List of mayors of Cardiff explained

This is a list of mayors of Cardiff, Wales. The first mayor recorded for Cardiff was in 1126 though the title was generally given to the Constable or military governor of Cardiff Castle.[1] The first elected Mayor of Cardiff took office in 1835 (elected by the members of the council), the same year the first council elections were held. When Cardiff was granted city status in 1905 the post holder was given the title Lord Mayor (Welsh: Arglwydd Faer). The Lord Mayor of Cardiff is considered to be the first citizen of Wales and since 1956 has enjoyed the style of The Right Honourable.[2]

History

The first mayor of Cardiff is listed by the County Borough Records as Ralph "Prepositus de Kardi" who took up office in 1126. In 1835, Thomas Revel Guest became the first elected mayor of Cardiff when the first council elections were held. When Cardiff was granted city status in 1905 Cardiff's First Citizen became lord mayor. Robert Hughes, the mayor in 1904, was re-elected to become Cardiff's first lord mayor in the following year. The lord mayor was granted the right to the style "The Right Honourable." The lord mayor now bears the style "The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Cardiff".[3]

In 1999 a new system was introduced whereby the leader of the council could also serve as mayor for the duration of the council without re-election. This led to Russell Goodway serving as both council leader and mayor from 1999 to 2003. From 2003 the mayoralty reverted to a separate role, elected annually.[4]

The official residence of the Lord Mayor of Cardiff was the Mansion House, Cardiff, although the Lord Mayors have not lived there since 1971.[5]

Elected mayors since 1835

The years given are for when each mayor took office. Most mayoral terms extended into the following year.

Lord mayors since 1905

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/Lord-Mayor/History/Pages/default.aspx Lord Mayor – A History
  2. Web site: Page 6041 | Issue 40911, 26 October 1956 | London Gazette . Thegazette.co.uk. 21 February 2022.
  3. Web site: Lord Mayor – A History. Cardiff Council. 18 August 2007. 26 September 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220809/http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=2872,4951,5030&id=4158&Positioning_Article_ID=&Language=&parent_directory_id=2865&d1p1=1. dead.
  4. Web site: (List of) Lord Mayors of Cardiff. Cardiff Council. 19 December 2011.
  5. News: Waldram. Hannah. Council to market one of its oldest buildings for venue hire. 23 August 2017. The Guardian. 7 August 2011. London.
  6. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=48213#s3 Mayors and other secular officials
  7. David James Friend of freedom facing capture, South Wales Echo, 18 January 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  8. Book: Matthews, John Hobson . CARDIFF RECORDS BEING MATERIALS FOR A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY BOROUGH FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES. . 1903 . ORDER OF THE CORPORATION AND SOLD BY HENRY SOTHERAN & Co.. . London . 1903 . 441-445 . English.
  9. Elizabeth Baigent, 'Vachell, Ada Marian [Sister Ada] (1866–1923)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 8 Oct 2016
  10. LORDMAYORS OF CARDIFF.pdf (accessed at Lord Mayor – A History), Cardiff Council website www.cardiff.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  11. http://www.sabrain.com/about-us/interactive-timeline/1903 The Beginning
  12. News: Mayoral Bother at Cardiff – Passionate Scenes in the Council Chamber – Mr. John Jenkins Refuses Office. Western Mail . 3 November 1900 . 5 . 27 March 2017 . subscription .
  13. Election of Mayors . 11 November 1901 . 7 . 36609.
  14. Election of Mayors . 11 November 1902 . 12 . 36922.
  15. Book: Haworth. Alan. Hayter. Dianne. Men Who Made Labour. 26 March 2017. 22 April 2015. Routledge. 978-1-135-39048-8. 107.
  16. http://www.southernstar.ie/Community/My-Own-Town/Son-of-evicted-farmer-who-became-Lord-Mayor-of-Cardiff-15042013.htm "Son of evicted farmer who became Lord Mayor of Cardiff"
  17. Brian Lee 100 facts you (probably) didn't know about Cardiff, Expats Newsletter, Wales Online. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  18. Phillip Nifield Former Cardiff Lord Mayor dies, South Wales Echo, 6 March 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7451905.stm Hats off as Queen's man retires
  20. News: Labour sweep the city - Tory gloom as eight seats fall . South Wales Echo . 3 May 1991. 3.
  21. Phillip Nifield I WANT TO BE THE PEOPLE'S LORD MAYOR.., South Wales Echo, 26 April 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
  22. Web site: WalesOnline . 2006-03-17 . MR NEALE IS YOUR NEW MAYOR (but only just...) . 2022-03-19 . WalesOnline . en.
  23. News: New Lord Mayor to be installed in city. South Wales Echo. 20 May 2010. 10 July 2018.
  24. News: Law. Peter. Cardiff to get Lord Mayor again after Labour council U-turn. 5 April 2013. Walesonline.co.uk. 20 September 2012.
  25. Peter Law (13 March 2013) "Lord Mayor Councillor Derrick Morgan to hold his role for another year", YourCardiff (Media Wales). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
  26. Web site: Cancer patient Monica Walsh becomes Cardiff's Lord Mayor – and choses Cancer Research as her charity. 26 May 2016. Media Wales. 1 January 2017.
  27. https://prnewslink.net/releases/18822.html Cardiff's new Lord Mayor announces chosen charity for her year in office
  28. https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/21606.html The rock n' roll secret of Cardiff's first black mayor
  29. News: First woman of colour made lord mayor of Cardiff . 8 July 2023 . BBC News . 25 May 2023.

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