The position of Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent is largely ceremonial, determined by a vote amongst the elected councillors of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Candidates are selected from the councillors. The lord mayor for 2022 to 2023 is Faisal Hussain, a Conservative.
History
Between 1910 and 1928 the Borough, and later, City of Stoke-on-Trent had a mayor rather than a lord mayor. The first Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent was Cecil Wedgwood of the Wedgwood pottery dynasty. The title of Lord Mayor was first conferred on the City of Stoke-on-Trent by King George V on 10 July 1928.
List of former mayors
- 1901-02 T. R. Yoxall (Conservative)
- 1902-03 T. R. Yoxall (re-elected)
List of former lord mayors
21st century
- 2000-01 Barbara Dunn (Labour)
- 2001-02 Bill Austin (Labour) (2nd Term)
- 2002-03 Ellis Bevan (Liberal Democrat)
- 2003-04 Clive Brian (Conservative)
- 2004-05 Karamat Ali (Labour)
- 2005-06 Maurice Lewis (Labour)
- 2006-07 Jean Edwards (Labour)
- 2007-08 Bagh Ali (Labour)
- 2008-09 Derek Capey (City Independent)
- 2009-10 Jean Bowers (Liberal Democrat) (1st term)
- 2010-11 Denver Tolley (Labour)
- 2011-12 Terry Follows (City Independent)
- 2012-13 Terry Crowe (Labour)
- 2013-14 Sheila Pitt (Labour)
- 2014-15 Majid Khan (Labour)
- 2015âÂÂ16 Jean Bowers (City Independent) (2nd term)
- 2016âÂÂ17 Anthony Munday (City Independent)
- 2017âÂÂ18 Ross Irving (Conservative and Independent Alliance) (1st term)
- 2018âÂÂ19 Lilian Dodd (City Independent)
- 2019âÂÂ20 Jackie Barnes (City Independent)
- 2020âÂÂ21 Ross Irving (Conservative and Independent Alliance) (2nd term)
- 2021âÂÂ22 Chandra Kanneganti (Conservative)
- 2022âÂÂ23 Faisal Hussain (Conservative)
- 2023- 24 Majid Khan ( Labour)
- 2024-25 Lyn Sharpe ( Labour )
- 2025-26 Steve Watkins ( Labour )
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