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List of mayors of Belfast#21st century

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{{Infobox political post

| post = Lord Mayor

| body = Belfast

| insignia = Coat of Arms of Belfast.png

| insigniasize =

| insigniacaption = Coat of arms of Belfast

| image =

| imagesize =

| alt =

| incumbent = Tracy Kelly

| incumbentsince = 2 June 2025

| style = The Right Honourable{{cite web |title=How to address the Lord Mayor |url=http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/lordmayor/lordmayoraddresslm.asp |website=Belfast City Council |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526055024/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/lordmayor/lordmayoraddresslm.asp |archive-date=26 May 2011 |df=dmy-all |access-date=26 May 2011}}

| appointer = Belfast City Council

| termlength = One year

| inaugural = Sir Daniel Dixon (Lord Mayor)
George Dunbar (Mayor)
John Vesey (Sovereign)

| formation = 1892 (as Lord Mayor of Belfast)
1842 (as Mayor of Belfast)
1613 (as Sovereign of Belfast)

| deputy = Paul Doherty.

| website = {{official|https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/your-council/lord-mayor}}

}}

The Lord Mayor of Belfast is the leader and chairperson of Belfast City Council, elected annually from and by the city's 60 councillors. The Lord Mayor also serves as the representative of the city of Belfast, welcoming guests from across the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The current Lord Mayor is Tracy Kelly of the Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland who has been in the position of Lord Mayor since 2 June 2025. The Deputy Lord Mayor is Paul Doherty of the Social Democratic and Labour Party

History

Image:Belfast City Hall 2.jpg]]

The position that is now the Lord Mayor originated in 1613 in the town's Royal Charter as the Sovereign of Belfast. In 1842, this position was restyled the Mayor of Belfast. In 1892, four years after Belfast was granted city status, the position was given Lord Mayor status, making it one of only three cities on the island of Ireland having a Lord Mayor, the other two being Cork and Dublin. In 1929, it became one of only six cities in the United Kingdom to have a Lord Mayor styled "the Right Honourable". Until 1973 the position was held for three years, when it was reduced to its current term of one year. From 1921 until 1972, the Lord Mayor was automatically entitled to a seat in the Senate of Northern Ireland.

For most of the city's modern history, the position has been held by Unionists, with members of the Ulster Unionist Party holding the post for a total of 61 of the 67 years between 1921 and 1997. The first non-Unionist Lord Mayor since the partition of Ireland in 1921 was David Cook from the Alliance Party who was elected in 1978. The first nationalist Lord Mayor was not appointed until the election of Alban Maginness from the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in 1997, while a Sinn Féin Lord Mayor was first elected in 2002. The loss of the Unionist majority on the Council in 1997 has resulted in a greater rotation of the position amongst the parties, which, like other elected positions within the Council such as Committee chairs, is now filled using the D'Hondt system.

Powers and duties

The Lord's Mayor's role comprises these powers and duties:{{cite web |title=Lord Mayor |url=http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/councillors/index.asp?menuitem2=lord-mayor |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070607193627/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/councillors/index.asp?menuitem2=lord-mayor |archive-date=7 June 2007 |website=Belfast City Council |access-date=28 November 2010}}

  • In times of natural disaster the Lord Mayor may direct resources such as Police, Fire and Ambulance as they see fit
  • Presiding over meetings of the council and, in the case of equality of votes, the Lord Mayor has a second or casting vote
  • Promoting and raising awareness of the council's main objectives and priority issues
  • Encouraging and supporting all aspects of life in Belfast by attending civic and public events
  • Receiving distinguished visitors to the city
  • Acting as host on behalf of the council and the citizens of Belfast at civic functions
  • Acting as a spokesperson to the local, national and international media
  • Providing an appropriate response on behalf of Belfast at times of local, national and international catastrophe
  • Supporting and encouraging charitable and other appeals as appropriate
  • Promoting Belfast's business, commercial, cultural and social life
  • Promoting Belfast as a place of excellence in which to do business and as a tourist destination.

Deputy Lord Mayor

The position of Deputy Lord Mayor has a representative role within the city along with the Lord Mayor. When the Lord Mayor is unavailable for whatever reason, it is the responsibility of the Deputy Lord Mayor to carry out the representative functions of the Lord Mayor.

While the Deputy Lord Mayor is in office, they combine their mayoral responsibilities with their responsibilities as a councillor, such as serving on Council Committees.

Monuments

Image:James Horner Haslett Belfast.jpg|James Horner Haslett
Mayor of Belfast
1887–88

Image:William James Pirrie Belfast.jpg|William James Pirrie
Lord Mayor of Belfast
1896–98

Image:Sir Daniel Dixon.jpg|Sir Daniel Dixon
Lord Mayor of Belfast
1892–93, 1901–04 & 1905–07

Image:Robert James McMordie Belfast.jpg|Robert James McMordie
Lord Mayor of Belfast
1910–14

Sovereigns of Belfast (1613–1842)

The following is a list of sovereigns of Belfast from the creation of the position in 1613 until it was replaced by the position of Mayor in 1842.{{Cite book |last=Benn |first=George |year=2008 |title=A History of the Town of Belfast: From the Earliest Times to the Close of the Eighteenth Century |location=Oxford |publisher=Blackstaff Press |isbn=978-0856408328}}

=17th century=

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  • 1613: John Vesey
  • 1614: John Willowbye
  • 1615: James Burr
  • 1616: James Burr
  • 1617: Carew Hart
  • 1618: Carew Hart
  • 1619: George Theaker
  • 1620: George Theaker
  • 1621: No Name
  • 1622: Edward Holmes
  • 1623: Edward Holmes
  • 1624: No Name
  • 1625: No Name
  • 1626: Edward Holmes
  • 1627: Carew Hart
  • 1628: Edward Holmes
  • 1629: No Name
  • 1630: Walter House Crymble
  • 1631: Lewys Thompson
  • 1632: Robert Foster
  • 1633: Thomas Brampton or Brumston
  • 1634: Lewys Thompson
  • 1635: Henry Le Squire
  • 1636: Henry Le Squire
  • 1637: John Wasber
  • 1638: John Leathes, Senior
  • 1639: Henry Le Squire
  • 1640: John Haddock
  • 1641: Thomas Hamington
  • 1642: Thomas Stephenson
  • 1643: Thomas Theaker
  • 1644: Robert Foster
  • 1645: William Leathes
  • 1646: John Asshe or Ayshe
  • 1647: Hugh Doake
  • 1648: Robert Foster
  • 1649: George Giles Martin{{Cite web|date=5 December 2017|title=Fletcher of Cockermouth Hall, Cumberland, England.|url=https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=allerton_manor&id=I75825|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181102080952/https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=allerton_manor&id=I75825|archive-date=2018-11-02|website=RootsWeb}}
  • 1650: Thomas Harrington
  • 1651: Thomas Harrington
  • 1652: Thomas Waring
  • 1653: Thomas Waring
  • 1654: Thomas Theaker
  • 1655: John Leathes Junior
  • 1656: Thomas Waring
  • 1657: William Leathes
  • 1658: William Leathes
  • 1659: William Leathes and Francis Meek
  • 1660: Captain Francis Meek
  • 1661: John Rigby
  • 1662: George Macartney
  • 1663: George Macartney
  • 1664: Thomas Waring
  • 1665: Thomas Waring
  • 1666: Edward Raynell
  • 1667: Captain George Macartney
  • 1668: Captain George Macartney
  • 1669: William Warring
  • 1670: William Warring
  • 1671: Thomas Walcott
  • 1672: George Macartney
  • 1673: George Macartney
  • 1674: Hugh Eccles
  • 1675: George Macartney
  • 1676: George Macartney
  • 1677: George Macartney
  • 1678: George Macartney
  • 1679: George Macartney
  • 1680: George Macartney
  • 1681: Francis Tholford
  • 1682: Lewis Thompson
  • 1683: John Hamilton
  • 1684: John Hamilton
  • 1685: Thomas Knox
  • 1686: Captain Robert Leathes
  • 1687: Captain Robert Leathes
  • 1688: Captain Robert Leathes
  • 1689: Captain Robert Leathes
  • 1690: Captain Robert Leathes
  • 1691: William Lockhart
  • 1692: James Macartney
  • 1693: William Craford
  • 1694: William Craford
  • 1695: Captain Edward Harrison
  • 1696: Lewis Thompson
  • 1697: Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall
  • 1698: David Smith
  • 1699: David Smith

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=18th century=

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  • 1700: George Macartney
  • 1701: John Chalmers
  • 1702: David Butle
  • 1703: David Butle
  • 1704: David Butle and George Macartney
  • 1705: George Macartney
  • 1706: George Macartney
  • 1707: George Macartney
  • 1708: George Macartney
  • 1709: Richard Wilson
  • 1710: Roger Haddock
  • 1711: Roger Haddock
  • 1712: Hans Hamilton
  • 1713: Robert Leathes
  • 1714: James Gurner
  • 1715: James Gurner
  • 1716: Henry Ellis
  • 1717: John Carpenter
  • 1718: John Carpenter
  • 1719: Henry Ellis
  • 1720: Robert Le Byrtt
  • 1721: Robert Le Byrtt
  • 1722: Henry Ellis
  • 1723: George Macartney
  • 1724: Major George Macartney and Nathaniel Byrtt
  • 1725: Nathaniel Byrtt
  • 1726: Dr. James Macartney
  • 1727: John Clugstone
  • 1728: John Clugstone
  • 1729: Thomas Banks
  • 1730: John Duff
  • 1731: Arthur Byrtt
  • 1732: John Clugstone
  • 1733: John Clugstone
  • 1734: Robert Le Byrtt
  • 1735: Robert Le Byrtt
  • 1736: Margetson Saunders
  • 1737: Margetson Saunders
  • 1738: Margetson Saunders
  • 1739: Robert Le Byrtt
  • 1740: Robert Le Byrtt
  • 1741: John Duff
  • 1742: John Duff
  • 1743: Robert Le Byrtt
  • 1744: Arthur Byrtt
  • 1745: Arthur Byrtt
  • 1746: Arthur Byrtt
  • 1747: John Duff
  • 1748: Margetson Saunders
  • 1749: George Macartney
  • 1750: George Macartney
  • 1751: George Macartney
  • 1752: Arthur Byrtt
  • 1753: John Duff
  • 1754: Margetson Saunders
  • 1755: Stewart Banks
  • 1756: Stewart Banks
  • 1757: Arthur Byrtt
  • 1758: Stewart Banks
  • 1759: George Macartney
  • 1760: Stephen Havon
  • 1761: James Hamilton
  • 1762: Stewart Banks
  • 1763: George Macartney
  • 1764: George Macartney
  • 1765: George Macartney
  • 1766: Stewart Banks
  • 1767: George Macartney
  • 1768: George Macartney
  • 1769: James Hamilton
  • 1770: Stephen Havon
  • 1771: Stewart Banks
  • 1772: Sham Thompson
  • 1773: James Lewis
  • 1774: James Lewis
  • 1775: George Black
  • 1776: George Black
  • 1777: James Lewis
  • 1778: Stewart Banks
  • 1779: Samuel Black
  • 1780: Samuel Black
  • 1781: Samuel Black
  • 1782: George Black
  • 1783: George Black
  • 1784: Samuel Black
  • 1785: George Black
  • 1786: Rev. William Bristow
  • 1787: Rev. William Bristow
  • 1788: Rev. William Bristow
  • 1789: Samuel Black
  • 1790: Rev. William Bristow
  • 1791: Rev. William Bristow
  • 1792: Rev. William Bristow
  • 1793: Rev. William Bristow
  • 1794: Rev. William Bristow
  • 1795: Rev. William Bristow
  • 1796: Rev. William Bristow
  • 1797: John Brown
  • 1798: Rev. William Bristow
  • 1799: John Brown

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=19th century=

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  • 1800–1801: John Brown
  • 1802: Arthur Chichester
  • 1803–1806: James Edward May (MP for Belfast, 1801–1814)
  • 1807–1808: Rev. Edward May
  • 1809–1810: James Edward May (MP for Belfast, 1801–1814)
  • 1811: Rev. Edward May
  • 1812–1815: Thomas Verner
  • 1816: Rev. Edward May
  • 1817–1818: Thomas Ludford Stewart
  • 1819–1822: Thomas Verner
  • 1823: John Agnew and Andrew Alexander
  • 1824: Andrew Alexander and John Agnew
  • 1825–1826: John Agnew
  • 1827: Rev. Lord Edward Chichester
  • 1828–1833: Sir Stephen Edward May (MP for Belfast, 1814–1816)
  • 1834–1840: John Agnew
  • 1841–1842: Thomas Verner, Jun (Last Sovereign of the Old Corporation)

{{div col end}}

Mayors of Belfast (1842–1892)

The following is a list of mayors of Belfast from the creation of the position in 1842 until it was replaced by the position of Lord Mayor in 1892.{{cite web |title=Former Mayors (1842 to 1891) |url=https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/your-council/former-mayors#425-3 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601162113/https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/your-council/former-mayors |archive-date=1 June 2021 |website=Belfast City Council |access-date=26 May 2019}}

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  • 1842–1844: George Dunbar (2 years)
  • 1844–1845: John Dunbar
  • 1845–1846: Andrew Mulholland
  • 1846–1847: John Kane
  • 1847–1848: John Harrison
  • 1848–1849: George Suffern
  • 1849–1850: William Gilliland Johnston
  • 1850–1852: James Sterling (2 years)
  • 1852–1853: Samuel Graeme Fenton
  • 1853–1854: William McGee
  • 1854–1855: Frederick Harry Lewis
  • 1855–1856: Thomas Verner
  • 1856–1859: Samuel Gibson Getty (3 years)
  • 1859–1861: William Ewart (2 years)
  • 1861–1862: Edward Coey
  • 1862–1863: Charles Lanyon
  • 1863–1866: John Lyttle (3 years)
  • 1866–1867: William Mullan
  • 1867–1868: David Taylor
  • 1868–1869: Samuel McCausland
  • 1869–1870: Frederick Harry Lewis
  • 1870–1871: Samuel Browne
  • 1871–1872: Philip Johnston
  • 1872–1873: (Sir) John Savage
  • 1873–1875: James Henderson (2 years)
  • 1875–1876: Thomas Graham Lindsay
  • 1876–1877: Robert Boag
  • 1877–1879: Sir John Preston (2 years)
  • 1879–1881: John Browne (2 years)
  • 1881–1883: Sir Edward Cowan (2 years)
  • 1883–1885: Sir David Taylor (2 years)
  • 1885–1888: Sir Edward Harland, Bt (2 years)
  • 1887–1889: Sir James Horner Haslett (2 years)
  • 1889–1891: Charles C. Connor (2 years)

{{div col end}}

Source: Belfast City Council

Lord Mayors of Belfast (1892–present)

The following is a list of lord mayors of Belfast since the creation of the position in 1892.{{cite web|title=Former Lord Mayors (1892 to 2008)|url=http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/lordmayor/formerlordmayors.asp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314071313/http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/council/lordmayor/formermayors.aspx|archive-date=2019-03-14|access-date=28 May 2011|publisher=Belfast City Council}}

=19th century=

class="wikitable sortable"
No.

!From

!To

!scope="col" width="200" | Name

!class="unsortable" |

!scope="col" width="150" | Party

1

|1892

|1893

|Daniel Dixon

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

2

|1894

|1896

|William McCammond

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

3

|1896

|1898

|William James Pirrie

| {{Party name with colour|Liberal Party (UK)}}

4

|1898

|1899

|James Henderson

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

5

|1899

|1900

|Otto Jaffe

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

=20th century=

class="wikitable sortable"
No.

!From

!To

!scope="col" width="200" | Name

!class="unsortable" |

!scope="col" width="150" | Party

6

|1900

|1901

|Sir Robert J. McConnell

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

7

|1901

|1904

|Sir Daniel Dixon

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

8

|1904

|1905

|Sir Otto Jaffe

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

9

|1905

|1907

|Sir Daniel Dixon

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

10

|1907

|1908

|The 9th Earl of Shaftesbury

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

11

|1908

|1910

|Sir Robert Anderson

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

12

|1910

|1914

|Robert James McMordie

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

13

|1914

|1917

|Sir Crawford McCullagh

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

14

|1917

|1919

|James Johnston

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

15

|1919

|1920

|John Campbell White

| {{Party name with colour|Irish Unionist Party}}

16

|1920

|1923

|William F. Coates

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

17

|1923

|1929

|William George Turner

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

18

|1929

|1931

|Sir William F. Coates

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

19

|1931

|1942

|Sir Crawford McCullagh

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

20

|1942

|1942

|George Ruddell Black

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

21

|1943

|1946

|Sir Crawford McCullagh

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

22

|1946

|1949

|Sir William F. Neill

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

23

|1949

|1951

|William E. G. Johnston

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

24

|1951

|1953

|James Henry Norritt

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

25

|1953

|1955

|Sir Percival Brown

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

26

|1955

|1957

|Sir Robert Harcourt

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

27

|1957

|1959

|Cecil McKee

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

28

|1959

|1961

|Robin Kinahan

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

29

|1961

|1963

|Martin Kelso Wallace

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

30

|1963

|1966

|William Jenkins

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

31

|1966

|1969

|William Duncan Geddis

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

32

|1969

|1972

|Joseph Foster Cairns

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

33

|1972

|1975

|Sir William Christie

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

34

|1975

|1977

|Sir Myles Humphreys

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

35

|1977

|1978

|James Stewart

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

36

|1978

|1979

|David Cook

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

37

|1979

|1980

|Billy Bell

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

38

|1980

|1981

|John Carson

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

39

|1981

|1982

|Grace Bannister

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

40

|1982

|1983

|Thomas Patton

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

41

|1983

|1985

|Alfie Ferguson

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

42

|1985

|1986

|John Carson

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

43

|1986

|1987

|Sammy Wilson

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

44

|1987

|1988

|J.J. Dixon Gilmore

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

45

|1988

|1989

|Nigel Dodds

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

46

|1989

|1990

|Reg Empey

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

47

|1990

|1991

|Fred Cobain

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

48

|1991

|1992

|Nigel Dodds

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

49

|1992

|1993

|Herbert Ditty

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

50

|1993

|1994

|Reg Empey

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

51

|1994

|1995

|Hugh Smyth

| {{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}

52

|1995

|1996

|Eric Smyth

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

53

|1996

|1997

|Ian Adamson

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

54

|1997

|1998

|Alban Maginness

| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}

55

|1998

|1999

|David Alderdice

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

56

|1999

|2000

|Bob Stoker

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

=21st century=

class="wikitable sortable"
No.

! From

! To

! scope="col" width="200" | Name

! scope="col" width="40" | Image

! class="unsortable" |

! scope="col" width="5" | Party colour

57

| 2000

| 2001

| Sammy Wilson

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Official portrait of Sammy Wilson crop 2.jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

58

| 2001

| 2002

| Jim Rodgers

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Lord Mayor Bill Rodgers-cropped (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

59

| 2002

| 2003

| Alex Maskey

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Alex Maskey.jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

60

| 2003

| 2004

| Martin Morgan

| {{CSS image crop|Image =No-Image-Placeholder.svg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}

61

| 2004

| 2005

| Tom Ekin

| {{CSS image crop|Image =No-Image-Placeholder.svg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

62

| 2005

| 2006

| Wallace Browne

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Official portrait of Lord Browne of Belmont 2020 crop 3.jpg|bSize = 80|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 10}}

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

63

| 2006

| 2007

| Patrick McCarthy

| {{CSS image crop|Image =No-Image-Placeholder.svg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}

64

| 2007

| 2008

| Jim Rodgers

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Lord Mayor Bill Rodgers-cropped (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

65

| 2008

| 2009

| Tom Hartley

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Tom Hartley, 2016 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

66

| 2009

| 2010

| Naomi Long

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Naomi Long cropped and brightned from UK Interfaith Leaders (8738792158).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

67

| 2010

| 2011

| Pat Convery

| {{CSS image crop|Image =No-Image-Placeholder.svg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}

68

| 2011

| 2012

| Niall Ó Donnghaile

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Niall Ó Donnghaile (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

69

| 2012

| 2013

| Gavin Robinson

| {{CSS image crop|Image =GavinRobinsonDUP.jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

70

| 2013

| 2014

| Máirtín Ó Muilleoir

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Máirtín Ó Muilleoir.jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

71

| 2014

| 2015

| Nichola Mallon

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Nichola Mallon - SDLP Lord Mayor of Belfast.jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}

72

| 2015

| 2016

| Arder Carson

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Arder Carson.jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

73

| 2016

| 2017

| Brian Kingston

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Brian Kingston MLA outside Parliament Buildings, Stormont (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

74

| 2017

| 2018

| Nuala McAllister

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Nuala McAllister, MLA 2024.jpg|bSize = 80|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 10}}

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

75

| 2018

| 2019

| Deirdre Hargey

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Deirdre Hargey.jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

76

| 2019

| 2019

| John Finucane

| {{CSS image crop|Image =John Finucane MP (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

77

| 2019

| 2020

| Danny Baker

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Danny Baker elected Mayor of Belfast (49243008166).jpg|bSize = 80|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 10}}

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

78

| 2020

| 2021

| Frank McCoubrey

| {{CSS image crop|Image =No-Image-Placeholder.svg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

79

| 2021

| 2022

| Kate Nicholl

| {{CSS image crop|Image =K Nicholl MLA 24.jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

80

| 2022

| 2022

| Michael Long

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Michael Long.jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

81

| 2022

| 2023

| Tina Black

| {{CSS image crop|Image =Tina Black, 2019 (cropped).jpg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

82

| 2023

| 2024

| Ryan Murphy

| {{CSS image crop|Image =No-Image-Placeholder.svg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

83

| 2024

| 2025

| Micky Murray

| {{CSS image crop|Image =No-Image-Placeholder.svg|bSize = 60|cWidth = 60|cHeight = 80|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

Deputy Lord Mayors

=20th century=

class="wikitable sortable"
No.

!From

!To

!scope="col" width="200" | Name

!class="unsortable" |

!scope="col" width="150" | Party

1

|1975

|1977

|Grace Bannister

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

|1977

|1979

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Post vacant

2

|1978

|1979

|Dorothy Dunlop

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

|1979

|1980

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Post vacant

|1980

|1981

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Post vacant

3

|1981

|1982

|Frank Millar

| {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}}

4

|1982

|1983

|Frederick Edward (Ted) Ashby

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

5

|1983

|1984

|Hugh Smyth

| {{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}

6

|1984

|1985

|Billy Blair

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

7

|1985

|1986

|Billy Dickson

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

8

|1986

|1987

|Dixie Gilmore

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

|1987

|1988

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Post vacant

9

|1988

|1989

|Reg Empey

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

|1989

|1990

| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Post vacant

10

|1990

|1991

|Eric Smyth

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

12

|1991

|1992

|Herbert Ditty

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

13

|1992

|1993

|Frank Millar

| {{Party name with colour|Independent Unionist}}

14

|1993

|1994

|Hugh Smyth

| {{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}

15

|1994

|1995

|Ian Adamson

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

16

|1995

|1996

|Alasdair McDonnell

| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}

17

|1996

|1997

|Margaret Crooks

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

18

|1997

|1998

|Jim Rodgers

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

19

|1998

|1999

|Bob Stoker

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

20

|1999

|2000

|Marie Moore

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

=21st century=

class="wikitable sortable"
No.

!From

!To

!scope="col" width="200" | Name

!class="unsortable" |

!scope="col" width="150" | Party

21

|2000

|2001

|Frank McCoubrey

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Democratic Party}}

22

|2001

|2002

|Hugh Smyth

| {{Party name with colour|Progressive Unionist Party}}

|2002

|2003

|colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Post vacant

23

|2003

|2004

|Margaret Crooks

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

24

|2004

|2005

|Joe O'Donnell

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

25

|2005

|2006

|Pat Convery

| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}

26

|2006

|2007

|Ruth Patterson

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

27

|2007

|2008

|Bernie Kelly

| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}

28

|2008

|2009

|David Browne

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

29

|2009

|2010

|Danny Lavery

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

30

|2010

|2011

|William Humphrey

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

31

|2011

|2012

|Ruth Patterson

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

32

|2012

|2013

|Tierna Cunningham

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

33

|2013

|2014

|Christopher Stalford

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

34

|2014

|2015

|Máire Hendron

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

35

|2015

|2016

|Guy Spence

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

36

|2016

|2017

|Mary Ellen Campbell

| {{Party name with colour|Sinn Féin}}

37

|2017

|2018

|Sonia Copeland

| {{Party name with colour|Ulster Unionist Party}}

38

|2018

|2019

|Emmet McDonough-Brown

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

39

|2019

|2020

|Peter McReynolds

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

40

|2020

|2021

|Paul McCusker

| {{Party name with colour|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}

41

|2021

|2022

|Tom Haire

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

42

|2022

|2023

|Michelle Kelly

| {{Party name with colour|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}

43

|2023

|2024

| Áine Groogan

| {{Party name with colour|Green Party Northern Ireland}}

44

|2024

|2025

|Andrew McCormick

| {{Party name with colour|Democratic Unionist Party}}

See also

References

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External links

  • {{official|https://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/your-council/lord-mayor}}
  • [http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/council/lordmayor/formermayors.aspx#formermayor List of Mayors of Belfast Council 1842-1891]
  • [http://www.belfastcity.gov.uk/council/lordmayor/formermayors.aspx#formerlordmayor List of Lord Mayors Belfast Council]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010411/http://www2.belfasttoday.net/cityhall/cityhall10.pdf Former Lord Mayors] [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010414/http://www2.belfasttoday.net/cityhall/cityhall11.pdf recall chain of events], Belfast Newsletter
  • [http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnisen.htm CAIN: The Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72]

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