List of mayors of Penzance
The office of Mayor of
Town clerk. In 1974 following the abolition of Penzance Borough Council under the Local Government Act 1972 the position of Mayor become a purely ceremonial one, the Mayor being chosen from Penzance members of the newly created Penwith
District Council, this was further altered in 1980 when the Penzance Town Council was created. The Penzance current civic year and Mayoral term of office is from May to May the following year.
This list is taken from Peter A. S. Pool's History of the Borough of Penzance and from information held by Penzance Town Council.
Mayors of the Original Borough of Penzance 1614–1836
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Mayors of the reformed borough of Penzance 1836–1932
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Mayors of the enlarged Borough 1932–1974
(Penzance borough from this period includes, Heamoor, Gulval, Newlyn, and Mousehole.)
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Charter Trustee Mayors 1974–1980 and Penzance Town Mayors 1981 onwards
Charter Trustee Mayors
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Penzance Town Mayors
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