This is a list of people recorded as the mayor of Northampton, the county town of the county of Northamptonshire, England, since the first recorded mayoralty in 1215. The mayor or Northampton is the third oldest mayoralty in the country. The current mayor for 2025/26 is Mike Hallam and is the 786th mayor overall.
Mayor of Northampton Under the Town Charter granted to Northampton in 11 November 1189, re-confirmed in 1200 and 1227, Northampton was given the right to elect a Reeve, an Anglo-Saxon role and the predecessor to the mayoralty. The change to the Anglo-Norman form of mayor was officially made in letters patent issued in 1252, but it probably took place unofficially as early as 1215, the year of the signing of Magna Carta, thus making Northampton the third place, with London, and York, to adopt the new term, therefore making Northampton the third oldest mayoralty in the country.
Term Within the Liber Custumarium (the ancient book of the customs of Northampton), it was recorded in 1437 that mayors must wait 7 years before they may have another term.
In 1558 the Northampton Town Assembly confirmed the 7-year wait, adding a term limit of three terms, reduced to two terms in 1570. However, this limit had ceased to have been followed in the mid-15th century.
List of mayors The following is a list of mayors from the first recorded mayor. Of the known mayors, 15 have died in office, the last being Cllr Alwyn Jesse Hargrave in January 1995, and 3 have been deposed. 1215: William Tilly (1st recorded mayor of Northampton) 1227: Robert le Espicer 1229: Robert de Leycester 1233: Robert Ie Espicer 1249/50: Roger, son of Theobald 1254: Benedict Dod 1255: William Gangy 1256: Thomas Ken 1267: John le Moyne 1270: William Fitz Thomas 1271: John le Spicer 1273: John le Spicer 1274: William le Pessoner 1277: John de Staunford 1280: Robert fitz Henry 1282: Robert fitz Henry 1285: Philip de Horton 1286: Robert fitz Henry 1289: Robert fitz Henry 1290: John le Megre 1297: Pentecost de Kershallton 1300: Peter de Leycestre 1301–02: Pentecost de Kershallton 1303: Robert de Bedeford 1304: Pentecost de Kershallton 1305: John de Lungevil 1306: Alexander de Naylesworth 1307: Pentecost de Kershalton 1308: John de Staunford 1309: William de Tekne 1310–11: John de Staunford 1312: Alexander de Naylesworth 1313: Adam le Ayller 1314: William de Tekne 1315: Henry le Ayler (or le Garlekmonger) 1316: Henry le Garlekmonger 1317: Alexander de Naillesworth 1318: Alexander de Naillesworth and Philip de Caysho 1319–20: Walter de Burgo 1321: Kohn le Waydour 1322: Henry le Garlekmonger 1323: Robert le Rous 1324: Henry le Garlekmonger 1325: Robert le Rous 1326: Walter de Pateshull 1327: Simon de Levishull 1328–29: Walter de Burgh 1330: William le Widower 1331: William Elys 1332: Walter de Burgo 1333–34: John de Lungevil 1335: Adam de Cotesbrook 1336: Philip Everard 1337–39: Adam de Cotesbrook 1340: John de Longeville, Sr 1343: Thomas de Staunford 1349: Sir John de Vyneter 1349: (prior to): Adam le Garlekmongere Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas: 1349; CP 40/358; first complete entry, line 4 1357: William Wakelynge 1360–61: John de Getyngton 1367: William Wakelynge 1369–77: John de Getyngton 1378: John Shrovesbury 1379: John Haughton 1380: Simon Daventry 1381: Lawrence Haddon 1382: Thomas Wakelyne 1383: Thomas Sutton 1384: John Fox 1385: John Shrovesbury 1386: Simon Daventry 1387: John Grigge 1388: Henry Lavender 1389: Thomas Sprygy 1390: Simon Daventry 1391: Richard Spicer 1392: John Fox 1393: John Shrovesbury 1394: Thomas Wakelyne 1395: Henry Cayso 1396: John Shrovesbury 1397–98: William Shefford 1399–1400: John Fox 1401-02: John Loudham (MP for Northampton, 1401) 1402: Thomas Sprygy 1403-04: Thomas Overton (MP for Northampton, 1397) 1404-05: John Sywell (MP for Northampton, 1390) 1405: John Shrovesbury 1406: William Wale 1407: Simon Spycer 1408: William Shefford 1409: Henry Cayso 1410-11: John Spring (MP for Northampton, 1399) 1411: John Weller 1412: Thomas Wedon 1413: John Gregory 1414-15: John Spring 1416-17: John Loudham (MP 1399) 1417: Thomas Warwyk 1418–19: Thomas Sale 1420: John Sprygy 1421: Richard Wemys 1422–23: Thomas Sale 1424: Henry Cayso 1425–26: John Sprygy 1427: Richard May 1428: John Sprygy 1429: John Loutheham (MP 1399) 1430-31: William Rushden (MP for Northampton, 1411) 1431: John Barnett 1432–33: Thomas Sale 1434–35: Henry Stone 1436: John Sprygy 1437: John Perry 1438: John Hancock 1439: William Rushden, jr 1440: Richard Welnys 1441: John Balderswell 1442: Thomas Bottesham 1443: William Peryn 1444: Thomas Deraunt 1445: Thomas Saxby 1446: John Asheborne 1447: William Rushden, jr 1448: Gilbert Lyster 1449: Thomas Knightley 1450: William Coke 1451: William May 1452: Thomas Brayfield 1453: William Perrin 1454: John Asheborne 1455: William Rushden, jr 1456: Thomas Hunt 1457: Gilbert Lyster 1458: Thomas Saxby 1459: William Austen 1460: William Maye 1461: William Scamfeld 1462: William Herd 1463: William Perrin 1464: Thomas Hunt 1465: John Butler 1466: John Hancock 1467: William Austin 1468: William Maye 1469: John Clarke 1470: William Heron 1471: Thomas Saxilby 1472: Thomas Hunt 1473: John Wilcocks 1474: Simon Kilsby 1475: William Austin 1476: Henry Coleman 1477: Simon Bradfield 1478: William Harrow 1479: William Mills 1480: Thomas Hunt 1481: Thomas Poope 1482: John Clarke 1483: William Lynde 1484: William Wiseman 1485: Simon Bradfield 1486: Henry Humphrey 1487: John Astley 1488: Thomas Derby 1489: William Flower 1490: John Watts 1491: Henry Humphrey 1492: John Smith 1493: John Bell 1494: Roger Butler 1495: John Disney and John Goldwyer 1496: Matthew Sweyne 1497: Thomas Watts 1498: Henry Humphry 1499: Thomas Newman 1500: John Smith 1501: Richard Crispe 1502: Richard Green 1503: Thomas Parks 1504: John Sakes 1505: Robert Shefford 1506: William Buckby 1507: Henry Humphrey 1508: John Saxby 1509: John Perven 1510: Richard Crispe and John Watts 1511: John Smith and John Hilton 1512: Roger Gold 1513: Thomas Penny 1514: Thomas Chipsey (founder of Northampton Grammar School) Northampton Mayors Booklet 1515: John Walker 1516: William Band 1517: Richard Dickson 1518: Richard Wheeler 1519: John Saxby 1520: Richard Bowers 1521: John Buckby 1522: Richard Howard 1523: Thomas Addington 1524: John Perven 1525: Lawrence Manley (MP for Northampton, 1529: and 1553) 1526: John Motte 1527: Thomas Chipsey 1528: William Band 1529: Richard A’Bowers 1530: Richard Dickson and John Saxby 1531: John Saxby 1532: Lawrence Washington (ancestor of George Washington) 1533: Richard Wilkinson 1534: Nicholas Rands 1535: Lawrence Manley 1536: William Wager 1537: John Motte 1538: Thomas Chipsey 1539: Henry Neal 1540: Richard A' Bowers 1541: John Brightwell 1542: Anthony Bryan 1543: Christopher Bernard 1544: Richard Johnson 1545: Lawrence Washington 1546: Richard Wilkinson 1547: Lawrence Manley 1548: Henry Clarke 1549: John Browne 1550: Ralph Freeman (MP for Northampton, 1554) 1551: Nicholas Rands 1552: Henry Neal 1553: George Coldwell 1554: William Taylor and William Petnall 1555: Anthony Bryan 1556: John Balguy 1557: Lawrence Manley and John Browne (following death of the former) 1558: John Long 1559: Edward Manley (MP for Northampton, 1558) 1560: Thomas Hopkins 1561: Thomas Collis 1562: Ralph Maynard 1563: Richard Wharloe 1564: Thomas Pemerton 1565: John Balguy 1566: Edward Manley 1567: John Bryan 1568: Henry Wandley 1569: Thomas Hopkins 1570: Ralph Maynard 1571: Richard Wharloe 1572: John Hensman 1573: Henry Clarke 1574: Edward Manley 1575: Edward Stretley 1576: Henry Wandley 1577: William Raynsforde 1578: John Bryan 1579: Thomas Crosswell 1580: John Hopkins 1581: John Kyrtlande 1582: Lawrence Manley, jr 1583: John Mercer 1584: John Hensman 1585: William Rainsford 1586: John Bicheno 1587: Thomas Humphrey 1588: Thomas Crosswell 1589: John Holland 1590: Thomas Fryer 1591: John Cooper
1592: Lawrence Ball 1593: John Bryan 1594: Edward Mercer 1595: George Rainsford 1596: Thomas Crosswell 1597: John Mercer 1598: Thomas Humphrey 1599: Edward Hensman 1600: Thomas Atkins 1601: Thomas Judkins 1602: Edward Mercer 1603: George Rainsford 1604: Thomas Crosswell 1605: George Coldwell 1606: Roger Higham 1607: Edward Hensma 1608: Francis Fisher 1609: Abraham Ventris 1610: Thomas Bradford 1611: Raphael Humphrey 1612: Edward Mercer 1613: Robert Roson 1614: Lawrence Rainsford 1615: James Mercer 1616: Thomas Martin 1617: George Rainsford 1618: Edward Collis 1619: Raphael Humphrey 1620: Henry Chadwick 1621: Thomas Cooper 1622: Richard Woollaston 1623: Thomas Gutteridge 1624: Thomas Martin 1625: Roger Sargent 1626: William Knight 1627: John Danbie 1628: John Gifford 1629: John Harbert 1630: John Bott 1631: Matthew Sillesbie 1632: John Twigden 1633: Thomas Cowper 1634: Thomas Gutteridge and Thomas Martin 1635: William Knight 1636: John Gifford 1637: William Collis 1638: Richard Fowler 1639: John Danby 1640: John Fisher 1641: Lawrence Ball 1642: John Gifford (NB Reference to "Mayor Fisher" in letter to Parliament may indicate some local issue)"This day came Letters from Mr. Fisher Maior of Northampton ...", A Perfect Diurnall of the Proceedings in Parliament, 5–12 September 1642. London, printed for William Cooke. British Library, TT E.239, p.5. 1643: Francis Rushworth 1644: Joseph Sergeant 1645: Samuel Martin 1646: Peter Whalley (MP for Northampton, 1654) 1647: John Spicer 1648: Thomas Pindleton 1649: Matthew Silsbie 1650: Benoni Coldwell 1651: Thomas Maynard 1652: Lawrence Woolaston 1653: Henry Sprigg 1654: Edward Collis 1655: Peter Whalley / John Spicer 1656: Joseph Sergeant 1657: Jonathan Whiston 1658: William Selby 1659: Thomas Collins 1660: John Twigden 1661: Thomas Thornton 1662: William Spencer (deposed by K. Charles) 1662: John Brayfield 1663: William Vaughan 1664: Francis Pickmer 1665: John Friend (Frend or Freind) 1666: Richard Rands 1667: Richard Massingberd 1668: John Stevens and John Friend 1669: William Spencer 1670: Edward Collis 1671: Joseph Sergeant 1672: John Willoughby 1673: John Howes 1674: Jonathan Whiston 1675: Edward Knighton 1676–77: John Friend 1678: Richard White 1679: Richard White 1680: Bartholomew Manning 1681: William Else 1682: Thomas Atterbury 1683: Thomas Sergeant 1684: Robert Styles 1685: Robert Ives, jr 1686: Theophilus Whiston 1687: William Wallis (deposed by K. James) 1688: Henry Flexney (deposed by K. James) 1688: John Selby 1689: James Green 1690: Thomas Chadwick. (or possibly Chaddock or Haddock) 1691: John Clark 1692: William Agutter 1693: Samuel Clifford 1694: John Collis 1695: Jonathan Warner 1696: Robert Ives, jr 1697: John Clarke 1698: John Hoare and John Clarke 1699: Thomas Brafield 1700: Edward Ivory 1701: William Pettitt 1702: Benjamin Bullivant 1703: Samuel Clifford 1704: John Whithorne 1705: John Clarke 1706: Richard Sanders, sr 1707: Henry Jeffcutt. 1708–09: Samuel Lyon 1710: Joseph Woolston 1711: John Agutter 1712: John Clarke 1713: Thomas Carr 1714: Thomas Peach, sr 1715: John Loasbey 1716: John Wallis 1717: John Wallis 1718: Richard Jeffcott 1719: Thomas Ives 1720: Richard Sanders 1721: Paul Agutter 1722: William Burt 1723: Thomas Hayes 1724: Nicholas Jeffcutt 1725: Nicholas Battin 1726: George Thompson 1727: Samuel Williamson 1728: Samuel Plackett 1729: John Pratt 1730: Nathaniel Easton 1731: Thomas Peach, jr 1732: Edward Bayly 1733: John Woolston 1734: John Battin 1735: John Fawsitt (Spelling unclear – Fawcett, Fawcitt or Fossett) 1736: Thomas King 1737: Benjamin Chapman 1738: Samuel Marriott 1739: Stanford Farrin 1740: Joseph Woolston, jr 1741: George Hayes