1970 to 1971
Brian Cooper
Fellow and Bursar of Clare College, a University member of the Council. He was a university lecturer in mechanical engineering. University students given the right to vote at City Council elections during this year for the first time. University Member.
1971 to 1972
Jean Barker
Born in London. Was one of Lloyd George’s land-girls in Churt, Surrey, and later in Naval Intelligence at Bletchley Park. First woman chairman of Cambridge City Conservative Association. Served as Chairman of Cambridge Branch of Guide Dogs for the Blind Association and on the committee of the Cambridge and County Folk Museum. Became a Life Peer in 1980 taking the title the Baroness Trumpington – from the area she represented on the Council for fourteen years. Conservative.
1972 to 1973
Peter C. Wright
Born in Romsey Town, Cambridge in 1930. Councillor Wright undertook his National Service with the 8th Royal Tank Regiment at Catterick for 6 months and for 18 months with the 4th Royal Tank Regiment at Shandur, Egypt, as a Wireless Operator in Centurion Tanks. He was employed for many years by the Biochemistry Department of the Animal Physiology for Agricultural Research Council. He was elected to the Council in 1959, with particular interest in Housing. He served on the Council for 33 1/2 years. Labour.
1973 to 1974
Stanley C. Bowles
Mr. Bowles served on the Council from 1965 to 1974 and chaired several committees during that time. His particular interest on the Council was Planning. He worked for Cambridge Water Company, starting as an office boy and retiring over 50 years later, as the Company’s Distribution Engineer. Last Mayor to serve before the reorganisation of Local Government in 1974. Conservative.
1974 to 1975
P. Jack Warren
Second term. (1964/65). Alderman Warren Chaired the District Council during Local Government Reorganisation. Labour.
1975 to 1976
Robert May
Born 1st May, 1912 in Bradford, Yorkshire. Apprenticed to building trade. Service in Auxiliary Air Force, RAF and RAFVR from 1936 to 1956. Served as a school governor and served on the Accident Prevention Council. Commenced service on the City Council in 1963 and retired from the Council in 1983. Robert May Close named after him. Labour.
1976 to 1977
Robert E. Wright
Born in Spalding, Lincolnshire. In 1946 was a founder member of the bakery school at Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology. He was a confectioner in Cambridge and commenced his service with the City Council in 1963. He was a keen bowls player for Cambridgeshire and County. He retired from the Council in 1984. Conservative.
1977 to 1978
Maurice J. Garner
Born in Cambridge in 1928, Councillor Garner served as a Legal Executive with a local firm of solicitors. He was a semi-professional entertainer for 23 years and one of his key interests on the Council was his service on the Arts and Entertainments Committee. Mr. Garner was Mayor during Her Majesty The Queen’s Silver Jubilee Year. He joined the Council in 1966 and retired from the Council in 1984. Conservative.
1978 to 1979
Alec Molt
Mr. Molt was born in Cambridge. In 1939-45 he served with the Royal Artillery and Chindits in Norway, Tobruk, Ceylon, Burma and Germany He worked for the Cambridge Co-Operative Society in the solid fuel department, and was Secretary of the Shop Distributive and Allied Workers Union (Co-Op Branch). His main interest on the Council was industrial relations and he chaired the Joint Staff Consultative Committee. He retired from the Council in 1982 after eleven years service. Labour.
1979 to 1980
Donald R. H. MacKay
Mr. MacKay was born in Cambridge. He managed D. MacKay (Engineering) Limited, an ironmongery and hardware business on East Road, Cambridge. Very much an “outdoor” man, he was very interested in climbing and belonged to the Yorkshire Rambling Club. He was instrumental in obtaining the climbing wall at Kelsey Kerridge Sports Hall. His main interest on the Council was Planning, and he served on the Authority for thirteen years. Conservative.
