List of mayors of Northampton

This is a list of notable Mayors of Northampton, the county town of the county of Northamptonshire, England, since the first recorded mayoralty in 1215.

Pre-21st century

1215: William Tilly (1st recorded mayor of Northampton) ^[1]
1349 (prior to): Adam le Garlekmongere ^[2]
1401-02: John Loudham (MP for Northampton, 1401) ^[3]
1403-04: Thomas Overton (MP for Northampton, 1397)^[4]
1404-05: John Sywell (MP for Northampton, 1390)^[5]
1410-11: John Spring (MP for Northampton, 1399)
1414-15: John Spring
1416-17: John Loudham
1430-31: William Rushden (MP for Northampton, 1411)^[6]
1514: Thomas Chipsey (founder of Northampton Grammar School) ^[7]
1525-26: Lawrence Manley (MP for Northampton, 1529 and 1553)^[8]
1527: Thomas Chipsey ^[7]
1532: Lawrence Washington (ancestor of George Washington) ^[7]
1536-37: Lawrence Manley
1545: Lawrence Washington^[7]
1547-48: Lawrence Manley
1550: Ralph Freeman (MP for Northampton, 1554)^[9]
1557: Lawrence Manley
1558: Thomas Chipsey ^[7]
1559-60: Edward Manley (MP for Northampton, 1558) ^[10]
1566-67: Edward Manley
1574-75: Edward Manley
1640: John Fisher^[11]
1641: Lawrence Ball
1642: John Gifford (NB Reference to "Mayor Fisher" in letter to Parliament may indicate some local issue) ^[12]
1643: Francis Rushworth
1644: Joseph Sergeant
1645: Samuel Martin
1646: Peter Whalley (MP for Northampton, 1654) ^[13]
1647: John Spicer
1648: Thomas Pindleton
1649: Matthew Silsbie
1650: Benoni Coldwell
1651: Thomas Maynard
1652: Lawrence Woolaston
1653: Henry Sprigg
1654: Edward Collis
1655: Peter Whalley / John Spicer
1656: Joseph Sergeant
1873: Richard Turner
1883: Sir Philip Manfield (MP for Northampton, 1891)
1902-03: Alderman Thomas Purser (Liberal)^[14]
1941-45: Walter William O'Donnell

21st century

Source:^[7]

2000/01: Vivienne Patricia Dams
2001/02: Timothy John Hadland
2002/03: Michael Geoffrey Boss
2003/04: Terence George Wire
2004/05: Barry William Massey
2005/06: Sally Beardsworth
2006/07: Colin Lill
2007/08: Lee Mason
2008/09: Brian Markham
2009/10: Michael Hill
2010–11: Marianne Taylor
2011/12: Jamie Lane
2012/13: Roger Conroy
2013/14: Les Marriott
2014/15: John Caswell
2015/16: Penelope Flavell
2016/17: Christopher Malpas
2017/18: Gareth Eales
2018/19: Tony Ansell
2019/20: Nazim Choudary
2020/21: Brian Sargeant^[15]
2021/22: Rufia Ashraf^[16]^[17]
2022/23: Dennis Meredith
2023/24: Stephen Hibbert

References

^ "The Borough of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas: 1349; CP 40/358; first complete entry, line 4
^ "LOUDHAM, John, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ "OVERTON, Thomas, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ "SYWELL, John, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ "RUSHDEN, William, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Northampton Mayors Booklet
^ "MANLEY, Lawrence (by 1500-57), of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ "FREEMAN, Ralph (by 1509-58/59), of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ "MANLEY, Edward (by 1527-80), of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ The records of the borough of Northampton, Volume II. 1898. pp. 549–555.
^ "This day came Letters from Mr. Fisher Maior of Northampton ...", A Perfect Diurnall of the Proceedings in Parliament, 5–12 September 1642. London, printed for William Cooke. British Library, TT E.239[17], p.5.
^ Ford, Gillian (2009). "Where's Whalley? The Search for Sir Samuel Uncovers a Whalley-Cartwright Alliance in Northamptonshire" (PDF). Northamptonshire Past and Present (62). Northamptonshire Record Society: 33. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
^ "The Mayor for 2020-21". Northampton Borough Council. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ "Northampton's first female Bangladeshi mayor 'to inspire' others". BBC News. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
^ "Councillors". Northampton Town Council. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[1] "The Borough of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[2] Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas: 1349; CP 40/358; first complete entry, line 4

[3] "LOUDHAM, John, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[4] "OVERTON, Thomas, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[5] "SYWELL, John, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[6] "RUSHDEN, William, of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[NMB-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Northampton Mayors Booklet

[8] "MANLEY, Lawrence (by 1500-57), of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[9] "FREEMAN, Ralph (by 1509-58/59), of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[10] "MANLEY, Edward (by 1527-80), of Northampton". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[11] The records of the borough of Northampton, Volume II. 1898. pp. 549–555.

[12] "This day came Letters from Mr. Fisher Maior of Northampton ...", A Perfect Diurnall of the Proceedings in Parliament, 5–12 September 1642. London, printed for William Cooke. British Library, TT E.239[17], p.5.

[13] Ford, Gillian (2009). "Where's Whalley? The Search for Sir Samuel Uncovers a Whalley-Cartwright Alliance in Northamptonshire" (PDF). Northamptonshire Past and Present (62). Northamptonshire Record Society: 33. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[14] "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.

[15] "The Mayor for 2020-21". Northampton Borough Council. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[16] "Northampton's first female Bangladeshi mayor 'to inspire' others". BBC News. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

[17] "Councillors". Northampton Town Council. Retrieved 28 July 2021.

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