Lord Mayor
The position of Lord Mayor of Leicester is mainly a ceremonial post, and is combined with that of chair of the council. The position is elected yearly by members of the council and rotates. Here is a history of Leicester's Lord Mayors:
- James Thomas (1927–1928)
- Harry Hand (1928–1929)
- William Hincks (1929–1930)
- Harry Carver (1930–1931)
- Walter Wilford (1931–1932)
- Arthur Hawkes (1932–1933)
- William Billings (1933–1934)
- Ernest Grimsley (1934–1935)
- Richard Hallam (1935–1936)
- Arthur Swain (1936–1937)
- Frank Acton (1937–1938)
- Thomas Gooding (1938–1939)
- George Parbury (1939–1940)
- William Joseph Cort (1940–1941)
- Elizabeth Rowley Frisby (1941–1942)
- Sydney Taylor (1942–1943)
- Charles Edward Gillot (1943–1944)
- John Minto (1944–1945)
- Charles Edward Worthington, C.B.E. (1945–1946)
- William Henry Smith (1946–1947)
- John Newton Frears (1947–1949)
- John William Wale (1949–1950)
- Alderman Frederick Ernest Oliver (1950–1951)
- Aderman Thomas Rowland Hill (1951–1952)
- Alderman Geoffrey Morris Barnett (1952–1953)
- Alderman Charles Robert Keene (1953–1954)
- Alderman Cecil Herbert Harris (1954–1955)
- Alderman Samuel Cooper (1955–1956)
- Alderman Alfred Harkyard (1956–1957)
- Alderman Frederick John Jackson (1957–1958)
- Alderman Sidney Brown (1958–1959)
- Alderman Bertram Powell (1959–1960)
- Alderman Dorothy Russell (1960–1961)
- Alderman May Goodwin (1961–1962)
- Alderman Harold Heard (1962–1963)
- Alderman Constance Elizabeth Jackson (1963–1964)
- Alderman Archibald Henry William Kimberlin (1964–1965)
- Alderman Sidney William Bridges (1965–1966)
- Alderman Mrs Monica Mary Trotter (1966–1967)
- Alderman Sir Mark Henig (1967–1968)
- Alderman Kenneth William Bowder (1968–1969)
- Alderman Edward Marston (1969–1970)
- Alderman George Baldwin (1970–1971)
- Alderman Percy Watts (1971–1972)
- Alderman Herbert Stanley Tomlinson (1972–1973)
- Councillor Clarence Arnold Wakefield (1973–1974)
- Councillor Mrs Anne Irene Pollard (1974–1975)
- Councillor Mrs Lily Roma Marriott J,P. (1975–1976)
- Councillor Bernard Toft (1976–1977)
- Councillor Albert Turner Baker (1977–1978)
- Councillor Albert Sylveter Watson (1978–1979)
- Councillor William Henry Scotton (1979–1980)
- Councillor Herbert Henry Sowden (1980–1981)
- Councillor Archibald Berridge (1981–1982)
- Councillor William Page (1982–1983)
- Councillor George Billington (1983–1984)
- Councillor Michael Cuffllin (1984–1985)
- Councillor Mrs Janet Setchfield (1985–1986)
- Councillor Sydney St.John Phipps (1986–1987)
- Councillor Gordhan Parmar (1987–1988)
- Councillor Guy Collis (1988–1989)
- Councillor David Anthony Taylor (1989–1990)
- Councillor Peter Kimberlin (1990–1991)
- Councillor Colin Grundy (1991–1992)
- Councillor Robert Wigglesworth (1992–1993)
- Councillor Henry Dunphy (1993–1994)
- Councillor Margaret Bell (1994–1995)
- Councillor Michael Johnson (1995–1996)
- Councillor Culdipp Bhatti (1996–1997)
- Councillor Raymond Flint (1997–1998)
- Councillor John Mugglestone (1998–1999)
- Councillor Phil Swift (1999–2000)
- Councillor Mrs Barbara Chambers (2000–2001)
- Councillor John Allen (2001–2002)
- Councillor Maggie Bodell-Stagg (2002–2003)
- Councillor Ramnik Kavia (2003–2004)
- Councillor Piara Singh Clair (2004–2005)
- Councillor Mary Draycott (2005–2006)
- Councillor Paul Westley (2006–2007)
- Councillor Gary G Hunt (2007–2008)
- Councillor Manjula Sood (2008–2009)
- Councillor Roger Blackmore (2009–2010)
- Councillor Colin Hall (2010–2011)
- Councillor Robert Wann (Acting Lord Mayor April/May 2011)
- Councillor Robert Wann (2011–2012)
- Councillor Abdul Osman (Incumbent since 17th May 2012)
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