List of reeves and mayors of Scarborough, Ontario

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This is a list of reeves and mayors of Scarborough, Ontario. The township of Scarborough was created in 1850. The head of the local government was a reeve until the incorporation of Scarborough as a borough in 1967, at which point the head of the local government was styled as mayor and continued after becoming a city in 1983. Since 1998, Scarborough has been a community within the city of Toronto, and the head of the local government is the Mayor of Toronto.

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Township Reeves

Borough Mayors

After 1967, the title of reeve of the Township of Scarborough was changed to the Mayor of the Borough of Scarborough:

City Mayors

Scarborough became a city in 1983 with the former mayor of the borough becoming mayor of the city. After 1998, the Mayor of Scarborough ceased to exist and was replaced by the Mayor of Toronto.

Board of Control

Scarborough had a Board of Control from 1966 until it was abolished with the 1988 election and replaced by directly elected Metro Councillors. The Board of Control consisted of four Controllers elected at large and the mayor and served as the executive committee of Scarborough Council. Controllers concurrently sat on Metropolitan Toronto Council

Names in boldface indicate Controllers that were or became Mayor of Scarborough in other years.

X = elected as Controller
A = appointed Controller to fill a vacancy

M = sitting as Mayor

From 1966 to abolition

Elections to the Board of Control for Scarborough (1966-1985)
Controller 1966 1969 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1985
Albert Campbell M
Robert W. White XM
Gus Harris XXXXXMMMM
Brian HarrisonXXXXXXXX
Karl MalletteXXX
Ken Morrish XXXXXX
Paul Cosgrove MMM
Joyce Trimmer XXXXXX
Frank Faubert AXXX
Carol RuddellXXX
Bill BelfontaineX

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