The role of Mayor of Carlisle dates from 1231. Originally the mayor was elected by the Freemen of the borough but since 1835 has been chosen by elected councillors.

List of mayors

The following were mayors of

Carlisle, Cumbria Carlisle ( , ; from xcb, Caer Luel) is a city that lies within the Northern English county of Cumbria, south of the Scottish border at the confluence of the rivers Eden, Caldew and Petteril. It is the administrative centre of the City ...

, England:

Before 20th century

*1545: Edward Aglionby, MP for Carlisle, 1529.

High Sheriff of Cumberland 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 o ...

, 1544 *1554: Robert Dalton, MP for Carlisle, 1558 *1566–67: Robert Dalton *Several times. Edward Aglionby, MP for 1584 and 1593 *1597:

Thomas Blennerhassett Thomas Blennerhassett (fl. 1584-1611) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1584 and 1611. Blennerhassett may have been the son of Richard Blennerhassett, a member of the Carlisle Council in 1569. In ...

, MP for Carlisle, 1584, 1586 and 1604 *1636 and 1648: Richard Barwis, MP for Carlisle, 1628, 1640 *1672: Sir Christopher Musgrave, 4th Baronet, MP for Carlisle, 1661; Westmorland, 1690; Appleby, 1695 *1683:

Edward Howard, 2nd Earl of Carlisle Edward Howard, 2nd Earl of Carlisle (27 November 1646 – 23 April 1692), known as Viscount Morpeth from 1661 to 1685, was an English Whig politician. Carlisle was the eldest son of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle, and his wife Anne, daught ...

, MP for Cumberland, 1679; Carlisle, 1681 *1715:

Thomas Stanwix Brigadier General Thomas Stanwix (1670 – 14 March 1725) was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1702 to 1725. He served as Governor of Gibraltar. Career Stanwix joined the Army and had become a captain-lie ...

Governor of Gibraltar The governor of Gibraltar is the representative of the British monarch in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The governor is appointed by the monarch on the advice of the British government. The role of the governor is to act as the ...

*1844: James Steel (1797–1851), editor of the ''Carlisle Journal'' *1845: James Steel (1797–1851) *1846: James Steel (1797–1851) *1855: Robert Ferguson, MP for Carlisle, 1874 *1858: Robert Ferguson *1881: Robert S. Ferguson (1837–1900) *1882: Robert S. Ferguson (1837–1900) *1883: Francis Peter Dixon *1884: Francis Peter Dixon *1897: Francis Peter Dixon *1898: Francis Peter Dixon

20th century

*Primary source
Carlisle Encyclopaedia
*1899–1900 Christopher Ling *1900–1901: John Hurst *1901–02: Benjamin Scott *1902–03: John Maxwell *1903–04: Frederick William Chance (MP for Carlisle, 1905–10) *1904–05: Francis Peter Dixon *1905–07: William Irwin Robert Crowder *1907–08: William Nanson Donald *1908–09: William Bell Maxwell *1909–10: William Phillips *1910–11: Sir Benjamin Scott *1911–12: Matthew Johnstone (died in office - Sir Benjamin Scott stepped in for the remainder of the term) *1912–14: Spencer Charles Ferguson (son of

Richard Saul Ferguson Richard Saul Ferguson (28 July 1837, Carlisle – 3 March 1900, Carlisle) was an English antiquary, specialising in the local history of Cumberland and Westmorland. Life Ferguson was born on 28 July 1837, the elder son of Joseph Ferguson (17 ...

) *1914–15: Francis Peter Dixon *1915–16: Walter Phelp Gibbings *1916–17: Joseph Pattinson Buck *1917–19: Bertram Carr *1919–20: Thomas Ridley *1920–21: Henry Kenyon Campbell *1921–22: Archibald Creighton (

Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

PPC for Carlisle, 1929) *1922–23: Robert Dalton *1923–24: Hubert Woodville *1924–25: Robert Burns *1925–26: George Edward Edmondson *1926–27: Archibald Creighton (second term) *1927–28: Joseph Henderson *1928–29: Thomas Gardhouse Charlton *1929–30
Sir Robert Christopher Chance
(son of former mayor Frederick William Chance) *1930–31: Frederick William Tassell *1931–32: Matthew Thompson *1932–33: Herbert Atkinson *1933–34: Ebenezer Gray *1934–35: James Cuthbert Studholme *1935–36: John Robert Potts *1936–37: Richard Stanley Harrison *1937–38: John Walker Osborne *1938–39: Tom Dobinson *1939–41: Matthew Thompson *1941–42:

Edgar Grierson Edgar Grierson (6 November 1884 – 1 March 1959) was a British Labour Party politician from Carlisle. He sat in the House of Commons from 1945 to 1950. Grierson was the son of William Grierson from Scotby, Carlisle. He was educated at Scotby E ...

(MP for Carlisle, 1945–50) *1942–44: Alexander C. G. Thomson *1944–45: Wilfred Goody *1945–46: Isa Graham *1946–47: Harold Greenop *1947–49: Elizabeth Welsh *1949–50: Gerald Sheehan *1950–51: Albert Henry Dawson Partridge *1951–52: George Henry Routledge *1952–53: George Bowman *1953–54: Alfred Clement Redvers Punnett *1954–55: Thomas Dawson Lancaster *1955–56: Harold Nelson Sutcliffe *1956–57: Ritson Graham *1957–58: Jessie Martin *1958–59: Irving Burrow *1959–60: William John Hunter *1960–61: Thomas Souness *1961–62: Thomas Logie MacDonald, astronomer *1962–63: Francis Derry *1963–64: David Moffat Hamilton *1964–65: Howard Glaister *1965–66: James Smith *1966–67: Gerard Joseph Coogan *1967–68: Mary Kathleen Sibson *1968–69: Joseph Jackson Bell *1969–70: John Hayhurst OBE *1970–71: Noel Thomas O'Reilly *1971–72: Herbert Fawcett *1972–73: Archibald Caven *1973–74: Hugh Little *1974–75: Thomas Johnson *1975–76: Thomas MacMillan Bisland *1976–77: George Edward Dudson *1977–78: Jim Long *1978–79: Gordon Henry Griffiths *1979–80: David Weedall *1980–81: Walter Sydney Bell *1981–82: Alan Graham *1982–83: Donald Fell *1983–84: Trudy Whalley *1984–85: Ian Stockdale *1985–86: Keith Aitken *1986–87: Harry Gallagher *1987–88: Victor Davis *1988–89: Cyril Weber *1989–90: R. C. Hayhoe *1990–91: John Amos *1991–92: Elsie Coleman *1992–93: Harold Evans *1993–94: Jayne Prewitt *1994–95: Colin Paisley *1995–96: Alfred Brumwell *1996–97: Craig Johnston *1997–98: John Metcalfe *1998–99: Heather Bradley *1999–2000: John Collier

21st century

* source (2000-2008)
Carlisle Encyclopaedia
*2000–01: Ray Knapton *2001–02: Doreen Parsons *2002–03: Alan Toole *2003–04: Judith Pattinson *2004–05: Ralph Aldersey *2005–06: Sandra Fisher *2006–07: Peter Farmer *2007–08: Elizabeth Mallinson *2008–09: Jacqui Geddes *2009–10: William Graham *2010–11: Mary Styth *2011–12: Barry Ogilvie Earp *2012–13: David Wilson *2013–14: Ray Bloxham *2014–15: Steven Bowditch *2015–16: Steve Layden *2016-17: Colin Stothard *2017-18: Trish Vasey *2018-19: Jessica Riddle *2019-2021: Marilyn Bowman extended period due to COVID Pandemic *2021-2022: Pamela Birks

References

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