The Mayor of Waimate officiates over the Waimate District Council.
Craig Rowley has been the mayor of Waimate since 2013.
List of mayors On 8 September, 1879, Waimate was officially proclaimed a borough under the Municipal Corporations Act. Nominations for the first mayoral election took place on 29 September, 1879, with four candidates being chosen: John Manchester, Leonard Price, Alpheus Hayes, and George R. Freeman. The inaugural municipal election was held on 6 October, 1879, where Manchester received the highest number of votes. The final results of the 1879 Waimate mayoral election were: Manchester, 90; Hayes, 76; Price, 29; and Freeman, 3.
Since its establishment as a borough, Waimate has been served by 21 mayors. PortraitName Term of office 1 John Manchester 1879–1881 2 Matthew Sherwin 1881–1882 3 Samuel W. Goldsmith 1882–1884 4 Charles V. Clarke 1884–1886 5 James Sinclair 1886–1887 6 Frank Slee 1887–1889 (5) James Sinclair 1889–1891 7 George H. Graham 1891–1893 8 William Coltman 1893–1895 (4) Charles V. Clarke 1895–1896 9 Robert Nicol 1896–1898 10 Herbert C. Barclay 1898–1901 (1) John Manchester 1901–1908 11 Norton Francis 1908–1912 12 John Black 1912–1915 (11) Norton Francis 1915–1917 13 George Dash 1917–1919 14 William E. Evans 1919–1921 15 Frederick Nash 1921–1923 (14) William E. Evans 1923–1925 (13) George Dash 1925–1941 16 William Boland 1941–1956 17 Alexander McRae 1956–1974 18 Andrew McLay 1974–1983 19 David Owen 1983–2004 20 John Coles 2004–2013 21 Craig Rowley 2013–present
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