| Post: | Lord Mayor |
| Body: | York |
| Insignia: | Coat of Arms of City of York.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 110px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of the City of York |
| Incumbent: | Chris Cullwick |
| Incumbentsince: | 25 May 2023 |
| Style: | The Right Honourable ex officio |
| Residence: | Mansion House |
| Appointer: | City of York Council |
| Termlength: | One year |
| Website: | york.gov.uk |
The Lord Mayor of York is the chairman of City of York Council, first citizen and civic head of York. The appointment is made by the council each year in May, at the same time appointing a sheriff, the city's other civic head. York's lord mayor is second only to the Lord Mayor of London in precedence.[1] The office of mayor dates back to at least 1217 and was upgraded by Richard II to that of Lord Mayor in 1389.[2]
The Mansion House, York, is the Lord Mayor's home during his or her term of office.[1]
The use of the prefix "right honourable" appears to have been used since the creation of the lord mayoralty. It was confirmed by letters patent dated 1 April 1974, when York became a non-metropolitan district and reconfirmed by letters patent dated 1 April 1996, when it became a unitary authority.
In 1212, King John granted York the right to collect its own taxes, hold courts and conduct its own affairs and thereby the right to elect a mayor. These rights were temporarily forfeited in 1280–1282 for altering a royal charter, in 1292–1297 for failing to pay taxes and in 1405–1406 for supporting Archbishop Richard Scrope. In 1389, King Richard II elevated the mayor to the status of lord mayor and supposedly gave his sword to be carried point upwards before him.
Source: "Eboracum"
| Year | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1217 | Hugh de Selby | ||
| c.1219 | |||
| 1222 | |||
| c.1224 | |||
| c.1225 | or de Sexdecim Vallibus | ||
| 1226 | |||
| 1229–1230 | |||
| 1235–1236 | |||
| c.1246 | |||
| c.1248 | (John de Selby?) | ||
| 1249 | |||
| 1250 | ‘Domino J.’ | (John de Selby?) | |
| 1251–1253 | John de Selby | ||
| 1255–1256 | or Chaumont | ||
| 1258 | Mark de Northfolke | ||
| 1259–1260 | |||
| 1260 | |||
| 1264 | John de Selby | ||
| 1266 | John de Selby | ||
| 1267 | - | ||
| 1268 | John de Selby | ||
| 1271 | Walter de Stokes[3] or Adam le Cerf[4] | ||
| 1273 | |||
| 1274 | John le Specer | ||
| 1274–1277 | |||
| 1278 | Walter de Stokes (24 June) & Sir Gilbert de Luda | ||
| 1279 | |||
| 1280 | |||
| 1281 | City governed by the King's men | ||
| 1282 | Sir Gilbert de Luda & John Sampson | ||
| 1283 | |||
| 1284 | |||
| 1285 | |||
| 1286–1289 | MP for York, 1294 | ||
| 1290 | MP for York, 1294 | ||
| 1293–1294 | City governed by the King's men | ||
| 1295 | Robert de Bromholme | ||
| 1296 | City governed by the King's men | ||
| 1297 | |||
| 1298 | |||
| 1299 |
| Year | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1300 | |||
| 1301–1304 | |||
| 1305 | MP for York, 1299 | ||
| 1306 | |||
| 1307–1308 | |||
| 1309 | |||
| 1310 | |||
| 1311–1316 | son of James le Flemyng, killed at the Battle of Myton | ||
| 1317 | |||
| 1318 | |||
| 1319 | |||
| 1320–1321 | |||
| 1322–1333 | son of Nicholas de Langton Snr | ||
| 1334–1337 | |||
| 1338 | |||
| 1339 | |||
| 1340–1342 | |||
| 1343 | |||
| 1344–1346 | |||
| 1347 | |||
| 1348–1352 | |||
| 1353–1361 | |||
| 1364 | |||
| 1365 | |||
| 1366 | |||
| 1367 | |||
| 1368 | |||
| 1369 | |||
| 1370 | |||
| 1371–1372 | |||
| 1373 | |||
| 1374 | |||
| 1375 | Thomas Graa | MP for York, 1377–1397 | |
| 1376 | Ralphe de Hornby | ||
| 1377 | |||
| 1378 | |||
| 1379 | |||
| 1380 | Forcibly deposed | ||
| 1381–1383 | |||
| 1384 | Robert Savage | MP for York, 1383,1386 | |
| 1385 | William de Selby | MP for York, 1383–1397 | |
| 1386 | John de Howden | MP for York, 1384–1391 | |
| 1387 | John de Selby | ||
| 1388 | MP for York, 1383–1397 |
| Year | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1389 | First to use ceremonial sword. | ||
| 1390–1391 | |||
| 1392–1393 | 1393 first to use ceremonial mace. MP for York, 1383, 1386 | ||
| 1394 | |||
| 1395 | MP for York, 1393 | ||
| 1396 | |||
| 1397 | MP for York, 1399 | ||
| 1398 | MP for York, 1377–1397 | ||
| 1399 | MP for York, 1402,1407 |
| Year | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1400–1404 | MP for York, 1399 | ||
| 1405 | |||
| 1406 | MP for York, 1399 | ||
| 1407–1409 | |||
| 1410 | MP for York, 1399,1407 | ||
| 1411 | |||
| 1412 | Merchant. | ||
| 1413 | Mercer. | ||
| 1414 | MP for York, 1413,1417 | ||
| 1415 | Merchant. | ||
| 1416 | Merchant. | ||
| 1417 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1413,1417 | ||
| 1418 | MP for York, 1415, 1421 | ||
| 1419 | |||
| 1420 | MP for York, 1419,1421 | ||
| 1421 | Richard Russell | Merchant, and MP for York, 1415,1422,1425 | |
| 1422 | MP for York, 1420 | ||
| 1423 | Merchant. | ||
| 1424 | Merchant. | ||
| 1425 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1421,1426,1431 | ||
| 1426 | |||
| 1427 | Merchant. | ||
| 1428 | MP for York, 1413,1417 | ||
| 1429 | |||
| 1430 | MP for York, 1415,1422,1425 | ||
| 1431 | Merchant. | ||
| 1432 | Pewterer. | ||
| 1433 | MP for York, 1421,1426,1431 | ||
| 1434 | |||
| 1435 | |||
| 1436 | Merchant. | ||
| 1437 | Merchant. | ||
| 1438 | Merchant. | ||
| 1439 | |||
| 1440 | Draper. | ||
| 1441 | Mercer. | ||
| 1442 | Merchant, mayor of the staple. | ||
| 1443 | Merchant. | ||
| 1444 | Merchant. | ||
| 1445 | |||
| 1446 | William Stockton | ||
| 1447 | |||
| 1448 | |||
| 1449 | Merchant of the staple. | ||
| 1450 | Grocer. | ||
| 1451 | First year of the reign of Henry VI. | ||
| 1452 | Merchant. | ||
| 1453 | |||
| 1454 | Merchant. | ||
| 1455 | |||
| 1456 | |||
| 1457 | Merchant. | ||
| 1458 | |||
| 1459 | |||
| 1460 | Merchant of the Staple | ||
| 1461 | William Stockton | First year of the reign of Edward IV. | |
| 1462 | |||
| 1463 | |||
| 1464 | Knight of the Bath. | ||
| 1465 | |||
| 1466 | Merchant. | ||
| 1467 | Merchant. | ||
| 1468 | Goldsmith | ||
| 1469 | Merchant of the Staple. | ||
| 1470 | |||
| 1471 | |||
| 1472 | |||
| 1473 | |||
| 1474 | |||
| 1475 | |||
| 1476 | |||
| 1477 | |||
| 1478 | Merchant. | ||
| 1479 | |||
| 1480 | |||
| 1481 | |||
| 1482 | Mayor of the Staple | ||
| 1483 | John Newton | Dyer. First year of the reign of Richard III | |
| 1484 | Merchant. | ||
| 1485 | LL. D. First year of the reign of Henry VII | ||
| 1486 | Draper. | ||
| 1487 | Merchant. | ||
| 1488 | Grocer. | ||
| 1489 | Merchant. | ||
| 1490 | Merchant. | ||
| 1491 | |||
| 1492 | Merchant. | ||
| 1493 | Merchant. | ||
| 1494 | dyer | ||
| 1495 | George Kirke | Merchant. | |
| 1496 | Grocer. | ||
| 1497 | Goldsmith. | ||
| 1498 | Merchant. | ||
| 1499 | Merchant. |
| Year | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500–1501 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1504,1510,1512,1515 | ||
| 1501–1502 | Merchant. | ||
| 1502–1503 | Grocer. | ||
| 1503–1504 | Merchant. | ||
| 1504–1505 | Merchant. | ||
| 1505–1506 | |||
| 1506–1507 | Merchant. | ||
| 1507–1508 | Merchant. | ||
| 1508–1509 | Sir John Petty died and replaced by John Dodgson | ||
| 1509–1510 | Apothecary. First year or the reign of Henry VIII. | ||
| 1510–1511 | Merchant. | ||
| 1511–1512 | Merchant. | ||
| 1512–1513 | George Kirke | ||
| 1513–1514 | Goldsmith. | ||
| 1514–1515 | Merchant. | ||
| 1515–1516 | MP for York, 1512 | ||
| 1516–1517 | Tanner. | ||
| 1517–1518 | |||
| 1518–1519 | MP for York, 1515 | ||
| 1519–1520 | |||
| 1520–1521 | |||
| 1521–1522 | |||
| 1522–1523 | Gillow was a merchant. Burton was MP for York, 1523 | ||
| 1523–1524 | MP for York, 1512 | ||
| 1524–1525 | MP for York, 1523 | ||
| 1525–1526 | |||
| 1526–1527 | MP for York, 1529 | ||
| 1527–1528 | Merchant. | ||
| 1528–1529 | |||
| 1529–1530 | Robert Whitfield | ||
| 1530–1531 | MP for York, 1529, 1536 | ||
| 1531–1532 | |||
| 1532–1533 | |||
| 1533–1534 | MP for York, 1539, 1542 | ||
| 1534–1535 | Goldsmith and MP for York, 1529, 1536, 1542 | ||
| 1535–1536 | MP for York, 1515 | ||
| 1536–1537 | Merchant. Great-grandfather of Guy Fawkes | ||
| 1537–1538 | Goldsmith. | ||
| 1538–1539 | North was MP for York, 1545,1553 | ||
| 1539–1540 | Merchant. | ||
| 1540–1541 | Merchant. | ||
| 1541–1542 | Merchant and MP for York, 1545, 1553 | ||
| 1542–1543 | |||
| 1543–1544 | Fishmonger. | ||
| 1544–1545 | Merchant. | ||
| 1545–1546 | MP for York, 1554 | ||
| 1546–1547 | MP for York, 1547, 1553 | ||
| 1547–1548 | Merchant. MP for York, 1553, 1559, 1563. First year or the reign of Edward VI | ||
| 1548–1549 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1558 | ||
| 1549–1550 | Goldsmith, and MP for York, 1529, 1536, 1542 | ||
| 1550–1551 | Draper. | ||
| 1551–1552 | |||
| 1552–1553 | Draper, and MP for York, 1554 | ||
| 1553–1554 | MP for York, 1554. First Year of the reign of Mary I | ||
| 1554–1555 | MP for York, 1545,1553 | ||
| 1555–1556 | William Beckwith | Merchant. | |
| 1556–1557 | MP for York, 1559 | ||
| 1557–1558 | Merchant. MP for York, 1545, 1553 | ||
| 1558–1559 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1553, 1571. First year of the reign of Elizabeth I | ||
| 1559–1560 | |||
| 1560–1561 | |||
| 1561–1562 | |||
| 1562–1563 | |||
| 1563–1564 | |||
| 1564–1565 | |||
| 1565–1566 | MP for York, 1554 | ||
| 1566–1567 | Merchant. MP for York, 1553, 1559, 1563 | ||
| 1567–1568 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1558 | ||
| 1568–1569 | MP for York, 1554 | ||
| 1569–1570 | William Beckwith | ||
| 1570–1571 | Draper. | ||
| 1571–1572 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1572 | ||
| 1572–1573 | Mercer. | ||
| 1573–1574 | Merchant. | ||
| 1574–1575 | Merchant. | ||
| 1575–1576 | Innholder.[5] | ||
| 1576–1577 | Richardson was a Pewterer. Hall was MP for York, 1553, 1571 | ||
| 1577–1578 | Draper. | ||
| 1578–1579 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1571,1572 | ||
| 1579–1580 | |||
| 1580–1581 | Draper, and MP for York, 1572, 1589 | ||
| 1581–1582 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1584, 1589 | ||
| 1582–1583 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1584, 1586 | ||
| 1583–1584 | Draper. | ||
| 1584–1585 | |||
| 1585–1586 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1593 | ||
| 1586–1587 | Innholder. | ||
| 1587–1588 | Merchant. | ||
| 1588–1589 | Council attorney. | ||
| 1589–1590 | Council attorney. | ||
| 1590–1591 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1597 | ||
| 1591–1592 | Haberdasher. | ||
| 1592–1593 | |||
| 1593–1594 | MP for York, 1572, 1589 | ||
| 1594–1595 | MP for York, 1584, 1589 | ||
| 1595–1596 | MP for York, 1584, 1586 | ||
| 1596–1597 | |||
| 1597–1598 | |||
| 1598–1599 | |||
| 1599–1600 | Apothecary. |
| Year | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1600–1601 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1601 | ||
| 1601–1602 | |||
| 1602–1603 | MP for York, 1597. | ||
| 1603–1604 | Haberdasher. First year of the reign of James I | ||
| 1604–1605 | Merchant. | ||
| 1605–1606 | Draper. | ||
| 1606–1607 | Draper, and MP for York, 1604, 1614, 1621 | ||
| 1607–1608 | Merchant. | ||
| 1608–1609 | Mercer. | ||
| 1609–1610 | Apothecary. | ||
| 1610–1611 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1601 | ||
| 1611–1612 | Merchant. | ||
| 1612–1613 | Merchant. | ||
| 1613–1614 | Mercer. | ||
| 1614–1615 | Saddler. | ||
| 1615–1616 | Merchant. | ||
| 1616–1617 | Draper | ||
| 1617–1618 | Draper, and MP for York, 1604, 1614, 1621 | ||
| 1618–1619 | Tanner. | ||
| 1619–1620 | Merchant. | ||
| 1620–1621 | Saddler. | ||
| 1621–1622 | Merchant. | ||
| 1622–1623 | |||
| 1623–1624 | |||
| 1624–1625 | Merchant | ||
| 1625–1626 | First year of the reign of Charles I | ||
| 1626–1627 | Saddler | ||
| 1627–1628 | |||
| 1628–1629 | Merchant. | ||
| 1629–1630 | Mercer. | ||
| 1630–1631 | Merchant. | ||
| 1631–1632 | Draper. | ||
| 1632–1633 | Merchant. MP for York, 1628–29 and 1640–50. Committed suicide, 1650. | ||
| 1633–1634 | Draper, and MP for York, 1654 | ||
| 1634–1635 | Merchant. | ||
| 1635–1636 | Mercer. | ||
| 1636–1637 | Merchant. | ||
| 1637–1638 | Prothonotary. | ||
| 1638–1639 | Merchant. | ||
| 1639–1640 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1640 | ||
| 1640–1641 | Merchant | ||
| 1641–1642 | Mercer | ||
| 1642–1644 | Merchant. Start of the English Civil War. York was initially held by the Royalists (Cavaliers). | ||
| 1644–1645 | Hoyle was MP for York, 1654. Parliamentarians (Roundheads) take control from now to the restoration under Lord Mayors sympathetic to (or willing to accommodate), the Parliamentary cause. | ||
| 1645–1646 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1656 | ||
| 1646–1647 | Grocer. | ||
| 1647–1648 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1654, 1656, 1659 | ||
| 1648–1649 | Robert Horner | Merchant | |
| 1649–1650 | Merchant | ||
| 1650–1651 | Merchant | ||
| 1651–1652 | James Brooke | Merchant | |
| 1652–1653 | William Metcalfe | Draper | |
| 1653–1654 | Henry Thompson | Merchant | |
| 1654–1655 | John Geldart | Merchant, and MP for York, 1656 | |
| 1655–1656 | Sir William Allenson | Draper, and MP for York, 1640 | |
| 1656–1957 | Stephen Watson | ||
| 1657–1658 | Merchant, and MP for York, 1654, 1656, 1659 | ||
| 1658–1659 | Robert Horner | Merchant | |
| 1659–1660 | Leonard Thompson | Merchant | |
| 1660–1661 | Christopher Topham | Merchant, and MP for York, 1659 | |
| 1661–1662 | James Brooke | By the Kings mandate. | |
| 1662–1663 | George Lamplugh | Merchant | |
| 1663–1664 | Henry Thompson | Merchant | |
| 1664–1665 | Edward Elwicke | Apothecary | |
| 1665–1666 | Richard Hewitt | Merchant | |
| 1666–1667 | George Mancklins | Skinner | |
| 1667–1668 | Cressye Burnett | Merchant | |
| 1668–1669 | Henry Tireman | Draper | |
| 1669–1670 | Christopher Brearey | Merchant | |
| 1670–1671 | Thomas Bawtry | Merchant | |
| 1671–1672 | William Richardson | Draper | |
| 1672–1673 | Sir Henry Thompson | Wine merchant, and MP for York, 1673 | |
| 1673–1674 | Thomas Williamson | Merchant | |
| 1674–1675 | Richard Metcalfe | Merchant | |
| 1675–1676 | William Ramsden | Merchant | |
| 1676–1677 | Yorke Horner | Merchant | |
| 1677–1678 | Francis Elcock | Grocer | |
| 1678–1679 | Philip Herbert | Merchant | |
| 1679–1680 | Richard Shaw | Butcher | |
| 1680–1681 | John Constable | Grocer | |
| 1681–1682 | Thomas Carter | Merchant | |
| 1682–1683 | John Wood | ||
| 1683–1684 | Edward Thompson | MP for York, 1689, 1695, 1701 | |
| 1684–1685 | Robert Waller | Attorney | |
| 1685–1686 | John Thompson | Goldsmith | |
| 1686–1687 | Leonard Wilberfoss | ||
| 1687–1688 | Thomas Mosley | Apothecary | |
| 1688–1689 | Thomas Rayne displaced and replaced by Robert Waller | Both attorneys | |
| 1689–1690 | John Foster | Haberdasher | |
| 1690–1691 | Samuel Dawson | Merchant | |
| 1691–1692 | George Stockton | Silk Weaver | |
| 1692–1693 | Joshua Earnshaw | Merchant | |
| 1693–1994 | Andrew Perrott | Merchant | |
| 1694–1695 | Robert Davy | Hosier | |
| 1695–1696 | Sir Gilbert Metcalfe | Merchant | |
| 1696-1696 | John Constable | Grocer | |
| 1697–1698 | Mark Gill | Goldsmith | |
| 1698–1699 | Roger Shackleton | ||
| 1699–1700 | Henry Thompson | MP for York, 1690 |
| Year | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700–1701 | Sir William Robinson | MP for Northallerton,1689 and for York,1698 | |
| 1701–1702 | Tobias Jenkins | MP for York, 1695,1701,1715 | |
| 1702–1703 | John Peckitt | Merchant | |
| 1703–1704 | Thomas Dawson | Merchant | |
| 1704–1705 | Elias Pawson | Merchant | |
| 1705–1706 | Charles Redman | Toyman | |
| 1706–1707 | Emanuel Justice | Merchant | |
| 1707–1708 | Robert Benson | MP for York, 1705 | |
| 1708–1709 | Richard Thompson | Merchant | |
| 1709–1710 | William Pickering | ||
| 1710–1711 | Charles Perrott | Merchant | |
| 1711–1712 | Thomas Pickering | Attorney | |
| 1712–1713 | William Cornwell | Brewer | |
| 1713–1714 | Christopher Hutton | Glover | |
| 1714-1715 | William Redman | Pinner | |
| 1715–1716 | Robert Fairfax | MP for York, 1713 | |
| 1716–1717 | Richard Towne | Mercer | |
| 1717–1718 | Henry Baines | Toyman | |
| 1718–1719 | Tancred Robinson | Rear-admiral | |
| 1719–1720 | John Read | Toyman | |
| 1720–1721 | Tobias Jenkins | MP for York, 1695,1701,1715 | |
| 1721–1722 | Richard Thompson | Merchant | |
| 1722–1723 | Charles Redman | Toyman | |
| 1723–1724 | Charles Perrott | Merchant | |
| 1724–1725 | Thomas Agar | Woollen-draper | |
| 1725–1726 | William Cornwell | Brewer | |
| 1726–1727 | Samuel Clarke | Haberdasher | |
| 1727–1728 | Richard Baine | Grocer | |
| 1728–1729 | Peter Whitton | Grocer | |
| 1729–1730 | William Dobson | Apothecary | |
| 1730–1731 | John Stainforth | Receiver of Land Tax | |
| 1731–1732 | Jonas Thompson | Attorney | |
| 1732–1733 | Henry Baines | Toyman | |
| 1733–1734 | James Dodsworth | Apothecary & Grocer | |
| 1734–1735 | William Whytehead | Attorney at Law | |
| 1735-1736 | James Barnard | Mercer | |
| 1736–1737 | Samuel Clark[6] | Haberdasher | |
| 1737–1738 | Sir John Lister Kaye | MP for York, 1734 | |
| 1738–1739 | George Benson died and replaced by Sir Tancred Robinson, Bt | Robinson was a Rear-admiral | |
| 1739–1740 | George Escricke | Hatter | |
| 1740–1741 | George Skelton | Merchant | |
| 1741–1742 | Richard Lawson | Wine Merchant | |
| 1742–1743 | John Mayer | Attorney | |
| 1743–1744 | William Stephenson | Merchant | |
| 1744–1745 | Thomas Agar | Merchant | |
| 1745–1746 | John Raper | Merchant | |
| 1746–1757 | John Read | Toyman | |
| 1747–1748 | George Escricke | Hatter | |
| 1748–1749 | Francis Jefferson | Merchant | |
| 1749–1750 | James Rowe | Druggist | |
| 1750–1751 | Matthew Lister | Timber-merchant | |
| 1751–1752 | George Skelton | Merchant | |
| 1752–1753 | James Barnard | Mercer | |
| 1753–1754 | William Coates | Glover | |
| 1754–1755 | Richard Lawson | Wine Merchant | |
| 1755–1756 | Thomas Matthews | Brewer | |
| 1756–1757 | Richard Farrer | Upholsterer | |
| 1757–1758 | George Fox Lane | MP for York, 1742–1761 | |
| 1758–1759 | John Allanson | Merchant | |
| 1759–1760 | Godfrey Wentworth | MP for York, 1741 | |
| 1760–1761 | Francis Stephenson | Merchant | |
| 1761–1762 | Thomas Bowes | Apothecary | |
| 1762–1763 | John Mayer | Attorney | |
| 1763–1764 | Anby Taylor | Apothecary | |
| 1764–1765 | Francis Bacon | Apothecary | |
| 1765–1766 | Henry Raper | Merchant | |
| 1766–1767 | John Wakefield | Merchant | |
| 1767–1768 | Richard Garland | Factor | |
| 1768–1769 | James Rowe | Druggist | |
| 1769–1770 | Richard Farrer | Upholsterer | |
| 1770–1771 | John Carr | Architect | |
| 1771–1772 | Edward Wallis | Apothecary | |
| 1772–1773 | Charles Turner | MP for York, 1768–1783 | |
| 1773–1774 | Henry Jubb | Apothecary | |
| 1774–1775 | Hugh Robinson | Merchant | |
| 1775-1775 | John Allanson | Merchant | |
| 1776–1777 | Francis Stephenson | Merchant | |
| 1777–1778 | Thomas Bowes died and replaced by Francis Bacon | Both were apothecaries | |
| 1778–1779 | Thomas Barstow | Esquire | |
| 1779–1780 | Edward Stabler | Merchant | |
| 1780–1781 | Thomas Cordley | Wine-merchant | |
| 1781–1782 | Henry Myers | Merchant | |
| 1782–1783 | Henry Raper | Merchant | |
| 1783–1784 | William Siddall | Woollen-draper | |
| 1784–1785 | Thomas Kilby | Brewer | |
| 1785-1785 | James Woodhouse died and replaced by John Carr | Carr was an architect | |
| 1786–1787 | Thomas Smith | Merchant | |
| 1787–1788 | Sir William Milner | MP for York, 1790 | |
| 1788–1789 | William Bluitt | Esquire | |
| 1789–1790 | Thomas Hartley | Brewer | |
| 1790–1791 | Joshua Oldfield | Wine-merchant | |
| 1791–1792 | Thomas Wilson | Bookseller | |
| 1792–1793 | Ralph Dodsworth | Merchant | |
| 1793–1794 | William Siddall died and replaced by Thomas Smith | Siddall was a woollen-merchant Smith was a merchant. | |
| 1794–1795 | John Hay | Woollen-draper | |
| 1795–1796 | Richard Metcalfe | Merchant-tailor | |
| 1796–1797 | Theophilus de Garencières | Apothecary | |
| 1797–1798 | Richard Hobson | Woollen-draper | |
| 1798–1799 | Sir William Milner | MP for York, 1790 | |
| 1799–1800 | William Ellis | Merchant |
| Year | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800–1801 | James Robson | Linen-draper | |
| 1801–1802 | John Wilkinson[7] | Druggist | |
| 1802–1803 | William Hotham | Barrister-at-Law | |
| 1803-1804 | Thomas Hartley | Esquire | |
| 1804–1805 | John Kilby | Brewer | |
| 1805–1806 | Robert Stockton | Druggist | |
| 1806–1807 | Thomas Wilson | Bookseller | |
| 1807–1808 | William Ellis | Merchant | |
| 1808–1809 | Robert Rhodes | Merchant tailor | |
| 1809–1810 | Samuel Wormald | Tanner | |
| 1810–1811 | George Peacock | Esquire | |
| 1811–1812 | Hon. Lawrence Dundas | MP for Richmond,1790,1808 MP for York, 1802,1811 | |
| 1812–1813 | Isaac Spencer | Druggist | |
| 1813–1814 | Thomas Smith | Merchant | |
| 1814–1815 | William Dunsley | Brewer | |
| 1815–1816 | William Hutchenson Hearon | Tea Dealer | |
| 1816–1817 | John Dales | Druggist | |
| 1817–1818 | Robert Chaloner | FRS, MP for Richmond, 1810 and MP for York, 1820 | |
| 1818–1819 | James Saunders | ||
| 1819–1820 | William Hotham | ||
| 1820–1821 | George Peacock | ||
| 1821–1822 | Rt. Hon. Lord Dundas | MP for Richmond,1790,1808 MP for York, 1802,1811 | |
| 1822–1823 | Isaac Spencer | ||
| 1823–1824 | Thomas Smith | ||
| 1824–1825 | William Dunsley | ||
| 1825–1826 | William Oldfield | ||
| 1826–1827 | William Cooper | ||
| 1827–1828 | William Hutchenson Hearon | Tea Dealer | |
| 1828–1829 | George Champney | ||
| 1829–1830 | John Dales | ||
| 1830–1831 | Hon. Edward Robert Petre | ||
| 1831–1832 | Rt. Hon. Lord Dundas | MP for Richmond,1790,1808 MP for York, 1802,1811 | |
| 1832–1833 | William Oldfield | ||
| 1833–1834 | James Barber | ||
| 1834–1835 | William Cooper | ||
| 1835–1836 | Thomas Wood Wilson | ||
| 1836-1836 | Sir Sir John Simpson | Corn merchant | |
| 1836–1837 | James Meek Snr | Glassmaker and banker | |
| 1837–1839 | George Hudson | "The Railway King" and MP for Sunderland, 1845–1859 | |
| 1839–1840 | William Stephenson Clark | Medical doctor | |
| 1840–1841 | Robert Cattle | ||
| 1841–1842 | William Matterson | Surgeon | |
| 1842–1844 | Joseph Buckle | ||
| 1844–1845 | William Gray | Solicitor | |
| 1845–1846 | William Richardson | Solicitor | |
| 1846–1847 | George Hudson | "The Railway King" and MP for Sunderland, 1845–1859 | |
| 1847–1848 | James Richardson | ||
| 1848–1849 | Edward Richard Anderson | ||
| 1849–1850 | George Hicks Seymour | Solicitor | |
| 1850–1851 | James Meek Snr | Glassmaker and banker | |
| 1851–1852 | Henry Cooper | Wine merchant | |
| 1852–1853 | Richard Evers | Tailor | |
| 1853–1854 | George Leeman | Solicitor, railway entrepreneur, and MP for York, 1865,1871 | |
| 1854–1855 | George Wilson | ||
| 1855–1856 | James Meek Jnr | Banker | |
| 1856–1857 | Edward Richard Anderson | Solicitor | |
| 1857–1858 | John Wood | Solicitor and Yorkshire Coroner. | |
| 1858–1859 | William Dalla Husband | Surgeon, FRCS | |
| 1859–1860 | Richard Evers | Tailor | |
| 1860–1861 | George Leeman | Solicitor, railway entrepreneur, and MP for York, 1865,1871 | |
| 1861–1863 | William Fox Clark | Solicitor | |
| 1863–1864 | Richard Welch Hollon | Druggist | |
| 1864–1865 | Edwin Wade | Dental surgeon | |
| 1865–1867 | James Meek Jnr | Banker | |
| 1867–1868 | Ralph Weatherley | Owner of building company. | |
| 1868–1869 | Alfred Ely Hargrove | ||
| 1869–1870 | John Colburn | Silversmith and jeweller | |
| 1870–1871 | George Leeman | Solicitor, railway entrepreneur, and MP for York, 1865,1871 | |
| 1871–1872 | William Walker | Solicitor | |
| 1872–1873 | Henry Steward | ||
| 1873–1874 | John March | Brewer | |
| 1874–1875 | Joseph Terry | Chocolate maker. | |
| 1875–1876 | Edward Rooke | Wine and spirit merchant | |
| 1876–1877 | James Melrose | Land agent and brewer | |
| 1877–1878 | William Varey | Bacon factor | |
| 1878–1879 | George Brown | Solicitor | |
| 1879–1880 | Thomas Samuel Watkinson died and replaced by William Wilkinson Wilberforce | Watkinson owned iron- and steelworks. Wilberforce was a company director | |
| 1880–1881 | John Stephenson Rowntree | Chocolate maker. | |
| 1881–1882 | Joseph Agar | Tannery owner | |
| 1882–1883 | Thomas Varey | Bacon Factor. Son of Wm. Varey (Mayor,1877) | |
| 1883–1884 | William Benson Richardson | ||
| 1884–1885 | John Close | Businessman | |
| 1885–1887 | Joseph Terry | Chocolate maker. | |
| 1887–1888 | Joseph Sykes Rymer | Company director | |
| 1888–1890 | Joseph Agar | Tannery owner | |
| 1890–1891 | Philip Matthews died and replaced by Sir Joseph Terry | Matthews was an Innkeeper. Died of Typhoid. Terry was chocolate maker. | |
| 1891–1893 | John Close | Businessman | |
| 1893–1894 | Thomas Clayton | ||
| 1894–1895 | William McKay | ||
| 1895–1897 | Christopher Annakin-Milward | Hatter, hosier and shirtmaker. Knighted 1897 | |
| 1897–1898 | Edwin Gray | Son of Wm Gray (Mayor, 1844). Solicitor. His married suffragist and social reformer Almyra Vickers in 1882. His brother was the composer Alan Gray. | |
| 1898–1899 | Samuel Border | Grocer | |
| 1899–1900 | Joseph Sykes Rymer | Company director |
| Year | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900–1901 | Edward William Purnell[8] | Tobacconist | |
| 1901–1902 | Lancelot Foster | Agricultural merchant and Company Director | |
| 1902–1903 | Edwin Gray[9] | Solicitor. Conservative party. Second term (see 1897-8). | |
| 1903–1906 | Robert Horton Vernon Wragge | Tour operator | |
| 1906–1907 | William Bentley | Bentley was a bookseller. He died in office and replaced by Samuel Border. | |
| 1907-1907 | Samuel Border | Border was a grocer. | |
| 1907–1908 | Sir Joseph Sykes Rymer | Coal, lime and sand merchant | |
| 1908–1910 | James Birch | Plumber and Glazier | |
| 1910–1911 | Thomas Carter | Butcher | |
| 1911–1912 | Norman Green | ||
| 1912–1913 | Sir Joseph Sykes Rymer | Coal, lime and sand merchant | |
| 1913–1914 | Henry Rhodes Brown | Founder of Browns department store | |
| 1914–1915 | John Bowes Morrell | Company director, publisher and writer | |
| 1915–1918 | William Alexander Forster Todd | ||
| 1918–1919 | Sir William Alexander Forster Todd | ||
| 1919–1921 | Edward Walker | ||
| 1921–1922 | William Henry Birch | Builder | |
| 1922–1923 | James Brown Inglis | Jeweller and silversmith | |
| 1923–1924 | William Dobbie | Railwayman and MP for Rotherham, 1933 | |
| 1924–1925 | Sir Robert Newbald Kay | Solicitor and MP for Elland, 1903 | |
| 1925–1926 | William Wright | ||
| 1926–1927 | Oscar Frederick Rowntree | ||
| 1927–1928 | Arthur Richmond Fox | ||
| 1928–1929 | Edwin John Leetham Rymer | Coal merchant. Son of Sir Joseph Sykes Rymer, Mayor 1907,1912 | |
| 1929–1930 | Charles William Shipley | Railwayman | |
| 1930–1931 | Sir William Alexander Forster-Todd | ||
| 1931–1932 | Robert Horton Vernon Wragge | Tour operator | |
| 1932–1933 | Henry Rhodes Brown | ||
| 1933–1935 | Herbert Edward Harrowell | Solicitor | |
| 1935–1936 | William Henry Shaw | Railwayman | |
| 1936–1937 | Thomas Morris | Builder | |
| 1937–1938 | Charles Thornburn Hutchinson | Grocer | |
| 1938–1939 | William Cooper | ||
| 1939–1940 | Robert James Pulleyn | Builder | |
| 1940–1941 | William Horsman | Overseer at Rowntrees | |
| 1941–1942 | Edna Annie Crichton[10] [11] | First woman to be Lord Mayor | |
| 1942–1943 | Edward Lacy | Painter and Decorator | |
| 1943–1944 | William Thompson | ||
| 1944–1945 | Harold de Bourg Chapman de Bourg | Estate agent and Surveyor | |
| 1945–1847 | Fred Gaines | ||
| 1947–1948 | William Dobbie | Railwayman and MP for Rotherham, 1933 | |
| 1949–1950 | John Bowes Morrell | Company Director, publisher and writer | |
| 1950–1951 | Ernest Harwood | ||
| 1951–1952 | John Harold Kaye | ||
| 1952–1953 | Cecil Walter Wright | ||
| 1953–1954 | Charles Oliver | Chairman, Furniture Company | |
| 1954–1955 | Frank Wright | ||
| 1955–1956 | Fred Brown | ||
| 1956–1957 | Vincent Albert Bosworth | ||
| 1957–1958 | Eric Lawson Keld | ||
| 1958–1959 | Albert Leslie Philipson | ||
| 1959–1960 | Robert Stavers Oloman | ||
| 1960–1961 | Wilfred Ward | ||
| 1961–1962 | Ivy Gladys Wightman | ||
| 1962–1963 | Robert Alexander Cattle | ||
| 1963–1964 | Archibald Kirk | ||
| 1964–1965 | Stanley Palphramand | Organbuilder | |
| 1965–1966 | William Bridge | ||
| 1966–1967 | Walter Elliott Milburn | ||
| 1967–1968 | William Edwin Hargrave | ||
| 1968–1969 | Mona May Armitage | ||
| 1969–1970 | Ronald Scobey | ||
| 1970–1971 | Arthur Joseph Hardcastle | ||
| 1971–1972 | Richard Scruton | ||
| 1972–1973 | Harry Victor Boulton | ||
| 1973–1974 | Jack Milnes Wood | ||
| 1974–1975 | William Thomas Burke | ||
| 1975–1976 | Jack Penty Birch[12] | Builder | |
| 1976–1977 | Jack Archer[13] | Railwayman | |
| 1977–1978 | Thomas Hibbert | ||
| 1978–1979 | Samuel Edwin Brearley | ||
| 1979–1980 | William Richardson | ||
| 1980–1981 | Clive Bushell Kay | Company Director | |
| 1981–1982 | Charles William Fairclough[14] | ||
| 1982–1983 | Philip Booth | ||
| 1983–1984 | Stephen Fred Galloway | ||
| 1984–1985 | Kenneth Cooper[15] | Also a Deputy Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire | |
| 1985–1986 | Marjorie Seward Bwye[16] | ||
| 1986–1987 | Cyril Arthur Waite[17] | ||
| 1987–1988 | Malcolm James Heppell[18] | Railwayman | |
| 1988–1989 | Reginald Pulleyn[19] | Railwayman | |
| 1989–1990 | Jack Archer | ||
| 1990–1991 | Keith Simpson Wood | ||
| 1991–1992 | Albert Cowen | ||
| 1992–1993 | Bernard Alfred Bell [20] | Railwayman | |
| 1993–1994 | Ann Reid | ||
| 1994–1995 | David Wilde[21] | Teacher | |
| 1995–1996 | John Boardman [22] | Teacher, bus driver | |
| 1996–1997 | Kenneth William King | Postman | |
| 1997–1998 | Michael John Bradley | ||
| 1998–1999 | Derek Wilbraham Smallwood [23] [24] | Retired bus driver | |
| 1999–2000 | Peter Vaughan |
| Year | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–2001 | Shân Edryd Braund [25] [26] | ||
| 2001–2002 | Irene Mary Waudby [27] | ||
| 2002–2003 | David Anthony Horton [28] | Retired Railway Engineer, JP, MBE | |
| 2003–2004 | Charles Hall (Lord Mayor of York) | Charles Hall [29] | |
| 2004–2005 | Janet Looker [30] | retired Solicitor | |
| 2005–2006 | Janet Greenwood [31] | ||
| 2006–2007 | Janet Hopton [32] | ||
| 2007–2008 | Irene Mary Waudby [33] | ||
| 2008–2009 | Brian Walter Joseph Edward Watson [34] | ||
| 2009–2010 | John Galvin (Lord Mayor of York) | John Galvin [35] | |
| 2010–2011 | Sue Galloway [36] | ||
| 2011–2012 | David Anthony Horton [37] | ||
| 2012–2013 | Keith Hyman [38] | ||
| 2013–2014 | Julie Gunnell[39] | Charity worker | |
| 2014–2015 | Ian Gillies[40] [41] | Former police officer, sales manager, businessman | |
| 2015–2016 | Sonja Crisp[42] | ||
| 2016–2017 | Dave Taylor[43] [44] | Former local government worker | |
| 2017–2018 | Barbara Boyce[45] [46] | Former local government worker and teacher | |
| 2018–2019 | Keith Orrell[47] | ||
| 2019–2021 | Janet Looker[48] | Served two years due to the coronavirus pandemic | |
| 2021–2022 | Chris Cullwick[49] | Ordained in the Church of England | |
| 2022–2023 | David Carr[50] | ||
| 2023–2024 | Chris Cullwick[51] | Ordained in the Church of England | |
| 2024–2025 | Margaret Wells[52] | ||