Mayor of Stratford, New Zealand

The Mayor of Stratford is the head of municipal government of Stratford District, New Zealand. The mayor is elected directly using the first-past-the-post electoral system.^[1] The current mayor is Neil Volzke.^[2]

History

The first Stratford Town Board was formed in 1882. The Stratford County Council was formed in 1890, and the Stratford Borough Council was formed on 22 July 1898. The county and borough councils amalgamated on 1 April 1989 to form the Stratford District Council, which was reconstituted on 1 November 1989 as part of the nationwide restructure in local government.

List of Mayors of Stratford

Stratford has had 24 mayors:

	Name	Term
1	George Newsham Curtis	1882–1885
2	Charles Stuart Curtis	1885–1890
3	Ebenezer Burgess	1890–1892
4	William Loftus Tocker	1892–1894
5	J. B. Patton	1894–1896
(3)	Ebenezer Burgess	1896–1898
6	Harry Norman Liardet	1898–1899
7	Frederick James Steuart	1900–1901
8	Reginald Brooking Tatton	1901–1902
(6)	Harry Norman Liardet	1902–1903
9	Nathaniel John King	1903–1907
10	Pilcher Frederick Ralfe	1907–1908
11	George A. Sangster	1908–1910
12	Jonas Masters	1910–1912
13	William Patrick Kirkwoord	1912–1915
14	Josephiah Wedgwood Boon	1915–1917
15	James Watson McMillan	1917–1929
16	Percy Thomson	1929–1933
(15)	James Watson McMillan	1933–1938
(16)	Percy Thomson	1938–1947
17	Norman Harold Moss	1947–1957
18	George John Wedgwood Boon	1957–1971
19	Leo George Wellington Carrington	1971–1986
20	Lachlan Grant Bond	1986–1989
21	David Walter	1989–1998
22	Brian Jeffares	1998–2007
23	John Edwards	2007–2009
24	Neil Volzke	2009–present

References

1. "Stratford District Council — Administration". Stratford District Council. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
2. "Mayor and Councillors". Stratford District Council. Retrieved 30 July 2013.