The Mayor, Burgesses, and Commonalty of the Borough of Carmarthen were established by a royal charter of 1604. The Mayorship was transferred in 1835 to Carmarthen Borough Council, and following local government reorganization in 1974 to Carmarthen Town Council.

List of mayors YearNamecirca 1300Walter Malenphant 1360John Andrew Spilman1401–1414David Lloyd 1415–1419John Moore1420–1424William Read1425 -1426Nicholas Blewitt1427–1430John Willy Fisher1431–1433William Read1434–1439John Moore1440–1441Nicholas Blewitt1442–1448Stephen Griffith1449–1458Lewis ab Rees Gethin1459–1462Rees Howell1463–1469John Wardibeck1470–1471Rees Howell1472Thomas Gethin1473–1474William Weithie1475–1480John Wardbeck1481Rees Howell1482–1483John Higgon1484–1487Jenkin Lloyd Hire1488John Higgon1489Sir Rhys ap Thomas1490–1492Rees ab Ievan ab Eynon1493Morris Read1494Richard ab Owen1495–1496Sir Rhys ap Thomas1497Rees ab Ievan ab Eynon1498Stephen Gravell1499–1500Hugh Higgon 1501–1503Sir Rhys ap Thomas1504Jeffery Dier1505–1507Sir Rhys ap Thomas1508–1509Richard Read1510William Morris1511Philip Rees ab Thomas Vychan1512Sir Giffith Rhys KT1513William ab Gwilim With1514Griffith Rhys1515Gwalter Dier1516–1517Philip David1518Morgan Taylor1519John Thomas ab Gwilym1520John Hire1521 -1522Richard ab Gwalter1523Griffith Higgon1524David ab David1525John Jenins1526Thomas ab Owen1527John ab Rees ab Ievan1528–1529Philip David1530David Llewelyn1531Griffith Higgon1532–1533Sir Walter Devereux KT1534John David Lloyd1535–1536Sir Walter Devereux KT1537Richard Devereux1538Martin Davy1539Thomas Brine1540–1541David Rees1542William Read1543Thomas Hancocke1544Thomas Walter1545Morgan ab David1546John Jenins1547Martin Davy1547David Richards1548Richard ab Ievan1549Griffith William1550Griffith Donne1551David Nash1552Griffith Higgon1553Thomas Morgan1554Jenkin David1555John Vaughan1556John Griffith1557Griffith Donne1558Hymphrey Toye1559Thomas Beynon1560Rees Penry1561William Davies1562Jenkin David1563David John Read1564John Vaughan1565Robert Brit1566Griffith John David Lloyd1567Thomas Lewis1568Griffith ab Eynon1569Lewis Philip David1570Richard Lewis1571Lewis William1572Jenkin David1573 -1574Richard Phillips1575Walter Vaughan.1576Griffith ab Ievan1577Walter Vaughan1578David ab Ievan Taylor1579–1580William Phillips1581Walter Vaughan1582Griffith ab Ievan1583Robert Toye1584Edward Middleton1585David Edwards1586Thomas Nothed1587Thomas Atkins1588Philip William1589Griffith Howell1590John Morris1591Harry Owen1592John Brit1593Thomas Davies1594Robert Brit1595John Fisher1596Morris Lloyd1597William Thomas Morris1597David Edwardes1598Walter Vaughan1598Philip William1599Henry Vaughan1600Henry Phillips 1601Thomas Rees1602William Thomas1603Ievan Thomas1604Sir John Vaughan KT1605Thomas Parry1606Thomas Atkins1607Ievan Long1608John Griffith John1609Thomas Vaughan1610Martin Beynon1611William Lewes1612Thomas Higgs1613Thomas Davids1614Edward Atkins1614Martin Beynon1615Richard Jeanes1616David Edwards1617John Bowen1618Griffith Davids1619Griffith Lewis1620Thomas Atkins1621Morgan Davids1622David Beven1623Richard Barrett1624John Vaughan1625Thomas Muggall1625William Thomas1626Griffith Beynon1627Anthony Johns1628Griffith Read1629William Lewis1630Richard Jeanes1631John Bowen1632Griffith Lewis1633Thomas Atkins1634Thomas Woode1635Thomas Jones1636Richard Thomas1637Robert Lewis1638Attwill Taylor1639Lewis Johnes1640Rowland Phillips1641Morris James1642George Ockley1643David Bevan1644Thomas Phillips1645–1646Thomas Phillips1647George Jeanes1648Thomas Jones1649Dawkin Gove1650Robert Brend1651John Hughes1652David Edwardes1653Richard Thomas1654Edward Jones1655John Vaughan1656Robert Brit1657William Gower1658Griffith Beynon1659Walter Thomas1660 -1661John Hughes1661Anthony Jones1662George Lewis1663John Ockley1664Robert Lewis1665Thomas Beynon1666John Scurlocke1667Richard Leigh1668–1669John Muggell1670William Brigstocke1671Sir Henry Vaughan KT1672Robert Lewis1673Altham Vaughan1674John Vaughan1675John Williams1676Thomas Griffith1677Thomas Jones1678Dawkin Gove1679Thomas Newsham1680David Jones1681Edward Gower1682Edward Jones1683Owen Brigstocke1684William Jones1685John Phillips1686Charles de Lancy1687Sir Sackville Crow1688Rowland Gwynne1689Sir Rice William KT1689Martin Beynon1690John Ryder1691Thomas Rogers1692George Catchmaid1693Howell David1694Thomas Powell1695Griffith Lewis1696Morris James1697John Davies1698Theophilus Bevan1699Griffith William1699William Brigstocke1700John Williams 1701Henry Vaughan1702Sir Anthony Rudd Bart1703John Scurlock1704Thomas Mainwaring1705Anthony Jones1706William Brigstocke1706William Jones1707Anthony Jones1708John Newsham1709James Phillips1710William Gower1711John Vaughan1712Nathaniel Morgan1713John Morgan1714Rees Thomas1715Francis Lloyd1716John Thomas1717Thomas Jones1718Thomas Lloyd1719David Lloyd1719–1720Benjamin Davies1721Morgan Davies1722William Thomas1723Arnold Bowen1724Peter Chetle1725John Lewis1726John Roberts1727John Williams1728Thomas Rees1729George Davies1730John Phillips1731Henry Price1732John Leigh1733Robert Rees1734James Johnson1735William Rees1736David Lewes1737Edward Davies1738John Newsham1739Charles Morgan1740John Lloyd1741John Phillips1742John Williams1743William Thomas1744John Morgan1745John Phillips1746Evan Williams1747Anthony Rogers1747William Thomas1748John Phillips1749Evan Williams1750David Lloyd1750D. Thomas1751John Jones1752John Lewis1753Francis Morgan1754David Edwardes1754John Adams1755Dr Roger Phillips1756William Leigh1756Evan Davies1757John Evan1757Charles Webb1758William Leigh1759Arthur Jones1759Robert Morgan1759Admiral Thos Jones1760Woodford Rice1760James Wilson1761James Evans17611. James ab William Brenin1762Edward Read1762William Morgan1763John Evans1763Vaughan Horton1763James Williams1764Albert Davids1765Edward Parry1766Francis Morgan1766Edward Parry1767Vaughan Horton1768George Rice1769Arthur Jones1770Morris Howell1771Henry Morris1772David Edwardes1773William Williams1774George Phillips1775Richard le Davids1776David Williams1777Walter George1778George Evans1780George Lewis1781John Morgan1782John Lloyd1783Thomas Howell1784John William1785John George Phillips1786Thomas Blome1787Morgan Lewis1788Jeremiah Owen1789Richard Howell1790William Price1791Hon. George Talbot Rice1792Herbert Ball1793Thomas Williams1794William Lewes1795William Bonnell1795William Price1795John Morgan1796Josiah Llewelyn1797David John Edwardes1798Charles Morgan1799Richard Mansel Phillips1800William Morris 1801John Morgan1802James Hughes1803Sir William Paxton1804Thomas Morris1805William Morgan1806Charles Morgan MD1807John Hughes1808John William Hughes1809John, Lord Cawdor1810John Jones1811John Geo Phillips1812Mark Roch1813David Morris1814Sir Geo. G. Williams BT1815Charles Morgan MD1816Charles Morgan1817John Geo. Phillips1818John Hughes1819Thomas Morris1820Charles Morgan1821John Hughes1822Thomas Morris1823Charles Morgan1824David John Edwardes1825Daniel Prytherch1826Robert Waters1827Grismond Phillips1828Aaron Thomas1829John Bowen MD1830David Jones1831Daniel John Edwardes1832Daniel Prytherch1833Grismond Phillips1834Aaron Timms1835David Davies1836Capt John George Phillips1837–1838Thomas Morris1839William Phillips1840Charles Jones1841Thomas Taylor Webb1842William Morris1843Edmond Hills Stacey1844William Morris1845George Davies1846Thomas Charles Morris1847Samuel Tardrew1848William George Thomas1849John Lewis1850–1851Valentine Davies1852–1853William Morris1854–1855Lewis Morris1856Thomas Charles Morris1857John Lewis Phillips1858James Rowlands1859Henry Norton1860–1861John Thomas1862–1863Wm de Grunchy Warren1864Valentine Davies1865John Adams1866Robert Brodie1867E. D. Bowen Jones1868David Davies1869 -1870John Lewis1871Henry Norton1872John Thomas1873Wm de Grunchy Warren1874David Lewis1875David M. Morgan1876David Bonnell Edwards1877Thomas Mostyn Davies1878Thomas Thomas1879Richard William Richards1880Charles William Jones1881John Morris1882–1884James Jenkyn Jones1885John Lewis1886Thomas Mostyn Davies1887William Richard Edwards1888Edward Alfred Rogers1889Howell Howells1890Thomas Davies1891–1892Thomas Jenkins1893James Davies1894Henry Cadle1895–1898Henry Brunel White1899John Lewis1900Walter Spurell 1901 -1902Edward Colby Evans1903Walter Spurell1904 -1905Edward Alfred Rogers1906Henry Evan Blagdon Richards1907Joseph Nicholas Williams1908John Lewis1909John Crossman1910Walter Lloyd1911William Thomas1912 -1913John Beynon Arthur1914–1917John Lewis1918–1919Alderman William Evans1920–1921Andrew Fuller Mills1922Lewis David Thomas1923John Richards1924Andrew Fuller Mills1925John Hinds1926Andrew Fuller Mills1927Walter Spurell1928–1929David John Davies1930–1932William Jones1933–1935Thomas Lloyd1936–1937John Owen Morgans1938–1941James Islwyn Davies1942–1944Philip William Trefor Thomas1945John Russell1945Lewis Jones1946–1947John Jenkins1948–1950Enoch Davies1950–1952William David Jones1952–1954Charles Wright Griffiths1954–1956John James Lewis1956–1958Clifford Caron Jones1958–1959T. J. Thomas (Died in Office)1959–1961M. E. Clifford Jones1961 (May to Sept)Alice. K. White (Died in Office)1961–1963T. Idwal Jones1963–1964Alderman Ellis J. Powell1964–1965Sidney Jeremy1965–1966D. D. Harries1966–1967William Wynford Francis Davies1967–1968Charles Wright Griffiths1968Leslie Hyde Howells1969David Jones Howells1970William Colvin1971Ronald Byles Evans1972Lawrence Victor RiceSince the passing of the Local Government Act (1972)1973William Roy Nicholl1974–1975Ivor Morgan Morris1975–1976Thomas James Hurley1976–1977Samuel David Thomas1977–1978Thomas Henry Gwyn Davies1978–1979Gwyn Morris Williams1979–1980Joyce Lodwick1980–1981Helen M. Thomas1981–1982Peter Hughes Griffiths1982–1983Samuel David Thomas1983–1984June Williams1984–1985John Elfed Williams1985–1986Kenneth Bryan Maynard1986–1987Malcolm Morgan Jones1987–1988Mary Kathleen Davies1988–1989Siân Morris1989–1990William Gwynoro Jones1990–1991Peter Hughes Griffiths1991–1992John Elfed Williams1992–1993Sarah Mary Lorraine Maynard1993–1994Richard John Goodridge1994–1995Agnes Maria Dunbar1995–1996Kenneth Bryan Maynard1996–1997June Williams1997–1998Richard Edwards1998–1999Sioned Mair Richards1999–2000Peter Hughes Griffiths2000–2001Dr Ioan Aled Matthews2001–2002Llyr Huws Griffiths2002–2003William Gwynoro Jones2003–2004Peter Hughes Griffiths2004–2005June Williams2005–2006Phillip Grice2006–2007Richard Evans2007–2008Aled Williams2008–2009Anthony Jenkins2009–2010Kenneth Wigley Lloyd2010–2011Alan Douglas Thomas Speake2011–2012Reverend Tom Talog Defis2012–2013Philip Grice2013–2014Douglas Rose2014–2015Arwel Lloyd2015–2016Barry Williams2020-2022Gareth Howell John (term extended due to Covid 19 pandemic)2022–2023Miriam Margaret Moules

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