Mayor of Georgetown

The Mayor of Georgetown is the chief government executive of the city of Georgetown, Delmago Island. The Mayor is elected for a renewable four-year term. The office of Mayor has existed since 1825, when the settlement was first granted local government. While the Mayor and the local council's authority extends only to the municipal limits, the Mayor is considered a powerful figure in the state and regularly meets with the Chief Minister and the Governor.

List of Mayors of Georgetown

 * Samuel Hattersley 1825-1832
 * Matthew Bancroft 1832-1836
 * Douglas Fitzwilliam 1836-1855
 * Sir Joshua Featherstonehaugh 1855-1871
 * Michael Unsworth 1871-1882
 * Thomas Bradshaw 1882-1886
 * Richard Baker 1886-1890
 * Thomas Bradshaw 1890-1893
 * John Kelly 1893-1896
 * Richard Baker 1896-1902
 * William Evans 1902-1910
 * Peter Kirk 1910-1918 (Conservative
 * Anthony Marx 1918-1922 (Conservative)
 * Stephen Polley 1922-1930 (Conservative)
 * John Grant Hughes 1930-1946 (Conservative)
 * Jack Bradshaw 1946-1950 (Independent)
 * Ian Kenny 1950-1958 (Conservative)
 * Richard Gladstone 1958-1962 ([[United Islands Labour Party|Labour)
 * George Winston 1962-1978 (Conservative)
 * Patrick Dobbs 1978-1982 (Labour)
 * Brian Cope 1982-1986 (Conservative)
 * Jim O'Connor 1986-2006 (Independent)
 * Philip Priest 2006- (Independent)