Hello All, 1883/84 John MAY 1885/86 John MAY - 2nd term 1886/87 John MAY - 3rd term 1888/89 John Burgess SOPER 1893/94 John MAY - 4th term 1896/97 John MAY - 5th term 1901/02 John MAY - 6th term 1904/05 William BUCKLAND 1925/26 Charles BOWMAN 1926/27 Charles BOWMAN 1937/38 Mrs Edith Alice WESTON - 1st female MAYOR 1952/53 Lionel John STROUD 1953/54 Lionel John STROUD 1957/58 Harry Alfred WATTS Reorganisation of local government - Basingstoke became a district with a Chairman of the whole district and a Town Mayor from 1974 1973/74 John Oliver BELLASIS - Chairman 1974/75 Joseph William LUDGATE - Chairman 2nd term Adam Stevens BROWN - Town Mayor In 1978 Basingstoke and Deane was granted Borough status and reverted to Mayor of the whole district. If there are any names that you would like me to check for being Mayor please email the Kingsclere list. Regards Barbara Mallyon Basingstoke, Hants, UK BarbaraMallyon@lewmal.co.uk