The office of Mayor of

Hereford Hereford () is a cathedral city, civil parish and the county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, south-west of Worcester and north-west of Gloucester. With a population ...

, a city in the west midlands of England, is now a primarily ceremonial, non-political post. As the city's First Citizen, the mayor serves as the civic representative at a wide range of functions and events throughout the local authority area. The office of Mayor of Hereford was created by

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on 15 November 1383 by

King Richard II Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father died ...

to replace the previous office of Chief Bailiff. The Mayor's full title is "The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Hereford". The mayor is traditionally addressed as "Your worship", as a court formality. The following have been notable

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: * 1383–84 and 1393–95:

Thomas Whitefield Thomas Whitefield ( fl. 1378–1401) was an English politician. He was Mayor of Hereford in the period November 1383 – October 1384 and in 1393–1395. He was elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Hereford Hereford () ...

, MP for Hereford, 1378 and 1401 * 1391–92: Thomas Chippenham, MP for Hereford, 1388 and 1402 * 1396–98: John Troney * 1398–1401: Thomas Chippenham * 1400–04, 1412–13, 1421–23: John Falk, MP for

, 1420 * 1430–34: George Breinton * 1436–37, 1443–44: Henry Chippenham, MP for Hereford six times between 1406 and 1422 * 1543–44: William Berkeley, MP for Hereford, 1547 * 1555–56:

John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...

* 1571–72:

James Warnecombe James Warnecombe or Warmecombe (by 1523 – 21 February 1581), of Ivington, Herefordshire, was an English politician. Family and Education He was born the second son of Richard Warnecombe of Ivington, Lugwardine and Hereford and trained in law ...

* 1573–74, 1576–77:

Gregory Price Gregory Price may refer to: * Gregory Price (economist), American economist * Gregory Price (politician), English politician {{hndis, Price, Gregory ...

, MP for

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire ...

and Hereford (6 times) *1604-5: John Warden * 1616–17:

James Rodd James Rodd (January 29, 1956) was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Prince Edward Island from November 2007 when he was selected as interim leader at the party's annual general meeting following the resignation of Dean Constable. Rodd was ...

, MP for Hereford, 1621 * 1627–28: Richard Weaver, MP for Hereford six times between 1621 and 1640 * 1683–84:

Herbert Westfaling Herbert Westfaling (also spelled Westphaling, 1531/2 – 1 March 1602), was Anglican Bishop of Hereford and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford. Westfaling was born in London, England, the son of Harbert Westphaling, whose family orig ...

, MP for Hereford, 1660, 1661 * 1829: James Eyre * 1901–02: Colonel Scobie * 1902–03: J. R. Symonds (Conservative)

21st century

* 2000–01: Richard Thomas * 2001–02: Susan Andrews * 2002–03: Alan Williams * 2003–04: Wynifred Ursula Attfield * 2004–05: Polly Andrews * 2005–06: Marcelle Lloyd-Hayes * 2006–07: Robert Preece * 2007–08: Arthur Christopher Richard Chappell * 2008–09: Kevin Wargen * 2009–10: Sylvia P A Daniels * 2010–11: Anna Toon * 2011–12: Julie Woodward * 2012–13: Brian Wilcox * 2013–14: Phil Edwards * 2014–15: Len Tawn * 2015–16: Charles Nicholls * 2016–17: Jim Kenyon * 2017–18: Sharon Michaels * 2018–19: Sue Boulter * 2019–21: Katherine Dallimore-Hey * 2021-22: Paul Stevens

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History of Herefordian Mayors

Mayors of Hereford * 1383 establishments in England {{England-mayor-stub