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Stretford Municipal Borough Council

Stretford Municipal Borough Council was established in 1933, superseding the Stretford Urban District Council following Stretford's municipal charter of incorporation. The borough council was later abolished in 1974 when the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford was established by the Local Government Act (1972).

Mayor of Stretford

List of Mayors of Stretford

The following is a list of individuals who were elected internally by Stretford Municipal Borough Council to serve as the Mayor of Stretford.

NameStart of termEnd of termOffice heldNotes
Thomas Robinson1933 (Charter)AldermanElected unanimously as the nominated "Charter Mayor" on 1st November 1932 by the Stretford Urban District Council.[1] This nomination was later used when the Privy Council granted the charter of incorporation in 1933. They continued serving as the Mayor of Stretford for the first non-charter year of 1933-1934.
19331934
Frederick William Bates19341935Alderman
Albert Smith19351936AldermanServed two consecutive terms as Mayor of Stretford.
19361937
Thomas Spackman19371938Alderman
Annie Mowbray Bagley19381939Councillor
John William Willoughby19391940Councillor
Harry Lord19401941Councillor
Emmeline Mary Robinson19411942CouncillorWife of the Charter Mayor, Thomas Robinson.
Alfonso Charles Trythall19421943Councillor
Frederick Cawley19431944Councillor
Thomas Robinson19441945AldermanElected again following their charter and 1933-1934 mayoralties.
Edgar Fitton19451946Councillor
Thomas Grieve19461947Councillor
Eric Forbes19471949CouncillorTerm was extended into 1949 as the Representation of the People Act (1948) changed how local elections worked. This resulted in the November 1948 local election being postponed until the first week of May 1949.
Peter Thomason19491950Councillor
Richard Thomas Lee19501951Councillor
William Hewerdine19511952Councillor
Frederick Matthews19521953Councillor
Andrew Weir Davidson19531954Councillor
Joseph Robinson19541955Alderman
John Mansfield Maxted19551956Councillor
Thomas Davies19561957Councillor
Edward Reid19571958Councillor
Frederick William Heap19581959Councillor
Harold Henry Eckersall19591960Councillor
Henry Seymour Armitage19601961Councillor
William Berry19611962Councillor
Herbert Pyper19621963Councillor
Emily Minnie Macpherson19631964Councillor
William Fearnhead19641965Councillor
Edward Cavanagh19651966Councillor
Olive Chandler19661967Councillor
Anne Kirkbright19671968Councillor
William Matthews19681969Councillor
David William Homer19691970Councillor
Margaret Hindley19701971Councillor
Colin Warbrick19711972Councillor
George Marland19721973Councillor
Harold Davies19731974CouncillorLast person to be elected Mayor of Stretford before it was superseded by the Mayor of Trafford.

Sources

  1. The Guardian, 2nd November 1932, Page 4. ↩