Civic

Councillor Barbara with her daughters Ruth and Elizabeth

COUNCILLOR BARBARA ANN MURRAY
2025 - 2026

Councillor Barbara Ann Murray was born and educated in Liverpool. She read  Philosophy at the University of Liverpool and later completed a Post Graduate Certificate of Education and a Post Graduate Digital Multimedia Design course.

Barbara has worked as a civil servant at the Inland Revenue, a retail area manager, a teacher and a community development worker for a housing provider.

Her political career started over fifty years ago with active membership of Trade Unions and the Labour Party. She was elected to Liverpool City Council in 2007 to represent Yew Tree ward.

Barbara has volunteered as a school governor since the 1990s. She was awarded School Governor of the Year in 2008 by Liverpool City Council for her work chairing the first Interim Executive Board in the city. She became a National Leader of Governance in 2016.

Barbara has worked with Britain in Bloom and the Royal Horticultural Society: Its Your Neighbourhood community projects since 2004 and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by North West In Bloom in 2017.

Barbara is a poet and artist in her own right. She was a founder member helping to set up the Dead Good Poets Society in the city. She has performed her poetry locally and nationally and has had some of her work published. She is an artist with a recognisable style who has exhibited and sold her work commercially.

Barbara has three children. Her consort will be her son Richard and her daughters Ruth and Elizabeth will share the role of Lady Mayoress.

Barbara's son and consort Richard

"It is a great privilege indeed to be asked to be the Lord Mayor of Liverpool. My family, friends and colleagues are delighted that I have been accorded the honour of first citizen of our wonderful city. They have high expectations of me and want me to demonstrate our highest values and a traditional warm welcome to everyone.

I am grateful for this unique opportunity to share my passions for education and creativity. I will be fundraising to support literacy skills acquisition, lifelong learning and the much needed regeneration of youth provision locally for our children and young people.”

To invite the Lord Mayor of Liverpool or the Deputy Lord Mayor to your event, please read the information on our Civic Protocol page and provide as much information as possible on your invitation using this Google Form or by post to the following address; 

Lord Mayor’s Office
Liverpool Town Hall,
High Street,
Liverpool,
L2 3SW

Please note we require at least 10 days’ notice for event invitations.

The Lord Mayor and Deputy Lord Mayor have regular meetings to review and consider all invitations. We will let you know by email, as soon as a decision has been made whether the Lord Mayor, or Deputy Lord Mayor is able to attend your event. Once approved you will be sent a questionnaire and risk assessment document to complete and return.