Hebden Bridge Urban District was established in 1891 and merged with Mytholmroyd Urban District in 1937 to form Hebden Royd Urban District. Administratively, Hebden Bridge was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
The Local Government Act 1972 abolished these districts, replacing them with West Yorkshire Metropolitan County, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough, and Hebden Royd Town Civil Parish. Here you can see a list of our past Mayors following the Local Government Act 1972.
Tenure Mayor
1973 – 1974 Sheila Mary Doyle
1974 – 1975 Richard Hugh Marshall
1975 – 1976 Anne Romaine Thorne
1976 – 1977 Philip George Round
1977 – 1978 Judith Young
1978 – 1979 Stanley William Leach
1979 – 1980 Fred Barker
1980 – 1981 Janet Mary Speak
1981 – 1982 Sheila Mary Doyle
1982 – 1983 Glynne Thomas Greenwood
1983 – 1984 Mrs Janet McConachie
1984 – 1985 Stanley William Leach
1985 – 1986 Christopher Patrick O’Brien
1986 – 1987 Richard Hugh Marshall
1987 – 1988 William Morris
1988 – 1989 Betsy Collinge
1989 – 1990 Vera Badrick
1990 – 1991 Tom McAvoy
1991 – 1992 Peter Horne
1992 – 1993 Robert Ward
1993 – 1994 Peter Coles
1994 – 1995 Mary Seward
1995 – 1996 David Parry
1996 – 1997 Les Siddall
1997 – 1998 Stuart Greenwood
1998 – 1999 Margaret Blakeley
1999 – 2000 Ted Parkinson
2000 – 2001 Paul Monahan
2001 – 2002 Michelle Hanley Foster
2002 – 2003 Christine Bampton Smith
2003 – 2004 Leone Murty
2004 – 2005 James Allison
2005 – 2006 Stewart Brown
2006 – 2007 Betty Ward
2007 – 2008 Nader Fekri
2008 – 2009 Susan Press
2009 – 2010 John Beacroft-Mitchell
2010 – 2011 Robin Dixon
2011 – 2012 Scott Trickett (Deputy Dave Young)
2012 – 2013 Christine Davenport (Deputy Karl Boggis)
2013 – 2014 Karl Boggis (Deputy Jonathan Timbers)
2014 – 2015 Jonathan Timbers (Deputy Tony Hodgins)
2015 – 2016 Karl Boggis (Deputy James Fearon)
2015 – 2016 2nd James Fearon (Deputy Tony Hodgins)
2016 – 2017 Tony Hodgins (Deputy Pat Fraser)
2017 – 2018 Pat Fraser (Deputy Carol Stow)
2018 – 2019 Carol Stow (Deputy Stephne Harrison)
2019 – 2020 Carol Stow (Deputy Val Stevens)
2020 – 2021 Val Stevens (Deputy Rob Freeth)
2021 – 2022 Rob Freeth (Deputy Jane Hoyle)
2022 – 2023 Jane Hoyle (Deputy Bernice Hayes)
2023 – 2024 Bernice Hayes (Deputy Pat Fraser)
2024 – 2025 Pat Fraser (Deputy Keith Butterick)
2025 – 2026 Keith Butterick (Deputy Steve Woodhead)
