Former Mayors of Gateshead from 1835 to 1973
Note: Up until 1947, Mayors were elected in November. Since 1949 they have been elected in May. WF Barron served from November 1947 until May 1949.
| Date | Name | Occupation |
|---|---|---|
| 1835 | George Hawks | Iron Manufacturer |
| 1836 | Michael Hall | Farmer / Coroner |
| 1837 | James Pollock | Silk Dyer |
| 1838 | John Barras | Brewer |
| 1839 | William Henry Brockett | Merchant |
| 1840 | William Hymers | Iron Manufacturer |
| 1841 | George Sowerby | Farmer |
| 1842 | Robert Davis | Surgeon |
| 1843 | William Kenmir | Brewer |
| 1844 | Thomas Cummins | Painter/Glazier |
| 1845 | Thomas Cummins (second term) | Painter/Glazier |
| 1846 | Thomas Revely | Brewer |
| 1847 | John Cuthbert Potts | Spirit Merchant |
| 1848 | George Hawks (second term) | Iron Manufacturer |
| 1849 | George Hawks (third term) | Iron Manufacturer |
| 1850 | Joseph Robson | Farmer |
| 1851 | Charles John Pearson | Builder |
| 1852 | John Lister | Builder |
| 1853 | David Haggie Jnr | Rope Manufacturer |
| 1854 | Richard Wellington Hodgson | Grindstone Manufacturer |
| 1855 | James Smith | Draper |
| 1856 | George Crawshay | Iron Manufacturer |
| 1857 | Bryan John Prockier | Glue Manufacturer |
| 1858 | William Brown | Ironworks Manager |
| 1859 | George Crawshay (second term) | Iron Manufacturer |
| 1860 | James Hewitt | Furniture Broker |
| 1861 | Benjamin Bigger | Provision Merchant |
| 1862 | Benjamin Bigger (second term) | Provision Merchant |
| 1863 | George Crawshay (third term) | Iron Manufacturer |
| 1864 | Isaac Charles Johnson | Cement Manufacturer |
| 1865 | Edmond Crawshay | Iron Manufacturer |
| 1866 | George Miller | Provision Dealer |
| 1867 | Robert Stirling Newall | Wire Rope Manufacturer |
| 1868 | Robert Stirling Newall (second term) | Wire Rope Manufacturer |
| 1869 | William Brown (second term) | Ironworks Manager |
| 1870 | John Marriner Redmayne | Chemical Manufacturer |
| 1871 | Richard Wellington Hodgson (second term) | Grindstone Manufacturer |
| 1872 | William Muschamp | Paper Manufacturer |
| 1873 | George Charlton | Gentleman/Former Butcher |
| 1874 | George Charlton (second term) | Gentleman/Former Butcher |
| 1875 | William Galloway | Nail Manufacturer |
| 1876 | William Galloway (second term) | Nail Manufacturer |
| 1877 | John Walton Robinson | Provision Merchant |
| 1878 | John Walton Robinson (second term) | Provision Merchant |
| 1879 | Edward Smith Hindmarsh | Grocer |
| 1880 | Edward Smith Hindmarsh (second term) | Grocer |
| 1881 | William Affleck | Gentleman/Former Builder |
| 1882 | William Affleck (second term) | Gentleman/Former Builder |
| 1883 | Robert Rankin | House Agent |
| 1884 | Thomas McDermott | Glass Manufacturer |
| 1885 | Thomas McDermott (second term) | Glass Manufacturer |
| 1886 | George Davidson | Glass Manufacturer |
| 1887 | George Davidson (second term) | Glass Manufacturer |
| 1888 | John Lucas | Fire Brick Manufacturer |
| 1889 | John Lucas (second term) | Fire Brick Manufacturer |
| 1890 | Silas Kent | Grocer |
| 1891 | Walter de Lancey Willson | Provision Merchant |
| 1892 | Walter de Lancey | Provision Merchant |
| 1893 | William Henry Dunn | Architect/Surveyor |
| 1894 | William Henry Dunn (second term) | Architect/Surveyor |
| 1895 | John Tulip Scott | Butcher |
| 1896 | John Tulip Scott (second term) | Butcher |
| 1897 | William Clough | Grocer |
| 1898 | Francis Joseph Finn | Confectioner/Pipe Manufacturer |
| 1899 | John Bradshaw | Builder |
| 1900 | Alexander Gillies | Gentleman/Former Coal Merchant |
| 1901 | Alexander Gillies (second term) | Gentleman/Former Coal Merchant |
| 1902 | Walter de Lancey Willson (third term) | Provision Merchant |
| 1903 | Lancelot Tulip Penman | Gentleman/Former Butcher |
| 1904 | Lancelot Tulip Penman (second term) | Gentleman/Former Butcher |
| 1905 | 5 Lancelot Tulip Penman (third term) | Gentleman/Former Butcher |
| 1906 | Alexander Gillies (third term) | Gentleman/Former Coal Merchant |
| 1907 | Alexander Gillies (fourth term) | Gentleman/Former Coal Merchant |
| 1908 | Alexander Gillies (fifth term) | Gentleman/Former Coal Merchant |
| 1909 | Alexander Gillies (sixth term) | Gentleman/Former Coal Merchant |
| 1910 | William John Costelloe | Pawnbroker |
| 1911 | William John Costelloe (second term) | Pawnbroker |
| 1912 | John Maccoy | Shipowner |
| 1913 | John Maccoy (second term) | Shipowner |
| 1914 | William Edward Wardill | Musical Instrument Dealer |
| 1915 | William Edward Wardill (second term) | Musical Instrument Dealer |
| 1916 | John Maccoy (third term) | Shipowner |
| 1917 | John Maccoy (fourth term) | Shipowner |
| 1918 | John Maccoy (fifth term) | Shipowner |
| 1919 | William Clough (second term) | Grocer |
| 1920 | William Clough (third term) | Grocer |
| 1921 | Sir John Maccoy (sixth term) | Shipowner |
| 1922 | Sir John Maccoy (seventh term) | Shipowner |
| 1923 | Sir John Maccoy (eighth term) | Shipowner |
| 1924 | Thomas Peacock | Railway Clerk/Bank Clerk |
| 1925 | Thomas Peacock (second term) | Railway Clerk/Bank Clerk |
| 1926 | William Edward Wardill (third term) | Musical Instrument Dealer |
| 1927 | William Edward Wardill (fourth term) | Musical Instrument Dealer |
| 1928 | William Edward Wardill (fifth term) | Musical Instrument Dealer |
| 1929 | William Hall | Building Contractor |
| 1930 | William Hall (second term) | Building Contractor |
| 1931 | Jonathan Hodgson Ritson | Brassfounder |
| 1932 | Jonathan Hodgson Ritson (second term) | Brassfounder |
| 1933 | Timothy Armstrong | Commercial Traveller |
| 1934 | Timothy Armstrong (second term) | Commercial Traveller |
| 1935 | James White | Trade Union Official |
| 1936 | James White (second term) | Trade Union Official |
| 1937 | William John Pickering | Engineer |
| 1938 | William John Pickering (second term) | Engineer |
| 1939 | Peter Strong Hancock | Trade Union Official |
| 1940 | Peter Strong Hancock (second term) | Trade Union Official |
| 1941 | John George Orton | Law Clerk |
| 1942 | Mary Gunn | Widow |
| 1943 | Sidney Alfred Heppell | Accountant |
| 1944 | Thomas Ryan | Traffic Superintendent |
| 1945 | Henry Kegie | Electrician |
| 1946 | Norman McCretton | Trade Union Official |
| 1947 | William Finnie Barron | Railway Foreman |
| 1949 | Charles Richard Flynn | Trade Union Official |
| 1950 | Stanley George Bell Tyrell | Railway Signalman |
| 1951 | James Arthur Hutchinson | Printer |
| 1952 | John Thomas Etherington | Railwayman |
| 1953 | Michael Grant | Engineer |
| 1954 | Ben Nicholson Young | Railway Supervisor |
| 1955 | Frank Pattison | Railway Foreman |
| 1956 | Allan Henderson | Solicitor |
| 1957 | Abraham Crossley | Railway Locomotive Driver |
| 1958 | Joseph William Roberts | Warehouseman |
| 1959 | William John Pike | Grocer |
| 1960 | Elizabeth Ann Hardy | Housewife |
| 1961 | Christopher Hetherington Wheatley | Printer |
| 1962 | Mary Bell | Housewife |
| 1963 | Thomas Wilkinson | Coal Depot Foreman |
| 1964 | William Collins | Technical Estimator |
| 1965 | Robert Ninian Baptist | Storekeeper |
| 1966 | John Coulson Snowdon Wheatley | Printer |
| 1967 | Albert Victor Turnbull | Industrial Relations Officer |
| 1968 | Charles Ryans | Charge Male Nurse |
| 1969 | William McKelvie Colligan | Civil Servant |
| 1970 | Joseph William Roberts (second term) | Warehouseman |
| 1971 | William Collins | Technical Estimator |
| 1972 | Frank Conway | Trade Union Officia |
| 1973 | Leslie Carr | Joiner |