The following is a table showing the boxers who have won the British bantamweight title. The title has been sanctioned by the National Sporting Club since 1909, and later by its replacement British Boxing Board of Control (BBBoC) since 1929.
A champion will often voluntarily relinquish the title in order to fight for a higher-ranked championship, such as the world or European. Where the date on which a champion relinquished the title is unclear, the date of the last BBBoC sanctioned fight is shown.
r–Champion relinquished title.
s–Champion stripped of title.
| Name | Duration of reign | Defences |
|---|---|---|
| Digger Stanley | 17 October 1910 — 2 June 1913 | 3 |
| Bill Beynon | 2 June 1913 — 27 October 1913 | 1 |
| Digger Stanley | 27 October 1913 — 20 April 1914 | 1 |
| Curley Walker | 20 April 1914r 1915 | 0 |
| Joe Fox | 22 November 1915 — 25 June 1917r 1918 | 2 |
| Tommy Noble | 25 November 1918 — 30 June 1919 | 1 |
| Walter Ross | 30 June 1919r 1919 | 0 |
| Jim Higgins | 23 February 1920 — 26 June 1922 | 3 |
| Tommy Harrison | 26 June 1922 — 26 February 1923 | 1 |
| Harry Lake | 26 February 1923 — 26 November 1923 | 1 |
| Johnny Brown | 26 November 1923 — 19 October 1925r 1927 | 2 |
| Alf Pattenden | 4 June 1928 — 16 May 1929 | 2 |
| Teddy Baldock | 16 May 1929rv1931 | 0 |
| Dick Corbett | 21 December 1931 — 10 October 1932 | 1 |
| Johnny King | 10 October 1932 — 12 February 1934 | 1 |
| Dick Corbett | 12 February 1934 — 20 August 1934r 1934 | 2 |
| Johnny King | 20 August 1934 — 10 February 1947 | 3 |
| Jackie Paterson | 10 February 1947 — 24 March 1949 | 2 |
| Stan Rowan | 24 March 1949 — 28 November 1949rel[1] | 0 |
| Danny O'Sullivan | 13 December 1949 – 9 May 1951 | 1 |
| Peter Keenan | 9 May 1951 – 3 October 1953 | 3 |
| John Kelly | 3 October 1953 – 21 September 1954 | 1 |
| Peter Keenan | 21 September 1954 – 10 January 1959 | 4 |
| Freddie Gilroy | 10 January 1959 – 20 October 1962r 1962 | 3 |
| Johnny Caldwell | 5 March 1962 – 22 March 1965 | 1 |
| Alan Rudkin | 22 March 1965 – 6 September 1966 | 1 |
| Walter McGowan | 6 September 1966 – 13 May 1968 | 1 |
| Alan Rudkin | 13 May 1968 – 25 January 1972r 1972 | 3 |
| Johnny Clark | 20 February 1973r | 0 |
| Dave Needham | 10 December 1974 – 20 October 1975 | 1 |
| Paddy Maguire | 20 October 1975 – 29 November 1977 | 1 |
| Johnny Owen | 29 November 1977 – 28 June 1980 (died 1980) | 3 |
| John Feeney | 22 September 1981 – 25 January 1983 | 1 |
| Hugh Russell | 25 January 1983 – 2 March 1983 | 1 |
| Davy Larmour | 2 March 1983 – 16 November 1983 | 1 |
| John Feeney | 16 November 1983 – 13 June 1985 | 1 |
| Ray Gilbody | 13 June 1985 – 19 February 1987 | 2 |
| Billy Hardy | 19 February 1987 – 29 November 1990r 1991 | 4 |
| Joe Kelly | 27 January 1992 – 1 June 1992 | 1 |
| Drew Docherty | 1 June 1992 – 19 October 1997s | 3 |
| Paul Lloyd | 25 October 1997 – 26 September 1998r 1999 | 1 |
| Noel Wilders | 30 October 1999 – 18 January 2000r 2000 | 1 |
| Ady Lewis | 1 April 2000 – 9 September 2000 | 1 |
| Tommy Waite | 9 September 2000 – 9 October 2000 | 1 |
| Nicky Booth | 9 October 2000 – 28 April 2003r | 4 |
| Martin Power | 20 May 2003 – 30 May 2006r 2007 | 2 |
| Ian Napa | 6 July 2007 – 2 May 2008r | 3 |
| Gary Davies | 3 April 2009 – 23 October 2009 | 1 |
| Ian Napa | 23 October 2009 – 22 January 2010 | 1 |
| Jamie McDonnell | 22 January 2010r | 0 |
| Stuart Hall | 4 June 2010 – 3 September 2011 | 4 |
| Jamie McDonnell | 3 September 2011r | 0 |
| Lee Haskins | 27 April 2013 – 8 November 2013r | 1 |
| Ryan Burnett | 21 November 2015 – 15 October 2016r | 1 |
| Josh Wale | 1 July 2017 – 2 February 2018r | 2 |
| Ukashir Farooq | 27 September 2018 – 16 November 2019 | 3 |
| Lee McGregor | 16 November 2019 – | 0 |
