List of lord mayors of Stoke-on-Trent explained

The position of Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent is largely ceremonial, determined by a vote amongst the elected councillors of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Candidates are selected from the councillors. The lord mayor for 2022 to 2023 is Faisal Hussain, a Conservative.

History

Between 1910 and 1928 the Borough, and later, City of Stoke-on-Trent had a mayor rather than a lord mayor. The first Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent was Cecil Wedgwood of the Wedgwood pottery dynasty.^[1] The title of Lord Mayor was first conferred on the City of Stoke-on-Trent by King George V on 10 July 1928.

List of former mayors

• 1901-02 T. R. Yoxall (Conservative)
• 1902-03 T. R. Yoxall (re-elected)^[2]

List of former lord mayors

21st century

• 2000-01 Barbara Dunn (Labour)
• 2001-02 Bill Austin (Labour) (2nd Term)
• 2002-03 Ellis Bevan (Liberal Democrat)
• 2003-04 Clive Brian (Conservative)
• 2004-05 Karamat Ali (Labour)
• 2005-06 Maurice Lewis (Labour)
• 2006-07 Jean Edwards (Labour)
• 2007-08 Bagh Ali (Labour)
• 2008-09 Derek Capey (City Independent)
• 2009-10 Jean Bowers (Liberal Democrat) (1st term)
• 2010-11 Denver Tolley (Labour)
• 2011-12 Terry Follows (City Independent)
• 2012-13 Terry Crowe (Labour)
• 2013-14 Sheila Pitt (Labour)
• 2014-15 Majid Khan (Labour)
• 2015–16 Jean Bowers (City Independent) (2nd term)
• 2016–17 Anthony Munday (City Independent)^[3]
• 2017–18 Ross Irving (Conservative and Independent Alliance) (1st term)^[4]
• 2018–19 Lilian Dodd (City Independent)
• 2019–20 Jackie Barnes (City Independent)
• 2020–21 Ross Irving (Conservative and Independent Alliance) (2nd term)^[5]
• 2021–22 Chandra Kanneganti (Conservative)^[6]
• 2022–23 Faisal Hussain (Conservative)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Warrillow, Ernest J. D. . A sociological history of the city of Stoke-on-Trent . 224 . Etruscan Publication . 1960.
2. Election of Mayors . 11 November 1902 . 12 . 36922.
3. Web site: Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent. City of Stoke-on-Trent. 16 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090310172921/http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/council-and-democracy/lord-mayor/. 10 March 2009. dead.
4. Web site: Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent . City of Stoke-on-Trent. 4 June 2017.
5. Web site: Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent . www.stoke.gov.uk . Stoke on Trent City Council . 7 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210207151129/https://www.stoke.gov.uk/info/20003/your_council_your_city/114/lord_mayor_of_stoke-on-trent . 7 February 2021 . live.
6. Web site: Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent. Stoke-on-Trent Council. 21 May 2021.
7. Web site: Council minutes, 19 May 2022 . Stoke-on-Trent City Council . 14 September 2022.