# Toronto Board of Control

The Board of Control of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a part of its municipal government until it was abolished in 1969. It served as the executive committee of the Toronto City Council. When it was initially created in 1896 by mandate of the provincial government, it consisted of three Controllers appointed from and by the aldermen, and presided over by the Mayor of Toronto. Beginning in 1904, the Board of Control was directly elected by the city's electorate and consisted of four Controllers, presided over by the Mayor. Each voter could vote for up to four candidates, and the four with the most votes were elected. By tradition the controller who received the most votes would get the powerful budget chief position.

## Functions

Under the Municipal Act, the Board of Control had the following duties and powers:
* the preparation and certification of all estimates for expenditures
* the preparation of specifications for tenders, and making awards thereon
* the nomination to council of all heads of departments and related staff, and the recommendation of appropriate salaries
* the inspection and reporting (at least monthly) on all municipal works carried on or in progress
* the submission of by-laws to the council
* the authority to amalgamate departments and sub-departments
* other powers as the council has delegated by-law or resolution
With respect to the first three items, the board's actions could only be overturned by a two-thirds vote of the council.

## History

From 1896 until 1904, the Toronto Board of Control was an executive branch of Council, chaired by the Mayor. It handled all daily business of Council and reported to Council.
In the early 20th century, elected Boards of Control were introduced as a reform measure for all cities in Ontario. The board was designed to be the equivalent of a cabinet for municipal governments. It had certain specific duties such as issuing tenders and appointing department heads. In Toronto it often did not function as such. Since the controllers were elected separately from the mayor, there was no guarantee they would be allied. Moreover, since controllers contested citywide elections they were often seen as the natural contenders for the mayoralty and as challengers to the incumbent mayor. Many controllers thus had a self-interest in blocking the mayor from succeeding. Relations between the Board of Control and council were also sometimes difficult, with the Board often acting as an independent council at odds with the larger body.
In 1961 the provincial government allowed cities with more than 100,000 people to abolish the Board of Control. Toronto City Council voted to do so in December 1968 after a long debate. The move was opposed by Mayor William Dennison along with three of the sitting controllers, but it was passed by a significant majority of council. The Board of Control was replaced with a new executive committee that would be composed of and elected by city council members. The size of city council was expanded by four to retain the same overall number of councillors.
William Peyton Hubbard, the son of American slaves who had escaped to Canada through the Underground Railroad, was elected to the first Board of Control in 1904 and served for four terms - he would be the only Black person or person of colour to sit on the body; Joseph Singer became the first Jewish candidate to win citywide office in 1923; Jean Newman was the first woman elected to the Board and served from 1957 to 1960.

## City of Toronto Controllers

Names in boldface indicate Controllers that became Mayor of Toronto in other years. Names in italics are individuals who only sat on the Board of Control as mayor.
    X = elected as Controller
    M = sitting as Mayor
    B = elected as Controller in a by-election
    A = appointed Controller to fill a vacancy

### From 1896 to 1903

Municipal Boards of Control were created by the provincial government as a reform measure. From 1896 to 1903 the Toronto Board of Control was appointed by vote of Toronto City Council from among its own members and acted as an executive committee or municipal cabinet. Controllers were chosen at the first council meeting in January after the annual municipal election. Three Controllers sat on the Board, in addition to the Mayor, until 1901 when the number of Controllers was increased to four.
Appointments to the Board of Control for the City of Toronto (1896-1903) :
| Controller | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 |
| William Burns | | | A | A | | | | A |
| James Crane | | | | | | | A | |
| Robert Fleming* | M | M | | | | | | |
| James Frame | | | | | A | A | | |
| John James Graham | A | A | | | | | A | |
| Oliver Aiken Howland | | | | | | M | M | |
| William Peyton Hubbard | | | A | | | A | | |
| Daniel Lamb | A | A | | | | A | | |
| John Leslie | | A | A | | | | | |
| John Francis Loudon | | | | | | | A | A |
| Adam Lynd | | | | A | | | | |
| Ernest A. Macdonald | | | | | M | | | |
| George McMurrich | A | | | | | | A | |
| Joseph Oliver | | | | | | | | A |
| Fred H. Richardson | | | | | | | | A |
| John Shaw* | | M | M | M | | | | |
| Oliver Barton Sheppard | | | | | A | A | | |
| Francis Stephens Spence | | | | | A | | | |
| Thomas Urquhart | | | | | | | | M |
| Francis H. Woods | | | | A | | | | |
*Fleming resigned as mayor on August 6, 1897. Council elected Shaw to complete his term.

### From 1904 to 1929

Originally, the Board of Control was appointed by the city council. In 1903, the Ontario legislature passed a law requiring municipal boards of control to be chosen through direct election by the municipality's voters. This requirement became effective in Toronto with the 1904 municipal election.
Elections to the Board of Control for the City of Toronto (1904-1929) :
| Controller | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
| R.H. Cameron | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | X | X | | | | X | | | | | |
| Emerson Coatsworth | | | M | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tommy Church | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | M | M | M | M | M | M | M | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas Foster | | | | | | | X | | X | X | | X | X | X | | | | | X | X | X | M | M | M | | |
| George Reginald Geary | | | | | | X | M | M | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joseph Gibbons | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Albert Hacker | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| William Spence Harrison | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wesley Hiltz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | M | | | | | |
| Horatio Clarence Hocken | | | | X | X | X | | X | X | M | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Peyton Hubbard | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| S. Alfred Jones | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John F. Loudon | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles A. Maguire | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | M | M | | | | | | |
| Sam McBride | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | X | | M | M |
| J.O. McCarthy | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D.C. MacGregor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | | |
| John O'Neill | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A.R. Nesbitt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | |
| Joseph Oliver | | | | | M | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J. George Ramsden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | |
| Fred H. Richardson* | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William D. Robbins | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | X | | | X | |
| John Shaw* | B | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Henry Shaw | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Simpson | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joseph Singer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | | | | | | |
| Francis Stephens Spence | X | X | | | X | | X | X | | | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W.A. Summerville | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X |
| Joseph Elijah Thompson | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas Urquhart | M | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John J. Ward | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bert Wemp | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X |
* Richardson resigned after his election agent was charged with bribery. Shaw was elected to replace him in a by-election.

### 1930s and 1940s

Elections to the Board of Control for the City of Toronto (1930-1949) :
| Controller | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | Jan 1936 | Dec 1936 | 1937 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 |
| David Balfour | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Frederick J. Conboy | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | M | M | M | M | | | | | |
| Ralph Day | | | | | | X | X | X | M | M | M | | | | | | | | | |
| Lewis Duncan | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | |
| Albert Hacker | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fred Hamilton | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | |
| John Innes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X |
| Allan Lamport | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X |
| Sam McBride | | | X | X | X | X | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hiram E. McCallum | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | M |
| Kenneth Bert McKellar | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | |
| Douglas McNish | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| Claude Pearce | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| J. George Ramsden | | X | X | X | X | | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William D. Robbins | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | M | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leslie Saunders | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X |
| Robert Hood Saunders | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | M | M | M | M | |
| James Simpson | X | X | X | X | X | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stewart Smith | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | | |
| William James Stewart | | M | M | M | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W.A. Summerville | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William J. Wadsworth | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | |
| Bert Wemp | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### From 1950 to abolition

With the formation of Metropolitan Toronto in April 1953, the two most senior controllers, in terms of votes at the municipal election, also sat on Metropolitan Toronto Council along with the Mayor of Toronto, the senior alderman from each of Toronto's nine wards, and mayors and reeves elected from the suburbs.
Elections to the Board of Control for the City of Toronto (1950-1966) :
| Controller | Jan 1950 | Dec 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1958 | 1960 | 1962 | 1964 | 1966 |
| William Allen | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | | | |
| William Archer* | | | | | | | | | | | A | X | |
| David Balfour | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | |
| Roy E. Belyea** | | | | | A | X | | | | | | | |
| Ford Brand | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | | | | | |
| Margaret Campbell | | | | | | | | | | | | X | X |
| Joseph Cornish | | | | | | X | X | X | | | | | |
| William Dennison | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | M |
| Philip Givens* | | | | | | | | | | X | X/M | M | |
| John Innes | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allan Lamport*** | X | | M | M | M | | | | | | X | | X |
| Ross Lipsett *** | | | | | A | | | | | | | | |
| June Marks | | | | | | | | | | | | | X |
| Hiram E. McCallum | M | M | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jean Newman | | | | | | | | X | X | | | | |
| Herbert Orliffe | | | | | | | | | | | X | X | X |
| Nathan Phillips | | | | | | M | M | M | M | M | | | |
| Leslie Saunders*** | X | X | X | X | X/M | | X | | | | | | |
| Louis Shannon** | | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | | |
| Donald Summerville* | | | | | | | | | X | X | M | | |
* Mayor Summerville died in office, Givens was appointed mayor in his place. Archer was appointed to the Board of Control to fill the vacancy.
** In 1954, Controller Shannon died and Ward 9 Alderman Roy E. Belyea was appointed in his place.
*** Mayor Lamport resigned as mayor to become vice-chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission, Saunders was appointed mayor in his place and Ward 8 Alderman Ross Lipsett was appointed to the Board of Control to fill the vacancy.

## Election results
### 1966

    Margaret Campbell - 88,036
    June Marks - 77,655
    Herbert Orliffe - 76,412
    Allan Lamport - 67,677
    George Ben - 63,206
    Joseph Piccininni - 58,122
    Phyllis Clarke - 10,162
    Arthur Young - 9,550
    John Charles Ewing - 6,071
    Dorothy Cureatz - 4,262
    Shaba Musa - 2,399

### 1964

    William Dennison - 68,892
    Herbert Orliffe - 66,280
    William Archer - 65,593
    Margaret Campbell - 60,900
    George Ben - 59,751
    Richard Horkins - 47,906
    Harry Bradley - 12,949
    Phyllis Clarke - 10,284
    Fred Graham - 9,673
    Patricia Mitchell - 6,750

### 1962

    Philip Givens - 88,629
    Allan Lamport - 84,902
    William Dennison - 76,504
    Herbert Orliffe - 73,118
    Margaret Campbell - 72,108
    Ken Waters - 62,019
    Phyllis Clarke - 16,151
    Frederick Graham - 10,475
    Dorothy Cureatz - 6,752

### 1960

    Donald Summerville - 110,893
    William Allen - 110,256
    William Dennison - 76,169
    Philip Givens - 66,972
    Herbert Orliffe - 65,418
    Francis Chambers - 30,696
    William Harris - 14,493
    Jessie Jackson - 14,062
    Burke - 13,240

### 1958

    Jean Newman - 59,243
    William Allen- 52,462
    Donald Summerville - 49,476
    William Dennison - 33,612
    Leslie Saunders - 33,469
    Roy E. Belyea - 27,024
    Ross Parry - 25,195
    James Karfilis - 10,971
    Harry Bradley - 10,499
    Ross Dowson - 4,539
    George Rolland - 3,834

### 1956

    Jean Newman - 54,785
    Ford Brand - 54,178
    William Allen - 54,038
    Joseph Cornish - 49,385
    Leslie Saunders - 47,048
    Harry Bradley - 16,450
    Charles Sims - 6961
    George Rolland - 5,632

### 1955

    Ford Brand - 59,264
    Joseph Cornish - 55,162
    William Allen - 53,455
    Leslie Saunders - 46,528
    Arthur J. Brown - 41,351
    Harry Bradley - 14,802
    Alex Hodgins - 13,503
    Harry Hunter - 9,493
    George Rolland - 3,923
    George Stanton - 3,863

### 1954

    Ford Brand - 69,540
    Roy E. Belyea - 66,223
    David Balfour - 62,871
    Joseph Cornish - 55,277
    Ross Lipsett - 45,385
    Harry Bradley - 20,488
    Harry Hunter - 14,114
    Nobleman - 9,413
    George Rolland - 5,280

### 1953

    Leslie Saunders - 62,397
    Louis Shannon - 57,635
    Ford Brand - 54,635
    David Balfour - 51,393
    Joseph Cornish - 46,701
    Harry Bradley - 18,686
    Harry Hunter - 14,194

### 1952

    Leslie Saunders - 71,597
    Louis Shannon - 61,154
    David Balfour - 58,898
    Ford Brand - 58,648
    Joseph Cornish - 41,086
    John McMechan - 30,219
    Stewart Smith - 19,061
    Harry Bradley - 17,480
    Frederick Vacher - 7,065
    Mahoney - 7,046

### 1951

    Leslie Saunders - 95,838
    Ford Brand - 92,725
    David Balfour - 91,474
    Louis Shannon - 87,440
    Stewart Smith - 31,317
    Frederick Vacher - 20,039

### December 1950

    John Innes - 93,656
    David Balfour - 81,577
    Leslie Saunders - 80,703
    Louis Shannon - 74,859
    Ford Brand - 66,235
    W.H. Collings - 59,380
    Stewart Smith - 28,309
    Mahoney - 8,210
    Frederick Vacher - 7,653

### January 1950

    John Innes - 96,139
    Leslie Saunders - 87,799
    David Balfour - 78,090
    Allan Lamport - 72,436
    Louis Shannon - 72,059
    Stewart Smith - 45,251
    Harry Bradley- 21,719
    Frederick Vacher - 9,850

### 1949

    John Innes - 53,599
    Leslie Saunders - 57,746
    David Balfour - 55,271
    Allan Lamport - 52,037
    Stewart Smith - 43,364
    Kenneth Bert McKellar (incumbent) - 41,846
    Leonard Reilly - 20,756
    E.C. Roelofson (incumbent) - 11,905
    Harry Bradley- 9,701

### 1948

    Hiram E. McCallum - 83,812
    John Innes - 80,834
    David Balfour - 77,087
    Kenneth Bert McKellar - 75,356
    Stewart Smith - 47,791
    Harry Bradley - 15,711
    Harry Clairmont - 4,858

### 1947

    Hiram E. McCallum - 58,524
    John Innes - 53,137
    David Balfour - 51,578
    Kenneth Bert McKellar - 49,680
    Stewart Smith - 42,106
    M.A. Sanderson - 26,136
    Harry Bradley - 10,749
    Harry Clairmont - 4,858

### 1946

    Hiram E. McCallum - 42,126
    Stewart Smith - 41,637
    David Balfour - 40,632
    Kenneth Bert McKellar - 35,627
    William J. Wadsworth - 35,477
    Leslie Saunders - 22,040
    Harry Bradley - 6,796

### 1945

    David Balfour - 47,931
    William J. Wadsworth - 45,942
    Stewart Smith - 41,691
    Hiram E. McCallum - 41,201
    Leslie Saunders - 34,587
    E.C. Bogart - 34,258
    C.D Millen - 30,235
    Harry Bradley - 9,589

### 1944

    Robert Hood Saunders (incumbent) - 73,383
    Fred Hamilton (incumbent) - 52,694
    William J. Wadsworth (incumbent) - 52,485
    David Balfour - 50,599
    Hiram E. McCallum - 50,337
    Stewart Smith - 41,277
    William Dennison - 30,026
    William Muir - 19,061
    Harry Bradley - 7,743

### 1943

    Lewis Duncan - 40,060
    Robert Hood Saunders - 33,081
    Fred Hamilton - 28,919
    William J. Wadsworth - 27,031
    C.E. Reynolds - 26,194
    Minerva Reid - 18,320
    J.C. Irwin - 16,860
    G.P. Granell - 5,010
    Harry Bradley - 3,590

### 1942

    Lewis Duncan - 41,656
    Robert Hood Saunders - 28,923
    Fred Hamilton - 28,853
    William J. Wadsworth - 27,022
    Ralph Day - 24,208
    Minerva Reid - 20,337
    J.C. Irwin - 18,272
    N. Macmillan - 5,179
    Harry Bradley - 3,102

### 1941

    Lewis Duncan - 49,382
    Fred Hamilton - 39,021
    Robert Hood Saunders - 37,417
    William J. Wadsworth - 33,411
    Adelaide Plumptre - 33,021
    Ernest Bray - 26,391
    David A. Balfour - 20,849
    Day - 4,645
    Harry Bradley - 3,271
    Harding - 2,523

### 1940

    Frederick J. Conboy - 78,672
    Douglas McNish - 68,774
    Fred Hamilton - 60,124
    William J. Wadsworth - 55,756
    David A. Balfour - 43,261
    Stewart Smith - 19,641
    Harding - 6,548

### January 1939

    Frederick J. Conboy - 80,720
    Douglas McNish - 73,252
    Fred Hamilton - 54,516
    William J. Wadsworth - 49,446
    William Croft - 48,798
    Tim Buck - 43,112
    Robert Hood Saunders - 40,973
    William D. Robbins - 24,745
    Harry Bradley - 3,489

### December 1937

    Frederick J. Conboy - 60,665
    William J. Wadsworth - 53,766
    Fred Hamilton - 47,493
    Douglas McNish - 44,402
    Tim Buck - 44,248
    Robert Hood Saunders - 41,817
    Robert Allen - 15,283
    Harry Bradley - 4,623

### December 1936

    Ralph Day - 56,847
    Frederick J. Conboy - 48,976
    William J. Wadsworth - 48,047
    Fred Hamilton - 39,003
    Douglas McNish - 32,265
    Tim Buck - 31,342
    Alfred Burgess - 3,983
    Harry Bradley - 3,295

### January 1936

    Ralph Day - 68,335
    William J. Wadsworth - 62,838
    J. George Ramsden - 52,170
    William D. Robbins - 51,465
    Joseph Enoch Thompson - 31,546
    Miller - 30,613
    Tim Buck - 20,873
    Harry Bradley - 4,986

### 1935

    Sam McBride - 71,177
    William J. Wadsworth - 58,783
    William D. Robbins - 44,820
    Ralph Day - 41,515
    Claude Pierce - 34,064
    Adelaide Plumptre - 32,872
    A.E. Hacker - 29,110
    Frank Regan - 26,242
    Tim Buck - 9,938

### 1934

    Sam McBride - 54,855
    J. George Ramsden - 48,152
    James Simpson - 47,358
    William D. Robbins - 37,714
    William J. Wadsworth - 36,289
    Claude Pierce - 31,156
    Percy Quinn - 26,872
    Alice Buck - 9,767
    Harry Bradley - 2,623

### 1933

    J. George Ramsden - 55,503
    Sam McBride - 55,323
    James Simpson - 54,218
    William D. Robbins - 48,061
    Albert Hacker - 37,019
    John Boland - 36,645
    William Miller - 18,836
    Cotton - 11,871
    Alice Buck - 10,155
    W.J. Haire - 3,066
    J.H.H. Ballantyne - 2,183

### 1932

    James Simpson - 42,010
    J. George Ramsden - 38,200
    Sam McBride - 31,939
    William D. Robbins - 31,067
    Albert Hacker - 30,348
    Claude Pearce - 23,659
    Cotton - 6,440
    Tim Buck - 5,974
    Harry Bradley - 1,726

### 1931

    J. George Ramsden - 51,043
    William D. Robbins - 50,801
    James Simpson - 48,105
    Albert Hacker - 43,763
    John Boland - 41,779
    Claude Pearce (incumbent) - 40,431
    W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 19,087
    Foster - 13,491
    Cotton - 9,014
    King - 3,154
    Tim Buck - 3,010

### 1930

    W.A. Summerville (incumbent) - 47,418
    Claude Pearce - 46,692
    James Simpson - 44,921
    William D. Robbins - 39,023
    Benjamin Miller - 37,156
    Frank Whetter (incumbent) - 31,772
    Brook Sykes - 28,043
    Wesley Benson - 25,054
    Harry Bradley - 2,617

### 1929

    Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 43,464
    Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 32,734
    W.A. Summerville - 30,292
    A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 28,667
    R.H. Cameron - 27,266
    Claude Pearce - 27,245
    William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 23,796
    James Simpson - 12,816

### 1928

    Bert Wemp (incumbent) - 47,153
    Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 45,655
    A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 33,433
    William D. Robbins - 29,359
    D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 28,858
    Brook Sykes - 24,427
    Miller - 18,122
    James Simpson - 12,954

### 1927

    Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 48,739
    A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 43,153
    D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 34,813
    Bert Wemp - 34,450
    J. George Ramsden - 26,489
    Clifford Blackburn - 22,959
    Frank Whetter - 21,878
    James Simpson - 10,946

### 1926

    Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 37,608
    Sam McBride - 36,211
    A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 31,427
    D.C. MacGregor (incumbent) - 30,975
    William D. Robbins - 30,320
    William C. McBrien - 29,923
    Bert Wemp - 28,024
    Frank Whetter - 21,722
    W.E. Hamilton - 2,590

### 1925

    Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 39,299
    A.E. Hacker (incumbent) - 34,369
    William D. Robbins - 33,172
    D.C. MacGregor - 30,326
    R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 29,086
    James Simpson - 14,573
    Birks - 4,321

### 1924

    Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 42,778
    Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 34,435
    A.E. Hacker - 32,689
    R.H. Cameron - 30,621
    D.C. MacGregor - 26,637
    William D. Robbins - 26,594
    F.M. Johnston - 22,542
    J.R. Beamish - 20,161

### 1923

    Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 36,040
    Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 33,740
    Wesley Hiltz (incumbent) - 32,551
    Joseph Singer - 32,033
    Sam McBride - 30,606
    A.R. Nesbitt (incumbent) - 29,947
    Alfred Burgess - 24,876
    James Russell Lovett Starr - 25,931

### 1922

    Thomas Foster - 23,355
    Wesley Hiltz (incumbent) - 20,001
    Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 18,647
    A.R. Nesbitt (incumbent) - 16,453
    William D. Robbins - 16,814
    R.H. Cameron - 15,403
    J. George Ramsden - 14,721
    Clifford Blackburn - 12,950
    William Varley - 3,419

### 1921

    Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 34,141
    Wesley Hiltz - 22,615
    Joseph Gibbons (incumbent) - 18,612
    A.R. Nesbitt - 19,202
    William D. Robbins - 18,015
    R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 17,872
    J. George Ramsden (incumbent) - 17,393
    Herbert Henry Ball - 16,911

### 1920

    Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 28,438
    Joseph Gibbons - 23,269
    R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 21,055
    J. George Ramsden - 18,473
    William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 17,716
    Herbert Henry Ball - 16,506
    James Simpson - 10,832
    Wright - 7,927

### 1919

    Charles A. Maguire (incumbent) - 19,963
    R.H. Cameron - 19,094
    Sam McBride (incumbent) - 18,476
    William D. Robbins (incumbent) - 19,270
    Joseph Gibbons - 16,397
    Garnet Archibald - 15,603
    Fred McBrien - 13,570

### 1918

    John O'Neill (incumbent) - 24,952
    William D. Robbins - 19,000
    Sam McBride - 17,850
    Charles A. Maguire - 17,711
    William Henry Shaw (incumbent) - 14,255
    D.C. MacGregor - 14,468
    Garnet Archibald - 8,992
    Miles Vokes - 2,720
    Edward Meek - 2,262

### 1917

    R.H. Cameron (incumbent) - 15,615
    John O'Neill (incumbent) - 15,141
    Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 13,939
    William Henry Shaw - 11,967
    James Simpson - 10,779
    Sam McBride - 10,085
    Francis Stephens Spence - 9,281

### 1916

    Joseph Elijah Thompson (incumbent) -18,209
    John O'Neill (incumbent) - 17,572
    Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 16,085
    R.H. Cameron - 15,391
    James Simpson (incumbent) - 13,080
    Francis Stephens Spence (incumbent) - 12,652
    John Dunn - 11,009

### 1915

    John O'Neill (incumbent) - 20,751
    Thomas Foster - 18,608
    Francis Stephens Spence - 17,747
    Joseph Elijah Thompson - 16,505
    James Simpson (incumbent) - 16,349
    Fred McBrien - 15,447
    John Wanless - 13,044

### 1914

    James Simpson - 20,695
    J.O. McCarthy (incumbent) - 17,490
    Tommy Church (incumbent) - 17,085
    John O'Neill (incumbent) - 14,597
    Joseph Elijah Thompson - 14,233
    Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 13,929
    Robert Yeomans - 11,708
    Eckardt - 7,755

### 1913

    Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 15,861
    John O'Neill - 14,600
    J.O. McCarthy (incumbent) - 14,036
    Tommy Church (incumbent) - 12,765
    Francis Stephens Spence (incumbent) - 11,976
    Robert Yeomens - 10,713
    James Simpson - 10,122
    Charles A. Maguire - 9,388
    J.J. Ward - 9,278
    George R. Sweeny - 1,643
    Richard Woods - 498

### 1912

    Horatio Clarence Hocken (incumbent) - 16,904
    J.O. McCarthy - 14,897
    Thomas Foster - 14,462
    Tommy Church (incumbent) - 12,149
    Francis Stephens Spence (incumbent) - 12,003
    J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 11,735
    O'Donohue - 4,022
    George R. Sweeny - 3,921

### 1911

    Horatio Clarence Hocken - 22,761
    Francis Stephens Spence(incumbent) - 16,187
    J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 15,999
    Tommy Church (incumbent) - 15,760
    Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 15,540
    Thomas Davies - 3,285

### 1910

    Francis Stephens Spence - 13,879
    J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 13,401
    Tommy Church - 12,657
    Thomas Foster - 10,841
    William Spence Harrison (incumbent) - 9,946
    William Peyton Hubbard - 9,498
    Mark Bredin - 8,708
    James Henry McGhie - 7,511
    James Hales - 5,852
    Albert Chamberlain - 2,730

### 1909

    George Reginald Geary - 19,027
    Horatio Clarence Hocken (incumbent) - 17,380
    J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 15,782
    William Spence Harrison (incumbent) - 13,509
    Francis Stephens Spence (incumbent) - 12,933
    William Peyton Hubbard - 11,275
    Hales - 8,171
    Robert Buist Noble - 1,287
    James O'Hara - 779

### 1908

    Horatio Clarence Hocken (incumbent) - 16,844
    Francis Stephens Spence - 11,512
    William Spence Harrison (incumbent) - 10,312
    J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 10,075
    William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 9,203
    John Shaw - 6,385
    Robert Fleming - 5,640
    Oliver Sheppard - 5,099
    John Dunn - 4,434
    John Enoch Thompson - 1,291
    James Lindala - 1,220
    Hugh MacMath - 1,013
    Robert Buist Noble - 745
    James O'Hara - 367
    Joel Marvin Briggs - 232

### 1907

    J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 9,362
    William Spence Harrison - 9,054
    Horatio Clarence Hocken - 8,639
    William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 8,483
    Robert Fleming - 7,077
    S. Alfred Jones (incumbent) - 6,710
    John Shaw (incumbent) - 6,465
    John Dunn - 5,038
    Davies - 1,390
    Joel Marvin Briggs - 496

### 1906

    William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 14,081
    S. Alfred Jones - 14,039
    J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 13,770
    John Shaw (incumbent) - 12,524
    Hastings - 11,308

### 1905

    Francis Stephens Spence (incumbent) - 13,032
    J.J. Ward - 12,993
    William Peyton Hubbard (incumbent) - 12,880
    John Shaw - 12,436
    James Russell Lovett Starr - 9,823
    Joseph Oliver - 8,141
    Thomas Foster - 6,395
    G.R. Ramsden - 5,839
    Frank Moses - 5,048
    A.R. Denison - 4,925
    Edward Hanlan - 2,178

### 1904

    Francis Stephens Spence - 12,294
    John F. Loudon - 11,121
    William Peyton Hubbard - 8,950
    Fred H. Richardson - 8,923
    William Burns - 8,641
    James Russell Lovett Starr - 8,639
    Joseph Oliver - 8,598
    John Shaw - 7,184

## Suburban Boards of Control

Several other municipalities in Metropolitan Toronto also created Boards of Control. Etobicoke created its Board of Control in the 1962 municipal election and North York first elected its Board of Control in the 1964 municipal election. Scarborough and York launched their boards at the 1966 election. North York, and Scarborough had 5 person boards consisting of their respective mayors and four controllers elected at large while York's board consisted of a mayor and two Controllers. East York never created a Board of Control. Etobicoke's board consisted of the reeve and two Controllers until the 1966 election when it expanded to four Controllers and the mayor.
The top two candidates from the Toronto Board of Control also sat on, Metro Toronto Council. Beginning with the 1966 municipal election, several members of suburban Boards of Control sat on Metro Council as well as their borough's council - the number depended on the number of seats on Metro Council that borough was allocated.
With the 1988 municipal election, the suburban Boards of Control were abolished and Metro Councillors were instead directly elected from special Metro Wards (consisting of two local wards).

### Etobicoke

Beginning in 1966, the top three candidates for Etobicoke's Board of Control also sat on Metro Council.
Names in boldface indicate Controllers that were or became Reeve or Mayor of Etobicoke in other years. Italics indicate those who only sat on the Board of Control as mayor.
X = elected as Controller A = appointed Controller to fill a vacancy M = sitting as Reeve or Mayor
Elections to the Board of Control for Etobicoke (1962-1985) :
| Controller | 1962 | 1964 | 1966 | 1969 | 1972 | 1974 | 1976 | 1978 | 1980 | 1982 | 1985 |
| John Palmer MacBeth | M | M | | | | | | | | | |
| Murray Johnson | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| John Carroll | X | X | X | X | | | | | | | |
| Edward Austin Horton | | | M | M | | | | | | | |
| Donald Russell | | | X | X | | | | | | | |
| David Lacey | | | X | X | | | | | X | | |
| W. Kenneth Robinson | | | X | | | | | | | | |
| John Allen | | | | X | X | X | | | | | |
| Dennis Flynn* | | | | | M | M | M | M | M | M | |
| Bruce Sinclair* | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X/M | M |
| Winfield (Bill) Stockwell | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | | |
| E. H. (Pete) Farrow | | | | | X | X | X | | | | |
| Nora Pownall | | | | | | X | X | X | | | |
| Morley Kells | | | | | | | | X | | | X |
| Dick O'Brien | | | | | | | | | X | X | X |
| Leonard Braithwaite | | | | | | | | | | X | X |
| Christopher Stockwell | | | | | | | | | | X | |
| Lois Griffin* | | | | | | | | | | A | X |
*Dennis Flynn resigned as mayor as a result of his appointment as Metro Chairman in August 1984. On September 4, 1984, Etobicoke City Council appointed Controller Bruce Sinclair to replace Flynn as mayor and appointed Lois Griffin to fill the Controller position vacated by Sinclair.

### North York

Names in boldface indicate Controllers that were or became Mayor of North York in other years. Italics indicate those who only sat on the Board of Control as mayor. Beginning in 1966, all of North York's Controllers also sat on Metro Council.
X = elected as Controller A = appointed Controller to fill a vacancy M = sitting as Reeve or Mayor
Elections to the Board of Control for North York (1964-1985) :
| Controller | 1964 | 1966 | 1969 | 1972 | 1974 | 1976 | 1978 | 1980 | 1982 | 1985 |
| James Ditson Service | M | M | | | | | | | | |
| G. Gordon Hurlburt | X | X | | | | | | | | |
| Irving Paisley | X | | X | | | | X | | | |
| Frank Watson | X | X | | | | | | | | |
| Basil H. Hall | X | X | M | | | | | | | |
| Paul Hunt | | X | X | | | | | | | |
| Mel Lastman | | | X | M | M | M | M | M | M | M |
| John Booth* | | | X | | | | | | | |
| Paul Godfrey* | | | A | X | | | | | | |
| John Williams | | | | X | | | | | | |
| Alex McGivern | | | | X | X | | | | | |
| Barbara Greene | | | | X | X | X | X | | X | |
| William Sutherland* | | | | A | X | | | X | X | |
| Joseph Markin | | | | | X | | | | | |
| Esther Shiner** | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X |
| Ron Summers | | | | | | X | | | | |
| Robert Yuill | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X |
| Norm Gardner | | | | | | | | X | | X |
| Howard Moscoe | | | | | | | | | | X |
| Mario Gentile** | | | | | | | | | | A |
* Booth died in 1970 and was replaced by Paul Godfrey who served out the balance of his term. Godfrey was reelected in 1972, but resigned when he was elected Metro Chairman in 1973 following the death of Metro Chairman Albert Campbell. North York Council elected Alderman William Sutherland to replace Godfrey on the Board of Control on July 23, 1973.
**Shiner died on December 19, 1987. Councillor Mario Gentile was appointed to the Board of Control in February 1988 to fill Shiner's seat.

### Scarborough

All of Scarborough's Controllers also sat on Metro Council.
X = elected as Controller A = appointed Controller to fill a vacancy M = sitting as Mayor
Elections to the Board of Control for Scarborough (1966-1985) :
| Controller | 1966 | 1969 | 1972 | 1974 | 1976 | 1978 | 1980 | 1982 | 1985 |
| Albert Campbell* | M | | | | | | | | |
| Robert W. White* | X/M | M | | | | | | | |
| Gus Harris | X | X | X | X | X | M | M | M | M |
| Brian Harrison | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Karl Mallette | X | X | X | | | | | | |
| Ken Morrish* ** | A | X | X | X | X/M | | X | | X |
| Paul Cosgrove** | | | M | M | M | | | | |
| Joyce Trimmer*** | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Frank Faubert** *** | | | | | A | X | | X | X |
| Carol Ruddell | | | | | | X | X | X | |
| Bill Belfontaine | | | | | | | | | X |
*Albert Campbell resigned as mayor after being elected Metro Chairman on October 1, 1969. Scarborough Council appointed Robert W. White to fill the vacancy as mayor and, on October 6, 1969, appointed Alderman Ken Morrish to the Board of Control to fill White's vacant position as Controller.
**Paul Cosgrove resigned as mayor after being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in an October 16, 1978 by-election. Ken Morrish was appointed acting mayor in Cosgrove's place and Frank Faubert was appointed to the Board of Control to fill Morrish's vacated Controller position. Morrish was defeated by Gus Harris in the mayoral election a month later.
***Trimmer served as mayor from 1988 to 1993; Faubert was mayor from 1994 to 1997

### York

York's two Controllers also sat on Metro Council.
Names in boldface indicate Controllers that were or became Mayor of York in other years. Italics indicate those who only sat on the Board of Control as mayor.
X = elected as Controller A = appointed Controller to fill a vacancy M = sitting as Reeve or Mayor
Elections to the Board of Control for York (1966-1985) :
| Controller | 1966 | 1969 | 1972 | 1974 | 1976 | 1978 | 1980 | 1982 | 1985 |
| C. Wesley Boddington | X | | | | | | | | |
| Fergy Brown* | | | | | | X | X | X | X |
| Gayle Christie | | | | | | M | M | | |
| Jack Mould | M | | | | | | | | |
| Doug Saunders | | X | X | X | X | | | | |
| Alan Tonks | | | | | X | X | | M | M |
| James Trimbee | | X | X | X | | | | | |
| Philip White | X | M | M | M | M | | X | X | X |
*Brown served as mayor from 1988 to 1994