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.[1] When Cardiff was granted city status in 1905 the post holder was given the title Lord Mayor[1] (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]
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 1835Edit
The years given are for when each mayor took office. Most mayoral terms extended into the following year.
1836: Thomas Revell Guest, from 1 January[6] Also Judge of the Borough Court of Record.[1]
1900: Thomas Andrews – Cllr John Jenkins, a councillor for 10 years, had initially been elected to the post. It was the first time the position of mayor had been offered to a Labour councillor. However, Jenkins refused the post and left the council chamber. Andrews was elected following a second vote.[11]
2012: Derrick Morgan, from 27 September 2012 – between May and September 2012 the position of Lord Mayor was unfilled, while the new Labour council attempted to split the responsibilities of the mayor between two councillors. Cllr Cerys Furlong (Labour) filled the traditional mayoral role of Chair of the Council during this period.[24]
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^Prof. William Rees (1969), "The Reformed Borough, 1836-1914", Cardiff - A History Of The City, The Corporation of the City of Cardiff, p. 338
^"Son of evicted farmer who became Lord Mayor of Cardiff" 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, The Southern Star, 15 April 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
^Brian Lee 100 facts you (probably) didn't know about Cardiff, Expats Newsletter, Wales Online. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
^Phillip Nifield Former Cardiff Lord Mayor dies, South Wales Echo, 6 March 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
^Hats off as Queen's man retires, BBC News, 13 June 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^"Labour sweep the city - Tory gloom as eight seats fall". South Wales Echo. 3 May 1991. p. 3.
^Phillip Nifield I WANT TO BE THE PEOPLE'S LORD MAYOR.., South Wales Echo, 26 April 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
^WalesOnline (17 March 2006). "MR NEALE IS YOUR NEW MAYOR (but only just...)". WalesOnline. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
^"New Lord Mayor to be installed in city". South Wales Echo. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^Law, Peter (20 September 2012). "Cardiff to get Lord Mayor again after Labour council U-turn". Walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
^Peter Law (13 March 2013) "Lord Mayor Councillor Derrick Morgan to hold his role for another year" 6 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine, YourCardiff (Media Wales). Retrieved 28 November 2013.
^"Cancer patient Monica Walsh becomes Cardiff's Lord Mayor – and choses Cancer Research as her charity". Media Wales. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
^Cardiff's new Lord Mayor announces chosen charity for her year in office (press release), PR Newslink, 24 May 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^The rock n' roll secret of Cardiff's first black mayor (press release), Cardiff Council, 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
External linksEdit
The Lord Mayor (Cardiff Council webpage)
October 23, 2023
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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 1 When Cardiff was granted city status in 1905 the post holder was given the title Lord Mayor 1 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 Cardiff City Hall Contents 1 History 2 Elected mayors since 1835 3 Lord mayors since 1905 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe 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 EditThe years given are for when each mayor took office Most mayoral terms extended into the following year 1836 Thomas Revell Guest from 1 January 6 Also Judge of the Borough Court of Record 1 1836 Charles Crofts Williams from 9 November 6 1837 Henry Morgan 1838 Charles Crofts Williams 1839 Richard Reece 1840 David Evans 1841 James Lewis 1842 Charles Crofts Williams 1843 John Moore 1844 William Jonas Watson who died in October but was not immediately replaced 6 1845 Richard Reece 1846 James Lewis 1847 Richard Lewis Reece 1848 Walter Coffin later a member of parliament for Cardiff 1849 Charles Vachell 6 1850 William Bird 1851 Griffith Phillips 1852 William Williams 1853 John Batchelor a Liberal mayor dubbed Friend of Freedom 7 1854 David Lewis 1855 Charles Vachell 1856 Sydney Dan Jenkins 1857 Charles Crofts Williams 1858 Charles Crofts Williams 1859 William Alexander 1860 Charles Williams David 1861 John Bird 6 or Charles Williams David 8 1862 James Pride 6 or John Bird 8 1863 John Bird 1864 James Pride 1865 William Bradley Watkins 1866 Charles Williams David 1867 Richard Lewis Reece 1868 Thomas Evans 1869 Edward Whiffen 1870 Charles Williams David 1871 Charles Williams David 1872 Henry Bowen 1873 William Vachell 6 father of Ada Vachell 9 1874 Daniel Jones 1875 Daniel Jones 1876 Joseph Elliott 1877 William Taylor 1878 Daniel Lewis 1879 John MacConnochie 1880 Rees Jones 1881 Alfred Thomas 6 or Sir Alfred Gaius Augustus Stone 8 1882 Sir Alfred Gaius Augustus Stone 8 1883 Robert Bird Father of Sir Charles Bird Lord Mayor in 1910 1884 Andrew Fulton 1885 David Edgar Jones MD 8 1886 Sir Morgan Morgan knighted while in office 1887 Thomas Windsor Jacobs 1888 David Jones 1889 William Sanders 1890 John Patrick Crichton Stuart Marquess of Bute 1891 Thomas Rees 1892 William Edmund Vaughan 1893 William John Trounce 1894 Patrick William Carey 1895 Robert George Baron Windsor 1896 Ebenezer Beavan 1897 Joseph Ramsdale 1898 Thomas Morel 6 or Thomas More 8 1899 Samuel Arthur Brain founder of Brains Brewery in 1882 10 1900 Thomas Andrews Cllr John Jenkins a councillor for 10 years had initially been elected to the post It was the first time the position of mayor had been offered to a Labour councillor However Jenkins refused the post and left the council chamber Andrews was elected following a second vote 11 1901 Frank John Beavan 12 1902 Edward Thomas Liberal party 13 1903 John Jenkins 14 1904 Robert HughesLord mayors since 1905 Edit1905 Robert Hughes the sitting mayor who was re elected Lord Mayor in 1905 1 1906 Sir William Smith Crossman knighted while still in office by King Edward VII on his visit to Cardiff on 13 July 1907 15 1907 Sir Illtyd Thomas knighted after leaving office 8 1908 Lewis Morgan 1909 John Chappell 1910 Sir Charles Hayward Bird knighted after leaving office son of Robert Bird Mayor in 1883 8 1911 Sir John Wesley Courtis knighted while still in office 8 1912 Morgan Thomas 1913 James Robinson 1914 John Thomas Richards 1915 Dr Robert James Smith 1916 Joseph Stanfield 1917 William Roberts 1918 Sir Amos Child Kirk knighted after leaving office 8 1919 George Frederick Forsdike 1920 James Taylor 1921 Francis Harold Turnbull 1922 John James Edgerton Biggs 1923 Sydney Osborne Jenkins 1924 William Hampton Pethybridge 1925 William Francis 1926 William Grey 1927 Arthur John Howell 1928 Sir William Richard Williams knighted after leaving office 8 1929 William Charles 1930 Robert Gerard Hill Snook 1931 Sir Charles William Melhuish knighted after leaving office 8 1932 Charles Fletcher Sanders 1933 Sir Arthur Ernest Gough knighted after leaving office 8 1934 John Donovan former docker and secretary for the South Wales and Monmouthshire Area of the TGWU 16 1935 George Frederick Evans 1936 Sir Herbert Hiles knighted while still in office 8 1937 Oliver Cuthbert Purnell 1938 William Gough Howell 1939 Henry Johns 1940 Charles Henry McCale 1941 James Hellyer 1942 James Griffiths 1943 Frederick Jones 1944 Walter Howell Parker 1945 Walter Robert Wills 1946 George James Ferguson 1947 Richard Gruffydd Robinson 1948 Richard Gruffydd Robinson 1949 Timothy James Kerrigan 1950 George Williams 1951 Robert Bevan 1952 William Henry James Muston 1953 Sir James Patrick Collins knighted while still in office 8 1954 George Llewellyn Ferrier 1955 Frank Chapman 1956 Sir Daniel Thomas Williams knighted after leaving office 8 1957 John Hinds Morgan 1958 Arthur James Williams 1959 Helena Evans Cardiff s first female Lord Mayor 17 1960 Mary Dorothy Lewis 1961 Edward Ewart Pearce 1962 Clifford Arthur Bence 1963 Charles Augustine Horwood 1964 William John Hartland 1965 Miriam Clarice Bryant 1966 Herbert Edward Edmonds 1967 Eric Charles Dolman previously a first class cricketer 1968 Sir James Reginald Lyons knighted while still in office 8 1969 Sir Lincoln Hallinan knighted after leaving office 8 1970 Thomas Ernest Merrells 1971 Hugh Ferguson Jones 1972 Winifred Rachel Mathias 1973 Gerald Alan Smith Turnbull 1974 Albert Arthur Huish 1975 Sir Charles Hallinan father of Sir Lincoln Hallinan who had preceded him as Lord Mayor in 1969 1976 John Iorwerth Jones 1977 David C Purnell 1978 William Henry Carling 1979 Bella Brown 1980 John Charles Edwards 1981 Ronald Frederick Watkiss 1982 Philip Dunleavy Labour a retired post office worker 1983 Olwen Mary Watkin 1984 Albert William Bill Buttle Labour a retired engine driver 18 1985 Captain Norman Lloyd Edwards also Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan 1990 to 2008 19 1986 David Myfyr Evans 1987 Julius Hermer 1988 William Penry Herbert 1989 Mary Elizabeth Beti Jones JP the first Girl Guide Lord Mayor of Cardiff citation needed 1990 John Smith Labour 1991 Jeffrey Sainsbury Conservative came to office earlier than expected after two nominees lost their seats in the May 1991 election 20 1992 Derek Allinson 1993 Victor Riley 1994 Ricky Ormonde 1995 Timothy Davies 1996 John Phillips 1997 Max Phillips 1998 Marion Drake 1999 Russell Goodway Labour From 1999 council elections the Leader of the council was nominated as Lord Mayor for the lifetime of the council 8 2000 Russell Goodway 2001 Russell Goodway 2002 Russell Goodway 2003 Gordon Houlston Labour From 2003 election reverted to annual appointment of Lord Mayor 8 2004 Jacqui Gasson the city s first Liberal Democrat Lord Mayor 2005 Freda Salway Liberal Democrat 21 2006 Gareth Neale Conservative 22 2007 Gill Bird Labour 2008 Kate Lloyd Liberal Democrat 2009 Brian Griffiths Conservative 2010 Keith Hyde Liberal Democrat 23 2011 Delme Bowen the city s first Plaid Cymru Lord Mayor 2012 Derrick Morgan from 27 September 2012 between May and September 2012 the position of Lord Mayor was unfilled while the new Labour council attempted to split the responsibilities of the mayor between two councillors Cllr Cerys Furlong Labour filled the traditional mayoral role of Chair of the Council during this period 24 2013 Derrick Morgan Labour 25 2014 Margaret Jones Liberal Democrat 2015 David Walker Conservative 2016 Monica Walsh Labour 26 2017 Bob Derbyshire Labour 2018 Dianne Rees Conservative 27 2019 Daniel De Ath Labour Cardiff s first black mayor 28 2020 2022 Rod McKerlich Conservative 2022 Graham Hinchey Labour 2023 Bablin Molik Liberal Democrat See also EditCardiff Council Cardiff City Council Cardiff County Borough Council Mayors in WalesReferences Edit a b c d e Lord Mayor A History Cardiff Council webpages last update 2015 Retrieved 27 March 2017 Page 6041 Issue 40911 26 October 1956 London Gazette Thegazette co uk Retrieved 21 February 2022 Lord Mayor A History Cardiff Council Archived from the original on 26 September 2007 Retrieved 18 August 2007 List of Lord Mayors of Cardiff Cardiff Council Retrieved 19 December 2011 permanent dead link Waldram Hannah 7 August 2011 Council to market one of its oldest buildings for venue hire The Guardian London Retrieved 23 August 2017 a b c d e f g h i Mayors and other secular officials British History Online information reproduced from Cardiff Records Volume 5 edited by John Hobson Matthews 1905 pp 508 548 Retrieved 8 December 2016 David James Friend of freedom facing capture South Wales Echo 18 January 2010 Retrieved 29 December 2011 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t LORDMAYORS OF CARDIFF pdf accessed at Lord Mayor A History Cardiff Council website www cardiff gov uk Retrieved 30 December 2011 Elizabeth Baigent Vachell Ada Marian Sister Ada 1866 1923 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 accessed 8 Oct 2016 The Beginning Archived 4 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Brains website Retrieved 30 December 2011 Mayoral Bother at Cardiff Passionate Scenes in the Council Chamber Mr John Jenkins Refuses Office Western Mail 3 November 1900 p 5 Retrieved 27 March 2017 Election of Mayors The Times No 36609 London 11 November 1901 p 7 Election of Mayors The Times No 36922 London 11 November 1902 p 12 Haworth Alan Hayter Dianne 22 April 2015 Men Who Made Labour Routledge p 107 ISBN 978 1 135 39048 8 Retrieved 26 March 2017 Prof William Rees 1969 The Reformed Borough 1836 1914 Cardiff A History Of The City The Corporation of the City of Cardiff p 338 Son of evicted farmer who became Lord Mayor of Cardiff Archived 3 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine The Southern Star 15 April 2013 Retrieved 28 November 2013 Brian Lee 100 facts you probably didn t know about Cardiff Expats Newsletter Wales Online Retrieved 31 December 2011 Phillip Nifield Former Cardiff Lord Mayor dies South Wales Echo 6 March 2003 Retrieved 2 January 2012 Hats off as Queen s man retires BBC News 13 June 2008 Retrieved 1 January 2012 Labour sweep the city Tory gloom as eight seats fall South Wales Echo 3 May 1991 p 3 Phillip Nifield I WANT TO BE THE PEOPLE S LORD MAYOR South Wales Echo 26 April 2005 Retrieved 2 January 2012 WalesOnline 17 March 2006 MR NEALE IS YOUR NEW MAYOR but only just WalesOnline Retrieved 19 March 2022 New Lord Mayor to be installed in city South Wales Echo 20 May 2010 Retrieved 10 July 2018 Law Peter 20 September 2012 Cardiff to get Lord Mayor again after Labour council U turn Walesonline co uk Retrieved 5 April 2013 Peter Law 13 March 2013 Lord Mayor Councillor Derrick Morgan to hold his role for another year Archived 6 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine YourCardiff Media Wales Retrieved 28 November 2013 Cancer patient Monica Walsh becomes Cardiff s Lord Mayor and choses Cancer Research as her charity Media Wales Retrieved 1 January 2017 Cardiff s new Lord Mayor announces chosen charity for her year in office press release PR Newslink 24 May 2018 Retrieved 10 July 2018 The rock n roll secret of Cardiff s first black mayor press release Cardiff Council 23 May 2018 Retrieved 25 May 2019 External links EditThe Lord Mayor Cardiff Council webpage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of mayors of Cardiff amp oldid 1165493552, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
