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The District Council of Peterborough is a local government area in the
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Council

The District Council of Peterborough has a directly elected mayor.


Mayors and Chairmen of the District Council of Peterborough

* Ernest Dewar Sawers (1935–1939) * Thomas Edward Richards (1939-1941) * Harold Davies (1941-1950) * Hubert William Lang (1950-1951) * Leslie Allan McPherson (1951-1954) * Maxwell Edward Hams (1954–1966) * Woodrow Eric Douglas Chapman (1966–1967) * Ronald Naish Bailey (1967-after 1985) * Ruth Whittle (1991–present)


See also

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