Mayor of Bournemouth
The following were mayors of Bournemouth, Dorset, England, Before 1974, Bournemouth was in the county of Hampshire:[1]
| Year | Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Thomas James Hankinson | First mayor of Bournemouth | |
| 1891 | Edward Wise Rebbeck | ||
| 1892 | Henry Newlyn | ||
| 1893 | George Merriman Hirons | ||
| 1894 | Merton Russell-Cotes | ||
| 1895 | Henry Newlyn | ||
| 1896 | James Atkinson Hosker | ||
| 1897 | William Mattocks | ||
| 1898 | William Hoare | ||
| 1899 | John Clark Webber | ||
| 1900 | George Joseph Lawson | ||
| 1901 | George Frost | ||
| 1902 | John Elmes Beale | ||
| 1903 | |||
| 1904 | |||
| 1905 | John Aldridge Parsons | ||
| 1906 | |||
| 1907 | George Edward Bridge | ||
| 1908 | |||
| 1909 | |||
| 1910 | Charles Hunt | ||
| 1911 | Henry Symour McCalmont Hill | ||
| 1912 | |||
| 1913 | |||
| 1914 | James Druitt | ||
| 1915 | Henry Robson | ||
| 1916 | |||
| 1917 | Edward Ernest Bishop | ||
| 1918 | |||
| 1919 | Charles Henry Cartwright | ||
| 1920 | |||
| 1921 | |||
| 1922 | |||
| 1923 | Thomas Bodley Scott | Served part of the year, before dying whilst in office | |
| Frederick Skinner Mate | Took over partway through the year, following his predecessor's death | ||
| 1924 | |||
| 1925 | Harry John Thwaites | ||
| 1926 | |||
| 1927 | |||
| 1928 | Sir Charles Henry Cartwright | Fourth term in office | |
| 1929 | Percy May Bright | ||
| 1930 | |||
| 1931 | |||
| 1932 | John Robert Edgecombe | ||
| 1933 | |||
| 1934 | |||
| 1935 | Henry George Harris | ||
| 1936 | Thomas Victor Rebbeck | ||
| 1937 | John Bennett Cole Beale | ||
| 1938 | Isaac William Dickinson | ||
| 1939 | Percy Wilfred Tom Hayward | ||
| 1940 | Alfred Herbert Little | ||
| 1941 | John James Empson | ||
| 1942 | Frank Bassett Summerbee | ||
| 1943 | Jabez Richards | ||
| 1944 | Harry Charles Brown | ||
| 1945 | Robert Charles Henry Old | ||
| 1946 | John William Moore | ||
| 1947 | |||
| 1948 | |||
| 1949 | |||
| 1949 | James Hugh Turner | ||
| 1950 | Sydney Arthur Thomson | ||
| 1951 | Frank James McInnes | ||
| 1952 | Harold Alfred Benwell | ||
| 1953 | Harry Percival Evelyn Mears | ||
| 1954 | George Smith | ||
| 1955 | Donald Nelson Willoughby | ||
| 1956 | Philip George Templeman | ||
| 1957 | William James Whitelock | ||
| 1958 | Henry Brown | ||
| 1959 | Louis Victor Barney | ||
| 1960 | Bessie Bicknell | Bournemouth's first female mayor | |
| 1961 | Deric Sidney Scott | ||
| 1962 | Alban Ernest James Adams | ||
| 1963 | Harry Percival Evelyn Mears | ||
| 1964 | Harold Alfred Benwell | Both served part of the year | |
| Harry Percival Evelyn Mears | |||
| 1965 | Reginald Sylvester Morris | ||
| 1966 | Philip Gordon Whitelegg | ||
| 1967 | Frank Alfred William Purdy | ||
| 1968 | Michael William Green | ||
| 1969 | Basil Ewart David Beckett | ||
| 1970 | Edwin Alfred Lane | ||
| 1971 | Richard Ayton Judd | ||
| 1972 | Leslie Mary Swetenham | ||
| 1973 | Major Bertram George Dillon | Served until 30 March 1974 | |
| 1974 | |||
| William Frederick Forman | Served between 1 April to 24 May 1974 | ||
| William Thomas Roy Turner | |||
| 1975 | George Henry Masters | ||
| 1976 | Arthur William Patton | ||
| 1977 | Dr Gabriel Vivian Jaffé | ||
| 1978 | Frank Holmes Beale | ||
| 1979 | Patrick Walter Kelleway | ||
| 1980 | Ernest Norman Day | ||
| 1981 | Gordon Roy Anstee | ||
| 1982 | Sheila Elizabeth McQueen | ||
| 1983 | Jeanne Hilda Curtis | ||
| 1984 | Michael Harold Filer | ||
| 1985 | Robert Frederick Wotton | ||
| 1986 | Dan Crone | ||
| 1987 | Barbara R. Siberry | ||
| 1988 | Jacqueline Craven Harris | ||
| 1989 | Harry Bostock | ||
| 1990 | Wycliffe H Coe | ||
| 1991 | Lionel F Bennett | ||
| 1992 | Margaret Hogarth | ||
| 1993 | Ronald Whittaker | ||
| 1994 | Dr John Millward | ||
| 1995 | Pamela I Harris | ||
| 1996 | Jean Moore | ||
| 1997 | N/A | Unitary Authority | |
| Peter Brushett | |||
| 1998 | Keith Rawlings | ||
| 1999 | Hampton James Courtney | ||
| 2000 | Ben Grower | ||
| 2001 | Douglas Eyre | ||
| 2002 | David Baldwin | ||
| 2003 | Anne Ray | ||
| 2004 | Emily Morrell-Cross | ||
| 2005 | Ted Taylor | ||
| 2006 | Bob Chapman | ||
| 2007 | Anne Filer | ||
| 2008 | Stephen Chappell | ||
| 2009 | Beryl Baxter | ||
| 2010 | Barry Goldbart | First Reform Jewish Mayor[2] | |
| 2011 | Chris Rochester | ||
| 2012 | Phil Stanley-Watts | Bournemouth’s 100th Mayor | |
| 2013 | Dr Rodney Cooper | ||
| 2014 | Chris Mayne | ||
| 2015 | John Adams | ||
| 2016 | Eddie Coope | ||
| 2017 | Lawrence Williams | ||
| 2018 | Derek Borthwick | ||
| 2019 | Susan Phillips | Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the mayoral term was given a year’s extension | |
| 2020 | |||
| 2021 | David Kelsey[3] | ||
| 2022 | Robert (Bob) Lawton | ||
| 2023 | Anne Filer |
References
- ^ Lives and Times of the Mayors of Bournemouth 1890–2000
- ^ "First Reform Mayor in Bournemouth | Press Releases- The Movement for Reform Judaism". 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ ""It is my absolute privilege": First openly gay mayor of Bournemouth elected". Bournemouth Echo. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2025.