Former Chairmen and Mayors of Test Valley
Test Valley Mayors and District Council Chairmen since 1973
Test Valley 'District' Council was created in 1973, under Local Government Reorganisation, and ran as a shadow authority until 1st April 1974, when it formally took over from the four Councils which had previously been responsible for local administration in the area: Andover Borough, Andover Rural District, Romsey Borough, and Romsey & Stockbridge Rural District.
At its inception, the council elected a District Council 'Chairman'. In 1976, Test Valley was granted Borough status by Royal Charter which entitled it to elect a Mayor, and the position of 'Chairman' was, accordingly, superseded.
District Chairmen:
1973-76 Mr H B. Finmore
1976 (part) Mr A E Parke
1976 Borough Charter granted:
1976-78 First Mayor – Mr A E Parke
1978-80 Mr J L Morgan
1980-81 Mr J R Bandy
1981-82 Mr P D Brans
1982-83 Dr Mrs F B Williams
1983-84 Mr L A Porter
1984-85 M J Bigwood
1985-86 Mr W S White
1986-87 Mr B D Beggs
1987-88 Mrs D C P Bunting
1988-89 Mrs J A Fisher
1989-90 Mr E A Sier
1990-91 Mrs P D White
1991 (part) Mr J Patten
1991-93 Mr N C Lewis
1993-94 Mr G E King
1994-95 Mr R Gardiner
1995-96 Mr I R Carr
1996-97 Mr B I Palmer
1997-98 Mr R J Bailey
1998-99 Mr A V Jackson
1999-2000 Mrs M Kerley
2000-01 Mr A Hope
2001-02 Mr J Taylor
2002-03 Mr A J Gentle
2003-04 Mrs P A West
2004-05 Mr N Whiteley
2005-06 Mr P Boulton
2006-07 Mr J S Neal
2007-08 Mrs P Mutton
2008-09 Mr B Page MBE
2009-10 Mr I Hibberd
2010-11 Mr C Lynn
2011-12 Mrs Z Brooks
2012-13 Mrs D Baverstock
2013-14 Mrs Janet Whiteley
2014-15 Mrs Jan Lovell
2015-16 Mrs Iris Andersen
2016-17 Mrs Karen Hamilton
2017-18 Mr Carl Borg-Neal
2018-19 Mr Ian Carr MBE
2019-20 Mr Martin Hatley
2020-21 Mr Martin Hatley
2021-22 Mr Mark Cooper
2022-23 Mr Alan Dowden
2023-24 Mr Philip Lashbrook