The position of Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent is largely ceremonial, determined by a vote amongst the elected councillors of Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Candidates are selected from the councillors. The lord mayor for 2022 to 2023 is Faisal Hussain, a Conservative.

History

Between 1910 and 1928 the Borough, and later, City of Stoke-on-Trent had a mayor rather than a lord mayor. The first Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent was Cecil Wedgwood of the Wedgwood pottery dynasty. The title of Lord Mayor was first conferred on the City of Stoke-on-Trent by King

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on 10 July 1928.

List of former mayors

*1901-02 T. R. Yoxall (Conservative) *1902-03 T. R. Yoxall (re-elected)

List of former lord mayors

21st century

*2000-01 Barbara Dunn (Labour) *2001-02 Bill Austin (Labour) (2nd Term) *2002-03 Ellis Bevan (Liberal Democrat) *2003-04 Clive Brian (Conservative) *2004-05 Karamat Ali (Labour) *2005-06 Maurice Lewis (Labour) *2006-07 Jean Edwards (Labour) *2007-08 Bagh Ali (Labour) *2008-09 Derek Capey (City Independent) *2009-10 Jean Bowers (Liberal Democrat) (1st term) *2010-11 Denver Tolley (Labour) *2011-12 Terry Follows (City Independent) *2012-13 Terry Crowe (Labour) *2013-14 Sheila Pitt (Labour) *2014-15 Majid Khan (Labour) *2015–16 Jean Bowers (City Independent) (2nd term) *2016–17 Anthony Munday (City Independent) *2017–18 Ross Irving (Conservative and Independent Alliance) (1st term) *2018–19 Lilian Dodd (City Independent) *2019–20 Jackie Barnes (City Independent) *2020–21 Ross Irving (Conservative and Independent Alliance) (2nd term) *2021–22 Chandra Kanneganti (Conservative) *2022–23 Faisal Hussain (Conservative)

References

{{Lists of Lord Mayors in the United Kingdom Stoke-on-Trent Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom *