Past Mayors - 1327 to present
1327 - 1399
1327 Aubrey son of Robert * 1328 Aubrey son of Robert 1329 Roger del Wich 1330 Roger del Wich 1331 Roger del Wich 1332 Roger del Wich 1333 Roger del Wich 1334 Nicholas de Preston 1335 Nicholas de Preston 1336 William son of Paulinus 1337 William son of Paulinus 1338 William son of Paulinus 1339 William son of Paulinus 1340 Nicholas de Preston 1341 Nicholas son of William son of Nicholas 1342 Nicholas de Preston 1343 William son of Paulinus 1344 Albr. son of Robert 1345 Albr. son of Robert 1346 Henry Banestre 1347 Henry Banestre 1348 Roger del Wich 1349 W. de Haconsal 1350 Roger del Wich 1351 John Banestre 1352 John Banestre 1353 John Banestre 1354 John Banestre 1355 John Banestre 1356 John Banestre 1357 John Banestre 1358 William de Haconsal 1359 William de Haconsal 1360 John Banestre 1361 Roger del Wich 1362 Roger del Wich 1363 Roger del Wich 1364 1365 1366 John Raton 1367 John Raton 1368 John Banestre 1369 Roger del Wich 1370 John Banestre 1371 Adam de Hocton 1372 Adam de Hocton 1373 Nicholas de Mels 1374 Adam de Hocton 1375 Adam de Hocton 1376 1377 1378 William de Walton 1379 Adam de Hocton 1380 Adam de Hocton 1381 Richard Skillicorne 1382 Adam de Hocton 1383 Thomas More 1384 Adam de Hocton 1385 Richard Blundell de Walton 1386 William de Walton 1387 William de Walton 1388 William de Ergham 1389 William de Walton 1390 William de Walton 1391 Richard Blundell 1392 Thomas More 1393 Geoffrey fil Nicholas 1394 Geoffrey fil Nicholas 1395 Geoffrey (de) Mels 1396 William (de) Ergham * 1397 William (de) Ergham 1398 William (de) Ergham 1399 William (de) Ergham
* denotes Guild Mayor
1400 - 1499
1400 John Marshall 1401 Thomas (del) Moore 1402 William Ergham 1403 Geoffrey Meles 1404 Geoffrey Meles 1405 Geoffrey Meles 1406 John Blundell 1406 John Blundell 1408 William Ergham 1409 William Ergham 1410 William Ergham 1411 H. de Hoghton 1412 H. de Hoghton 1413 William Ergham 1414 Henry Johnson * 1415 Henry Johnson 1416 William Ergham 1417 William Ergham 1418 William Ergham 1419 William Ergham 1420 Henry Johnson 1421 Henry Johnson 1422 Henry Johnson 1423 John Beeton (Breton) 1424 John Blundell 1425 William Ergham 1426 John Blundell 1427 John Blundell 1428 Geoffrey de Meles 1429 John Beeton (Breton) 1430 John Beeton (Breton) 1431 Hugh de Langton 1432 Hugh de Langton 1433 Hugh de Langton 1434 Hugh de Langton 1435 Hugh Banestre (Banastre) 1436 Hugh Banestre (Banastre) 1437 1438 Robert Hoghton 1439 Robert Hoghton 1440 Robert Hoghton 1441 Robert Hoghton 1442 Robert Hoghton 1443 Robert Hoghton 1444 Roger del Wich 1445 Roger del Wich 1446 Roger del Wich 1447 Henry Banester (Banaster) 1448 Henry Banester (Banaster) 1449 Henry Banester (Banaster) 1450 1451 Robert Hoghton 1452 Robert Hoghton 1453 Robert Hoghton 1454 Robert Hoghton 1455 Robert Hoghton 1456 Robert Hoghton 1457 Robert del Wich 1458 Robert (de) Hoghton * 1459 Robert (de) Hoghton 1460 Robert (de) Hoghton 1461 James Marshall 1462 James Marshall 1463 James Marshall 1464 James Marshall 1465 James Marshall 1466 James Marshall 1467 James Marshall 1468 Nicholas Preston 1469 Nicholas Preston 1470 Richard Banestre (Banastre) 1471 James Marshall 1472 James Marshall 1473 James Marshall 1474 James Marshall 1475 Richard Banestre (Banastre) 1476 Richard Banestre (Banastre) 1477 Richard Banestre (Banastre) 1478 Richard Banestre (Banastre) 1479 James Marshall 1480 James Marshall 1481 John Clayton 1482 James Marshall 1483 James Marshall 1484 Thomas Pack (Park) 1485 Richard Banestre (Banastre) 1486 Richard Banestre (Banastre) 1487 Henry Preston 1488 Henry Preston 1489 Henry Preston 1490 Henry Preston 1491 1492 1493 1494 William Marshall 1495 William Marshall 1496 James Walton 1497 H. Pool 1498 W. Preston 1499 William Marshall
* Denotes Guild
1500 - 1599
* 1500 William Marshall 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1506 1507 Robert Coventry 1508 Robert Coventry 1509 1510 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516 1517 1518 1519 1520 1521 1522 1523 1524 John Hoghton 1525 William Wall 1526 James Walton 1527 Richard Banastre 1528 Christopher Haydock 1529 Christopher Haydock 1530 Christopher Haydock 1531 Christopher Haydock 1532 James Walton 1533 James Walton 1534 Thomas Typping 1535 1536 1537 1538 1539 1540 1541 William Arran 1541 Thomas Tipping (Typping) * 1542 Thomas Tipping (Typping) 1543 Thomas Tipping (Typping) 1544 Thomas Tipping (Typping) 1545 James Walton 1546 James Walton 1547 James Walton 1548 James Walton 1549 James Walton 1550 James Walton 1551 James Walton 1552 Lawrence Banestre (Banastre) 1553 Lawrence Banestre (Banastre) 1554 Lawrence Banastre 1555 Lawrence Banastre 1556 Lawrence Banastre 1557 Lawrence Banastre 1558 Oliver Breres 1559 Oliver Breres 1560 William Hodgkinson 1561 Thomas Wall * 1562 Thomas Wall 1563 Thomas Wall 1564 Thomas Wall 1565 Thomas Wall 1566 Ewan Wall 1567 Ewan Wall 1568 William Banastre 1569 William Hodgkinson 1570 Ewan Wall 1571 William Banastre 1572 William Banestre 1573 1574 1575 1576 1577 1578 1579 1580 Henry Preston * 1581-82 George Walton 1582 Henry Preston 1583 William Hodgkinson 1584 1585 1586 1587 Lawrence Wall 1588 1589 1590 1591 1592 Richard Taylor William Banester 1593 Richard Taylor 1594 Anthony Wall 1595 Henry Catterall 1596 Edmund Lemon 1597 Henry Catterall 1598 Henry Preston 1599 Henry Hodgkinson
* Denotes Guild Mayor
1600 - 1699
1600 Richard Blundell Henry Hodgkinson * 1601-02 Henry Catterall 1603 John Chorley 1604 Richard Hodgkinson 1605 Roger Langton 1606 Thomas Banastre (Banestre) 1607 Henry Hodgkinson 1608 Richard Blundell 1609 Henry Catterall 1610 Thomas Banestre (Banastre) 1611 Henry Beres 1612 John Croke 1613 John Hynd (Hind) 1614 John Hynd (Hind) 1615 Henry Hodgkinson 1616 Roger Lanton 1617 Thomas Banester (Banaster) 1618 Henry Breres 1619 John Croke 1620 John Croke 1620 William Preston * 1621-22 William Preston 1622 Richard Shaw 1623 Richard Blundell 1624 William Lemon 1625 Thomas Banestre 1626 William Sudell 1627 Henry Breres 1628 John Hynd 1629 Henry Blundell 1630 William Preston 1631 Henry Sudell 1632 Roger Langton 1633 William Lemon 1634 William Sudell 1635 Henry Breres 1636 Henry Blundell 1637 William Preston 1638 Henry Sudell 1639 Roger Langton 1640 James Wall * 1641-42 Edmund Werden 1642 Adam Morte 1643 William Cottam 1644 William Shawe 1645 Matthew Addison 1646 Thomas Sumpner 1647 Henry Blundell 1648 Seth Blackhurst 1649 Edmund Werden 1650 Evan Wall 1651 William Sudell 1652 William Shawe 1653 Edward French 1654 Richard Sumpner 1655 William Patten 1656 Seth Blackhurst 1657 Edmund Werden 1658 Evan Wall 1659 William Sudell 1660 James Hodgkinson * 1661-62 James Hodgkinson 1662 William Banestre (Banastre) 1663 William Turner 1664 Luke Hodgkinson 1665 Lawrence Wall 1666 Thomas Sumpner 1667 Seth Blackhurst 1668 Thomas Rishton 1669 Henry Blundell 1670 Thomas Walmsley 1671 Richard Hynd 1672 Thomas Hodgkinson 1673 George Addison 1674 James Ashton 1675 John Kellet 1676 William Lemon 1677 Lawrence Hodgkinson 1678 Lawrence Wall 1679 Thomas Winckley 1680 Thomas Hodgkinson * 1681-82 Roger Sudell 1682 George Addison 1683 James Ashton 1684 John Kellett 1685 William Lemon 1686 Lawrence Wall 1687 Nicholas Walmsley 1688 Thomas Winckley 1689 William Wearden (Werden) 1690 Roger Sudell 1691 George Addison 1692 Richard Langton (?Taylor) 1693 Josias Gregson 1694 William Lemon 1695 Nicholas Walmsley 1696 John Atherton 1697 Thomas Winckley 1698 John Chorley 1699 Roger Sudell
* Denotes Guild Mayor
1700 - 1799
1700 George Addison * 1701-02 Josias Gregson 1702 Geoffrey Rishton 1703 William Lemon 1704 John Atherton 1705 Thomas Winckley 1706 John Chorley 1707 Roger Sudell 1708 George Addison 1709 John Loxham 1710 George Lamplugh 1711 William Graddwell (Gladwell) 1712 Ralph Assheton 1713 Edmund Assheton 1714 Lawrence Wall 1715 William Lemon 1716 Robert Chaddocks 1717 Joseph Curtis 1718 Richard Casson 1719 George Lamplugh 1720 William Graddwell * 1721-22 Edmund Assheton 1722 Lawrence Wall 1723 John Thornton 1724 John Clayton 1725 Thomas Garlicke 1726 John Myers 1727 Richard Addison 1728 Joseph Curtis 1729 Edmund Ashton (Assheton) 1730 Lawrence Wall 1731 Sir Edward Stanley, bart. 1732 William Atherton 1733 John Clayton 1734 John Myers 1735 Richard Addison (?Nicholas Eddison) 1736 Henry Farington 1737 Edmund Assheton 1738 William Atherton 1739 John Ravald 1740 Lawrence Rawsthorne (Rawstorne) * 1741-42 Henry Farington 1742 John Walshman 1743 William Prichard 1744 William Harrison 1745 James Derbyshire 1746 Thomas Starkie 1747 Richard Shepherd 1748 Richard Pedder 1749 Thomas Astley 1750 Lawrence Rawsthorne 1751 James Bolton 1752 Robert Parker 1753 William Prichard 1754 Thomas Starkie (J. Starkie) 1755 Richard Shepherd 1756 Richard Pedder 1757 Robert Hesketh (Roger Hesketh) 1758 James Bolton 1759 William Prichard (Pritchard) 1760 Lawrence Rawstorne * 1761-62 Robert Parker 1762 Thomas Jackson 1763 Edward Pedder 1764 Richard Assheton 1765 William Prichard (Pritchard) 1766 Joseph Myers 1767 Robert Moss 1768 Thomas Grimshaw 1769 Richard Assheton 1770 Edward Pedder (?Thomas Walmsley) 1771 James Cowburn 1772 Ralph Watson 1773 Richard Atherton 1774 Bartholomew Davis 1775 Thomas Grimshaw (J. Grimshaw) 1776 Edward Pedder 1777 James Cowburn 1778 Ralph Watson 1779 Thomas Pedder 1780 Bartholomew Davis * 1781-82 Richard Atherton 1782 John Grimshaw 1783 William Green 1784 Ralph Watson (Rd. Watson) 1785 Bartholomew Davis 1786 Richard Atherton 1787 Thomas Cowburn 1788 John Grimshaw 1789 William Green 1790 Edward Pedder 1791 Thomas Greaves 1792 William Prichard (Pritchard) 1793 Robinson Shuttleworth 1794 James Pedder 1795 Henry Walshman 1796 James Moore 1797 John Fallowfield 1798 Edward Robert Travis (Travers) 1799 John Grimshaw
* denotes Guild Mayor
1800 - 1899
1800 William Prichard (Pritchard) * 1801-02 Nicholas Grimshaw 1802 Samuel Horrocks 1803 Daniel Lyon 1804 George Blelock 1805 Edward Robert Travis (Travers) 1806 John Grimshaw 1807 Richard Newsham 1808 Nicholas Grimshaw 1809 Daniel Lyon 1810 George Blelock 1811 Edward Robert Travis (Travers) 1812 Nicholas Grimshaw 1813 Richard Newsham 1814 Daniel Lyon 1815 Edward Robert Travis 1816 John Troughton 1817 Nicholas Grimshaw 1818 Richard Newsham 1819 Hugh Dewhurst 1820 Thomas Miller * 1821-22 Nicholas Grimshaw 1822 Daniel Lyon 1823 John Troughton 1824 Richard Newsham 1825 Nicholas Grimshaw 1826 Thomas Miller 1827 Hugh Dewhurst 1828 John Troughton 1829 James Mounsey 1830 Nicholas Grimshaw 1831 James Dixon 1832 John Addison 1833 John Woodburn 1834 Thomas Troughton 1835 Thomas Miller 1836-37 Peter Haydock 1837-38 Thomas German 1838-39 John Paley 1839-40 William Clayton 1840-41 George Jackson * 1841-42 Samuel Horrocks, Jnr. 1842-43 William Taylor 1843-44 John Addison 1844-45 John Paley, Jnr. 1845-46 Thomas German 1846-47 John Paley, Jnr. 1847-48 Thomas Birchall 1848-49 Richard Pedder 1849-50 James German 1850-51 John Catterall 1851-52 Thomas Monk 1852-53 Peter Catterall 1853-54 Thomas Walmsley 1854-55 William Humber 1855-56 Richard Threlfall 1856-57 Lawrence Spencer 1857-58 John Humber 1858-59 William Birley 1859-60 Thomas Walmsley 1860-61 John Goodair * 1861-62 Robert Townley Parker 1862-63 Philip Park 1863-64 Samuel Smith 1864-65 Joseph Isherwood 1865-66 Charles Roger Jacson 1866-67 Edmund Birley 1867-68 Miles Myres 1868-69 John James Myres 1869-70 John Rawcliffe 1870-71 Lawrence Catlow Spencer 1871-72 Miles Myres 1872-73 Miles Myres 1873-74 John James Myres 1874-75 Charles Fryer 1875-76 Joseph Bithell Hallmark 1876-77 Moses Savery Maynard 1877-78 John Satterthwaite 1878-79 William Henry Goodair 1879-80 William Naylor 1880-81 James Hibbert * 1881-82 Edmund Birley 1882-83 Edward Garlick 1883-84 John Forshaw 1884-85 John Forshaw 1885-86 Benjamin Walmsley 1886-87 Walter Bibby 1887-88 James Burrow 1888-89 James Burrow 1889-90 James Burrow 1890-91 George Galloway 1891-92 John Humber 1892-93 Thomas Edelston 1893-94 John Holden 1894-95 William Henry Woods 1895-96 Philip Samuel Park 1896-97 Henry Davies 1897-98 John Edward Dunn 1898-99 John Pearson 1899-1900 James Yates Foster
* denotes Guild Mayor
1900 - 1999
1900-01 William Bryham Roper * 1901-02 Frederick Arthur Stanley (Earl of Derby) 1902-03 Edward Greenwood 1903-04 James Craven 1904-05 Wm. McKune Margerison 1905-06 John Ormrod 1906-07 William Edward Ord 1907-08 William Edward Ord 1908-09 Daniel Walter Brown 1909-10 Wm. McKune Margerison 1910-11 Nathaniel Miller 1911-12 Robert Shaw Simpson 1912-13 William James Hayhurst 1913-14 Harry Cartmell 1914-15 Harry Cartmell 1915-16 Harry Cartmell 1916-17 Harry Cartmell 1917-18 Harry Cartmell 1918-19 Harry Cartmell 1919-20 Thomas Parkinson 1920-21 Thomas Parkinson * 1921-22 Henry Astley-Bell 1922-23 John Dewhurst 1923-24 Frederick William Ford Matthew 1924-25 John Roland Hodgson 1925-26 Jeremiah Woolley 1926-27 John Hunt 1927-28 Richard Durham 1928-29 William Lucas 1929-30 William Lucas 1930-31 Thomas Henry Atherton 1931-32 Thomas Clarkson Rainford 1932-33 Thomas Hanson Crossfield Derham 1933-34 Avice Margaret Pimblett 1934-35 Robert Crompton Handley 1935-36 Ernest Ley 1936-37 James Harrison 1937-38 Oswald Aleysius Goodier 1938-39 Walter Ernest Morris 1939-40 Water Ernest Morris 1940-41 John James Ward 1941-42 James Sidney Howarth 1942-43 Robert Taylor Vity 1943-44 Walter Gordon 1944-45 James Edward Gee 1945-46 Herbert Edmond Rhodes 1946-47 William Beckett 1947-48 Reuben Ainsworth 1948-49 Reuben Ainsworth 1949-50 Frank Jamieson 1950-51 Matthew Williamson 1951-52 John William Taylor * 1952-53 John James Ward 1953-54 Thomas Singleton 1954-55 Joseph Frederick Gray 1955-56 James Henery 1956-57 Edgar Hewitt 1957-58 William Charles Hearn 1958-59 Mary Ann Wignall 1959-60 Florrie Hoskin 1960-61 Wilfrid J. Conroy 1961-62 Fred Irvine 1962-63 James Atkinson 1963-64 Cyril Evan Molyneux 1964-65 Joseph Lund 1965-66 William Beckett 1966-67 Joseph Holden 1967-68 Ernest W. Bunker 1968-69 Doris Martin Dewhurst 1969-70 John Brigg 1970-71 Rita Lytton 1971-72 Thomas Dewhurst * 1972-73 Joseph Frederick Gray Thomas Dewhurst 1973-74 Catherine Sharples 1974-75 Ian Whyte Hall 1975-76 Robert Weir 1976-77 Harold Parker 1977-78 Joseph Hood 1978-79 Arthur Clifford Taylor 1979-80 Dennis Kehoe 1980-81 Robert Edward Butcher 1981-82 Mildred Doris Scowcroft 1982-83 Joseph Saul Pownall 1983-84 Dorothy Eileen Chaloner 1984-85 Nancy Taylor 1985-86 Joan Ainscough 1986-87 Richard Atkinson 1987-88 Gerard Walmsley 1988-89 Joseph Ward 1989-90 Ronald Ball 1990-91 Albert James Richardson 1991-92 Mary Rawcliffe * 1992-93 Harold Parker 1993-94 Kenneth James Hudson 1994-95 Ian Whyte Hall 1995-96 Terry Cartwright 1996-97 Ron Marshall 1997-98 Henry Richard Evans 1998-99 Rose Kinsella 1999-2000 Geoffrey Threlfall Swarbrick (Millennium Mayor)
* denotes Guild Mayor
2000 - 2099
2000-01 Joseph Hood 2001-02 Alan Lester Hackett 2002-03 Jonathan Saksena 2003-04 Neil Cartwright 2004-05 Patricia Woods 2005-06 Bhikhu Patel 2006-07 William Tyson 2007-08 Christine Abram 2008-09 John Swindells 2009-2010 Keith Sedgewick 2010-2011 Albert Richardson 2011-2012 Bobby Cartwright
* denotes Guild Mayor