List of mayors of Cardiff
This is a list of mayors of Cardiff, Wales. The first mayor recorded for Cardiff was in 1126 though the title was generally given to the Constable or military governor of Cardiff Castle. The first "elected" Mayor of Cardiff took office in 1835 (elected by the members of the council), the same year the first council elections were held. When Cardiff was granted city status in 1905 the post holder was given the title Lord Mayor (Welsh: "Arglwydd Faer"). The Lord Mayor of Cardiff is considered to be the first citizen of Wales and since  1956 has enjoyed the style of The Right Honourable. The official residence of the Lord Mayor of Cardiff is the Mansion House, Cardiff, although the Lord Mayors have not lived here since 1971. The years given are for when each mayor took office. Most mayoral terms extended into the following year.