Former chairman, mayors and honorary freemen
Former chairman and mayors
| Year | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
|
1964/65 |
Alderman G W Reynolds |
Chairman |
|
1965/66 |
Councillor D J Cousins |
Mayor |
|
1966/67 |
Councillor A J McCallum |
Mayor |
|
1967/68 |
Councillor P G Southey |
Mayor |
|
1968/69 |
Councillor G W Summers |
Mayor |
|
1969/70 |
Councillor R R Clay, FRICS, FRVA, FSVA, JP |
Mayor |
|
1970/71 |
Councillor E H W Crook, FIOB, AIQS |
Mayor |
|
1971/72 |
Councillor K H Acock, MMS, JP |
Mayor |
|
1972/73 |
Councillor G W Mason |
Mayor |
|
1973/74 |
Councillor A J Barton |
Mayor |
|
1974/75 |
Councillor A W Surry |
Mayor |
|
1975/76 |
Councillor J Johnston |
Mayor |
|
1976/77 |
Councillor J I Wood, DFH, CEng, FIFE, CPA |
Mayor |
|
1977/78 |
Councillor Mrs M Lorde, SRN, RCNT, JP |
Mayor |
|
1978/79 |
Councillor Mrs I M Blake |
Mayor |
|
1979/80 |
Councillor G N Hughes |
Mayor |
|
1980/81 |
Councillor Mrs A Fookes, BA |
Mayor |
|
1981/82 |
Councillor Lady Henniker-Heaton |
Mayor |
|
1982/83 |
Councillor N D Pointing |
Mayor |
|
1983/84 |
Councillor R Hetherington |
Mayor |
|
1984/85 |
Councillor Mrs M E Heywood, JP |
Mayor |
|
1985/86 |
Councillor V Kopecky |
Mayor |
|
1986/87 |
Councillor P W A Sennett, JP |
Mayor |
|
1987/88 |
Councillor R N Pathak |
Mayor |
|
1988/89 |
Councillor E F Dunckley DL |
Mayor |
|
1989/90 |
Councillor H J Graham |
Mayor |
|
1990/91 |
Councillor W G Hill |
Mayor |
|
1991/92 |
Councillor W J Hammett |
Mayor |
|
1992/93 |
Councillor Mrs J T Ansell |
Mayor |
|
1993/94 |
Councillor M H Mallam |
Mayor |
|
1994/95 |
Councillor V K Sharma |
Mayor |
|
1995/96 |
Councillor S P Pound |
Mayor |
|
1996/97 |
Councillor M N Patil |
Mayor |
|
1997/98 |
Councillor J Clements-Elliott |
Mayor |
|
1998/99 |
Councillor U Chander |
Mayor |
|
1999/00 |
Councillor P Portwood |
Mayor |
|
2000/01 |
Councillor D Bond |
Mayor |
|
2001/02 |
Councillor R Dheer |
Mayor |
|
2002/03 |
Councillor K Gavan |
Mayor |
|
2003/04 |
Councillor G Singh |
Mayor |
|
2004/05 |
Councillor I M Potts MBA, FCMA |
Mayor |
|
2005/06 |
Councillor M Elliott |
Mayor |
|
2006/07 |
Councillor D Pagan |
Mayor |
|
2007/08 |
Councillor H Ware |
Mayor |
|
2008/09 |
Councillor I Green |
Mayor |
|
2009/10 |
Councillor B Yerolemou |
Mayor |
|
2010/11 |
Councillor R Mann |
Mayor |
| 2011/12 |
Councillor J Gallagher |
Mayor |
| 2012/13 |
Councillor M Aslam |
Mayor |
| 2013/14 |
Councillor K Dhindsa |
Mayor |
| 2014/15 |
Councillor T Bagha |
Mayor |
| 2015/16 |
Councillor H Kaur Dheer |
Mayor |
| 2016/17 |
Councillor Dr P Walker |
Mayor |
| 2017/18 |
Councillor S Woodroofe |
Mayor |
| 2018/19 |
Councillor T Dhami |
Mayor |
| 2019/21 | Dr Councillor Abdullah Gulaid |
Mayor |
| 2021/22 |
Councillor Munir Ahmed |
Mayor |
| 2022/23 | Councillor Mohinder Midha |
Mayor |
| 2023/24 | Councillor Hitesh Tailor | Mayor |
Freemen of the borough
| Date | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
|
20/02/1970 |
Frank Edward Tann, MBE |
Honorary Freeman |
|
20/02/1970 |
Eileen Colman Tippets, MBE |
Honorary Freeman |
|
20/02/1970 |
Margaret Louisa (Mrs Rex) White |
Honorary Freeman |
|
26/04/1974 |
Edward George Hopper |
Honorary Freeman |
|
18/04/1991 |
Arthur William Morbey |
Honorary Freeman |
|
21/04/1993 |
Thomas Francis Cheesman, JP |
Honorary Freeman |
|
21/04/1993 |
Col Henry Leslie Clarke MBE, TD, JP, DL |
Honorary Freeman |
|
04/05/1999 |
John Stuart Gallagher |
Honorary Freeman |
|
26/09/2002 |
Joan Theresa Ansell |
Honorary Freeman |
|
26/09/2002 |
Ernest Frederick Dunckley, MBE, DL |
Honorary Freeman |
|
26/09/2002 |
Rabindara Nath Pathak |
Honorary Freeman |
|
19/02/2008 |
Glen Alexander Barnham |
Honorary Freeman |
|
19/02/2008 |
Harry Greenway |
Honorary Freeman |
| 08/09/2011 | Julia Clements-Elliott |
Honorary Freeman |
| 08/09/2011 | Michael Elliott |
Honorary Freeman |
| 08/09/2011 | Ian Green JP |
Honorary Freeman |
| 08/09/2011 | Bernice McNaughton MBE |
Honorary Freeman |
| 08/09/2011 | Tony Miller |
Honorary Freeman |
| 08/09/2011 | Archie Ross MBE |
Honorary Freeman |
| 18/10/2011 | Barbara Yerolemou |
Honorary Freeman |
| 09/11/18 | Harvey Rose |
Honorary Freeman |
| 09/11/18 | Anthony Young |
Honorary Freeman |
| 09/01/18 | Yvonne Johnson |
Honorary Freeman |
| 09/01/18 | Ranjit Dheer OBE JP |
Honorary Freeman |
| 09/01/18 | Brian Reeves |
Honorary Freeman |
| 24/04/18 | Ian Potts |
Honorary Freeman |
| 17/02/22 |
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles |
Honorary Freeman |
| 17/02/22 |
Marion Garnett |
Honorary Freewoman |
| 17/02/22 |
Dr Hugh Mather |
Honorary Freeman |
| 17/02/22 |
Maggie Pound |
Honorary Freewomen |
| 17/02/22 |
Bukayo Saka |
Honorary Freeman |
| 21/05/24 | Julian Bell | Honorary Alders |
| 21/05/24 | Jason Stacey | Honorary Alders |
| 21/05/24 | David Millican | Honorary Alders |
| 21/05/24 | John Cudmore | Honorary Alders |
| 21/05/24 | Leonora Thomson | Honorary Alders |
| 21/05/24 | Nigel Sumner | Honorary Alders |
| 21/05/24 | Joanna Dabrowska | Honorary Alders |