This is a list of mayors of Cardiff, Wales. The first mayor recorded for Cardiff was in 1126 though the title was generally given to the Constable or military governor of Cardiff Castle.Lord Mayor – A History, Cardiff Council webpages, last update 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2017. The first elected Mayor of Cardiff took office in 1835 (elected by the members of the council), the same year the first council elections were held. When Cardiff was granted city status in 1905 the post holder was given the title Lord Mayor (Welsh: Arglwydd Faer). The Lord Mayor of Cardiff is considered to be the first citizen of Wales and since 1956 has enjoyed the style of The Right Honourable.

History The first mayor of Cardiff is listed by the County Borough Records as Ralph "Prepositus de Kardi" who took up office in 1126. In 1835, Thomas Revel Guest became the first elected mayor of Cardiff when the first council elections were held. When Cardiff was granted city status in 1905 Cardiff's First Citizen became lord mayor. Robert Hughes, the mayor in 1904, was re-elected to become Cardiff's first lord mayor in the following year. The lord mayor was granted the right to the style "The Right Honourable." The lord mayor now bears the style "The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of Cardiff".

In 1999 a new system was introduced whereby the leader of the council could also serve as mayor for the duration of the council without re-election. This led to Russell Goodway serving as both council leader and mayor from 1999 to 2003. From 2003 the mayoralty reverted to a separate role, elected annually.

The official residence of the Lord Mayor of Cardiff was the Mansion House, Cardiff, although the Lord Mayors have not lived there since 1971.

Elected mayors since 1835 The years given are for when each mayor took office. Most mayoral terms extended into the following year. 1836: Thomas Revell Guest, from 1 JanuaryMayors and other secular officials, British History Online, information reproduced from Cardiff Records: Volume 5 edited by John Hobson Matthews (1905) pp. 508–548. Retrieved 8 December 2016. Also Judge of the Borough Court of Record. 1836: Charles Crofts Williams, from 9 November 1837: Henry Morgan 1838: Charles Crofts Williams 1839: Richard Reece 1840: David Evans 1841: James Lewis 1842: Charles Crofts Williams 1843: John Moore 1844: William Jonas Watson, who died in office in October but was not immediately replaced 1845: Richard Reece 1846: James Lewis 1847: Richard Lewis Reece 1848: Walter Coffin, later a member of parliament for Cardiff 1849: Charles Vachell 1850: William Bird 1851: Griffith Phillips 1852: William Williams 1853: John Batchelor, a Liberal mayor dubbed "Friend of Freedom"David James Friend of freedom facing capture, South Wales Echo, 18 January 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2011. 1854: David Lewis 1855: Charles Vachell 1856: Sydney Dan Jenkins 1857: Charles Crofts Williams 1858: Charles Crofts Williams 1859: William Alexander 1860: Charles Williams David 1861: Charles Williams David 1862: John Bird 1863: John Bird 1864: James Pride 1865: William Bradley Watkins 1866: Charles Williams David 1867: Richard Lewis Reece 1868: Thomas Evans 1869: Edward Whiffen 1870: Charles Williams David 1871: Charles Williams David 1872: Henry Bowen 1873: William Vachell (father of Ada Vachell)Elizabeth Baigent, 'Vachell, Ada Marian [Sister Ada] (1866–1923)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 8 Oct 2016 1874: Daniel Jones 1875: Daniel Jones 1876: Joseph Elliott 1877: William Taylor 1878: Daniel Lewis 1879: John MacConnochie 1880: Rees Jones 1881: Alfred Thomas or Sir Alfred Gaius Augustus StoneLORDMAYORS OF CARDIFF.pdf (accessed at Lord Mayor – A History), Cardiff Council website www.cardiff.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 1882: Sir Alfred Gaius Augustus Stone 1883: Robert Bird - Father of (Sir) Charles Bird, Lord Mayor in 1910 1884: Andrew Fulton 1885: David Edgar Jones MD 1886: Sir Morgan Morgan (knighted while in office) 1887: Thomas Windsor Jacobs 1888: David Jones 1889: William Sanders 1890: John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, Marquess of Bute 1891: Thomas Rees 1892: William Edmund Vaughan 1893: William John Trounce 1894: Patrick William Carey 1895: Robert George, Baron Windsor 1896: Ebenezer Beavan 1897: Joseph Ramsdale 1898: Thomas Morel or Thomas More {knighted in 1899) 1899: Samuel Arthur Brain, founder of Brains Brewery in 1882The Beginning , Brains website. Retrieved 30 December 2011. 1900: Thomas Andrews – Cllr John Jenkins, a councillor for 10 years, had initially been elected to the post. It was the first time the position of mayor had been offered to a Labour councillor. However, Jenkins refused the post and left the council chamber. Andrews was elected following a second vote. 1901: Frank John Beavan 1902: Edward Thomas (Liberal party) 1903: John Jenkins 1904: Robert Hughes

Lord mayors since 1905 1905: Robert Hughes, the sitting mayor who was (re)elected Lord Mayor in 1905 1906: Sir William Smith Crossman (knighted while still in office by King Edward VII on his visit to Cardiff on 13 July 1907) 1907: (Sir) Illtyd Thomas (knighted after leaving office) 1908: Lewis Morgan 1909: John Chappell 1910: (Sir) Charles Hayward Bird (knighted after leaving office) - son of Robert Bird, Mayor in 1883. 1911: Sir John Wesley Courtis (knighted while still in office) 1912: Morgan Thomas 1913: James Robinson 1914: John Thomas Richards 1915: Dr Robert James Smith 1916: Joseph Stanfield 1917: William Roberts 1918: (Sir) Amos Child Kirk (knighted after leaving office) 1919: George Frederick Forsdike 1920: James Taylor 1921: Francis Harold Turnbull 1922: John James Edgerton Biggs 1923: Sydney Osborne Jenkins 1924: William Hampton Pethybridge 1925: William Francis 1926: William Grey 1927: Arthur John Howell 1928: (Sir) William Richard Williams (knighted after leaving office) 1929: William Charles 1930: Robert Gerard Hill-Snook 1931: (Sir) Charles William Melhuish (knighted after leaving office) 1932: Charles Fletcher Sanders 1933: (Sir) Arthur Ernest Gough (knighted after leaving office) 1934: John Donovan, former docker and secretary for the South Wales and Monmouthshire Area of the TGWU"Son of evicted farmer who became Lord Mayor of Cardiff" , The Southern Star, 15 April 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013. 1935: George Frederick Evans 1936: Sir Herbert Hiles (knighted while still in office) 1937: Oliver Cuthbert Purnell 1938: William Gough Howell 1939: Henry Johns 1940: Charles Henry McCale 1941: James Hellyer 1942: James Griffiths 1943: Frederick Jones 1944: Walter Howell Parker 1945: Walter Robert Wills 1946: George James Ferguson 1947: George James Ferguson 1948: Richard Gruffydd Robinson 1949: Timothy James Kerrigan 1950: George Williams 1951: Robert Bevan 1952: William Henry James Muston 1953: Sir James Patrick Collins (knighted while still in office) 1954: George Llewellyn Ferrier 1955: Frank Chapman 1956: (Sir) Daniel Thomas Williams (knighted after leaving office) 1957: John Hinds Morgan 1958: Arthur James Williams 1959: Helena Evans, Cardiff's first female Lord MayorBrian Lee 100 facts you (probably) didn't know about Cardiff, Expats Newsletter, Wales Online. Retrieved 31 December 2011. 1960: Mary Dorothy Lewis 1961: Edward Ewart Pearce 1962: Clifford Arthur Bence 1963: Charles Augustine Horwood 1964: William John Hartland 1965: Miriam Clarice Bryant 1966: Herbert Edward Edmonds 1967: Eric Charles Dolman, previously a first class cricketer 1968: Sir James Reginald Lyons (knighted while still in office) 1969: (Sir) Lincoln Hallinan (knighted after leaving office) 1970: Thomas Ernest Merrells 1971: Hugh Ferguson-Jones 1972: Winifred Rachel Mathias 1973: Gerald Alan Smith Turnbull 1974: Albert Arthur Huish 1975: Sir Charles Hallinan (father of Sir Lincoln Hallinan who had preceded him as Lord Mayor in 1969) 1976: John Iorwerth Jones 1977: David C. Purnell 1978: William Henry Carling 1979: Bella Brown 1980: John Charles Edwards 1981: Ronald Frederick Watkiss 1982: Philip Dunleavy (Labour), a retired post office worker 1983: Olwen Mary Watkin 1984: Albert William 'Bill' Buttle (Labour), a retired engine driverPhillip Nifield Former Cardiff Lord Mayor dies, South Wales Echo, 6 March 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2012. 1985: Captain Norman Lloyd-Edwards, also Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan 1990 to 2008Hats off as Queen's man retires, BBC News, 13 June 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012. 1986: David Myfyr Evans 1987: Julius Hermer 1988: William Penry Herbert 1989: Mary Elizabeth (Beti) Jones JP, the first Girl Guide Lord Mayor of Cardiff. 1990: John Smith (Labour) 1991: Jeffrey Sainsbury (Conservative), came to office earlier than expected, after two nominees lost their seats in the May 1991 election. 1992: Derek Allinson 1993: Victor Riley 1994: Ricky Ormonde 1995: Timothy Davies 1996: John Phillips 1997: Max Phillips 1998: Marion Drake 1999: Russell Goodway (Labour). From 1999 council elections, the Leader of the council was nominated as Lord Mayor for the lifetime of the council. 2000: Russell Goodway 2001: Russell Goodway 2002: Russell Goodway 2003: Gordon Houlston (Labour). From 2003 election, reverted to annual appointment of Lord Mayor. 2004: Jacqui Gasson, the city's first Liberal Democrat Lord Mayor 2005: Freda Salway (Liberal Democrat) Phillip Nifield I WANT TO BE THE PEOPLE'S LORD MAYOR.., South Wales Echo, 26 April 2005. Retrieved 2 January 2012. 2006: Gareth Neale (Conservative) 2007: Gill Bird (Labour) 2008: Kate Lloyd (Liberal Democrat) 2009: Brian Griffiths (Conservative) 2010: Keith Hyde (Liberal Democrat) 2011: Delme Bowen, the city's first Plaid Cymru Lord Mayor 2012: Derrick Morgan, from 27 September 2012 – between May and September 2012 the position of Lord Mayor was unfilled, while the new Labour council attempted to split the responsibilities of the mayor between two councillors. Cllr Cerys Furlong (Labour) filled the traditional mayoral role of Chair of the Council during this period. 2013: Derrick Morgan (Labour) Peter Law (13 March 2013) "Lord Mayor Councillor Derrick Morgan to hold his role for another year" , YourCardiff (Media Wales). Retrieved 28 November 2013. 2014: Margaret Jones (Liberal Democrat) 2015: David Walker (Conservative) 2016: Monica Walsh (Labour) 2017: Bob Derbyshire (Labour) 2018: Dianne Rees (Conservative) Cardiff's new Lord Mayor announces chosen charity for her year in office (press release), PR Newslink, 24 May 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018. 2019: Daniel De'Ath (Labour), Cardiff's first black mayor The rock n' roll secret of Cardiff's first black mayor (press release), Cardiff Council, 23 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019. 2020–2022: Rod McKerlich (Conservative) 2022: Graham Hinchey (Labour) 2023: Bablin Molik (Liberal Democrat) 2024: Jane Henshaw (Labour); died in office in September 2024: Helen Lloyd Jones (Labour) 2025: Adrian Robson (Conservative) 2026: Michael Michael (Labour)

See also Cardiff Council Cardiff City Council Cardiff County Borough Council Mayors in Wales

References

External links The Lord Mayor (Cardiff Council webpage)