The Mayor of Bath is a ceremonial post held by a member of the
charter trustees of
Bath, elected annually by the trustees of the city.
In 1189,
Richard I of England granted a charter to the city of Bath establishing a mayor, with the first recorded mayor being John de Porta in 1230. In 1590 a Royal Charter of Incorporation was issued confirming the city's status of a corporate body of Mayor, Alderman and Citizens. The
Municipal Corporations Act 1835, reformed the old closed Corporation and made it a modern elected body. In 1888 Bath became a County Borough. When local government was restructured through the
Local Government Act 1972, Bath was restructed as a
district council within the
County of Avon. Until further local government re-organisation in 1996, the role of mayor was held by the chairman of
Bath City Council, since the creation of
Bath and North East Somerset Council the role has been held by the chairman of the Charter Trustees of the City of Bath.
The current mayor for the municipal year beginning 3 June 2024 is Michelle O'Doherty, who is the 797th mayor.[1]
13th century
1230: John de Porta
1237: Henry le Tayleur
1249: Walter Falc / Sir Henry Tailor (Cissor)
1262: Henry the Tailor
1277: Henry Tailor
1279: Nicholas Biscop
1280: John de Cumbe / William Scleht / Henry Tailor (Cissor)
1283: Richard Tabernarius / Richard Everard
1284: Thomas Sweyn
1285: William Cook (Cocus) / Roger de Dichegate / Nicholas Clerk (Clerico) / Stephen de Devyses / John de Cumbe / Richard Everard / Gilbert Taylor
1286: Gilbert Cissor
1290: Stephen Baker / Henry Tailor (Cissor)
1291: Stephen de Devyses
1293: John le Taylor / William Scuel / William Cook (Cocus) / Peter le Brevitor
The Mayor of Bath is a ceremonial post held by a member of the
charter trustees of
Bath, elected annually by the trustees of the city.
In 1189,
Richard I of England granted a charter to the city of Bath establishing a mayor, with the first recorded mayor being John de Porta in 1230. In 1590 a Royal Charter of Incorporation was issued confirming the city's status of a corporate body of Mayor, Alderman and Citizens. The
Municipal Corporations Act 1835, reformed the old closed Corporation and made it a modern elected body. In 1888 Bath became a County Borough. When local government was restructured through the
Local Government Act 1972, Bath was restructed as a
district council within the
County of Avon. Until further local government re-organisation in 1996, the role of mayor was held by the chairman of
Bath City Council, since the creation of
Bath and North East Somerset Council the role has been held by the chairman of the Charter Trustees of the City of Bath.
The current mayor for the municipal year beginning 3 June 2024 is Michelle O'Doherty, who is the 797th mayor.[1]
13th century
1230: John de Porta
1237: Henry le Tayleur
1249: Walter Falc / Sir Henry Tailor (Cissor)
1262: Henry the Tailor
1277: Henry Tailor
1279: Nicholas Biscop
1280: John de Cumbe / William Scleht / Henry Tailor (Cissor)
1283: Richard Tabernarius / Richard Everard
1284: Thomas Sweyn
1285: William Cook (Cocus) / Roger de Dichegate / Nicholas Clerk (Clerico) / Stephen de Devyses / John de Cumbe / Richard Everard / Gilbert Taylor
1286: Gilbert Cissor
1290: Stephen Baker / Henry Tailor (Cissor)
1291: Stephen de Devyses
1293: John le Taylor / William Scuel / William Cook (Cocus) / Peter le Brevitor