High Sheriff of Merseyside

This is a list of High Sheriffs of Merseyside. The High Sheriff is the King's judicial representative in Merseyside, serving a one year term starting in recent years in April.

  • 1974–1975: Kenneth Maxwell Stoddart, of 6 The Knowe, Willaston, Wirral, Cheshire[1]
  • 1975–1976: Lieutenant Colonel Frank Vernon Denton, of Formby, Liverpool[2]
  • 1976–1977: Stephen Minion of Liverpool[3]
  • 1977–1978: Lieutenant Colonel George Fortnum Appleton of Shore House, Ainsdale, Southport[4]
  • 1978–1979: Major Henry Bertram Chrimes of Bracken Bank, Heswall, Wirral[5]
  • 1979–1980: Joseph Alexander Duncan of Home Farm, Landican, Birkenhead[6]
  • 1980–1981: Colonel Herbert Gerrard Thomas McClellan of Westwood, Hightown, Liverpool[7]
  • 1981–1982: Major Philip Johnson, of Kandy, Eccleston, St. Helens[8]
  • 1982–1983: Lieutenant Colonel Derek Isaac Heys of Fairway Cottage, West Kirby[9]
  • 1983–1984: Henry Brussell Bicket of Liverpool[10]
  • 1984–1985: Lieutenant Colonel Charles Henry Elston of Hoylake, Wirral[11]
  • 1985–1986: Colonel Dudley F Moore of Dunes Drive. Freshfield
  • 1986–1987: Henry Egerton Cotton of Norwood, Grassendale Park, Liverpool[12]
  • 1987–1988: Colonel Mary Creagh of Formby[13]
  • 1988–1989: Lieutenant Colonel Francis John Kevin Williams, of 'Fairfield', Brimstage, Wirral[14]
  • 1989–1990: Colonel D. R. Morgan, of Birkdale, Southport, Merseyside[15]
  • 1990–1991: Commander Edward John Billington, of Gowan Brae, Dawstone Road, Heswall, Wirral[16]
  • 1991–1992: Jean Wotherspoon, of Elm Lodge, Hard Lane, Dentons Green, St. Helens, Merseyside[17]
  • 1992–1993: Alan William Waterworth, of Crewood Hall, Kingsley, Frodsham, Cheshire[18]
  • 1993–1994: Commodore Roderick H Walker
  • 1994–1995: Anita Samuels
  • 1995–1996: Anthony Shone
  • 1996–1997: Jennifer Anne Grundy, of Roby, Liverpool, Merseyside.[19]
  • 1997–1998: Brian Thaxter
  • 1998–1999: Colonel Sir Christopher Hewetson
  • 1999–2000: Derek Morris
  • 2000–2001: William David Fulton of Puddington[20]
  • 2001–2002: Professor Peter Toyne of Rotherham.[21]
  • 2002–2003: Lady Pilkington [22]
  • 2003–2004: Robert D Atlay
  • 2004–2005: Stuart Christie of Liverpool.[23]
  • 2005–2006: Rosemary Helen Hawley of Liverpool[24]
  • 2006–2007: Michael Stuart Potts of Neston[25]
  • 2007–2008: Professor Philip N Love of Formby
  • 2008–2009: Judith Louise Greensmith, of the Wirral[26]
  • 2009–2010: David C McDonnell of Liverpool
  • 2010–2011: Roy Alfred Morris of Formby
  • 2011–2012: Professor Helen M L Carty, of Liverpool[27]
  • 2012–2013: Colonel Martin Amlôt, of the Wirral[28]
  • 2013–2014: Robert Ian Shaw Meadows of Liverpool[29]
  • 2014–2015: Abila Pointing[30]
  • 2015–2016: Robert Owen of Woolton, Liverpool[31]
  • 2016–2017: James Christopher Meredith Davies, of Caldy, Wirral.[32]
  • 2017–2018: Stephen Burrows, of Willaston, South Wirral[33]
  • 2018–2019: Peter David Martin Woods, of Liverpool.
  • 2019–2020: David Steer, of St Helens.[34]
  • 2020–2021: John Roberts of the Wirral.
  • 2021–2022: Nigel Lanceley of the Wirral.
  • 2022–2023: Lesley Martin-Wright of Liverpool.
  • 2023–2024: Dr Ruth Hussey of Liverpool[35]
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  2. ^ "No. 46524". The London Gazette. 21 March 1975. p. 3846.
  3. ^ "No. 46857". The London Gazette. 23 March 1976. p. 4338.
  4. ^ "No. 47174". The London Gazette. 15 March 1977. p. 3579.
  5. ^ "No. 47500". The London Gazette. 28 March 1978. p. 3789.
  6. ^ "No. 47799". The London Gazette. 20 March 1979. p. 3708.
  7. ^ "No. 48144". The London Gazette. 28 March 1980. p. 4796.
  8. ^ "No. 48565". The London Gazette. 26 March 1981. p. 4351.
  9. ^ "No. 48924". The London Gazette. 17 March 1982. p. 3707.
  10. ^ "No. 49298". The London Gazette. 23 March 1983. p. 4035.
  11. ^ "No. 49685". The London Gazette. 23 March 1984. p. 4247.
  12. ^ "No. 50483". The London Gazette. 11 April 1986. p. 5022.
  13. ^ "No. 50873". The London Gazette. 27 March 1987. p. 4182.
  14. ^ "No. 51291". The London Gazette. 6 April 1988. p. 4037.
  15. ^ "No. 51685". The London Gazette. 28 March 1989. p. 3701.
  16. ^ "No. 52083". The London Gazette. 28 March 1990. p. 6797.
  17. ^ "No. 52486". The London Gazette. 26 March 1991. p. 4783.
  18. ^ "No. 52868". The London Gazette. 20 March 1992. p. 5027.
  19. ^ "No. 54345". The London Gazette. 14 March 1996. p. 3832.
  20. ^ "No. 55792". The London Gazette. 16 March 2000. p. 2988.
  21. ^ "Peter Toyne Profile". Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  22. ^ "No. 56520". The London Gazette. 26 March 2002. p. 3742.
  23. ^ "No. 57230". The London Gazette. 21 March 2004. p. 3127.
  24. ^ "No. 57594". The London Gazette. 23 March 2005. p. 3585.
  25. ^ "No. 57921". The London Gazette. 9 March 2006. p. 3375.
  26. ^ "No. 58639". The London Gazette. 13 March 2008. p. 3948.
  27. ^ "No. 59729". The London Gazette. 17 March 2011. p. 4995.
  28. ^ "No. 60087". The London Gazette. 15 March 2012. p. 5224.
  29. ^ "No. 60447". The London Gazette. 15 March 2013. p. 5102.
  30. ^ "Merseyside 2014/2015". High Sheriffs Association. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  31. ^ "Merseyside 2015/2016". High Sheriffs Association. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  32. ^ "Merseyside 2016/2017". High Sheriffs Association. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  33. ^ "Merseyside 2017/2018". High Sheriffs Association. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  34. ^ "St Helens man chosen as new High Sheriff of Merseyside". St Helens Reporter. 18 April 2019.
  35. ^ "No. 63990". The London Gazette. 9 March 2023. p. 4719.