List of mayors of Slough
This List of Mayors of Slough starts with the first elected Mayor, who was also the Charter Mayor named in the first Royal Charter when Slough became a Municipal Borough in 1938 (having previously been an Urban District).
Slough is a town in the South East England region of the United Kingdom. Until 1974 it was part of the Administrative county of Buckinghamshire and thereafter it was in the county of Berkshire. From 1998 it has been a unitary authority.
Since 1938 there has been a Mayor of Slough elected at the annual meeting in every municipal year, by and from the members of the Borough Council.
The start of what was originally the 1947-48 municipal year was changed from November 1948 to May 1949, so that Alderman Taylor's second term as Mayor lasted for about 18 months.
In 1986 Councillor Back became the first Mayor to die in office. Councillor Gibbs was elected to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the 1985-86 municipal year. He was re-elected for the 1986-87 municipal year.
In 2015 Councillor Chaudhry became the first Mayor of Slough to resign during his term of office. For the remainder of the 2014-15 municipal year, the office of Mayor was left vacant. Councillor Rasib, the Deputy Mayor for 2014-15, presided over Council meetings in that capacity until he was elected Mayor for the 2015-16 municipal year.
Municipal borough
Terms of the Mayors of the Municipal Borough of Slough.
| No. | Elected | Name | Party | Ward | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | 9 November 1938 | Edward Thomas Bowyer | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Upton | Elected Alderman in 1938 |
| 02. | 9 November 1939 | Edward Thomas Bowyer | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Alderman | |
| 03. | 9 November 1940 | Aubrey Ernest Ward | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Upton | Elected Alderman in 1941 |
| 04. | 10 November 1941 | Aubrey Ernest Ward | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Alderman | |
| 05. | 9 November 1942 | Aubrey Ernest Ward | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Alderman | |
| 06. | 9 November 1943 | Aubrey Ernest Ward | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Alderman | |
| 07. | 9 November 1944 | Aubrey Ernest Ward | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Alderman | |
| 08. | 9 November 1945 | Arthur John Frenchum | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Stoke | First non-consecutive term |
| 09. | 9 November 1946 | John Ernest Taylor | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Alderman | |
| 10. | 10 November 1947 | John Ernest Taylor | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Alderman | Start of municipal year changed |
| 11. | 27 May 1949 | John Ernest Taylor | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Alderman | |
| 12. | 25 May 1950 | Percy Lightfoot | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Central North | Elected Alderman in 1950 |
| 13. | 28 May 1951 | Percy Lightfoot | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Alderman | |
| 14. | 26 May 1952 | William Henry Jennings | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Chalvey | |
| 15. | 20 May 1953 | Reginald Charles Abbott | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Alderman | |
| 16. | 26 May 1954 | James Manning | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Alderman | |
| 17. | 31 May 1955 | Albert William John Pusey | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Alderman | |
| 18. | 23 May 1956 | Robert Taylor | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Alderman | |
| 19. | 23 May 1957 | Mrs Jeanie McKay Burns Gibson | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Chalvey | |
| 20. | 21 May 1958 | Mrs Mary Jane Morgan | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Alderman | |
| 21. | 25 May 1959 | Mrs Doris Mary Smallbone | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | Liberal | Langley | |
| 22. | 24 May 1960 | Mrs Ethel Eleanor Scott-Picton | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Farnham South | |
| 23. | 25 May 1961 | Noel Michael Eschle | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Alderman | |
| 24. | 25 May 1962 | Fred Sidney George Room | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Alderman | |
| 25. | 24 May 1963 | Arthur Simpson | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Burnham South | |
| 26. | 22 May 1964 | Mrs Winifred May Watson | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Alderman | |
| 27. | 28 May 1965 | Andrew Brand | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Alderman | |
| 28. | 27 May 1966 | Charles Alfred Penn | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Burnham South | |
| 29. | 25 May 1967 | Arthur John Frenchum | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Alderman | Second non-consecutive term |
| 30. | 23 May 1968 | John Rigby | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Alderman | |
| 31. | 22 May 1969 | John Henry Patrick Laurence Goodman | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Alderman | |
| 32. | 21 May 1970 | William Charles West | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Alderman | |
| 33. | 18 May 1971 | Arnold James Bloom | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Alderman | |
| 34. | 27 May 1972 | Mrs Norah Betty Denman | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Alderman | |
| 35. | 17 May 1973 | Robert Frankl | style="background-color: Template:Independent Labour/meta/color" | Independent Labour | Farnham North |
Borough
Terms of the Mayors of the Borough of Slough
| No. | Elected | Name | Party | Ward | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | 1 April 1974 | William John Park | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Langley | |
| 02. | 20 May 1975 | David Ronald Peters | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Burnham South | |
| 03. | 25 May 1976 | John Bernard McSweeney | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Central South | |
| 04. | 19 May 1977 | George Brooker | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Langley | |
| 05. | 18 May 1978 | John Antony Walker | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Chalvey | |
| 06. | 23 May 1979 | M.H. Jones | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Upton | |
| 07. | 14 May 1980 | Donald Fraser | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Burnham North | |
| 08. | 19 May 1981 | Kenneth Small | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Burnham North | |
| 09. | 19 May 1982 | Michael Greenland Long | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Upton | |
| 10. | 25 May 1983 | Cyril Dawson Merrills | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Central | |
| 11. | 17 May 1984 | Mrs Lydia Emelda Simmons | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Central | First black, female Mayor in England |
| 12. | 22 May 1985 | W.F. Back | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Wexham Lea | Died in office |
| 13. | 29 April 1986 | Douglas Cyril Gibbs | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Britwell | Elected to fill vacancy |
| 14. | 28 May 1986 | Douglas Cyril Gibbs | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Britwell | |
| 15. | 28 May 1987 | Robert W. Prosser | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Wexham Lea | |
| 16. | 18 May 1988 | Kartar Singh Parhar | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Baylis | |
| 17. | 17 May 1989 | Donald A. Hewitt | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Farnham | |
| 18. | 23 May 1990 | V.E. Hills | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Chalvey | |
| 19. | 15 May 1991 | Ravinder Chauhan | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Farnham | |
| 20. | 21 May 1992 | Dennis McCarthy | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Britwell | |
| 21. | 19 May 1993 | Mrs Sheila May Thorpe | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Chalvey | |
| 22. | 19 May 1994 | Ronald William Sibley | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Central | |
| 23. | 18 May 1995 | Mewa Singh Mann | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Foxborough | |
| 24. | 21 May 1996 | Mrs Maureen Atkinson | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Kedermister | |
| 25. | 17 May 1997 | Lakbir Singh Minhas | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Baylis | |
| 26. | 14 May 1998 | Gurbachan Singh Thind | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Foxborough | |
| 27. | 20 May 1999 | Mrs Olive Elsie M. Mansell | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Stoke | |
| 28. | 18 May 2000 | Ronald John Webb | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Langley St Mary's | |
| 29. | 22 June 2001 | Mrs Joan Jones | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Kedermister | |
| 30. | 16 May 2002 | Satpal Singh Parmar | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Chalvey | |
| 31. | 15 May 2003 | Laurence Leech Gleeson | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Cippenham | |
| 32. | 24 June 2004 | Mrs Julia Thomson Long | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | Conservative | Upton | |
| 33. | 19 May 2005 | Mohammed Latif Khan | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Wexham Lea | |
| 34. | 18 May 2006 | David Ian MacIsaac | style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | Independent | Wexham Lea | |
| 35. | 17 May 2007 | Rashad Javaid Butt | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | Liberal Democrat | Baylis & Stoke | |
| 36. | 15 May 2008 | Raja Mohammad Zarait | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Chalvey | |
| 37. | 14 May 2009 | Joginder Singh Bal | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Farnham | |
| 38. | 20 May 2010 | Jagjit Singh Grewal | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Kedermister | |
| 39. | 19 May 2011 | Mrs Sukhjit Kaur Dhaliwal | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Farnham | |
| 40. | 17 May 2012 | Mrs Christine Rita Small | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Kedermister | |
| 41. | 16 May 2013 | Balvinder Singh Bains | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Upton | |
| 42. | 5 June 2014[1] | Shafiq Ahmed Chaudhry | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Central | Resigned 19 February 2015 |
| 43. | 19 May 2015[3] | Mohammed Rasib | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Farnham | |
| 44. | 17 May 2016 | Arvind Singh Dhaliwal | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Elliman | |
| 45. | 18 May 2017[4] | Ishrat Shah | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Farnham | |
| 46. | 17 May 2018[5] | Paul S Sohal | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | Labour | Wexham Lea |
External links
- Slough Borough Council website - Mayor of Slough accessed 14 July 2012
References
- Slough Council Minutes, collection available in the Slough Central Library
- ^ Slough Borough Council minutes 5 June 2014
- ^ Slough Observer 19 February 2015
- ^ Slough Borough Council minutes of 19 May 2015
- ^ "New mayor and deputy mayor say thanks at annual meeting". Retrieved 2018-05-14.
- ^ "New Mayor of Slough aims to tackle domestic violence and drugs". Retrieved 2018-05-27.