| Year | Rose Queen | Theme | Opened by | Chairman |
| 2018 | Isabel Matzen | Children's Books | Rachel Lyon | Steve Howard |
| 2017 | Mae Ashford | Childhood Characters | Martin Rodgerson | Steve Howard |
| 2016 | Rebecca Foster | Rio Carnival | Liv Queenie | Steve Howard |
| 2015 | Mollie Ashford | Mad Hatters Tea Party | Helen & Chris Chrimes | Mark Williams |
| 2014 | Grace Austin | Country Life | Viscount & Lady Ashbrook | Mark Williams |
| 2013 | Laura Rodgerson | All Our Yesterdays | Janet Groom | Mark Williams |
| 2012 | Rebecca Elliott | Olympics | Judy Ledger | Mark Williams |
| 2011 | Anna Cameron | All at Sea | Stormy Stan (RNLI) | Mark Williams |
| 2010 | Sarah McKeegan | Sixties | Marjorie Hall | Steve Howard |
| 2009 | Niamh Webber Howard | At The Movies | Tony Gordon | Steve Howard |
| 2008 | Victoria Malaspina | The Orient | Rebekah Manning | Steve Howard |
| 2007 | Kasai Rimmer | A Day at the Races | Elaine Woodrow | Steve Howard |
| 2006 | Imogen Hughes | Space Oddity | Sean Jones/Tracy Spencer | Steve Howard |
| 2005 | Jessica Owen | Medieval Mayhem | Jane Proudfoot | Steve Howard |
| 2004 | Elizabeth Phillips | Going for Gold | George Osborn MP | Norma Clarke |
| 2003 | Emily Dawson | Circus | Gordon Burns | Norma Clarke |
| 2002 | Zoe Smith | Wish you were here! | Martin Sixsmith | Norma Clarke |
| 2001 | Heather Phillips | Comberbach in Bloom | Rev Alec Brown | Norma Clarke |
| 2000 | Terri Acton | Dizney | Barbara Geering | Norma Clarke |
| 1999 | Sarah Gandy | Mardi Gras | M A Bowhey-Merritt (Mayor) | Norma Clarke |
| 1998 | Kerri Thom | Sports & Pastimes | Martin Bell MP | Norma Clarke |
| 1997 | Phillipa Wilkinson | Heroes & Heroines | Mr & Mrs Geering | Rena Bradley |
| 1996 | Alexandra Wilcox | Films | Mr & Mrs Hughes | Rena Bradley |
| 1995 | Debbie Kirkham | 25th Anniversary 70-95 | Karen Robinson | Peter Plail |
| 1994 | Holly Woodcock | Music through the ages | Mr & Mrs Kellett | Peter Plail |
| 1993 | Laura Powling | The Orient | Mr & Mrs Wright | Geoff Kellett |
| 1992 | Sara Watkin | EEC | R Atkinson (Eurocamp) | Geoff Kellett |
| 1991 | Sally Finlayson | Nauticals | P Bentham (Waterways) | Geoff Kellett |
| 1990 | Gillian Bradley | Comic Cuts | Euan Kerr (Dandy) | John Brighouse |
| 1989 | Cheryl Goulding | Midsummer | Mr & Mrs Robinson | John Brighouse |
| 1988 | Rachel Griffiths | Caribbean | Mr & Mrs Andrews | Chris Chrimes |
| 1987 | Emma Daniels | Merrie England | Mrs E Driver | David Powling |
| 1986 | Hannah Daniels | Wings | Diana Mather (BBC News NW) | David Powling |
| 1985 | Tracey Goulding | Circus | Neil Hamilton MP | Jayne Challinor |
| 1984 | Sarah Bunn | * | A Millington | Jayne Challinor |
| 1983 | Jane Kellett | * | Jackie Daniels | Jayne Challinor |
| 1982 | Bernadette Green | * | Miss Potter | M O'Shea |
| 1981 | Mary Coles | * | * | Ron Gerrard |
| 1980 | Helen Jefferson | * | Mr & Mrs Foy | * |
| 1979 | Mandy Littler | * | * | * |
| 1978 | Catherine Hall | * | * | * |
| 1977 | Catherine Coles | * | * | * |
| 1976 | Julia Woolgar | * | * | * |
| 1975 | April Sadler | * | * | * |
| 1974 | Caroline Minns | * | * | * |
| 1973 | Karen Robinson | * | * | * |
| 1972 | ** | * | * | * |
| 1971 | ** | * | * | * |
| 1970 | ** | * | * | * |
| 1964 | Annette Morton | * | * | * |
| 1963 | Kathryn Woodcock | * | * | * |
| 1962 | Angela Morton | * | * | * |
| 1961 | Pamela Plant | * | * | * |
| 1960 | Celia Thurlwell | * | * | * |
| 1959 | Stella Thurwell | * | * | * |
| 1958 | Shena Iosson | * | * | * |
| 1957 | ** | * | * | * |
| 1956 | Marjorie Harrison | * | * | * |
| 1955 | Pat Betts | * | * | * |
| 1954 | Barbara Harrison | * | * | * |
| 1953 | Margaret Hulme | * | * | * |
| 1952 | Phyllis Proudlove | * | * | * |
| 1951 | Kathleen Wrench | * | * | * |
| 1947 | Rene Robinson | * | * | * |
| 1946 | Dorothy Cunew | * | * | * |
