Past Chairs and Mayors

List of former Chairs of the Council and Mayors of the Borough of Telford and Wrekin:

Wrekin Council

• 1973/74 - Councillor H R Gibbons
• 1974/75 - Councillor H R Gibbons
• 1975/76 - Councillor M Harrison
• 1976/77 - Councillor Mrs L I Butler
• 1977/78 - Councillor G E Whyle
• 1978/79 - Councillor J W Gittens
• 1979/80 - Councillor G T W Willetts
• 1980/81 - Councillor Mrs M A Chappell
• 1981/82 - Councillor J H Johnson
• 1982/83 - Councillor C Briggs
• 1983/84 - Councillor J K Corbett
• 1984/85 - Councillor Mrs E Harrison
• 1985/86 - Councillor B M Norton
• 1986/87 - Councillor W G Miller
• 1987/88 - Councillor M J Davies
• 1988/89 - Councillor J T Hicks
• 1989/90 - Councillor P A Heighway
• 1990/91 - Councillor G Bould
• 1991/92 - Councillor J C Minor
• 1992/93 - Councillor Mrs H Rhodes
• 1993/94 - Councillor Mrs J A Noel
• 1994/95 - Councillor M J Smith
• 1995/96 - Councillor J Singh-Uppal
• 1996/97 - Councillor Mrs S E Bradley
• 1997/98 - Councillor J Singh-Uppal

Telford & Wrekin Council

On 1 April 1998 Wrekin Council was succeeded by the new Telford & Wrekin Council:

• 1998 - Councillor J Singh-Uppal
• 1998/99 - Councillor M J Smith
• 1999/00 - Councillor D Morgan
• 2000/01 - Councillor C Mason.

On 24 May 2001 Telford & Wrekin Council elected its first Civic Head:

• 2001/02 - Councillor A Mackenzie.

On 29 May 2002 Telford & Wrekin Council was succeeded by the Borough of Telford & Wrekin:

• 2002/03 - Councillor Mrs H Rhodes
• 2003/04 - Councillor Mrs V Fletcher
• 2004/05 - Councillor J T Hicks
• 2005/06 - Councillor J C Sadler
• 2006/07 - Councillor M J Smith
• 2007/08 - Councillor M B Hosken
• 2008/09 - Councillor R E Groom
• 2009/10 - Councillor Mrs K T Blundell
• 2010/11 - Councillor I T W Fletcher
• 2011/12 - Councillor M J Smith
• 2012/13 - Councillor K R Guy
• 2013/14 - Councillor L A Murray
• 2014/15 - Councillor M J Smith
• 2015/16 - Councillor L A Murray
• 2016/17 - Councillor Ms R C Evans
• 2017/18 - Councillor S J Reynolds
• 2018/19 - Councillor R Mehta

Last updated: 12.25pm on Monday 20 January 2020