List of mayors of Devizes

The following persons have been mayors of the town of Devizes, Wiltshire, England.

Medieval

1302 John Cray (the first Mayor of Devizes)
1376–77 Richard Cardmaker
1379–81 Richard Cardmaker
1377–79 William Spicer.
1381–82 William Spicer
1388–89 William Coventre I
1391–92 Richard Cardmaker
1410 Simon Skinner

16th and 17th centuries

1547-51 Richard Batt
1554–55 Thomas Hull
1568 Henry Grube
1573 Henry Grube
1595 John Batt (Also known as John Whittock)
1602–03 John Kent
1642 Richard Pierce
1694–96 John Child

20th century

1902–03 William Rose (Conservative)
1907–08 Edward Simpson
1988-89 Arthur John Perrett
1991–92 Ludmilia Barnett
1993–94 Margaret Taylor
1994–95 Charles Winchcombe
1995–96 I Hopkins
1997–98 Ray Taylor
1998–99 Jim Thorpe
1999–2000 Noel Woolrych

21st century

2000–01 Timothy Price
2001-02 Ray Parsons
2002–03 Catherine Brown
2003–04 Paula Winchcombe
2004–05 Margaret Taylor
2005–06 Peter Evans
2006–07 Donald Jones
2007–08 Julian Beinhorn
2008–09 Jane Burton
2009–10 John Leighton
2010–11 Peter Smith
2011–12 Sue Evans
2012–13 Kelvin Nash
2013–14 Peter Smith
2014–15 Sarah Bridewell
2015–16 Roger Giraud-Saunders
2016–17 Jane Burton
2017–18 Nigel Carter
2019–20 Judy Rose
2020–21 Andy Johnson (died in office, May 2020); subsequently Christine Gay as acting mayor
2021–22 Christine (Chris) Gay

References

↑ "CARDMAKER, Richard, of Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "SPICER, William, of Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "COVENTRE, William I, of Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "SKINNER, Simon (d.1417), of Chew Magna, Som. and Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "HULL, Thomas (by 1528-75/76), of Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "GRUBE, Henry (d.1582), of Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Devizes – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
1 2 3 4 "Past Mayors of Devizes Town". Devizes Town Council. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Contact a Devizes Town Councillor". Devizes Town Council. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Mayor's efforts aid town groups". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. 17 May 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
↑ Riddle, Joe (22 January 2015). "GUILTY: Disgraced former mayor dying of cancer convicted of historic child sex crimes". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
↑ Moore, Joanne (19 May 2015). "New Devizes mayor picks his chosen charities". Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
↑ Garg, Isaac (18 December 2019). "Devizes woman hits 100 years of age". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
↑ Moore, Joanne (26 May 2020). "Shock as newly elected Devizes Mayor dies". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
1 2 Robertson, Kirsten (21 May 2021). "Mayor elected in Devizes - as in-person meetings return". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[1] "CARDMAKER, Richard, of Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[2] "SPICER, William, of Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[3] "COVENTRE, William I, of Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[4] "SKINNER, Simon (d.1417), of Chew Magna, Som. and Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[5] "HULL, Thomas (by 1528-75/76), of Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[6] "GRUBE, Henry (d.1582), of Devizes, Wilts. – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[7] "Devizes – History of Parliament Online". Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[8] "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.

[DTC-9] 1 2 3 4 "Past Mayors of Devizes Town". Devizes Town Council. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014.

[DTC1-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Contact a Devizes Town Councillor". Devizes Town Council. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[11] "Mayor's efforts aid town groups". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. 17 May 2000. Retrieved 18 October 2025.

[12] Riddle, Joe (22 January 2015). "GUILTY: Disgraced former mayor dying of cancer convicted of historic child sex crimes". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[13] Moore, Joanne (19 May 2015). "New Devizes mayor picks his chosen charities". Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[14] Garg, Isaac (18 December 2019). "Devizes woman hits 100 years of age". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[15] Moore, Joanne (26 May 2020). "Shock as newly elected Devizes Mayor dies". Wiltshire Times. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

[:0-16] 1 2 Robertson, Kirsten (21 May 2021). "Mayor elected in Devizes - as in-person meetings return". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 23 May 2021.