1876 to 2004
| 1876 -77 | Alderman | William Nash Skillicorne |
| 1877 -78 | Alderman | The Baron De Ferrieres |
| 1878 -79 | Alderman | Henry Willmott |
| 1879 -82 | Alderman | William Nash Skillicorne |
| 1882 -87 | Councillor | George Parsonage |
| 1887 -88 | Councillor | John Haddon |
| 1888 -91 | Alderman | Newman Burfoot Thoyts |
| 1891 -93 | Alderman | John Charles Griffith |
| 1893 -95 | Alderman | Edward Bestbridge Wethered |
| 1895 -98 | Alderman | Richard Rogers |
| 1898 -1901 | Alderman | George Norman |
| 1901 -03 | Alderman | Richard Rogers |
| 1903 -04 | Alderman | John Charles Griffith |
| 1904 -05 | George Dimmer, Esq. | |
| 1905 -07 | Alderman | William Nash Skillicorne |
| 1907 -08 | George Dimmer, Esq. | |
| 1908 -09 | James Tyne Agge -Gardner Esq. | |
| 1910 -12 | Alderman | Charles Henry Margrett, C.B.E. |
| 1912 -13 | James Tyne Agg -Gardner, Esq. | |
| (afterwards the Rt Hon. Sir - Privy Councillor) | ||
| 1913 -15 | Alderman | William Nash Skillicorne |
| 1915 -18 | Councillor | Thomas Rees Jones |
| 1918 -21 | Alderman | John David Bendall |
| 1921 -23 | Councillor | Clara Frances Winterbotham, M.B.E. |
| 1923 -26 | Councillor | Walter James Manser Dicks |
| 1926 -30 | Alderman | Charles Henry Margrett, C.B.E.,J.P. |
| 1930 -32 | Alderman | Peter Philip Taylor |
| 1932 -33 | Councillor | Capt. John Henry Tyre,CBE, RN (Retd) |
| 1933 -35 | Councillor | Edward Lawrence Ward |
| 1935 -37 | Councillor | Daniel Leopold Lipson, M.A. |
| 1937 -38 | Councillor | Capt. John Henry Tyre, CBE,RN(Retd) |
| 1938 -41 | Councillor | John Howell, C.B.E., F.R.C.S. |
| 1941 -43 | Councillor | T. Wilfred Waite |
| 1943 -44 | Alderman | A.S.F. Pruen |
| 1944 -46 | Alderman | Clara F. Winterbotham, M.B.E., J.P. |
| 1946 -49 | Councillor | Horace Trinley Bush, J.P. |
| 1949 -51 | Alderman | Percy Tyler Smith |
| 1951 -52 | Alderman | Arthur James Bettridge, O.B.E. |
| 1952 -54 | Councillor | Theodore Leslie Thompson |
| 1954 -55 | Councillor | Alfred William Mann |
| 1955 -56 | Alderman | Lt. Col. C.W. Biggs, O.B.E. |
| 1956 -57 | Alderman | George Readings |
| 1957 -59 | Councillor | Charles Graham Irving |
| 1959 -61 | Councillor | Arthur George Dye, O.B.E. |
| 1961 -62 | Alderman | Francis Louisa Carter |
| 1962 -63 | Councillor | Alfred Ernest Trigg |
| 1963 -65 | Councillor | David Henry St. Lawrence Morris |
| 1965 -67 | Councillor | Bertram Walter Taylor |
| 1967 -68 | Alderman | Hiram Frederick William Bishop |
| 1968 -69 | Councillor | The Rev. Charles Henry Markham O.B.E. |
| 1969 -70 | Alderman | May Nugent Phyllis Dent |
| 1970 -71 | Councillor | Ernest James Morris Eldridge, O.B.E., T.D. |
| 1971 -72 | Alderman | Charles Graham Irving |
| 1972 -73 | Alderman | Terence Mostyn Joyner |
| 1973 - 31 March 1974 | Alderman | Aimbury Dodwell |
| 1974 -75 | Councillor | David Henry James -Martin Jones, M.B.E., M.A. |
| 1975 -76 | Councillor | Leonard Felix Frederick Gaylard |
| 1976 -77 | Councillor | Victor George Stanton |
| 1977 -1978 | Councillor | Arnold Gilbert Kerry Frewin |
| 1978 -79 | Councillor | John Anthony Aston |
| 1979 -80 | Councillor | Dudley George Aldridge, C.C. |
| 1980 -1981 | Councillor | K.J.S. Hammond, JP, CC |
| 1981 (May - July) | Councillor | Miss K.M. Godwin |
| 1981 -82 | Councillor | Mrs. J.M. Watson |
| 1982 -83 | Councillor | F.G. Herbert |
| 1983 -84 | Councillor | R.S. Marchant, C.C. |
| 1984 -85 | Councillor | G. Bingham |
| 1985 -86 | Councillor | P.G. Pennell J.P. |
| 1986 -87 | Councillor | D.N. Perry, T.D. |
| 1987 -88 | Councillor | G.J. Wakeley |
| 1988 -89 | Councillor | Mrs. M.A. Stafford |
| 1989 -90 | Councillor | E.J. Phillips |
| 1990 -91 | Councillor | W.V.P. Bullingham |
| 1991 -92 | Councillor | J.H. Pennington |
| 1992 -93 | Councillor | B.J. Cassin |
| 1993 -94 | Councillor | R.A. Wilson |
| 1994 -95 | Councillor | Ms. D.M.A. Griggs |
| 1995 -96 | Councillor | L.C. Freeman |
| 1996 -97 | Councillor | Mrs. P.M. Thornton |
| 1997 -98 | Councillor | L.G. Godwin |
| 1998 -99 | Councillor | Reverend Jeremy M. Whales, S.Th., M.A. |
| 1999 -2000 | Councillor | D.J. Banyard |
| 2000 -2001 | Councillor | Mrs. D.M. Pennell |
| 2000 -2002 | Councillor | Clive Lloyd |
| 2002 -2003 | Councillor | Ken Buckland |
| 2003 -2004 | Councillor | G.W. Barrnes |