| Contents |
| Mayors (1853-1934) |
| Lord Mayors (since 1935) |
| References |
| # | Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Carter | 1853 - 1854 |
| 2 | William Gore Illigton | 1855 - 1856 |
| 3 | J. L. Stewart | 1857 |
| 4 | C. H. Gillies, David Lewis | (after July) 1858 |
| 5 | David Lewis | 1859 |
| 6 | Henry Cook | 1860 - 1861 |
| 7 | Alfred Kennerley | 1862 - 1863 |
| 8 | R. Walker | 1864 - 1867 |
| 9 | J. M. Wilson | 1868 - 1869 |
| 10 | H. Cook | (from August) 1869 |
| 11 | Thomas Christie Smart | 1870 |
| 12 | Alfred Kennerley | 1871 - 1872 |
| 13 | George Crisp | 1873 - 1875 |
| 14 | John Perkins | 1876 - 1877 |
| 15 | W. P. Green | 1878 |
| 16 | Wiliam Henry Burgess | 1879 - 1880 |
| 17 | James Harcourt | 1881 - 1882 |
| 18 | William Belbin | 1883 - 1884 |
| 19 | John George Davies | 1885 - 1886 |
| 20 | Charles Harbottle | 1887 |
| 21 | Alfred Crisp | 1888 - 1889 |
| 22 | John Watchorn | 1890 |
| 23 | George Hiddlestone | 1891 |
| 24 | Thomas Augustus Reynolds | 1891 |
| 25 | George Staton Crouch | 1893 |
| 26 | John Watchorn | 1894 - 1896 |
| 27 | John George Davies | 1897 |
| 28 | George Hiddlestone | 1898 |
| 29 | John George Davies | 1899 - 1901 |
| 30 | George Kerr | 1902 |
| 31 | Thomas Bennison | 1903 - 1904 |
| 32 | George Kerr | 1905 |
| 33 | Alfred Crisp | 1906 |
| 34 | Charles Duncan Haywood | 1907 |
| 35 | Daniel Freeman | 1908 |
| 36 | J. W. Hoggins | 1909 |
| 37 | C. J. Atkins | 1910 |
| 38 | Thomas Arnott | 1911 |
| 39 | Alfred Crisp | 1912 - 1913 |
| 40 | R. J. Meagher | 1914 |
| 41 | W. H. Williams | 1915 |
| 42 | L. H. MacLeod | 1916 |
| 43 | R. D. Lord | 1917 |
| 44 | J. G. Shield | 1918 - 1919 |
| 45 | R. Eccles Snowden | 1920 - 1922 (till July) |
| 46 | J. A. McKenzie | (after July) 1922 |
| 47 | John Soundy | 1924 |
| 48 | F. D. Valentine | 1925 - 1926 |
| 49 | Edwin J. Rogers, C.M.G. | 1926 - 1927 |
| 50 | J. J. Wignall | 1927 - 1929 |
| 51 | John Soundy | 1929 - 1932 |
| 52 | J. J. Wignall, C.M.G. | 1932 - 1934 |
| # | Lord Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | J. J. Wignall, C.M.G. | 1935 - 1938 |
| 54 | John Soundy | 1938 - 1946 |
| 55 | W. W. Osbourne | 1946 - 1948 |
| 56 | R. C. Harris | 1948 - 1950 |
| 57 | A. R. Park | 1950 - 1952 |
| 58 | Sir Richard Harris, C.M.G. | 1952 - 1954 |
| 59 | A. A. Park, C.M.G. | 1954 - 1957 |
| 60 | Sir Basil Osborne | 1957 - 1970 |
| 61 | Ronald George Soundy | 1970 - 1978 |
| 62 | Douglas Robert Plaister | 1976 - 1984 |
| 63 | Brian Broadby | 1984 - 1986 |
| 64 | Doone Kennedy | 1986 - 1996 |
| 65 | John Freeman | 1996 - 1999 |
| 66 | Rob Valentine | 1999 - |