# List of mayors of Ryde

The Mayor of Ryde is the elected head of the City of Ryde, a local government area in the north shore region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The council was first incorporated on 11 November 1870. Since 2017, the mayor is elected for a two-year term, by the councillors. The mayor is assisted in their work by a Deputy Mayor, who is elected on an annual basis by the elected councillors.

## Election method

From 1870 to 1959, the mayor was elected annually by the elected aldermen. From 1959 to 1968, the Municipality of Ryde had a system of triennial mayoral elections, with the mayor chosen by the electors of the municipality alongside the elected aldermen. From 1968 to 2017, the mayor was again elected annually by the aldermen (retitled councillors after 1 July 1993, with the enactment of the Local Government Act, 1993). From 2017, in line with all other local government areas in the state, the mayoral term was extended to two years.
A referendum was undertaken at the election held on 4 December 2021, asking residents the following question: "Do you support a popularly elected Mayor where the voters of the City of Ryde elect the Mayor for a four (4) year term, thereby adopting a thirteen (13) Councillor model (including the Mayor)?". The final declared results were: 76.18% YES and 23.82% NO. As a result, the position of mayor will again be directly elected from the next local government elections scheduled for 2024.

## Mayors

The following individuals have served as Mayor of the City of Ryde and its predecessors:
| # | Mayor | Party | Term |
| 1 | Edward Terry | Independent | 13 February 1871 – 11 February 1874 |
| 2 | Gerrard Herring | Independent | 11 February 1874 – October 1875 |
| – | Edward Terry | Independent | 22 October 1875 – 12 February 1876 |
| – | Gerrard Herring | Independent | 12 February 1876 – 13 October 1876 |
| 3 | George Wicks | Independent | 13 October 1876 – 12 February 1877 |
| 4 | John Linsley | Independent | 12 February 1877 – 9 February 1880 |
| – | Gerard Edgar Herring | Independent | 9 February 1880 – 20 February 1885 |
| 5 | James Ross | Independent | 20 February 1885 – 1 March 1886 |
| 6 | Henry Watts | Independent | 1 March 1886 – 14 February 1887 |
| 7 | William Jackson | Independent | 14 February 1887 – 4 November 1887 |
| – | James Ross | Independent | 4 November 1887 – 13 February 1889 |
| 8 | George Lovell | Independent | 13 February 1889 – 16 February 1891 |
| 9 | Samuel Jordan | Independent | 16 February 1891 – 12 February 1892 |
| 10 | John Forsyth | Independent | 12 February 1892 – 18 February 1893 |
| 11 | Thomas Potts | Independent | 18 February 1893 – 14 February 1894 |
| – | Samuel Jordan | Independent | 14 February 1894 – 14 February 1896 |
| 12 | Thomas Pidding | Independent | 14 February 1896 – 11 February 1897 |
| 13 | Edward Worthington | Independent | 11 February 1897 – 13 February 1898 |
| – | Edward Terry | Independent | 13 February 1898 – 22 September 1899 |
| 14 | Walter Hibble | Independent | 27 September 1899 – 13 February 1901 |
| 15 | John Redshaw | Independent | 13 February 1901 – 14 February 1902 |
| 16 | Edward Betts | Independent | 14 February 1902 – 6 February 1904 |
| 17 | David Anderson | Independent | 6 February 1904 – 14 February 1905 |
| 18 | William Thompson | Independent | 14 February 1905 – 13 February 1906 |
| 19 | Rowland Sutton | Independent | 13 February 1906 – 15 February 1907 |
| 20 | Sidney Benson | Independent | 15 February 1907 – 7 February 1908 |
| – | David Anderson | Independent | 7 February 1908 – 11 February 1909 |
| – | John Redshaw | Independent | 11 February 1909 – February 1911 |
| 21 | Charles Robert Summerhayes | Independent | February 1911 – 12 February 1913 |
| – | David Anderson | Independent | 12 February 1913 – February 1914 |
| – | Rowland Sutton | Independent | February 1914 – 12 February 1915 |
| 22 | John Kelly | Independent | 12 February 1915 – 5 February 1920 |
| 23 | Alexander Stewart | Independent | 5 February 1920 – December 1920 |
| 24 | Charles Dyer | Independent | December 1920 – December 1921 |
| – | Charles Robert Summerhayes | Independent | December 1921 – December 1922 |
| – | Charles Dyer | Independent | December 1922 – 14 December 1927 |
| 25 | Albion Greenwood | Independent | 14 December 1927 – December 1931 |
| 26 | Percival Chatfield | Independent | December 1931 – 5 December 1934 |
| 27 | William Harrison | Independent | 5 December 1934 – December 1936 |
| 28 | William Mahon | Independent | December 1936 – December 1937 |
| – | William Harrison | Independent | December 1937 – December 1938 |
| 29 | William Irvine | Independent | December 1938 – December 1939 |
| – | William Harrison | Independent | December 1939 – 24 June 1942 |
| 30 | Gibson McMillan | Independent | 30 June 1942 – December 1943 |
| 31 | Clive Bondfield | Independent | December 1943 – December 1947 |
| 32 | E. L. S. Hall | Independent | December 1947 – 17 December 1948 |
| 33 | Kenneth Anderson | Independent | 17 December 1948 – December 1950 |
| 34 | Henry Attwool Dunbar Mitchell | Independent | December 1950 – December 1953 |
| 35 | William John Irvine | Independent | December 1953 – December 1956 |
| – | Henry Attwool Dunbar Mitchell MBE | Independent | December 1956 – December 1957 |
| 36 | James Henry Donovan | Independent | December 1957 – December 1958 |
| – | William Harrison | Independent | December 1958 – 5 December 1959 |
| 37 | E. L. S. Hall | Independent | 5 December 1959 – 1 December 1962 |
| 38 | C. M. Cutler | Independent | 1 December 1962 – December 1968 |
| – | William Harrison | Independent | December 1968 – 18 September 1971 |
| 39 | Harry Anderson | Independent | 18 September 1971 – September 1973 |
| 40 | Mick Lardelli | Independent | September 1973 – September 1974 |
| 41 | T. Greenwood | Independent | September 1974 – September 1977 |
| – | Harry Anderson | Independent | September 1977 – September 1979 |
| 42 | Ross Horner | Independent | September 1979 – September 1980 |
| 43 | Edna Wilde | Independent | September 1980 – September 1982 |
| 44 | J. M. Malone | Independent | September 1982 – September 1983 |
| 45 | Mick Lardelli AM | Independent | September 1983 – September 1995 |
| 46 | Jim Hull | Independent | September 1995 – September 1997 |
| 47 | Peter Graham OAM | Independent | September 1997 – September 1999 |
| – | Edna Wilde OAM | Independent | September 1999 – September 2000 |
| 48 | Ivan Petch | Independent | September 2000 – 10 September 2002 |
| – | Edna Wilde OAM | Independent | 10 September 2002 – 8 April 2004 |
| 49 | Terry Perram | Independent | 8 April 2004 – 13 September 2005 |
| – | Ivan Petch | Independent | 13 September 2005 – 30 September 2008 |
| 50 | Vic Tagg | Independent | 30 September 2008 – 8 September 2009 |
| 51 | Michael Butterworth | Labor | 8 September 2009 – 14 September 2010 |
| 52 | Artin Etmekdjian | Liberal | 14 September 2010 – 25 September 2012 |
| – | Ivan Petch | Independent | 25 September 2012 – 9 September 2013 |
| 53 | Roy Maggio | Liberal | 9 September 2013 – 9 September 2014 |
| 54 | Bill Pickering | Liberal | 9 September 2014 – 8 September 2015 |
| 55 | Jerome Laxale | Labor | 8 September 2015 – 16 September 2016 |
| – | Bill Pickering | Liberal | 16 September 2016 – 9 September 2017 |
| – | Jerome Laxale | Labor | 26 September 2017 – 11 January 2022 |
| 56 | Jordan Lane | Liberal | 11 January 2022 – 13 December 2022 |
| 57 | Sarkis Yedelian OAM | Liberal | 13 December 2022 – 19 March 2024 |
| 58 | Trenton Brown | Liberal | 19 March 2024 – present |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Ryde :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Trenton Brown | 27,324 | 41.03 | +41.03 |
| | Labor | Bernard Purcell | 16,422 | 24.66 | +24.66 |
| | Roy Maggio Independents | Roy Maggio | 14,694 | 22.07 | +22.07 |
| | Greens | Tina Kordrostami | 8,152 | 12.24 | +12.24 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 66,592 | 96.31 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,550 | 3.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal | Trenton Brown | 30,248 | 56.51 | +56.51 |
| | Labor | Bernard Purcell | 23,276 | 43.49 | +43.49 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* This was the first time the position of mayor of Ryde was directly-elected instead of appointed by councillors
* Trenton Brown (Liberal) was the incumbent mayor going into the elections, having been appointed on 28 March 2024