The Borough of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire, currently has a largely ceremonial mayor. The mayor is responsible for chairing full council meetings as well as representing the council at events, welcoming guests and visiting local organisations. However the role is an ancient one, being first recorded in the 14th century, and has many guises over the years. Former mayors include the following.1
Fourteenth century
- 1379 Richard Bedull2
- 1382 David atte Hacche3
- 1391 John Kent4
- 1393 John Kent4
- 1399 Robert Hay5
- 1400 Robert Hay5
Fifteenth century
- 1401 John Huntingford5 or John Kent4
- 1402 Robert Markham5
- 1403 William Kennet5
- 1404 John Hunt56
- 1405 John Hunt5 or John Kent4
- 1406 John Hunt5 (dubious)6
- 1407 Robert Markham56
- 1408 John Hunt5 (dubious)6
- 1409 William Winton5 or John Kent4
- 1410 Robert Levington5
- 1411 John Huntingford5
- 1412 Robert Hay5
- 1413 William Huntingford5
- 1414 John Clarke5
- 1415 William Kennet5
- 1416 John White5
- 1417 John Hunt5 (dubious)6
- 1418 Robert Morris56
- 1419 William Winton5
- 1420 William Winton5
- 1421 William Huntingford5
- 1422 Robert Morris Junior5 or John Hunt6
- 1423 Thomas Levington5
- 1424 Simon Porter5
- 1425 John Burton5
- 1426 Thomas Levington5
- 1427 John Kirkby5
- 1428 Simon Porter5
- 1429 John Kirkby5
- 1430 Simon Kent5
- 1431 Simon Ladbrook5
- 1432 John Kirkby5
- 1433 Robert Morris5
- 1434 John Kirkby5
- 1435 Thomas Swayne5
- 1436 William Hunt5
- 1437 William Hunt5
- 1438 William Bryssely5
- 1439 William Selham5
- 1440 John Vere5
- 1441 Robert Morris5
- 1442 Simon Porter5
- 1443 William Selham5
- 1444 Edward Lynacre5
- 1445 William Bryssely5
- 1446 William Hunt5
- 1447 John West5
- 1448 John Sayer5
- 1449 Thomas Clarke5
- 1450 John Chamberlain5
- 1451 Simon Porter5
- 1452 Edward Lynacre5
- 1453 William Reade5
- 1454 William Reade5
- 1455 William Reade5
- 1456 William Reade5
- 1457 John Chamberlain5
- 1458 Thomas Beke5
- 1459 Thomas Beke5
- 1460 Thomas Clarke5
- 1461 Thomas Clarke5
- 1462 Thomas Beke5
- 1463 William Lynacre5
- 1464 William Reade5
- 1465 Thomas Clarke5
- 1466 John Buck
- 1467 William Reade
- 1468 William Lynacre
- 1469 William Reade
- 1470 John Upston
- 1471 Robert Quedhampton
- 1472 William Lynacre
- 1473 John Upston
- 1474 William Pernecote
- 1475 William Pernecote
- 1476 Stephen Dunster
- 1477 William Lynacre
- 1478 John Baxter
- 1479 John Baxter
- 1480 William Lynacre
- 1481 Thomas Mill
- 1482 Stephen Dunster
- 1483 John Baxter
- 1484 John Langham
- 1485 John Langham
- 1486 John Langham
- 1487 John Langham or Richard Cleche7
- 1488 John Langham
- 1489 John Langham
- 1490 John Baxter
- 1491 Christian Nicholas
- 1492 Christian Nicholas
- 1493 Christian Nicholas
- 1494 Christian Nicholas
- 1495 John Baxter
- 1496 John Baxter
- 1497 Christian Nicholas
- 1498 Richard Cleche7
- 1499 Christian Nicholas
- 1500 John Wilcox
Sixteenth century
- 1501 Thomas Buckeridge
- 1502 Richard Cleche5 (dubious)7
- 1503 John Turner
- 1504 Thomas Carpenter
- 1505 Richard Cleche7
- 1506 Thomas Carpenter
- 1507 Christian Nicholas
- 1508 Thomas Carpenter
- 1509 Thomas Carpenter
- 1510 William White
- 1511 William Gifford, (or Giffard, Jeffard)8
- 1512 William Watts
- 1513 William Justice59
- 1514 John Pownsar
- 1515 John Hopton
- 1516 Thomas Bye
- 1516 William Justice59
- 1517 William Watts
- 1518 William Watts
- 1519 John Hopton
- 1520 William Gifford8
- 1521 Thomas Everard
- 1522 Nicholas Hyde, MP for Reading, 1523
- 1523 Richard Turner
- 1524 William Gifford8
- 1525 Thomas Everard
- 1526 Richard Aman
- 1527 Richard Turner
- 1528 John Vansby
- 1529 Thomas Everard
- 1530 Richard Aman
- 1531 Richard Turner
- 1532 William Style
- 1533 John Reade
- 1534 Thomas Everard
- 1534 Richard Turner
- 1535 Richard Aman
- 1536 John White
- 1537 Richard Turner
- 1538 Thomas Mirth
- 1539 Richard Justice10
- 1540 William Edmunds
- 1541 Richard Turner
- 1542 John White
- 1543 Richard Turner
- 1544 John White5 or John Bourne11
- 1545 Richard Justice10
- 1546 John Bourne5 (dubious)11
- 1547 John Bourne5 (dubious)11
- 1548 John Bell
- 1549 John Buckland
- 1550 William Edmunds
- 1551 Thomas Aldworth512
- 1552 John Bourne115
- 1553 Robert Bowyer
- 1554 Edward Butler
- 1555 John Bell
- 1556 Thomas Turner
- 1557 Thomas Aldworth512
- 1558 Robert Bowyer5 or John Bourne11
- 1559 Edward Butler
- 1560 Thomas Turner
- 1561 Thomas Conyers5 or Thomas Aldworth12
- 1562 John Bell
- 1563 John Buckland
- 1564 John Phipps
- 1565 John Kendrick13
- 1566 Richard Watlington
- 1567 Thomas Turner
- 1568 Humphrey Jackson
- 1569 Richard Johnson
- 1570 Robert Bowyer
- 1571 Thomas Aldworth512
- 1572 John Ockham
- 1573 William Lendall
- 1574 Richard Watlington
- 1575 Edward Butler
- 1576 Richard Aldworth
- 1577 William Fynnemore
- 1578 Richard Johnson
- 1579 John Webb
- 1580 Thomas Kendrick
- 1581 Edward Butler
- 1584 Richard Watlington
- 1583 Elizeus Burges
- 1584 Richard Aldworth
- 1585 Richard Turner
- 1586 William Fynnemore
- 1587 Richard Johnson
- 1588 Thomas Lydall
- 1539 Richard Watlington
- 1590 Robert Harris
- 1591 Thomas Deane
- 1592 Elizeus Burges
- 1593 Richard Aldworth
- 1593 Richard Watlington
- 1594 Richard Turner
- 1595 Robert Reave
- 1596 Barnard Harrison
- 1597 Thomas Lydall
- 1598 Robert Harris
- 1599 Thomas Deane
- 1600 John Blagg
Seventeenth century
- 1601 Edward Burningham
- 1602 John Webb
- 1603 John Ball
- 1604 John Thorne
- 1605 Bernard Harrison
- 1606 Thomas Lydall
- 1607 Nicholas Gunter
- 1608 Thomas Deane
- 1609 John Blagg
- 1610 Edward Burningham
- 1611 Thomas Turner14
- 1612 Richard Turner
- 1613 Robert Reeve
- 1614 William Malthus
- 1615 Robert Knight
- 1616 Christopher Turner
- 1617 William Iremonger
- 1618 Nicholas Gunter
- 1619 Walter Bateman
- 1620 Thomas Turner14
- 1621 Anthony Knight
- 1622 Robert Malthus
- 1623 Robert Knight
- 1624 Christopher Turner
- 1625 William Iremonger
- 1626 Nicholas Gunter
- 1627 Nicholas Gunter
- 1628 Nicholas Gunter
- 1629 Walter Bateman
- 1630 Thomas Turner14
- 1631 John Newman
- 1632 William Kendrick
- 1633 Roberl Malthus
- 1634 Robert Kent
- 1635 John Dewell
- 1636 George Thorne
- 1637 Anthony Brackstone
- 1638 Richard Burren
- 1639 John Jennings
- 1640 Thomas Harrison
- 1641 Peter Burningham
- 1642 Thomas Thackham
- 1643 William Brackstone
- 1644 Simon Dee
- 1645 George Wooldridge
- 1646 Richard Holloway
- 1647 John Harrison
- 1648 Thomas Bateman
- 1649 Peter Thorne
- 1650 James Arnold
- 1651 William Wilder
- 1652 John Webb
- 1653 Henry Frewin
- 1654 William Mills
- 1655 Thomas Cope
- 1656 Richard Alwright
- 1657 Richard Holloway
- 1658 Joel Stephens
- 1659 Joel Stephens
- 1660 Robert James
- 1661 Samuel Jemmet
- 1662 George Thorne14
- 1663 Thomas Sickes
- 1664 Thomas Clenton
- 1665 Robert Creed
- 1666 Thomas Coates
- 1667 William Brackstone Junior
- 1668 Robert Tirrel
- 1669 Michael Reading
- 1670 Thomas Tilleard
- 1671 John Blake
- 1672 Richard Johnson
- 1673 Giles Pocock
- 1674 Samuel House
- 1675 George Goswell
- 1676 Reginald Thornborough
- 1677 Henry Stead
- 1678 Thomas Harrison
- 1679 David Webb
- 1680 Francis Tirrel
- 1681 Michael Reading
- 1682 John Thorne
- 1683 John Blake
- 1684 William Lambden
- 1685 Richard Johnson
- 1686 Giles Pocock
- 1687 Thomas Goswell
- 1688 Hugh Champion
- 1688 Charles Calverley
- 1689 Francis Tirrel
- 1690 John Thorne
- 1691 Richard Lambden
- 1692 John Saunders
- 1693 John Thorne Junior
- 1694 James Quarrington
- 1695 Samuel Watlington1516
- 1696 William Moore
- 1697 Thomas Oates
- 1698 Francis Browne
- 1699 Thomas Tirrel
- 1700 Francis Morgan
Eighteenth century
- 1701 Robert Noake
- 1702 John Merrick MD
- 1703 William Wilder
- 1704 Moses Gill
- 1705 Luke Wise
- 1706 John Abery
- 1707 Francis Bristow
- 1708 Thomas Piercy
- 1709 Robert Parran
- 1710 Robert Blake
- 1711 Samuel Watlington1516
- 1712 Thomas Tirrel
- 1713 John Merrick MD
- 1714 William Wilder
- 1715 Moses Gill
- 1716 Luke Wise
- 1717 John Abery
- 1718 Thomas Piercy
- 1719 Robert Parran
- 1720 Robert Blake
- 1721 Richard Richards
- 1722 John Watts 17
- 1723 William Everett
- 1724 Luke Wise
- 1725 John Abery
- 1726 Thomas Piercy
- 1727 Richard Richards
- 1728 John Watts 17
- 1729 William Everett
- 1730 Jeriah Iremonger
- 1731 John Thorne
- 1732 Thomas Noake
- 1733 John Abery
- 1734 Abraham Watlington
- 1735 Edward Lambden
- 1736 John Spicer
- 1737 Thomas Piercy
- 1738 Richard Richards
- 1739 William Everett
- 1740 Jeria Iremonger
- 1741 John Thorp
- 1742 John Abery
- 1743 Abraham Watlington
- 1744 John Spicer
- 1745 Richard Tilleard
- 1746 William Armstrong
- 1747 John Dredge
- 1748 John Harrison
- 1749 Thomas Fiery
- 1750 John Richards
- 1751 John Hocker
- 1752 Harry Austin Deane
- 1753 Benjamin Armstrong
- 1754 Richard Fisher
- 1755 Abraham Watlington
- 1756 John Spicer
- 1757 Richard Tilleard
- 1758 John Hocker
- 1759 John Dredge
- 1760 John Richards
- 1761 Harry Auftin Deane
- 1762 Richard Fisher
- 1763 Richard Westbrook
- 1764 Francis Whitchurch
- 1765 Richard Tilleard
- 1766 John Coates
- 1767 Adam Smith
- 1768 William Blandy Senior
- 1769 John Dredge
- 1770 John Richards
- 1771 Richard Fisher
- 1772 Richard Westbrook
- 1773 Francis Whitchurch
- 1774 William Blandy Senior
- 1775 John Deane Senior
- 1776 John Everett
- 1777 Edward Skeate White
- 1778 William Knapp
- 1779 Thomas Deane
- 1780 Robert Micklem
- 1781 Edward Micklern
- 1782 Henry Deane
- 1783 Martin Annesley
- 1784 John Deane Junior
- 1785 John Taylor MD
- 1786 Thomas Hanson
- 1787 John Bulley
- 1788 Richard Maul
- 1789 Thomas Gleed
- 1790 William Knapp
- 1791 Thomas Deane
- 1792 Robert Micklem
- 1793 Henry Deane
- 1794 Martin Annesley
- 1795 John Bulley
- 1796 Richard Maul
- 1797 Thomas Gleed
- 1798 Charles Poulton
- 1799 Thomas West
- 1800 William Blandy
Nineteenth century
- 1801 Richard Westbrook5
- 1802 Richard Richards5
- 1803 Lancelot Austwick5
- 1804 George Gilbertson5
- 1805 John Stevens5
- 1806 Martin Annesley5
- 1807 Richard Maul5
- 1808 Thomas Gleed5
- 1809 Charles Poulton5
- 1810 William Blandy5
- 1811 Richard Westbrook5
- 1812 Lancelot Austwick5
- 1813 George Gilbertson5
- 1814 William Andrews Senior5
- 1815 John Blandy5
- 1816 William Blackall Simonds5
- 1817 Thomas Sowdon5
- 1818 Robert Harris5
- 1819 Thomas Ward5
- 1820 William Stephens5
- 1821 Henry Deane5
- 1822 Thomas Garrard5
- 1823 William Andrews Senior5
- 1824 Henry Simonds5
- 1825 Herbert Lewis5
- 1826 George Higgs5
- 1827 William Quelch5
- 1828 Musgrave Lamb5
- 1829 Thomas Grint Curties5
- 1830 John Jackson Blandy51819
- 1831 William Blandy5
- 1832 John Lamball Dewe5
- 1833 Thomas Lawrence5
- 1834 John Neale5
- 1835 Henry Hawkes5
- 1836 William Tuppen5
- 1837 Richard Billing5
- 1838-39 Edward Hodge20
- 1839-40 William Tiley, junior20
- 1840-41 Thomas Rickford20
- 1841-42 Samuel Chase20
- 1842-43 William Blandy20
- 1843-44 John Richard, junior20
- 1844-45 John Yard Willats20
- 1845-46 James Allaway20
- 1846-47 Thomas Morris20
- 1847-48 John Weedon20
- 1848-49 Thomas Harris20
- 1849-50 Henry Adams20
- 1850-52 William Silver Darter20
- 1852-53 John Demezy Goodchild20
- 1853-54 William Brown20
- 1854-55 William Exall20
- 1855-56 Timothy Lorkin Walford20
- 1856-57 Thomas harris20
- 1857-58 George Palmer2120
- 1858-59 Charles James Andrewes20
- 1859-60 Henry Adolphus Simonds20
- 1860-61 James Boorne20
- 1861-62 Robert Hewett20
- 1862-63 John Okey Taylor20
- 1863-64 Lewis Cooper20
- 1864-65 Charles James Butler20
- 1865-66 Edward Blackwell20
- 1866-67 Henry John Simonds20
- 1867-68 John Talwin Morris20
- 1868-69 John Wells Hounslow20
- 1869-71 Sir Peter Spokes20
- 1871-73 Henry Bilson Blandy20
- 1873-74 Alexander Beale20
- 1874-76 Charles Smith20
- 1876-77 William Hood20
- 1877-78 James Silver20
- 1878-80 Henry Bilson Blandy20
- 1880-81 George William Colebrook20
- 1881-82 John Messer20
- 1882-83 Blackall Simonds20
- 1883-87 Arthur Hill2220
- 1887-88 William Berkley Monck20
- 1888-89 George William Palmer2320
- 1889-90 John Thomas Dodd20
- 1890-91 Daniel Heelas20
- 1891-92 Frank Attwells (died in office on 25 August 1892)2420
- 1891-92 Daniel Heelas, former deputy mayor.2520
- 1892-93 John Wessley Martin 26
- 1893-94 Charles Gyningham Field 27
- 1894-96 Owen Ridley20
- 1896-97 William Ferguson20
- 1897-98 William Berkeley Monck20
- 1898-99 William George Wellma20
- 1899–1900 W. Poulton28
Twentieth century
- 1900-1903: A. Holland Bull, JP (Liberal Unionist) (three terms)2930
- 1904-1905: Martin John Sutton203132
- 1905-1907: Edward Jackson2033
- 1919: Sir George Stewart Abram3420
- 1931: Edward Oliver Farrer35
- 1933: Edith Sutton3637
- 1934: Frederick William Allwright (died in office on 13 November 1934)3520
- 1946: Phoebe Cusden3839
- 1951-1952: Thomas William Knight40
- 1956: Arthur Lockwood41
- 1969-1970: Edith Ella Lovett42
- 1970-1971: Herbert (Bert) Williams20
- 1971-1972: William Wykeham Edward Badnall43
- 1972-1973: Ivy Sylvia (Silvia) Blagrove44
- 1973-1974: John Rees (Jack) Price45
- 1974-1975: Reginald Harry (Joe) Bristow46
- 1975-1976: Geoffrey David Salisbury47
- 1976-1977: Kathleen Lucy Sage48
- 1977-1978: William George (Bill) Mander48
- 1978-1979: Ronald James (Jim) Day49
- 1979-1980: Charles Frederick Sage50
- 1980-1981: Marian Jeanne Absolom51
- 1981-1982: Leslie Basil Dunning52
- 1982-1983: George Frank Robinson53
- 1983-1984: Doris Ellen Lawrence54
- 1984-1985: Ronald William Jewitt55
- 1985-1986: Brian Anthony Fowles5636
- 1986-1987: Janet Brenda Bond57
- 1987-1988: Doris Ellen Lawrence58
- 1988-1989: Kathleen Margaret (Kay) Everett59
- 1989-1990: Maureen Lockey60
- 1990-1991: Geoffrey Walter Canning61
- 1991-1992: Robert Stephen Dimmick62
- 1992-1993: Adel Hamza Fuad (Former Conservative, but expelled from party in 1991.)63
- 1993-1994: Rajinder Sohpal64
- 1994: George Henry Ford65 (Died after 22 days in post.)66
- 1994-1995: John Michael Oliver67
- 1995-1996: David Llewellyn Geary68
- 1996-1997: Ronald James (Jim) Day69
- 1997-1998: Rosemary Phyllis (Rose) Williams70
- 1998-1999: David Llewellyn Geary71
- 1999-2000: Stephen Peter (Steve) Waite72
- 2000-2001: Robert James (Bob) Green73
Twenty-first century
- 2001: Tony Jones74
- 2002: Liz Winfield-Chislett75
- 2003: Jeanette Skeats75
- 2004: Richard Stainthorp76
- 2005: Riaz Chaudhri77
- 2006: Bet Tickner 78
- 2007: a Chris Maskell80
- 2008: Peter Beard81
- 2009: Fred Pugh82
- 2010: Gul Khan83
- 2011: Deborah Edwards8485
- 2012: Jenny Rynn86
- 2013: Marion Livingston87
- 2014: Tony Jones74
- 2015: b Sarah Hacker89
- 2016: Mohammed Ayub90
- 2017: Rose Williams91
- 2018: Deborah Edwards84
- 2019: Paul Woodward92
- 2020: c David Stevens93
- 2021: Rachel Eden94
- 2023: Tony Page195
- 2024: Glenn Dennis96
- 2025: Dr Alice Mpofu-Coles97
Notes and references
Notes
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