The mayor of the council is elected annually and carries out our civic ceremonial duties and chairs meetings of the full council.
The Mayor of Chesterfield for 2025 to 2026 is Councillor Barry Dyke.
Barry was born and raised in Renishaw by his father, along with his four sisters and three brothers after his mother passed away when Barry was only one year old. Barry was educated at Renishaw Juniors and Westfield Comprehensive School at Mosborough. After leaving school, Barry worked in a building merchants’ yard in Eckington for 12 months on a Youth Training Scheme. He then briefly worked at Renishaw Park Colliery.
At the beginning of the miner’s strike, Barry moved to Poolsbrook to live with his sister. In 1985, Barry met Marie through a mutual friend. In the early days of their relationship, Barry would walk miles from Poolsbrook to Hady via Westwood to spend time with Marie. They got engaged in 1986 and moved into their house in 1988, where they still live today. In 1992, Barry and Marie got married and together they raised their two children Kelly and Jamie.
Barry became a Staveley Town Councillor in 1999 after being the Chair of Middlecroft Tenants and Residents Association, where he first became a Councillor representing Middlecroft at Staveley Town Council.
In 2011, Barry became a Chesterfield Borough Councillor where he currently represents Staveley Central Ward. After 14 years of serving as a Borough Councillor, Barry says that if he can help one person in his ward, he feels he has achieved something great. Barry has always felt the need to help people, just as his father helped him and his siblings.
During Barry’s downtime, you can find him carp fishing at Poolsbrook Country Park or spending time with his grandchildren – Abbie and her partner Alex, Summer, Erika and Eddie. Barry is also a supporter of Nottingham Forest Football Club.
The Mayoress of Chesterfield for 2025 to 2026 is Marie Dyke
Marie was born and raised in Hasland by her parents, Harold and Margaret, and with her sister, Pauline. The family later moved to Hady where they were educated at Hasland Hall School.
After leaving school, Marie went on to find employment at the iconic Aquarius Night Club on Sheffield Road and at Ringwood Hall as a silver service waitress. Marie has worked at a food factory outside Chesterfield for the last 32 years as a line manager.
Marie has developed a professional attitude in her workplace which contrasts her more relaxed home-life personality. Marie enjoys reading and going on holiday, especially to Salou, Spain with her family and best friends of nearly 40 years Michelle and Mavis.
Being born in December, Marie particularly loves the Christmas period where she and Barry host Christmas Dinner every year for her whole family.
Mayor’s charity
The Mayor’s Appeal will be raising funds for Poolsbrook Social Welfare Scheme, Staveley Armed Forces and Veterans Appreciation, and Chesterfield Royal Hospital Trust Charity.
You can donate to the Mayor’s Appeal by cash or cheque to:
Chesterfield Borough Council
Mayor’s Office
Town Hall
Rose Hill
Chesterfield
S40 1LP
Please address your cheques to Chesterfield Borough Council, and on the reverse, please state ‘Mayor’s Appeal’.
Cash and cheques can also be handed in or posted to the Town Hall reception.
Alternatively, you may contact the Mayor’s Office to organise a Bankers' Automated Clearing System (BACS) donation towards the Mayor’s Appeal. You can contact the Mayor's Office by phone at 01246 345239, mobile at 07497 913234, or email at mayors.office@chesterfield.gov.uk.