The High Sheriff of South Yorkshire is a current High Sheriff title which has existed since 1974. The holder is changed annually every March. For around 1,000 years the entire area of

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

was covered by a single

High Sheriff of Yorkshire The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere ...

. After the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

the title was split to cover several newly created counties, including

South Yorkshire South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham. In N ...

. Within the area Hallamshire had been unique in that it had a

High Sheriff of Hallamshire The Sheriff of Hallamshire was a shrievalty title which was in existence from 1962 until 1974 in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Creation The shrievalty was created on 30 April 1962 under the terms of the Criminal Justice Administration Act 1962.1962 ...

from 1962 until 1974. Below is a list of the sheriffs.

List of High Sheriffs

* 1974-1975 John Basil Peile * 1975-1976 Edward John Thornely Taylor * 1976-1977 John Mark Mansell Jenkinson * 1977-1978 Eric Wilkes * 1978-1979 Nigel Haywood Wilton Lee * 1979-1980 Peter Edward Reynard * 1980-1981 Charles Gerard Buck * 1981-1982 Joye Powlett Smith * 1982-1983 Sir Basil Edward Rhodes * 1983-1984 The Hon. Edward Neil Turner * 1984-1985 Richard Neale Horne * 1985-1986 Jeremy Ronald Archdale * 1986-1987 The Hon. Mark Robin Balfour * 1987-1988 James Edward Eardley * 1988-1989 William Hugh Wentworth Ping * 1989-1990 John Anthony Boddy * 1990-1991 Stewart McKee Hamilton * 1991-1992 Ian Stephen Porter * 1992-1993 David Beatson Clark * 1993-1994 Christopher Shelley Barker * 1994-1995 Michael Gordon Samuel Frampton * 1995-1996 Peter Wilton Lee * 1996-1997 William George Antony Warde-Norbury * 1997-1998 Michael John Mallett * 1998-1999 Kathryn Elizabeth Riddle * 1999-2000 David Baxter Shaw * 2000-2001 Ian Geoffrey Norton * 2001-2002 Adrian M. C. Staniforth * 2002-2003 Marian Rae * 2003-2004 David Barker Moody of Ivas Wood, Stainborough, Barnsley * 2004-2005

Pamela Liversidge Pamela Edwards Liversidge (born 1949) was the first female president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Life She was born 23 December 1949 (née Humphries) and graduated with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Aston University.

* 2005-2006 Sarah Elizabeth Lee * 2006-2007 John Biggin * 2007-2008 Jonathan C. V. Hunt * 2008-2009 Dr Robert John Giles Bloomer, OBE, of

Woodsetts Woodsetts is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England, on the border with Nottinghamshire. It lies between the towns of Dinnington and Worksop at an elevation of around 60 metres above se ...

* 2009-2010 Mrs Helena Muller of

Slade Hooton Slade Hooton is a hamlet in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, the hamlet was moved into South Yorkshire in April 1974. History Slade Hooton is recorded in the Dom ...

, near

Laughton-en-le-Morthen Laughton en le Morthen is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham lying to the south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, and its main attraction is the All Saints Church with its tower and spire of 185 feet. The ...

* 2010-2011 Anthony Paul Cooper of

Sheffield Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...

* 2011-2012 Andrew Jackson Coombe of Sheffield * 2012-2013 Mrs Julie Ann Kenny, CBE of Sheffield * 2013–2014 Lady Sykes of Hope Valley * 2014–2015 John Clive Bramah of Lindrick Dale,

Worksop Worksop ( ) is a market town in the Bassetlaw District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located east-south-east of Sheffield, close to Nottinghamshire's borders with South Yorkshire and Derbyshire, on the River Ryton and not far from the nor ...

, Nottinghamshire * 2015–2016 John Raymond Holt of

Bessacarr Bessacarr () is a suburb on the south-east edge of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Consisting of mostly private residential development from the 1960s onward, it also contains some of the most expensive property in Doncaster, around St Wi ...

, Doncaster * 2016–2017 Dr Julie MacDonald of Sheffield *2017–2018 Stephen Ingram of Sheffield *2018–2019 Barry Reginald Eldred *2019–2020 John Pickering of

Baslow Baslow is a village in Derbyshire, England, in the Peak District, situated between Sheffield and Bakewell, just over north of Chatsworth House. It is sited by the River Derwent, which is spanned by a 17th-century bridge, alongside which is a ...

*2020–2021 Mrs Carole Diane O'Neill of

Bawtry Bawtry is a market town and civil parish in the City of Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It lies between Doncaster, Gainsborough and Retford, on the border with Nottinghamshire and close to Lincolnshire. The town is historically part of ...

*2021–2022 *2022–2023 Lieutenant Colonel Robert Alfred McPherson, MBE *2023–2024 Professor Jaydip Ray

References

External links

HighSheriffs.com
{{High Shrievalties Local government in South Yorkshire

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