Mayors of Cuckfield

As elected in the annual October election:

Year Elected Mayor
2023 Jem Lee
2022 Jem Lee
2021 Andrew Leask
2020 Iain Pringle
2019 Claire Bellamy
2018 Leanne Knapman
2017 Evelyn Stenning
2016 Wilf Knighton
2015 Ken Gregory
2014 Rob Helliwell
2013 Mike Schlupp
2012 Lindy Elphick
2011 Vicky Parke
2010 Paul Ruse
2009 Ken Gregory
2008 Sheila Chasser
2007 Nick Rowe
2006 Henry O’Donohue
2005 Liz Woods
2004 Harriet Sheldon
2003 Lesley Seabrook
2002 Michele Ward
2001 Katie Stewart
2000 Tina Blackburn
1999 Richard Fry
1998 Richard Woods
1997 “Babs” Talman
1996 Miles Golding
1995 Ken Gregory
1994 “Babs” Talman
1993 Bob Sutton
1992 Ken Gregory
1991 Jim Ayling
1990 Andrew Heasman
1989 Christine Murphy
1988 Jackie Young
1987 Pam Edgerton
1986 Martin Ingebretson
1985 Ron Knight
1984 Kate Fleming
1983 Jim Swain
1982 Leslie Fleming
1981 Martin Lindley
1980 Bridget Baird-Murray
1979 Keith Randall
1978 Diane Goodchild
1977 “Cocky” Farr
1976 Frank Christophers
1975 Ted Murphy
1974 Ted Murphy
1973 Phyl Bowring
1972 Jack Swain
1971 George Stevenson
1970 George Stevenson
1969 Charlie Hawkes / George Hall °
1968 Edgar Dudley
1967 Mike Bowring
1966 Joe Mitchell
  • In 1969 local “character” Charlie Hawkes was the elected mayor, but as he was unable to carry out Mayoral duties George Hall took over.