Little Lever 1872-1974

Little Lever

The township or civil parish was in Lancashire, the ecclesiastical parish was in Bolton le Moors and it was part of the Bolton Poor Law Union.

Little Lever Local Board of Health

A Local Board of Health was established for the township of Little Lever in 1872.

Little Lever Urban District

In 1894 the area of the Local Board became Little Lever Urban District Council.

Enamel medallion presented to Past Chairmen of Little Lever Urban District Council. Click for larger image

Bolton Metropolitan Borough

The whole of Little Lever became part of Bolton Metropolitan Borough in 1974.

Chairmen of Little Lever Local Board

Chairmen of Little Lever Urban District Council

1895   Matthew Fletcher 1896   Richard Hayward (I) 1897   Thomas Bramwell 1898   Thomas Bramwell 1899   Thomas Bramwell 1900   Thomas Bramwell 1901   Thomas Bramwell 1902   Thomas Bramwell 1903   Thomas Henry Chatton 1904   Thomas Henry Chatton 1905   Thomas Henry Chatton 1906   John Heywood 1907   John Heywood 1908   John Heywood 1909   William Nuttall 1910   William Tatlock (I) 1911   William Tatlock (I) 1912   John Hayward 1913   John Hayward 1914   James Yates 1915   James Fogg 1916   James Fogg 1917   William Pollitt 1918   William Pollitt 1919   Thomas Henry Chatton 1920   John Robertson 1921   John Robertson 1922   Thomas Henry Chatton 1923   John Robertson 1924   Thomas Henry Chatton 1925   Thomas Henry Chatton 1926   John Robertson 1927   John Pickering 1928   John Thomas Allen 1929   James Stevenson 1930   James Fogg 1931   William Tatlock (II) 1932   William Hubbard 1933   William Hubbard 1934   John Groves 1935   James Stevenson 1936   William Tatlock (II) 1937   Richard Hayward (II) 1938   Victor Seddon 1939   Harry Greenhalgh Orr 1940   Albert Sunderland 1941   William Tatlock (II) 1942   Albert Sunderland 1943   John Mobey 1944   John William Berry 1945   James Stevenson 1946   Richard Hayward (II) 1947   Fred Jackson 1948   Harry Greenhalgh Orr 1949   Albert Sunderland 1950   Joseph Gale 1951   Harry Barnes 1952   John Mobey 1953   Thomas Nuttall Pendlebury 1954   Harry Lockton 1955   Clifford Settle 1956   Joseph Alexander Strickland 1957   Harry Barnes 1958   John Mobey 1959   Clifford Settle 1960   William Tatlock (III) 1961   Edna Mobey 1962   Joseph B Clayton 1963   John Lawton 1964   Isaac Hurst 1965   James T Marsh 1966   Joseph B Clayton 1967   George E Sheard 1968   James Lees 1969   Duncan Davies 1970   Roland Anderton 1971   John Hill 1972   James Lees 1973   Wilfred C Worthington

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LABOUR

LIBERAL / LIBERAL DEMOCRAT

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