Lila May Banks Cockrell (January 19, 1922 – August 29, 2019) was an American politician who served twice as mayor of San Antonio, Texas.

At the time of her inauguration, San Antonio's population gave her the status of the mayor over the largest American city being governed by a woman.

At the end of her third term, she chose not to run because of the illness of her husband Sidney Earl Cockrell Jr.[4] She was succeeded by Henry Cisneros.

[8] On May 29, 2019 Cockrell was forbidden to vote in the 2019 San Antonio mayoral election because she lacked the required identification under Texas ID laws.

[9] Many people in the San Antonio community as well as politicians such as Pete Buttigieg were outraged that Cockrell was forbidden to cast her ballot.