Chairs of Ashton-in-Makerfield Local Board and Urban District, 1872-1974.
| 1872 - 1873 | Gerard | Sir Robert Tolver |
| 1873 - 1874 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1874 - 1875 | ||
| 1875 - 1876 | (Moubert | Adolphus B.)? |
| 1876 - 1877 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1877 - 1878 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1878 - 1879 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1879 - 1880 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1880 - 1881 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1881 - 1882 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1882 - 1883 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1883 - 1884 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1884 - 1885 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1885 - 1886 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1886 - 1887 | Moubert | Adolphus B. |
| 1887 - 1888 | Gaskell | Josiah |
| 1888 - 1889 | Gaskell | Josiah |
| 1889 - 1890 | Gaskell | Josiah |
| 1890 - 1891 | ||
| 1891 - 1892 | ||
| 1892 - 1893 | ||
| 1893 - 1894 | ||
| 1894 - 1895 | ||
| 1895 - 1896 | ||
| 1896 - 1897 | ||
| 1897 - 1898 | ||
| 1898 - 1899 |
| 1899 - 1900 | Valiant | William |
| 1900 - 1901 | Valiant | William |
| 1901 - 1902 | Valiant | William |
| 1902 - 1903 | Valiant | William |
| 1903 - 1904 | Valiant | William |
| 1904 - 1905 | Valiant | William |
| 1905 - 1906 | Valiant | William |
| 1906 - 1907 | Valiant | William |
| 1907 - 1908 | Hamilton | James |
| 1908 - 1909 | Hamilton | James |
| 1909 - 1910 | Compton | Thomas |
| 1910 - 1911 | Compton | Thomas |
| 1911 - 1912 | Winstanley | Hy (Dr) |
| 1912 - 1913 | Winstanley | Hy (Dr) |
| 1913 - 1914 | Clark | William |
| 1914 - 1915 | Clark | William |
| 1915 - 1916 | Clark | William |
| 1916 - 1917 | Clark | William |
| 1917 - 1918 | Walkden | Edmund |
| 1918 - 1919 | Walkden | Edmund |
| 1919 - 1920 | Walkden | Edmund |
| 1920 - 1921 | Buckley | John |
| 1921 - 1922 | Jones | Aaron |
| 1922 - 1923 | Pennington | Henry |
| 1923 - 1924 | Roberts | Job |
| 1924 - 1925 | Roberts | Job |
| 1925 - 1926 | Shaw | Thomas |
| 1926 - 1927 | Dyke | Joseph |
| 1927 - 1928 | Blinston | Samuel |
| 1928 - 1929 | Hughes | R. L. |
| 1929 - 1930 | Fitzpatrick | Michael |
| 1930 - 1931 | Jones | Aaron D |
| 1931 - 1932 | Webster | Thomas |
| 1932 - 1933 | Heaton | Harry |
| 1933 - 1934 | Chamberlain | Joe |
| 1934 - 1935 | Derbyshire | James |
| 1935 - 1936 | Lewis | Robert |
| 1936 - 1937 | Woods | W. R. |
| 1937 - 1938 | Shaw | Thomas |
| 1938 - 1939 | Hughes | R. L. |
| 1939 - 1940 | Jones | Aaron D |
| 1940 - 1941 | Webster | Thomas |
| 1941 - 1942 | Heaton | Harry |
| 1942 - 1943 | Chamberlain | Joe |
| 1943 - 1944 | Aspinall | Arthur |
| 1944 - 1945 | Derbyshire | James |
| 1945 - 1946 | Lewis | R |
| 1946 - 1947 | Smallshaw | William |
| 1947 - 1948 | Lloyd | John |
| 1948 - 1949 | King | Henry |
| 1949 - 1950 | Hughes | R. L. |
| 1950 - 1951 | Webster | Thomas |
| 1951 - 1952 | Heaton | Harry |
| 1952 - 1953 | Chamberlain | Joe |
| 1953 - 1954 | Sparks | John |
| 1954 - 1955 | Smallshaw | William |
| 1955 - 1956 | Fairhurst | Herbert |
| 1956 - 1957 | Terran | James |
| 1957 - 1958 | Hughes | R. L. |
| 1958 - 1959 | Hampson | Isaac |
| 1959 - 1960 | Lockett | G. A. |
| 1960 - 1961 | Smallshaw | William |
| 1961 - 1962 | Burrows | J. E. |
| 1962 - 1963 | Morris | John B |
| 1963 - 1964 | Lockett | G. A. |
| 1964 - 1965 | Greenhalgh | E. |
| 1965 - 1966 | Jones | R. H. |
| 1966 - 1967 | Greenhalgh | E. |
| 1967 - 1968 | Heckles | A. |
| 1968 - 1969 | Jones | R. H. |
| 1969 - 1970 | Pennington | T. |
| 1970 - 1971 | Harrison | G. A. |
| 1971 - 1972 | Lea | S. M. |
| 1972 - 1973 | Greenhalgh | E. |
| 1973 - 1974 | Heckles | A. |