Mayors of Southampton from 1217
The first use of the term 'mayor' in Southampton was in a letter dating to around 1217. At that time the mayor could serve as long as he liked, providing he was in good health and behaved himself. In 1234 one mayor discharged himself from office on the grounds of age and infirmity. Now the mayor is elected annually and serves for just one year. Read more about The current mayor.
In very early medieval times the mayor was appointed by the king or queen of the day. Later, he was appointed by the outgoing mayor, however since 1835 the mayor has been elected by councillors. The mayor was often a local tradesman or businessman, for example, Richard Andrews the coachbuilder, who was Mayor of Southampton five times during the 19th century. The first woman mayor was Lucia Foster Welch, who was elected in 1927.
The mayor's duties were many and varied. He presided over the weekly council and over various town courts, supervised regulations controlling trade and industries, managed corporation properties, dispensed poor relief and charity and carried out orders from central government. During the Commonwealth period he could even perform marriages. After 1835 the mayor's role gradually became more ceremonial. The current duties of the mayor range from chairing council meetings to hosting events and engagements.
The list of mayors from 1217 to the present is based on the research done by Miss S.D. Thomson when City Archivist. There are some gaps in the record, particularly for the 13th century.
| Date | Mayor | Number |
|---|---|---|
| 1217 | Unknown (First mention of mayor) | 1 |
| 1218 | Unknown | 2 |
| 1219 | Unknown | 3 |
| 1220 | Unknown | 4 |
| 1221 | Unknown | 5 |
| 1222 | Unknown | 6 |
| 1223 | Unknown | 7 |
| 1224 | Unknown | 8 |
| 1225 | Unknown | 9 |
| 1226 | Unknown | 10 |
| 1227 | Unknown | 11 |
| 1228 | Unknown | 12 |
| 1229 | Unknown | 13 |
| 1230 | Unknown | 14 |
| 1231 | Unknown | 15 |
| 1232 | Unknown | 16 |
| 1233 | Unknown | 17 |
| 1234 | Walter Fortin (resigned office) | 18 |
| 1234 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 19 |
| 1235 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 20 |
| 1236 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 21 |
| 1237 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 22 |
| 1238 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 23 |
| 1239 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 24 |
| 1240 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 25 |
| 1241 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 26 |
| 1242 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 27 |
| 1243 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 28 |
| 1244 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 29 |
| 1245 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 30 |
| 1246 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 31 |
| 1247 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 32 |
| 1248 | Benedict, son of Azo, Mayor | 33 |
| 1249-1269 | No mayors elected/appointed | - |
| 1269 | Unknown | 34 |
| 1270 | Simon de la Bolehuse | 35 |
| 1271 | Unknown | 36 |
| 1272 | Unknown | 37 |
| 1273 | Unknown | 38 |
| 1274 | Unknown | 39 |
| 1275 | Unknown | 40 |
| 1276 | Unknown | 41 |
| 1277 | Unknown | 42 |
| 1278 | Unknown | 43 |
| 1279 | Unknown | 44 |
| 1280 | Unknown | 45 |
| 1281 | Unknown | 46 |
| 1282 | Unknown | 47 |
| 1283 | Unknown | 48 |
| 1284 | Robert le Mercier | 49 |
| 1285 | Unknown | 50 |
| 1286 | John de Bynedon | 51 |
| 1287 | Unknown | 52 |
| 1288 | Robert le Mercier | 53 |
| 1289 | Unknown | 54 |
| 1290 | Unknown | 55 |
| 1291 | Robert le Barbyr | 56 |
| 1292 | Unknown | 57 |
| 1293 | Unknown | 58 |
| 1294 | Thomas le Blunde | 59 |
| 1295 | Robert le Mercier | 60 |
| 1296 | Unknown | 61 |
| 1297 | Unknown | 62 |
| 1298 | Robert le Barbyr | 63 |
| 1299 | Unknown | 64 |
| 1300 | John de Schyerlye | 65 |
| 1301 | Unknown | 66 |
| 1302 | Unknown | 67 |
| 1303 | Adam le Horder | 68 |
| 1304 | Unknown | 69 |
| 1305 | Unknown | 70 |
| 1306 | Unknown | 71 |
| 1307 | John de Schyrleghe (Mayor/Alderman) | 72 |
| 1308 | Henry de Lym | 73 |
| 1309 | Thomas Stout | 74 |
| 1310 | Henry de Lym | 75 |
| 1311 | John de Scherley | 76 |
| 1312 | Henry de Lym | 77 |
| 1313 | Thomas de Bynedone (Mayor) | 78 |
| 1314 | Hugh Sampson | 79 |
| 1315 | John le Flemyng (Mayor) | 80 |
| 1316 | Thomas de Bynedon | 81 |
| 1317 | Richard de Barefluet | 82 |
| 1318 | Hugo Sampson | 83 |
| 1319 | Thomas de Byndone | 84 |
| 1320 | Henry de Lym | 85 |
| 1321 | Richard Forst | 86 |
| 1322 | Roger le Normaund (Mayor) | 87 |
| 1323 | Hugo Sampson (Alderman) | 88 |
| 1324 | Thomas de Bynedon (Alderman) | 89 |
| 1325 | Unknown | 90 |
| 1326 | Walter de Brakkelye (Alderman) | 91 |
| 1327 | John de Ronde (Alderman) | 92 |
| 1328 | Roger Norman (Alderman) | 93 |
| 1329 | Henry de Lym (Alderman) | 94 |
| 1330 | Roger Norman (Alderman) | 95 |
| 1331 | Thomas de Bynedon (Alderman) | 96 |
| 1332 | Nicholas de Mondenard (Mayor) | 97 |
| 1333 | Hugo Sampson (Mayor) | 98 |
| 1334 | Lawrence de Mees (Mayor) | 99 |
| 1335 | Unknown | 100 |
| 1336 | Thomas de Bynedon (Alderman) | 101 |
| 1337 | Nicholas Sampson (Mayor) | 102 |
| 1338 | Nicholas Sampson (Mayor) | 103 |
| 1339 | John Forst | 104 |
| 1340 | Thomas del Marche | 105 |
| 1341 | John Forst | 106 |
| 1342 | Richard Imberd | 107 |
| 1343 | Nicholas Lony | 108 |
| 1344 | Henry le Flemynge | 109 |
| 1345 | Richard Comyn | 110 |
| 1346 | John Fyfmark | 111 |
| 1347 | Richard Elmele/Elmelgh | 112 |
| 1348 | John Forst | 113 |
| 1349 | Unknown | 114 |
| 1350 | Thomas or John le Clerk | 115 |
| 1351 | John le Clerk | 116 |
| 1352 | John Frost | 117 |
| 1353 | Unknown | 118 |
| 1354 | John le Clerk | 119 |
| 1355 | John Wytegod | 120 |
| 1356 | John le Clerk | 121 |
| 1357 | Adam Inweys | 122 |
| 1358 | Adam Inweys | 123 |
| 1359 | Adam Inweys | 124 |
| 1360 | John Witegod | 125 |
| 1361 | John Wytegode | 126 |
| 1362 | John le Clerk | 127 |
| 1363 | John le Clerk | 128 |
| 1364 | John le Clerk | 129 |
| 1365 | John Polymond | 130 |
| 1366 | William Bacon | 131 |
| 1367 | John Wytegode | 132 |
| 1368 | Edward Dieugard | 133 |
| 1369 | John Polymond | 134 |
| 1370 | Ralph Taillour | 135 |
| 1371 | Radulph Tailleur | 136 |
| 1372 | Robert or William Bechesfounte | 137 |
| 1373 | William Bacon | junior |
| 1374 | Nicholas Langstocke | 139 |
| 1375 | William Bacon | 140 |
| 1376 | Unknown | 141 |
| 1377 | William Malmeshull | 142 |
| 1378 | William Malmeshull | 143 |
| 1379 | Nicholas Langstocke | 144 |
| 1380 | John Polymond | 145 |
| 1381 | John Polymond | 146 |
| 1382 | John Polymond | 147 |
| 1383 | William Walderne | 148 |
| 1384 | John Polymond | 149 |
| 1385 | Philip Cake | 150 |
| 1386 | William Bacon, senior | 151 |
| 1387 | William Maple or Mapel | 152 |
| 1388 | William Mapel | 153 |
| 1389 | John Polymond | 154 |
| 1390 | William Maple | 155 |
| 1391 | John Polymond | 156 |
| 1392 | John Polymond | 157 |
| 1393 | Walter Lange | 158 |
| 1394 | Nicholas Langestocke | 159 |
| 1395 | John Flete | 160 |
| 1396 | William Mapile | 161 |
| 1397 | John Flete | 162 |
| 1398 | William Overey | 163 |
| 1399 | William Ravenston | 164 |
| 1400 | John Botiller | 165 |
| 1401 | Thomas Myddelynton | 166 |
| 1402 | Thomas Midlyngton | 167 |
| 1403 | Thomas Midlyngton | 168 |
| 1404 | Henry Holwey | 169 |
| 1405 | Richard Bradeway | 170 |
| 1406 | William Overey | 171 |
| 1407 | Walter Lange | 172 |
| 1408 | Thomas Midlyngtone | 173 |
| 1409 | John Beneyt | 174 |
| 1410 | Henry Holewey | 175 |
| 1411 | William Nicoll | 176 |
| 1412 | Henry Holewey | 177 |
| 1413 | John Beneyt | 178 |
| 1414 | John Mascall | 179 |
| 1415 | John Renawd | 180 |
| 1416 | William Soper | 181 |
| 1417 | William Nicoll | 182 |
| 1418 | John Benet | 183 |
| 1419 | Walter Fettiplace | 184 |
| 1420 | John Mascall | 185 |
| 1421 | John Mascall | 186 |
| 1422 | William Nicoll | 187 |
| 1423 | Thomas Belle | 188 |
| 1424 | William Soper | 189 |
| 1425 | Thomas Frelond | 190 |
| 1426 | Walter Fetplace | 191 |
| 1427 | William Nicholl | 192 |
| 1428 | Peter Jamys | 193 |
| 1429 | John Selder or William Overey | 194 |
| 1430 | Thomas Bell alias Rygold | 195 |
| 1431 | John Estwell | 196 |
| 1432 | Walter Fetplace / Fetyplace | 197 |
| 1433 | John Emery | 198 |
| 1434 | Peter Jamys | 199 |
| 1435 | Peter James | 200 |
| 1436 | Robert Aylward | 201 |
| 1437 | William Marche | 202 |
| 1438 | William Nycoll | 203 |
| 1439 | Walter Fetplace | 204 |
| 1440 | John Emory | 205 |
| 1441 | Robert Aylward | 206 |
| 1442 | Peter James | 207 |
| 1443 | Nicholas Holmage | 208 |
| 1444 | Walter Fetplace | 209 |
| 1445 | John Flemang | 210 |
| 1446 | John Flemmynge | 211 |
| 1447 | Peter James | 212 |
| 1448 | John Wylliams | 213 |
| 1449 | Robert Aylward | 214 |
| 1450 | John Payne | 215 |
| 1451 | John Payne | 216 |
| 1452 | Andrew Jamys | 217 |
| 1453 | Robert Aylward | 218 |
| 1454 | Nicholas Holmehegg | 219 |
| 1455 | John Wylliams | 220 |
| 1456 | John Wylliams | 221 |
| 1457 | Walter Clerk | 222 |
| 1458 | Walter Clerk | 223 |
| 1459 | Richard Gryme | 224 |
| 1460 | Robert Bagworth | 225 |
| 1461 | John Dunne | 226 |
| 1462 | John Payne (Deposed 1463) | 227 |
| 1463 | Walter Fettiplace | 228 |
| 1464 | Walter Fettiplace | 229 |
| 1465 | Gilbert Cornemonger | 230 |
| 1466 | John Walker | 231 |
| 1467 | John Walker | 232 |
| 1468 | Robert Bagworth | 233 |
| 1469 | John William | 234 |
| 1470 | John William | 235 |
| 1471 | Robert Bluet | 236 |
| 1472 | Thomas Payne | 237 |
| 1473 | John Walker | 238 |
| 1474 | William Ovray | 239 |
| 1475 | Robert Bagworth | 240 |
| 1476 | Thomas Raynold | 241 |
| 1477 | William Gunter | 242 |
| 1478 | John Ludlowe | 243 |
| 1479 | John Shropshire | 244 |
| 1480 | Thomas Avan | 245 |
| 1481 | Lewis Eynes | 246 |
| 1482 | Walter Wylliam | 247 |
| 1483 | Walter Wylliam (fled town in 1483) | 248 |
| 1483 | John Walker | 249 |
| 1484 | Vincent Tehy | 250 |
| 1485 | William Gunter | 251 |
| 1486 | Christopher Ambrose | 252 |
| 1487 | Lewis Aynos | 253 |
| 1488 | Thomas Overey | 254 |
| 1489 | Thomas Overey | 255 |
| 1490 | Thomas Overey | 256 |
| 1491 | Thomas Dymock | 257 |
| 1492 | Thomas Dymock | 258 |
| 1493 | William Gunter | 259 |
| 1494 | Masse Salmon | 260 |
| 1494 | John Walsh | 261 |
| 1495 | John Walsh | 262 |
| 1496 | John Godfrey | 263 |
| 1497 | Christopher Ambrose | 264 |
| 1498 | Vincent Tehy | 265 |
| 1499 | Peter Spryng | 266 |
| 1500 | Robert Busshoppe | 267 |
| 1501 | William Justice | 268 |
| 1502 | Thomas Dymmok | 269 |
| 1503 | John Flemyng | 270 |
| 1504 | John Fleming | 271 |
| 1505 | John Godfrey | 272 |
| 1506 | John Baudewyne | 273 |
| 1507 | Robert Bisshoppe | 274 |
| 1508 | Robert Bisshoppe | 275 |
| 1509 | Nicholas Cowert | 276 |
| 1510 | Nicholas Cowert | 277 |
| 1511 | Richard Hylle | 278 |
| 1512 | Peter Stoneherd | 279 |
| 1513 | John Bawedwyne (Died 1514) | 280 |
| 1514 | John Favour | 281 |
| 1514 | William Chalke | 282 |
| 1515 | William Chalke | 283 |
| 1516 | John Parchard | 284 |
| 1517 | Thomas Lyster | 285 |
| 1518 | Nicholas Dey | 286 |
| 1519 | Richard Hyll | 287 |
| 1520 | Richard Hyll | 288 |
| 1521 | Gilbert Mountegue | 289 |
| 1522 | Walter Baker | 290 |
| 1523 | Sampson Thomas | 291 |
| 1524 | John Perchard | 292 |
| 1525 | Henry Huttoft | 293 |
| 1526 | Thomas Hussey | 294 |
| 1527 | Thomas Lyster | 295 |
| 1528 | Nicholas Dey | 296 |
| 1529 | Henry Waterman | 297 |
| 1530 | Walter Baker | 298 |
| 1531 | Walter Baker | 299 |
| 1532 | Richard Capleyn | 300 |
| 1533 | John Perchard | 301 |
| 1534 | Henry Huttoft | 302 |
| 1535 | Sampson Thomas | 303 |
| 1536 | Thomas Lyster | 304 |
| 1537 | Thomas Husse | 305 |
| 1538 | Nicholas Dey | 306 |
| 1539 | Peter Westbroke | 307 |
| 1540 | Peter Westbroke (Died) | 308 |
| 1540 | Nicholas Burwell | 309 |
| 1541 | Walter Baker | 310 |
| 1542 | Thomas Rygges | 311 |
| 1543 | Richard Capleyne | 312 |
| 1544 | Thomas Lyster | 313 |
| 1545 | Thomas Fasshon | 314 |
| 1546 | James Stonerd | 315 |
| 1547 | Thomas Beckingham | 316 |
| 1548 | Edmund Bisshopp | 317 |
| 1549 | Thomas Ridgis | 318 |
| 1550 | Thomas Godarde | 319 |
| 1551 | Richard Butler | 320 |
| 1552 | John Caplyne | 321 |
| 1553 | John Capelyn | 322 |
| 1554 | John Stavely | 323 |
| 1555 | John Flecher | 324 |
| 1556 | Richard Hawkins | 325 |
| 1557 | George Vincent | 326 |
| 1558 | John Gregory | 327 |
| 1559 | Edward Willmott | 328 |
| 1560 | Nicholas Capelyn | 329 |
| 1561 | William Stavely | 330 |
| 1562 | Henry Russell | 331 |
| 1563 | Richard Butler | 332 |
| 1564 | Richard Butler | 333 |
| 1565 | John Brodocke | 334 |
| 1566 | Robert Eyer | 335 |
| 1567 | John Marche | 336 |
| 1568 | John Croke | 337 |
| 1569 | Richard Godderd | 338 |
| 1570 | Reginald Housse | 339 |
| 1571 | John Knight | 340 |
| 1572 | William Jefferys (Died 1571) | 341 |
| 1573 | William Capelin | 342 |
| 1573 | Thomas Shuxboro | 343 |
| 1574 | Thomas Dingeley | 344 |
| 1575 | Robert Knaplock | 345 |
| 1576 | John Aylls | 346 |
| 1577 | Nicholas Caplin | 347 |
| 1578 | John Jackson | 348 |
| 1579 | Bernard Cortmill | 349 |
| 1580 | William Staveley | 350 |
| 1581 | Richard Biston | 351 |
| 1582 | William Barwicke | 352 |
| 1583 | Richard Goddard | 353 |
| 1584 | John Crooke | 354 |
| 1585 | John Erington | 355 |
| 1586 | Andrew Studley | 356 |
| 1587 | Andrew Studley | 357 |
| 1588 | John Bullackre | 358 |
| 1589 | Peter Stoner (died 1590) | 359 |
| 1590 | John Knight | 360 |
| 1590 | John Jackson | 361 |
| 1591 | Thomas Holmes | 262 |
| 1592 | Alexander Payneton | 363 |
| 1593 | John Hopton | 364 |
| 1594 | John Exton | 365 |
| 1595 | Paul Ellyott | 366 |
| 1596 | William Wallop | 367 |
| 1597 | Richard Beiston | 368 |
| 1598 | John Jeffrye | 369 |
| 1599 | Thomas Lambert | 370 |
| 1600 | John Mayjor | 371 |
| 1601 | Richard Cornellius | 372 |
| 1602 | Edmund Aspden | 373 |
| 1603 | Thomas Sherwood | 374 |
| 1604 | William Nevey | 375 |
| 1605 | Robert Chambers | 376 |
| 1606 | John Cornishe | 377 |
| 1607 | Edward Barlow | 378 |
| 1608 | John Longe | 379 |
| 1609 | Philip Toldervey | 380 |
| 1610 | William Wallop | 381 |
| 1611 | Thomas Bedford | 382 |
| 1612 | William Nevey | 383 |
| 1613 | Edward Richardes | 384 |
| 1614 | Arthur Baker | 385 |
| 1615 | John Mayjor | 386 |
| 1616 | John Longe | 387 |
| 1617 | William Merryeth | 388 |
| 1618 | Lawrence Prowse | 389 |
| 1619 | Edward Richardes | 390 |
| 1620 | Richard Dalbie | 391 |
| 1621 | George Gollop | 392 |
| 1622 | Peter Priaulx | 393 |
| 1623 | Edward Exton | 394 |
| 1624 | John Elzey | 395 |
| 1625 | Nicholas Pescod | 396 |
| 1626 | Francis Knowles | 397 |
| 1627 | Thomas Combe | 398 |
| 1628 | John Clungeon | 399 |
| 1629 | Nathaniel Mill | 400 |
| 1630 | Peter Seale | 401 |
| 1631 | Thomas Mason | 402 |
| 1632 | George Gallop | 403 |
| 1633 | Peter Clungeon | 404 |
| 1634 | John Guillam | 405 |
| 1635 | Peter Pryaulx | 406 |
| 1636 | Edward Exton | 407 |
| 1637 | Arthur Bromfeild | 408 |
| 1638 | Robert Wroth | 409 |
| 1639 | Henry Bracebridge | 410 |
| 1640 | Nicholas Pescod | 411 |
| 1641 | Humphrey Ryman | 412 |
| 1642 | Peter Seale | 413 |
| 1643 | Thomas Mason | 414 |
| 1644 | Henry Pitt | 415 |
| 1645 | William Stanley | 416 |
| 1646 | Peter Clungeon | 417 |
| 1647 | Peter Legay | 418 |
| 1648 | James Capelin | 419 |
| 1649 | Christopher Walleston | 420 |
| 1650 | Robert Wroth | 421 |
| 1651 | Joseph Belamott | 422 |
| 1652 | Thomas Cornelius | 423 |
| 1653 | William Horne | 424 |
| 1654 | William Higgens (deposed 1655) | 425 |
| 1655 | William Horne | 426 |
| 1655 | Henry Pitt | 427 |
| 1656 | James Clungeon | 428 |
| 1657 | Peter Seale | 429 |
| 1658 | Nicholas Clement | 430 |
| 1659 | James Capelin | 431 |
| 1660 | Edward Downer | 432 |
| 1661 | William Stanley | 433 |
| 1662 | Roberrt Richbell | 434 |
| 1663 | John Steptoe | 435 |
| 1664 | Thomas Cornelius | 436 |
| 1665 | Arthur Bracebridge | 437 |
| 1666 | James Clungeon | 438 |
| 1667 | William Horne | 439 |
| 1668 | Kingston Fryar | 440 |
| 1669 | John Winder | 441 |
| 1670 | Robert Richbell | 442 |
| 1671 | Richard White | 443 |
| 1672 | William Stanley junior | 444 |
| 1673 | Jacob Ward | 445 |
| 1674 | Thomas Farr | 446 |
| 1675 | William Walliston | 447 |
| 1676 | James Crosse | 448 |
| 1677 | Alexander Hill | 449 |
| 1678 | John Rowte | 450 |
| 1679 | Edward Downer | 451 |
| 1680 | Christopher Smith | 452 |
| 1681 | John Speed | M.D. |
| 1682 | Elias Degruchey | 454 |
| 1683 | James Mellish | 455 |
| 1684 | Thomas Cornelius | 456 |
| 1685 | William Bulkeley | 457 |
| 1686 | Alexander Alchorne | 458 |
| 1687 | Richard White | 459 |
| 1688 | William Lyne | 460 |
| 1689 | John Smith | 461 |
| 1690 | John Thornburgh | 462 |
| 1691 | James Crosse | 463 |
| 1692 | Edward Elwes (died 1693) | 464 |
| 1693 | Christopher Smith | 465 |
| 1693 | Robert Vernon | 466 |
| 1694 | John Speed M.D. | 467 |
| 1695 | Cornelius Macham | 468 |
| 1696 | William Cropp M.D. | 469 |
| 1697 | Elias Degruchey | 470 |
| 1698 | Peter Bulkeley | 471 |
| 1699 | Jonathan Ingles | 472 |
| 1700 | James Mellish | 473 |
| 1701 | Thomas Cornelius | 474 |
| 1702 | Thomas Bracebridge | 475 |
| 1703 | Thomas Rice | 476 |
| 1704 | John Thornburgh | 477 |
| 1705 | Aaron de Veuille | 478 |
| 1706 | Richard White | 479 |
| 1707 | Arthur Atherley | 480 |
| 1708 | Charles Smith | 481 |
| 1709 | William Godfrey | 482 |
| 1710 | Andrew Webb | 483 |
| 1711 | Thomas Cornelius | 484 |
| 1712 | Francis Gardiner | 485 |
| 1713 | John Thornburgh | 486 |
| 1714 | John Grove | 487 |
| 1715 | Richard White | 488 |
| 1716 | Edmund Moody | 489 |
| 1717 | Arthur Atherley | 490 |
| 1718 | Charles Smith | 491 |
| 1719 | Thomas Ingles | 492 |
| 1720 | William Godfrey | 493 |
| 1721 | William Cornelius | 494 |
| 1722 | Thomas Cornelius (died 1723) | 495 |
| 1723 | Roger Andrew | 496 |
| 1723 | Francis Gardiner | 497 |
| 1724 | John Ayres | 498 |
| 1725 | Francis Cabot | 499 |
| 1726 | John Grove | 500 |
| 1727 | Leonard Cropp | 501 |
| 1728 | Thomas Ingles | 502 |
| 1729 | William Reade | 503 |
| 1730 | Roger Andrews | 504 |
| 1731 | George Shergold | 505 |
| 1732 | Richard Raymond | 506 |
| 1733 | Arthuir Bracebridge | 507 |
| 1734 | Richard Taunton | 508 |
| 1735 | William White | 509 |
| 1736 | Richard Atherley | 510 |
| 1737 | Leonard Cropp | 511 |
| 1738 | William Freeman | 512 |
| 1739 | Robert Sadleir | 513 |
| 1740 | Richard Purbeck | 514 |
| 1741 | Robert Ballard | 515 |
| 1742 | Richard Raymond | 516 |
| 1743 | Richard Taunton | 517 |
| 1744 | Arthur Atherley | 518 |
| 1745 | William White | 519 |
| 1746 | William Knight | 520 |
| 1747 | Richard Atherley | 521 |
| 1748 | Robert Sadleir | 522 |
| 1749 | Richard Purbeck | 523 |
| 1750 | Robert Ballard | 524 |
| 1751 | Leonard Cropp | 525 |
| 1752 | William Purbeck | 526 |
| 1753 | Edmund Moody | 527 |
| 1754 | Arthur Atherley | 528 |
| 1755 | George West Captain | 529 |
| 1756 | William Knight | 530 |
| 1757 | Richard Serle | 531 |
| 1758 | Edmund Ludlow | 532 |
| 1759 | William Freeman | 533 |
| 1760 | Richard Vernon Sadleir | 534 |
| 1761 | Leonard Cropp | 535 |
| 1762 | George Robinson | 536 |
| 1763 | William Purbeck | 537 |
| 1764 | Edmund Moody | 538 |
| 1765 | Henry Hartley | 539 |
| 1766 | Richard Serle | 540 |
| 1767 | Thomas Guillaume | 541 |
| 1768 | Edmund Ludlow | 542 |
| 1769 | John Bridger | 543 |
| 1770 | Edward Noble | 544 |
| 1771 | Richard Vernon Sadleir | 545 |
| 1772 | Samuel Miller junior | 546 |
| 1773 | George Robinson | 547 |
| 1774 | John Monkton M.D. | 548 |
| 1775 | Henry Hartley | 549 |
| 1776 | Robert Ballard junior | 550 |
| 1777 | Samuel Figgal Reade | 551 |
| 1778 | Clement Hilgrove | 552 |
| 1779 | Thomas Guillaume | 553 |
| 1780 | Thomas Mears | 554 |
| 1781 | Edward Noble | 555 |
| 1782 | Richard Vernon Moody | 556 |
| 1783 | Arthur Atherley | 557 |
| 1784 | John Monkton | 558 |
| 1785 | John Mullins | 559 |
| 1786 | Robert Ballard | 560 |
| 1787 | Samuel Figgal Reade | 561 |
| 1788 | Thomas Mears | 562 |
| 1789 | Clement Hilgrove | 563 |
| 1790 | Thomas Durell | 564 |
| 1791 | Sir Yelverton Peyton, bart. | 565 |
| 1792 | William Smith | 566 |
| 1793 | John Mullins | 567 |
| 1794 | John Butler Harrison | 568 |
| 1795 | James D'Auvergne, General | 569 |
| 1796 | Alexander Scott, Admiral | 570 |
| 1797 | Arthur Atherley | 571 |
| 1798 | Thomas Durell | 572 |
| 1799 | Sir Yelverton Peyton, bart. | 573 |
| 1800 | Nathaniel Heywood, Colonel | 574 |
| 1801 | Frederick Breton | 575 |
| 1802 | Alexander Scott, Admiral | 576 |
| 1803 | Frederick Breton | 577 |
| 1804 | Thomas Durell | 578 |
| 1805 | William Smith | 579 |
| 1806 | Samuel Silver Taylor | 580 |
| 1807 | John Rowcliffe | 581 |
| 1808 | Sir Yelverton Peyton, bart. | 582 |
| 1809 | William Lintott | 583 |
| 1810 | Samuel Silver Taylor | 584 |
| 1811 | John Butler Harrison | 585 |
| 1812 | William Edward Jolliffe | 586 |
| 1813 | John Rowcliffe | 587 |
| 1814 | Richard Eldridge | 588 |
| 1815 | William Lintott | 589 |
| 1816 | George Atherley | 590 |
| 1817 | William Edward Jolliffe | 591 |
| 1818 | Walter Raleigh Smith | 592 |
| 1819 | Richard Eldridge | 593 |
| 1820 | Stephen Lintott | 594 |
| 1821 | George Atherley | 595 |
| 1822 | John Rushworth Keele | 596 |
| 1823 | Richard Eldridge | 597 |
| 1824 | Stephen Linton | 598 |
| 1825 | Samuel Le Feuvre | 599 |
| 1826 | John Jolliffe | 600 |
| 1827 | Joseph Lomer | 601 |
| 1828 | James Bovill | 602 |
| 1829 | Philip Carteret Fall | 603 |
| 1830 | John Rushworth Keele | 604 |
| 1831 | William Oke | 605 |
| 1832 | John Jolliffe | 606 |
| 1833 | Stephen Judd | 607 |
| 1834 | William James Le Feuvre | 608 |
| 1835 | William James Le Feuvre | 609 |
| 1836 | Peter Breton | 610 |
| 1836 | Charles Du Cane | 611 |
| 1837 | Joseph Lobb | 612 |
| 1838 | Joseph Bernard | 613 |
| 1839 | Peter Breton | 614 |
| 1840 | Joseph Lobb | 615 |
| 1841 | Peter Dickson | 616 |
| 1842 | Edward Mayes | 617 |
| 1843 | George Henderson | 618 |
| 1844 | Thomas Griffith | 619 |
| 1845 | Joseph Lobb | 620 |
| 1846 | William James Le Feuvre | 621 |
| 1847 | Daniel Brooks | 622 |
| 1848 | George Laishley | 623 |
| 1849 | Richard Andrews | 624 |
| 1850 | Richard Andrews | 625 |
| 1851 | Richard Andrews | 626 |
| 1852 | Joseph Lankester | 627 |
| 1853 | John Traffells Tucker | 628 |
| 1854 | Sampson Payne | 629 |
| 1855 | Sampson Payne | 630 |
| 1856 | Sampson Payne (Died 1856) | 631 |
| 1856 | Richard Andrews | 632 |
| 1856 | John White | 633 |
| 1857 | John White | 634 |
| 1858 | Edward Palk | 635 |
| 1859 | Frederick Perkins | 636 |
| 1860 | Richard Coles | 637 |
| 1861 | Frederick Perkins | 638 |
| 1862 | Frederick Perkins | 639 |
| 1863 | George Simon Brinton | 640 |
| 1864 | Thomas Bowman | 641 |
| 1865 | Samuel Michael Emanuel | 642 |
| 1866 | Samuel Michael Emanuel | 643 |
| 1867 | Joseph Rankin Stebbing | 644 |
| 1868 | Frederick Perkins | 645 |
| 1869 | Frederick Perkins | 646 |
| 1870 | Thomas Pibble Payne | 647 |
| 1871 | Henry Joseph Buchan | 648 |
| 1872 | William Hickman | 649 |
| 1873 | Edwin Jones | 650 |
| 1874 | George Mason Passenger | 651 |
| 1875 | Edwin Jones | 652 |
| 1876 | Henry Abraham | 653 |
| 1877 | Alfred Leighton M'Calmont | 654 |
| 1878 | John Blount Thomas | 655 |
| 1879 | William Henry Rogers | 656 |
| 1880 | John Henry Cooksey | 657 |
| 1881 | William Henry Davis | 658 |
| 1882 | William Henry Davis | 659 |
| 1883 | Rolles Driver | 660 |
| 1884 | James Bishop | 661 |
| 1885 | Harry Coles | 662 |
| 1886 | Harry Coles | 663 |
| 1887 | Harry Coles | 664 |
| 1888 | Harry Coles | 665 |
| 1889 | James Bishop | 666 |
| 1890 | Edward Bance D.L. | 667 |
| 1891 | James Lemon | 668 |
| 1892 | James Lemon | 669 |
| 1893 | William Bone | 670 |
| 1894 | Levi Button | 671 |
| 1895 | Michael Emanuel | 672 |
| 1896 | Edward Gayton | 673 |
| 1897 | George John Tilling | 674 |
| 1898 | George Alfred Ernest Hussey | 675 |
| 1899 | George Alfred Ernest Hussey | 676 |
| 1900 | George Alfred Ernest Hussey | 677 |
| 1901 | Frederick A. Dunsford | 678 |
| 1902 | Henry Ingalton Sanders | 679 |
| 1903 | Edward Tome Wise | 680 |
| 1904 | Edward Bance | 681 |
| 1905 | Henry Cawte | 682 |
| 1906 | Richard Andrews | 683 |
| 1907 | Charles James Sharp | 684 |
| 1908 | Richard Garrett Oakley | 685 |
| 1909 | Charles James Sharp | 686 |
| 1910 | Edward Bance | 687 |
| 1911 | Henry Bowyer | 688 |
| 1912 | Henry Bowyer | 689 |
| 1913 | William Bagshaw | 690 |
| 1914 | William Bagshaw | 691 |
| 1915 | Walter James Dacombe | 692 |
| 1916 | Frederick John Smith | 693 |
| 1917 | Arthur William Pearce | 694 |
| 1918 | Sidney Guy Kimber | 695 |
| 1919 | Sidney Guy Kimber | 696 |
| 1920 | Herbert Blatch | 697 |
| 1921 | Frederick Bath (Died 27 January 1955) | 698 |
| 1922 | Walter Mouland | 699 |
| 1923 | Walter Mouland | 700 |
| 1924 | Thomas McDonnell | 701 |
| 1925 | Joseph Emanuel Silverman | 702 |
| 1926 | Percy Vincent Bowyer | 703 |
| 1927 | Lucia Marion Welch (First woman mayor) | 704 |
| 1928 | Maurice Henry Pugh | 705 |
| 1929 | Hector Young | 706 |
| 1930 | Edward Woodward Cross | 707 |
| 1931 | Fred Woolley | 708 |
| 1932 | Fred Woolley | 709 |
| 1933 | William Dalton Buck | 710 |
| 1934 | George Albert Waller | 711 |
| 1935 | Thomas Henry Sanders | 712 |
| 1936 | Harry Chick | 713 |
| 1937 | George Edward H. Prince | 714 |
| 1938 | Arthur Henry Powdrill | 715 |
| 1939 | Robert Nathan Sinclair | 716 |
| 1940 | William Lewis | 717 |
| 1941 | Thomas Albert Ponsford | 718 |
| 1942 | Bertie Arthur Corry | 719 |
| 1943 | Reginald James Stranger | 720 |
| 1944 | Job Charles Dyas | 721 |
| 1945 | Harry Vincent (Died 30 April 1946) | 722 |
| 1946 | Reginald James Stranger | 723 |
| 1946 | Frederick Stewart Smith | 724 |
| 1947 | Frank Dibben (Mayors from this time appointed in May not November, Dibben served an 18-month term) |
725 |
| 1949 | Percival Walter Blanchard | 726 |
| 1950 | Geoffrey Harold Barendt | 727 |
| 1951 | Minnie Cutler | 728 |
| 1952 | Edwin Burrow | 729 |
| 1953 | Victoria Florence King | 730 |
| 1954 | Ralph Eric Edmunds (Died February 1955) | 731 |
| 1955 | Richmond Rudolph Hawkins Hammond | 732 |
| 1955 | Mary O'Higgins | 733 |
| 1956 | Kitty Elizabeth Cawte | 734 |
| 1957 | George Thomas Dicks | 735 |
| 1958 | Richmond Rudolph Hawkins Hammond | 736 |
| 1959 | Rosina Marie Stonehouse | 737 |
| 1960 | Walter Greenaway | 738 |
| 1961 | Gladys Emily Alice Barker | 739 |
| 1962 | Edward Kitchener Lyons | 740 |
| 1963 | Ronald Fairfax Pugh | 741 |
| 1964 | Elsie Elizabeth Willcock | 742 |
| 1965 | Reginald Charles Haskell | 743 |
| 1966 | Stanley Marwood Gregory Mitchell | 744 |
| 1967 | George William Husband | 745 |
| 1968 | Hubert Lewis Davies | 746 |
| 1969 | Hilda Kathleen Johnson | 747 |
| 1970 | Lydia Annie Ironside | 748 |
| 1971 | John Barr | 749 |
| 1972 | Robert Joseph McGuirke | 750 |
| 1973 | Michael William Frederick Pettet | 751 |
| 1974 | Lewis Frederick Goater | 752 |
| 1975 | Elinor Ida Pugh | 753 |
| 1976 | Mary Key | 754 |
| 1977 | Joyce Evelyn Alice Pitter | 755 |
| 1978 | John Allan Minto | 756 |
| 1979 | Leslie Frank Aldred | 757 |
| 1980 | Patrick Allan | 758 |
| 1981 | Bramwell John Deacon | 759 |
| 1982 | Barbara Jane Barfoot | 760 |
| 1983 | Dorothy Brown | 761 |
| 1984 | Irene Frances Candy | 762 |
| 1985 | Geoffrey Malcolm Ranger | 763 |
| 1986 | Jack Vernon Candy | 764 |
| 1987 | Ivy Theresa White | 765 |
| 1988 | Maria Patricia Bear | 766 |
| 1989 | Norman Alexander Best | 767 |
| 1990 | Mary Key | 768 |
| 1991 | Brian Edward Welch | 769 |
| 1992 | Nora Goss | 770 |
| 1993 | John Roland-Hunn Martin | 771 |
| 1994 | Edward Victor Read | 772 |
| 1995 | Margaret Josephine Singerman | 773 |
| 1996 | Dorian Attwood | 774 |
| 1997 | Kenneth Street | 775 |
| 1998 | Michael John Andrews (died in office) | 776 |
| 1999 | Derek Burke | 777 |
| 2000 | Peter Wakeford | 778 |
| 2001 | Christine Kelly | 779 |
| 2002 | Brian Parnell | 780 |
| 2003 | Parvin Damani | 781 |
| 2004 | Dennis Harryman | 782 |
| 2005 | Edwina Cooke | 783 |
| 2006 | John Slade | 784 |
| 2007 | Stephen Barnes-Andrews | 785 |
| 2008 | Brian Parnell | 786 |
| 2009 | Elizabeth Mizon | 787 |
| 2010 | Carol Cunio | 788 |
| 2011 | Terry Matthews | 789 |
| 2012 | Derek Burke | 790 |
| 2013 | Ivan White | 791 |
| 2014 | Sue Blatchford | 792 |
| 2015 | Linda Norris | 793 |
| 2016 | Cathie McEwing | 794 |
| 2017 | Les Harris | 795 |
| 2018 | Stephen Barnes-Andrews | 796 |
| 2019 | Peter Baillie | 797 |
| 2020 | Sue Blatchford | 798 |
| 2021 | Alex Houghton | 799 |
| 2022 | Jacqui Rayment | 800 |
| 2023 | Valerie Laurent | 801 |
| 2024 | David Shields | 802 |
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