| Mayor of Clarington | |
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| Member of | Municipal Council |
| Reports to | Clarington Municipal Council |
| Residence | Clarington |
| Seat | Clarington Town Hall |
| Appointer | Directly elected by the residents of Clarington |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Formation | 1974 |
| First holder | Garnet Rickard |
| Website | www |
This is a list of mayors of the municipality of Clarington, Ontario , from its inception in 1974 until the present day. Mayors of townships prior to merger are also listed.
| No. | Photo | Mayor (Birth–Death) | Terms of office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | James McFeeters (1813–1897) | 2 | 1858 | 1859 | |
| 2 |  | Frederic Cubitt | 1 | 1860 | ||
| 3 | | James McFeeters | 1 | 1861 | ||
| 4 | | George Haines | 3 | 1862 | 1865 | |
| 5 | | Frederic Cubitt | 9 | 1866 | 1874 | |
| 6 | | Francis McArthur | 1 | 1875 | ||
| 7 | | William Thompson | 4 | 1876 | 1879 | |
| 8 | | Francis McArthur | 4 | 1880 | 1883 | |
| 9 | | Robert Lascombe | 2 | 1884 | 1885 | |
| 10 | | William Horsey | 2 | 1886 | 1887 | |
| 11 | | Abraham Younie | 2 | 1888 | 1889 | |
| 12 | | John Galbraith | 1 | 1890 | ||
| 13 | | William Allen | 13 | 1890 | 1902 | |
| 14 | | Moses James | 2 | 1903 | 1904 | |
| 15 | | Archibald Tait | 2 | 1905 | 1906 | |
| 16 | | Thomas Spry | 2 | 1907 | 1908 | |
| 17 | | J. J. Mason | 2 | 1909 | 1910 | |
| 18 | | John Mitchell | 2 | 1911 | 1912 | |
| 19 | | Soloman Hillier | 3 | 1913 | 1915 | |
| 20 | | John Mitchell | 3.5 | 1916 | June 1919 | |
| 21 | | Arthur McMillan | 0.5 | June 2 1919 | 1919 | |
| 22 | | H. L. Quinn | 4 | 1920 | 1923 | |
| 23 |  | Thomas Holgate (1882–1935) | 5 | 1924 | 1928 | |
| 24 |  | Milton Elliot | 3 | 1929 | 1931 | |
| 25 |  | Geo. W. James | 2 | 1932 | 1933 | |
| 26 |  | Ross Strike | 4 | 1934 | 1937 | |
| 27 |  | Reginald O. Jones | 4 | 1938 | 1941 | |
| 28 |  | Alex Edmondstone | 0.5 | January 1942 | July 1942 | |
| 29 |  | C. G. Morris | 0.5 | July 1942 | December 1942 | Became acting mayor upon the departure of Alex Edmondstone. |
| 30 | | Reginald O. Jones | 1 | 1943 | ||
| 31 | | C. G. Morris | 3 | 1944 | 1946 | |
| 32 |  | Sidney Little | 2 | 1947 | 1948 | |
| 33 |  | Lawrence C. Mason | 3 | 1949 | 1951 | [1] |
| 34 | | Sidney Little | 1 | 1952 | Elected in 1952. [2] | |
| 35 |  | Morley Vanstone | 2 | 1953 | 1954 | Elected in 1953. [3] Acclamation in 1954. [4] |
| 36 |  | Nelson E. Osborne | 4 | 1955 | 1958 | Acclaimed in 1955, [5] 1956, [6] 1957. [7] |
| 37 |  | Wilfred Carruthers (1904–1969) | 3 | 1959 | 1961 | Acclaimed in 1959, [8] 1960 [9] |
| 38 |  | Ivan M. Hobbs (1912–1998) | 13 | 1962 | 1974 | Acclaimed [10] |
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| No. | Photo | Mayor (Birth–Death) | Terms of office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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 | Roy W. Nichols | 1 | 1959 | 1960 | [11] | |
 | Garnet B. Rickard (1916–1994) | 1 | 1960 | 1962 | [12] | |
 | A.L. Blanchard | 1 | 1963 | 1966 | ||
| Harold C. Muir | 1 | 1967 | 1969 | |||
| Carl Down | 1 | 1970 | 1972 | |||
 | Garnet B. Rickard (1916–1994) | 1 | 1973 | 1974 |
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| No. | Photo | Mayor (Birth–Death) | Terms of office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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| James T. Brown | 1 | 1959 | 1960 | [13] | ||
| H. E. Walkey | 1 | 1961 | 1964 | [14] [15] | ||
| John Stone | 1 | 1965 | 1966 | [16] | ||
| Roy A. Foster | 1 | 1967 | 1969 | [17] | ||
| John Stone | 1 | 1970 | 1972 | |||
| Ed Woodyard | 1 | 1973 | 1974 | [18] |
| No. | Photo | Mayor (Birth–Death) | Terms of office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Garnet Rickard (1916–1994) | 5 | January 3, 1974 | November 30, 1985 | • The Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex in Bowmanville, ON is named in his honour. |
| 2 |  | John Winter | 1 | December 1, 1985 | November 30, 1988 | |
| 3 |  | Marie Hubbard (1935–2022) [19] | 1 | December 1, 1988 | November 30, 1991 | • Served as councillor from 1980 to 1982. • First female mayor of the municipality. • Appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board in 1997, Appointed Interim Chair in 2003. [20] |
| No. | Photo | Mayor (Birth–Death) | Terms of office | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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| 4 |  | Diane Hamre (1939–2017) [21] | 3 | December 1, 1991 | November 30, 2000 | • Newcastle Recreation Complex renamed in her honour, after her death in 2017. [22] |
| 5 |  | John Mutton (b. 1966) | 2 | December 1, 2000 | November 30, 2006 | Also known as "Mr. X" for his role in Ontario's greenbelt scandal. [23] |
| 6 | | Jim Abernethy (b. 1952) | 1 | December 1, 2006 | November 30, 2010 | |
| 7 |  | Adrian Foster (b. 19??) | 4 | December 1, 2010 | Incumbent | • Longest serving mayor of Clarington by time in office, as of 2022. |
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