It may be assumed that this had been the practice for many years before 1835 and that the Municipal Corporations Act had little effect on the role of Mayor.
Mae’n debyg y gellid tybio fod hyn wedi bod yn digwydd ers sawl blwyddyn cyn 1835, ac mai ychydig yn unig o effaith a gafodd y Ddeddf Corfforaethau Dinesig ar waith y Maer.