Newcastle had a 'Mayor' until 1905 when the King granted the City the right to have a 'Lord Mayor'. Sheriffs were first elected in 1400. The post was abolished after local government reorganisation in 1974, but was reinstated in 1996.

1216 - 1398
1400 - 1499
1500 - 1599
1600 - 1699
1700 - 1799
1800 - 1904
1905 - 1973

1974 to date