Mayor of Colchester
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The Mayor of Colchester sits as non-political chairman of Colchester Borough Council and serves as the civic representative of the borough. The mayoralty is customarily awarded to the most senior councillor of one of the political groups
Current Mayor
The current Mayor of Colchester is Councillor Terry Sutton (Liberal Democrat) from Berechurch ward. His term runs from May 2005 to May 2006. [link]The Mayor's Charities
Throughout his year in office, the Mayor organises events to raise money for his charities ("The Mayor's Charities"). The current Mayor is raising funds on behalf of the following charities: [link]
- Army Benevolent Fund
- Essex Wildlife Trust
- Colchester United Community Sports Trust
- Cancer Research UK
- Christian Youth Outreach
- Colchester Scout Band
Deputy Mayor
The current Deputy Mayor is Councillor Richard Gower (Conservative).The Role of Mayor
The Mayor is the chief citizen and represents the borough throughout their year of office. The Mace, carried by the Town Serjeant on ceremonial occasions and into the council chamber, is the symbol of that authority.The Mayor sits as non-political chairman of the council. The mayoralty is customarily awarded to the most senior councillor of one of the political groups, who take it in turn. The nomination is only rarely challenged. He or she serves for a year as Deputy Mayor.
The annual ceremony of the installation of a new Mayor takes place each May, following the borough council elections. The Mayor's election take splace at the first meeting of the newly formed council.
The council, officers and members of the public gather in the Moot Hall to welcome the incoming Mayor who takes the oath administered by the Chief Executive.
The Mayor's Parlour
The Mayor's Parlour is the Colchester Town Hall office where the Mayor works, as well as the reception suite for visitors. The borough regalia (including The Mace), is also displayed there, and represents gifts to the town as well as items of the borough's heritage.List of Colchester Mayors
Mayors subsequent to the passing of the Municipal Corporation Act 1835.2000-present
- 2005/06 T Sutton (Liberal Democrat)
- 2004/05 JG Bouckley (Conservative)
- 2003/04 Dr CB Hall (Liberal Democrat)
- 2002/03 NA Chapman (Conservative)
- 2001/02 MJ Hogg (Liberal Democrat)
- 2000/01 JC Garnett (Conservative)
1990-1999
- 1999/2000 MC Hunt (Liberal Democrat)
- 1998/99 DJ Cannon (Conservative)
- 1997/98 Mrs JA Stevens (Liberal Democrat)
- 1996/97 WE Sandford MBE JP (Liberal Democrat)
- 1995/96 Mrs ML Fairhead OBE (Conservative)
- 1994/95 JAR Webb (Independent)
- 1993/94 ITJ Trusler (Liberal Democrat)
- 1992/93 Mrs MR Frank (Labour)
- 1991/92 RP Spendlove (Conservative)
- 1990/91 KG Cooke (Labour)
1980-1989
- 1989/90 JG Sanderson (Conservative)
- 1988/89 GFD Bober (Labour)
- 1987/88 JW Lampon (Conservative)
- 1986/87 RE Russell (SDP)
- 1985/86 JRW Williams
- 1984/85 Miss JI Fulford (Conservative)
- 1983/84 J Bird (Labour)
- 1982/83 ELW James
- 1981/82 RWR Browning (Conservative)
- 1980/81 FCC Wilkin (Labour)
1970-1979
- 1979/80 CGE Sargeant
- 1978/79 D Holt (Conservative)
- 1977/78 LC Woodrow (Labour)
- 1976/77 Mrs JM Brooks (Conservative)
- 1975/76 W Ladbrook (Labour)
- 1974/75 J Jackson
- 1973/74 AC Parsonson
- 1972/73 WE Buckingham
- 1971/72 Mrs AM Smith
- 1970/71 JR Wheeler (Conservative)
1960-1969
- 1969/70 RW Hilham
- 1968/69 CA Howe (Labour)
- 1967/68 EP Duffield
- 1966/67 CW Pell
- 1965/66 SH Wooster
- 1964/65 WH Willingham
- 1963/64 RA Harrison
- 1962/63 WJ Porter
- 1961/62 DF Panton
- 1960/61 IT Brown
1950-1959
- 1959/60 AWJ Kay
- 1958/59 May Cook
- 1957/58 CE Wheeler
- 1956/57 CE Child
- 1955/56 A Craig
- 1954/55 TH Morris
- 1953/54 Kathleen E Sanders
- 1952/53 WC Lee
- 1951/52 HH Reid
- 1950/51 J Andrews
1940-1949
- 1949/50 PHW Bailey
- 1948/49 LE Dansie
- 1947/48 LE Dansie
- 1946/47 LM Worsnop
- 1945/46 HG Thompson
- 1944/45 Arthur William Piper
- 1943/44 Maurice Pye
- 1942/43 Percy Alan Sanders
- 1941/42 Percy Alan Sanders
- 1940/41 Percy Alan Sanders
1930-1939
- 1939/40 Percy Alan Sanders
- 1938/39 HH Fisher
- 1937/38 E Alec Blaxill
- 1936/37 GC Benham
- 1935/36 FE MacDonald-Docker
- 1934/35 Arthur H Cross
- 1933/34 W Gurney Benham
- 1932/33 Maurice Pye
- 1931/32 George W B Hazell
- 1930/31 Wm. C Harper
1920-1929
- 1921/22 Wasey Chopping
- 1922/23 Percy Alan Sanders
- 1923/24 Catherine B Alderton
- 1924/25 Catherine Reeve Hunt
- 1925/26 Arthur William Piper
- 1926/27 Charles C Smallwood
- 1927/28 Ernest H Turner
- 1928/29 John Russell
- 1929/30 CJ Jolly
- 1920/21 Arthur John Lucking
1910-1919
- 1919/20 A Owen Ward
- 1918/19 George F Wright
- 1917/18 Arthur F Jarmin
- 1916/17 John T Bailey
- 1915/16 Allen G Aldridge
- 1914/15 W Coats Hutton
- 1913/14 Wilson Marriage
- 1912/13 W Coats Hutton
- 1911/12 Reginald B Beard
- 1910/11 Frank Cant
1900-1909
- 1909/10 E Alec Blaxill
- 1908/09 W Gurney Benham
- 1907/08 Wilson Marriage
- 1906/07 Walter B Sparling
- 1905/06 Henry Goody
- 1904/05 Edwin J Sanders
- 1903/04 Ernest Henry Barritt
- 1902/03 Henry Harvey Elwes
- 1901/02 Wilson Marriage
- 1900/01 CE Egerton-Green
1890-1899
- 1899/1900 E Thompson Smith
- 1898/99 Edwin J Sanders
- 1897/98 James Noah Paxman
- 1896/97 HG Egerton-Green
- 1895/96 James Wicks
- 1894/95 CE Egerton-Green
- 1893/94 Henry Goody
- 1892/93 W Gurney Benham
- 1891/92 Wilson Marriage
- 1890/91 Lent John Watt
1880-1889
- 1889/90 Asher Prior
- 1888/89 Edwin J Sanders
- 1887/88 James Noah Paxman
- 1886/87 HG Egerton-Green
- 1885/86 Henry Laver
- 1884/85 HJ Gurdon-Rebow
- 1884 J B Harvey
- 1883/84 Alfred Francis
- 1882/83 JB Harvey
- 1881/82 JB Harvey
- 1880/81 S Chaplin
1870-1879
- 1879/80 John Kent
- 1878/79 Thomas Moy
- 1877/78 Thomas Moy
- 1876/77 John F Bishop
- 1875/76 PO Papillon
- 1874/75 John F Bishop
- 1873/74 Edward A Round
- 1872/73 John F Bishop
- 1871/72 Charles Hy. Hawkins
- 1870/71 Charles Hy. Hawkins
1860-1869
- 1869/70 John F Bishop
- 1868/69 Francis Smythies
- 1867/68 John F Bishop
- 1866/67 PO Papillon
- 1865/66 Charles Hy. Hawkins
- 1864/65 John F Bishop
- 1863/64 John F Bishop
- 1862/63 Edward Williams
- 1861/62 Henry Wolton
- 1860/61 Francis Smythies
1850-1859
- 1859/60 Edward Williams
- 1858/59 Arthur Louis Laing
- 1857/58 Peter Martin Duncan
- 1856/57 Henry Wolton
- 1855/56 Joseph Cooke
- 1854/55 Edward Williams
- 1853/54 Henry Wolton
- 1852/53 Francis Smythies
- 1851/52 Arthur Louis Laing
- 1850/51 Joseph Cooke
1840-1849
- 1849/50 Edward Williams
- 1848/49 Charles Hy. Hawkins
- 1847/48 Henry Wolton
- 1846/47 William Bolton Smith
- 1845/46 Henry Wolton
- 1844/45 Henry Wolton
- 1843/44 Henry Vint
- 1842/43 Roger Nunn
- 1841/42 Henry Vint
- 1840/41 Thomas J Turner
1836-1839
- 1839/40 Samuel Green Cooke
- 1838/39 George Bawtree
- 1837/38 Samuel Green Cooke
- 1836/37 John Chaplin
- 1836 George Savill
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