1861 – d.1938. Knighted in the King's Birthday Honours list 1913.
26Frank CheadleLabour1928–19291b.1885 – d.1940.
27Robert Edwards RobertsConservative1929–19301b.1876 – d.1944.
28Henry WarburtonLiberal1930–19311b.1865 – d.1936. Nephew of Thomas Warburton, founder of Warburtons the bakers.
29George SykesConservative1931–19321b.c.1874 – d.1958.
30Samuel LomaxLabour1932–19331b.1871 – d.1944.
31Dr Ernest MonksConservative1933–19341b.1871 – d.1941. Father of Dr John Richard Monks, Mayor of Bolton 1970–71.
32John Percy TaylorLiberal1934–19351b.1868 – d.1945. Appointed High Sheriff of Lancashire in 1926.
33Benjamin KirkmanLabour1935–19361b.c.1864 – d.1953.
34James Alfred RussellConservative1936–19371b.1873 – d.1948.
35Thomas HalsteadLabour1937–19381
36James EntwistleConservative1938–19391
37Charles Harold BeswickLiberal1939–19401b.1874 – d.1945.
38Walter Wharton TongConservative1940–19411b.1890 – d.1978. Nephew of Thomas Barlow Tong, Mayor of Bolton 1906–08. Knighted on the 11 February 1955.
39Alfred BoothLabour1941–19421b.1893 – d.1965. Labour MP for Bolton East 1950–1951.
40James BleakleyConservative1942–19431b.1893 – d.1993.
41Fred BentleyLiberal1943–19441
42Walter BradleyConservative1944–19451
43Robert DemaineLabour1945–19461b.1874 – d.1948.
44Dr Horace Wilfred TaylorConservative1946–19471
45John Henry HampsonLabour1947–19492
46Thomas GlaisterConservative1949–19501b.1886 – d.1974. Grandson of Thomas Glaister, Mayor of Bolton 1881–82, and brother-in-law of William Wharton Tong, Mayor of Bolton 1940–41.
47Helen WrightLabour1950–19511b.1892 – d.1970. The first female Mayor of Bolton.
48Thomas Parry DunningConservative1951–19521b.1893 – d.1973.
49James VickersLabour1952–19531b.1895 – d.1972.
50James Parkes,Conservative1953–19541b.1893 – d.1980.
51Peter FlanaganLabour1954–19551b.1887 – d.1964.
52Stanley EntwistleConservative1955–19561died 1978.
53Peter LoweLabour1956–19571b.1904 – d.1986.
54Frank YoungConservative1957–19581b.1904 – d.1977.
55Elizabeth Ann AshmoreLabour1958–19591b.1895 – d.1972.
56Edwin TaylorConservative1959–19601b.1905 – d.1973. Conservative MP for Bolton East 1960–64.
57James GradwellLabour1960–19611b.1891 – d.1972.
58William Harold BatesonConservative1961–19621b.1897 – d.1967.
59John Arthur ChildsLabour1962–19631b.1899 – d.1965.
60Thomas ConnorLiberal1963–19641
61Harry WoodConservative1964–19651
62Charles Henry LucasLabour1965–19661Awarded a CBE in 1970.
63Nora VickersConservative1966–19671
64Clarence LeatLabour1967–19681b.1892 – d.1973.
65Ethel Maisie RyleyConservative1968–19691
66Herbert GlynnLabour1969–19701b.1908 – d.1995.[7]
67Dr John Richard MonksConservative1970–19711b.1911 – d.1985. Son of Dr Ernest Monks, Mayor of Bolton 1933–34.
68Arnold TownendLabour1971–19721
69Alan Ellis ClarkeLabour1972–19731b.1931. Triplet brother of Donald Stewart Clarke, Mayor of Bolton 1977–78.
70Henry DevenishLabour1973–19741b.1926 – d.2010.

Transitional Mayor

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No.MayorPartyTenureTermsNotes
1John Collins HanscombConservative1973–19741Councillor for Deane cum Heaton Ward. Chairman (1973–1974) and Transitional Mayor (1974) during the dissolution of the County Borough and the foundation of the Metropolitan Borough.[3]

Metropolitan Borough Mayors

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No.MayorPartyTenureTermsNotes
1Doris BerryConservative1974–19751b.1912 – d.1992. The first Mayor of the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.
2John Arthur FosterLabour1975–19761b.1927 – d.2010.
3James RigbyConservative1976–19771b.1918 – d.1998.
4Donald Stewart ClarkeLabour1977–19781b.1931 – d.2005. Triplet brother of Alan Ellis Clarke, Mayor of Bolton 1972–73.[8]
5Adam HibbertConservative1978–19791b.1910 – d.1992.
6Elizabeth Olwen HamerLabour1979–19801b.1928 – d.1995.
7James SmithConservative1980–19811b.1912 – d.1994.
8Joseph WildLabour1981–19821b.1916 – d.1994.
9John Collins HanscombConservative1982–19831Councillor for Deane cum Heaton Ward b.1924 – d.2019. Previously Chairman / Transitional Mayor 1973–74. Appointed a CBE in December 1980.
10Alan Samuel BriggLabour1983–19841b.1911 – d.1988.
11Barbara Annette HurstConservative1984–19851b.1919 – d.2001. Awarded an MBE in 1993.[9]
12William HardmanLabour1985–19861b.1939 – d.1999.[10]
13Arthur PoulsomConservative1986–19871b.1913 – d.1988.
14William Arthur RobinsonLabour1987–19881b.1923 – d.1990.
15Brian Melvyn AllansonConservative1988–19891b.1927.
16Kenneth MacIvorLabour1989–19901b.1925 – d.2004.
17Geoffrey SmithConservative1990–19911b.1945.
18Gerald RileyLabour1991–19921b.1929.
19Ernest CrookConservative1992–19931b.1927.
20Campbell Jocelyn H BenjaminLabour1993–19941b.1914 – d.2004. The first black Mayor of Bolton. Appointed an OBE in 1996.[11]
21Thomas AndertonLabour1994–19951Councillor for Daubhill Ward b.1924.
22Frank Alan RushtonConservative1995–19961Councillor for Deane cum Heaton Ward and later for Heaton and Lostock Ward b.1934.
23Eric JohnsonLabour1996–19971b.1923. Also was Mayor of Blackrod 1988–89 and 1993–94.
24Peter Gareth BirchLabour1997–19981b.1948 – d.2001.[12]
25Peter Louis FinchLabour1998–19991Councillor for Westhoughton Ward b.1937. Also was Mayor of Westhoughton 1986–87.
26John MonaghanLabour1999–20001Councillor for Blackrod Ward b.1936 – d.2008.[13] Also was Mayor of Blackrod 1992–93 and 1997–98.
27Alan WilkinsonConservative2000–20011Councillor for Bromley Cross Ward b.1948.
28Kevan James HelsbyLabour2001–20021Councillor for Horwich Ward b.1950. Received an MBE in the Millennium honours list. Also was Mayor of Horwich 1987–88 and 2004–05.[14]
29John WalshConservative2002–20031Councillor for Astley Bridge Ward b.1952. Appointed an OBE in 1994.
30Clifford MorrisLabour2003–20041Councillor for Halliwell Ward.
31Prentice HowarthLabour2004–20051Councillor for Great Lever Ward b.1936.
32Frank Richard WhiteLabour2005–20061Councillor for Tonge with the Haulgh Ward b.1940. Labour MP for Bury and Radcliffe 1979–1983.
33Walter HallConservative2006–20071Councillor for Bradshaw Ward b.1935.
34Barbara Olwyn RonsonLiberal Democrats2007–20081Councillor for Horwich North East Ward b.1942. Also was Mayor of Horwich 1996–97.[15]
35Anthony ConnellLabour2008–20091Councillor for Little Lever and Darcy Lever Ward b.1941.[16]
36Norman CritchleyConservative2009–20101Councillor for Bromley Cross Ward b.1938.[17]
37John ByrneLabour2010–20111Councillor for Breightmet Ward.[18]
38Anthony Noel SpencerLabour2011–20121Councillor for Farnworth Ward.
39Guy HarkinLabour2012–20131Councillor for Crompton Ward.[19][20]
40Colin ShawConservative2013–20141Councillor for Heaton and Lostock Ward.[21]
41Martin DonaghyLabour2014–20151Councillor for Tonge with the Haulgh Ward.[22]
42Carole SwarbrickLiberal Democrats2015–20161Councillor for Smithills Ward.[23]
43Lynda ByrneLabour2016–20171Councillor for Breightmet Ward.
44Roger HayesLiberal Democrats2017–20181Councillor for Smithills Ward.[24]
45Elaine SherringtonLabour2018–20191Councillor for Tonge with the Haulgh Ward.
46Hilary FaircloughConservative2019–20201Councillor for Astley Bridge Ward.[25]
47Linda ThomasLabour2020–20222Councillor for Halliwell Ward. Served a two-year term of office due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also was Mayor of Westhoughton 1995–96.
48Akhtar ZamanLabour2022–20231Councillor for Halliwell Ward. The first Asian and Muslim Mayor of Bolton.
49Mohammed AyubLabour2023–20241Councillor for Great Lever Ward.
50Andrew MorganConservative2024–20251Councillor for Heaton, Lostock & Chew Moor Ward.

References

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