List of mayors of Bristol

The position of Lord Mayor of Bristol was conferred on the city in June 1899 (effective 15 November 1899) as part of the Queen's Birthday Honours and was confirmed by letters patent dated 1 April 1974.

The Lord Mayor is the Chairperson of the City Council and has the casting vote.

Bristol's first mayor was probably Roger Cordewainer, a confident of King John, and likely appointed by him in 1216.

Cordwainer was followed by Adam Le Page, who was likely the first mayor chosen by the town itself.

[3] Despite being accepted as the leader of the town, the mayor was not formally recognised in royal charters till 1373 which stipulated that ‘the said mayor and sheriff and 40 men would raise and disburse money for the necessities and profits of the said town’.