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Former Mayors of Barrow-in-Furness
County Borough Mayors
- Sir James Ramsden, 1867-8, 1868-9, 1869-70, 1870-1, 1871-2
- Josiah Timmis Smith, Esq., 1872-3, 1873-4, 1874-5
- Henry William Schneider, Esq., 1875-6, 1876-7, 1877-8
- Edward Wadham, Esq., 1878-9, 1879-80, 1880-1
- William Gradwell, Esq., Nov. 1881 to Sept. 1882
- Edward Wadham, Esq., Sept. 1882 to Nov. 1882 (Elected for remainder of year owing to death of Mr Gradwell)
- John Fell, Esq., 1882-3, 1883-4, 1884-5
- Benjamin Townson, Esq., 1885-6, 1886-7
- William Park, Esq., 1887-8, 1888-9
- Augustus Horace Strongitharm, Esq., 1889-90, 1890-1, 1891-2
- James William Little, Esq., 1892-3, 1893-4
- John Fisher, Esq., 1894-5, 1895-6, 1896-7
- Benjamin Fish, Esq., 1897-98
- Leonard Parker Chapman, Esq., 1898-9, 1899-1900
- Henry Cook, Esq., 1900-1
- John Peter Smith, Esq., 1901-2
- James Fisher, Esq., 1902-3
- George Samuel Heath, Esq., 1903-4, 1904-5, 1905-6
- Theobald Fitzwalter Butler, Esq., 1906-7, 1907-8, 1908-9, 1909-10, 1910-11
- John Peter Smith, Esq., 1911-2
- Robert Bateson Dixon Bradshaw, Esq., 1912-3
- Alfred Barrow, Esq., (afterwards Sir Alfred Barrow, O.B.E., D.L.) 1913-4, 1915-6, 1916-7, 1917-8, 1918-9
- Lieut. Col. Walter Francis Ainslie Wadham, 1919-20
- George Basterfield, Esq., 1920-1
- Walker Fairbairn, Esq., 1921-2, 1922-3, 1923-4
- Charles Gleaston Ellison, Esq., 1924-5, 1925-6, 1926-7, 1927-8
- John Whinnerah, Esq., 1928-9, 1929-30
- Robert Tyson Dockeray, Esq., 1930-2, 1931-2
- Tom Morton, Esq., 1932-3, 1933-4
- Bram Longstaffe, Esq., 1934-5, 1935-6
- George Basterfield, Esq., 1936-7
- Williams Atkinson Pickthall, Esq., 1937-8
- John Foster Massicks, Esq., 1938-9
- William Walter Poyntz, Esq., 1939-40
- Richard Anthony Brunskill, Esq., 1940-1
- John Thomas Gibbon, Esq., 1941-2
- John Miller, Esq., 1942-3
- George Douglas Hastwell, Esq., 1943-4
- Mrs Jane Elizabeth Ward, 1944-5
- Arthur Jones, Esq., 1945-6
- James Brazinton, Esq., O.B.E., 9th to 14th November, 1946
- Arthur Jones, Esq., Dec. 1946 to Nov. 1947 (Elected for remainder of year owing to death of James Brazinton, Esq., O.B.E.
- Mrs Elizabeth Smyth, Nov. 1947 to May 1949
- Francis Joseph Longstaffe, Esq., 1949-50
- Mrs Priscilla Winn, 1950-1
- George Douglas Hastwell, Esq., O.B.E., 1951-2
- Richard Anthony Brunskill, Esq., O.B.E., 1952-3
- Arthur Leslie Hearsey, Esq., 1953-4
- Thomas Albert Tyson, Esq., 1954-5
- Harold Turner, Esq., 1955-6
- David Douglas Williams, Esq., 1956-7
- Mrs Maria Theresa Freel, 1957-8
- Marshall Bolt, Esq., 1958-9
- Mrs Agnes Mary Tait, 1959-60
- John Miller, Esq., 1960-1
- Thomas McNulty, Esq., 1961-2
- Isaac William Swallow, Esq., 1962-3
- Hugh Bannister, Esq., 1963-4
- George Reginald Atkinson, Esq., 1964-5
- Thomas Albert Tyson, Esq., 1965-6
- Wilfred Murray Gabbatt, Esq., 1966-7
- Cedric Willoughby Ward, Esq., 1967-8
- George Edward Hartshorn, Esq., 1968-9
- John Lawrence Jackson, Esq., 1969-70
- William Lawrence Allen, Esq., 1970-1
- Ernest Marston, Esq., 1971-2
- Edwin Woodburn, Esq., 1972-3
- George Thomas Elborough, Esq., 1973-4
Borough Mayors
- Frederick Christie, Esq., 1974-5
- Mrs Ann Leah Shuttleworth, 1975-6
- George Edward Smith, Esq., 1976-7
- John Brown, Esq., 1977-8
- John William Joughin, Esq., 1978-9
- Harold Browne, Esq., 1979-80
- Joseph Vickers Hamilton, Esq., 1980-1
- Isaac Benn, Esq., 1981-2
- Colin Richard Rainford, Esq., 1982-3
- Frederick John Gallagher, Esq., 1983-4
- Henry Kenneth Gahan, Esq., 1984-5
- Mrs Irene Lucas, 1985-6
- Mrs Bernice Mounsey, 1986-7
- John Edward Smith, Esq., 1987-8
- John Edward Dick, Esq., 1988-9
- Stephen MacDonald Smart, Esq., 1989-90
- James Forbes Park, Esq., 1990-1
- Mrs Rosemarie Hamezeian, 1991-2
- Mrs Joyce Dorothy Fleet, B.E.M., 1992-3
- Mrs Denise Hazel Edwards, 1993-4
- Mrs Elizabeth Willacy, 1994-5
- Mrs Florence Proudfoot, 1995-6
- Stephen James Derbyshire, Esq., 1996-7
- Mrs Margaret Lesley Martindale, 1997-8
- Mrs Mary Teresa Irwin, 1998-9
- Mrs Jean Waiting, 1999-2000
- John Robert Richardson, Esq., 2000-01
- Mrs Pamela Joyce Mary Smith, 2001-02
- David Pidduck, Esq., 2002-03
- Desmond Barlow, Esq., 2003-04
- Kenneth Frederick Burton, Esq., 2004-05
- Mrs. Michelle Roberts, 2005-06
- William Crosthwaite Esq, 2006-07 (from May to Oct '06)
- Kenneth Williams Esq, 2006 -08 (from Oct '06)
- David Roberts, Esq., 2008-2009
- Mrs. Dorothy Dawes, 2009-2010
- Rory McClure, 2010-2011
- John Murphy, 2011-2012
- Wendy Maddox, 2012-2013
- Colin Thomson, 2013-2014
- Marie Derbyshire, 2014-2015
- Ann Thomson, 2015-2016
- Anita Husband, 2016-2017
- Tony Callister, 2017-2018
- William McEwan, 2018-2019
- Kevin Hamilton 2019-2020
- Kevin Hamilton 2020-2021
- Helen Wall 2021-2022