List of lord mayors of Stoke-on-Trent

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 George V 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
• 1927-28 Thomas Wild (Independent)

• 1928-29 William Leason (Independent)

• 1929-30 George Barber (Labour)

• 1930-31 Herbert Colclough (Independent)

• 1931-32 Florence Farmer (Labour)

• 1932-33 Thomas Mitchell (Independent)

• 1933-34 Arthur Hollins (Labour), MP for Stoke-on Trent

• 1934-35 Alfred Harvey (Independent)

• 1935-36 John H. Dale (Labour)

• 1936-37 John A. Dale (Independent)

• 1937-38 George Timmis (Labour)

• 1938-39 John Barker (Independent)

• 1939-40 William Holdcroft (Labour)

• 1940-41 Arthur Hewitt (Independent)

• 1941-42 Henry McBrine (Labour)

• 1942-43 Charles Brook (Independent)

• 1943-44 Arthur Austin (Labour)

• 1944-45 William Herbert Kemp (Independent)

• 1945-46 Percy Williams (Labour)

• 1946-47 Harry Leason (Independent)

• 1947-49 Henry Beresford (Labour) (two years)

• 1949-50 Arthur Spark (Independent)

• 1950-51 Henry Hopwood (Labour)

• 1951-52 Horace Barks (Labour)

• 1952-53 George Barber (Labour)

• 1953-54 Albert Bennett (Labour)

• 1954-55 Annie Barker (Labour)

• 1955-56 Harold Naylor (Labour)

• 1956-57 William Bailey (Labour)

• 1957-58 Arthur Perry (Labour)

• 1958-59 Samuel Capewell (Labour)

• 1959-60 Harold Clowes (Labour)

• 1960-61 Gordon Dale (Labour)

• 1961-62 William Hancock (Conservative)

• 1962-63 Thomas Beddow (Labour)

• 1963-64 James Westwood (Labour)

• 1964-65 Joseph Hulme (Labour)

• 1965-66 James Boon (Labour)

• 1966-67 James Evans (Labour)

• 1967-68 Edwin Holloway (Independent)

• 1968-69 Doris Robinson (Labour)

• 1969-70 Arthur Moran (Labour)

• 1970-71 Mary Bourne (Labour)

• 1971-72 Arthur Cholerton (Labour)

• 1972-73 Bill Austin (Labour) (1st Term)

• 1973-74 Arthur Cotton (Labour)

• 1974-75 Harry Smallwood (Labour)

• 1975-76 Dennis Shotton (Labour)

• 1976-77 William Screen (Labour)

• 1977-78 Ron Southern (Labour)

• 1978-79 William Wass (Conservative)

• 1979-80 Mary Stringer (Labour)

• 1980-81 John Wallis (Labour)

• 1981-82 Les Sillitoe (Labour)

• 1982-83 Thomas Brennan (Labour)

• 1983-84 Doug Brown (Labour) (1st Term)

• 1984-85 Jack Dimmock (Labour)

• 1985-86 John Birkin (Labour) (1st Term)

• 1986-87 Harry Oakes (Labour)

• 1987-88 Gordon Tuck (Labour)

• 1988-89 Alan Edwards (Labour)

• 1989-90 Stan Bate (Labour)

• 1990-91 Sybil Halfpenny (Labour)

• 1991-92 Lily Wall (Labour)

• 1992-93 Alan Jones (Labour)

• 1993-94 Marian Beckett (Labour)

• 1994-95 Richard Leigh (Labour)

• 1995-96 James Dunn (Labour)

• 1996-97 John Birkin (Labour) (2nd Term)

• 1997-98 Doug Brown (Labour) (2nd Term)

• 1998-99 Kath Banks (Labour)

• 1999-2000 Reg Booth (Labour)

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)