Dartmouth received borough status in 1341 with the right to elect a mayor.
In 1974 the town became part of South Hams District.
There is still a Town Council and a mayor, but with reduced powers.
[1] The following have been mayors of Dartmouth, Devon, England: [William Plumleigh] Recvr.
Dartmouth 1610–11,2 mayor 1617–18, 1625–6, 1632–3, 1641-2[7] [9]