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Lord Mayor's 80th Anniversary

Thomas Clarke Wild, the First Lord Mayor of the City of Stoke-on-TrentDerek Capey, the current Lord Mayor of the City of Stoke-on-Trent
  • In 1922, King George V conferred upon Stoke-on-Trent City the status of City, by Royal Letters Patent
  • Three years later, on 10 July 1928, the city was given permission to use the title of Lord Mayor
  • The title of Lord Mayor was first conferred on the Chief Magistrate, Thomas Clarke Wild
  • Every year since that date, the City Council has appointed a new Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor to serve the city for the term of one Municipal Year
  • The Lord Mayor for this anniversary year is Councillor Derek Capey
  • The Deputy Lord Mayor for this anniversary year is Councillor Jean Bowers
  • Serving city councillors who have also been Lord Mayor are Councillor Bagh Ali (2007/08), Councillor Jean Edwards (2006/07) and Councillor Clive Brian (2003/04)

Please view the files at the foot of the page for a full list of Lord Mayors of the City of Stoke-on-Trent 1928-2008 and to see their official portraits/photos.

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files. To download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader please click here.

Related Files:

  • Chronological list of Lord Mayors 1928-2008 - 80 Years of the Lord Mayor.pdf[View][Save]
  • Portraits/Photos of Lord Mayors 1927-1940 - 1927-1940 Lord Mayors of Stoke-on-Trent.pdf[View][Save]
  • Portraits/Photos of Lord Mayors 1941-1950 - 1941-1950 Lord Mayors of Stoke-on-Trent.pdf[View][Save]
  • Portraits/Photos of Lord Mayors 1951-1960 - 1951-1960 Lord Mayors of Stoke-on-Trent.pdf[View][Save]
  • Portraits/Photos of Lord Mayors 1961-1970 - 1961-1970 Lord Mayors of Stoke-on-Trent.pdf[View][Save]
  • Portraits/Photos of Lord Mayors 1971-1980 - 1971-1980 Lord Mayors of Stoke-on-Trent.pdf[View][Save]
  • Portraits/Photos of Lord Mayors 1981-1990 - 1981-1990 Lord Mayors of Stoke-on-Trent.pdf[View][Save]
  • Portraits/Photos of Lord Mayors 1991-2000 - 1991-2000 Lord Mayors of Stoke-on-Trent.pdf[View][Save]
  • Portraits/Photos of Lord Mayors 2001-2007 - 2001-2007 Lord Mayors of Stoke-on-Trent.pdf[View][Save]

Lord Mayor - Civic History

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The town hall, Steve Robinson and a ballot box