John Parkin was the first mayor when he was elected in 1629. The first woman to serve as mayor was Winifrede Marsden in 1930. Stella Jones MBE has been mayor three times and she was also the mayoress three times when her husband Trevor was mayor.
The following have been elected mayors of Dorchester, Dorset, England:
1629–30: John Parkins, MP for Dorchester, 1621 1631–32: William Whiteway, MP for Dorchester, 1624, 1625 1635–36: Denis Bond MP for Dorchester, 1640 1636–37: John Hill, MP for Dorchester, 1628 1637–38: James Gould, snr, MP for Dorchester, 1659, 1661 1644–45: John Bushrode, MP for Dorchester, 1659 1645–46: John Whiteway, MP for Dorchester, 1654, 1656, 1660 1655–56: John Bushrode, MP for Dorchester, 1659 1658–59: John Whiteway, MP for Dorchester, 1654, 1656, 1660 1677–78: James Gould, jnr, MP for Dorchester, 1677, 1680, 1681, 1690 1680–81: Nicholas Gould MP for Dorchester, 1679 1682: Charles Stoodley 1683: John Oldis 1684: William Pitt 1685: Alexander Haviland 1686: John Nelson 1687: George Lester 1688: Hugh Baker 1689: Richard Cooper and Thomas Blandford 1690: Maximilian Gollop 1691: Daniel Arden 1692: Thomas Delacourt 1693: Thomas Seward 1694: Andrew Loder 1695: John Gollop 1696: James Gould 1697: John Yeat 1698: Robert Weare 1699: Henry Whiffen 1700: Richard Samways 1701: John Haviland 1702: John Oldis 1703: Maximilian Gollop
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1902-03: Stephen D. Allen, Conservative (re-elected) 1930-31:Winifrede Marsden
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1950-51: Nancy Jackman
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1988: E. Stella Jones 1989: Dennis G. Maggs 1990: Elizabeth G. Boothman 1991:: M. Diana Dowell 1992:D. Trevor Jones 1993: Mary E. (Molly) Rennie 1994: John H. Antell 1995: Timothy C.N. Harries 1996: Peter A.A. Scott 1997: Richard M. Biggs 1998: John H. Antell 1999: Leslie M. Phillips 2000–01: E. Stella Jones 2001–02: Walter G. Gundry 2002–03: D. Trevor Jones 2003–04: Mary E. Rennie 2004–05: Timothy C. N. Harries 2005–06: Richard M. Biggs 2006–07: Robert (Robin) Potter 2007–08: David J. Barrett 2008–09: Catherine M. Hebditch 2009–10: Susan C Hosford 2010–11: Leslie M. Phillips 2011–12: Tess James 2012–13: Andy Canning 2013–14: E.Stella Jones 2014–15: Peter Mann 2015–16: Robin Potter 2016–17: Timothy C. N. Harries 2017–18: Susan C Hosford 2018–19: David Taylor 2019-21: Richard M. Biggs
2021-22: Gareth Jones 2022-23: Janet Hewitt 2023-2024 Alastair Chisholm 2024-2025 Robin Potter
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