Mayor of Stratford, New Zealand

The mayor of Stratford officiates over the Stratford District Council. The mayor is elected directly using the first-past-the-post electoral system."Stratford District Council — Administration". Stratford District Council. Retrieved 30 July 2013.

The current mayor is Neil Volzke."Mayor and Councillors". Stratford District Council. Retrieved 30 July 2013. Volzke was first elected as mayor in a 2009 by-election following the death of previous mayor John Edwards.

History The first Stratford Town Board was formed in 1882. The Stratford County Council was formed in 1890, and the Stratford Borough Council was formed on 22 July 1898. The county and borough councils amalgamated on 1 April 1989 to form the Stratford District Council, which was reconstituted on 1 November 1989 as part of the nationwide restructure in local government.

List of mayors of Stratford Stratford has had 24 mayors: NameTermMayors of Stratford Borough1 George Newsham Curtis 1882–18852 Charles Curtis 1885–18903 Ebenezer Burgess 1890–18924 William Loftus Tocker 1892–18945 J. B. Patton 1894–1896(3) Ebenezer Burgess 1896–18986 Harry Norman Liardet 1898–18997 Frederick Jeffray Steuart 1900–19018 Reginald Brooking Tatton 1901–1902(6) Harry Norman Liardet 1902–19039 Nathaniel John King 1903–190710 Pilcher Frederick Ralfe 1907–190811 George A. Sangster 1908–191012 Jonas Masters 1910–191213 William Patrick Kirkwood 1912–191514 Josephiah Wedgwood Boon 1915–191715 James Watson McMillan 1917–192916 Percy Thomson 1929–1933(15) James Watson McMillan 1933–1938(16) Percy Thomson 1938–194717 Norman Harold Moss 1947–195718 George Boon 1957–197119 Leo Carrington 1971–198620 Lachlan Grant Bond 1986–1989Mayors of Stratford District21 David Walter 1989–199822 Brian Jeffares 1998–200723 John Edwards 2007–200924 Neil Volzke 2009–present

List of deputy mayors of Stratford

Name Term MayorDeputy mayors of Stratford BoroughN. J. KingMastersFebruary–March 1912J. H. Thompson1915–1917BoonJonas Masters1917–1919McMillanCampbell Jackson1919–1923E. Carryer 1923–1925T. I. Lamason 1925–T. Lawson–1929A. H. Nelson1929–ThomsonN. B. Fletcher –1933William Gordon1933–McMillanR. F. Harkness1938–1944ThomsonGeorge Boon1944–1950ThomsonMossG. A. Carter1950–1952MossE. W. McCullough–1953J. R. Callaghan1953–?George Boon?–1957Unknown1957–1989–Deputy mayors of Stratford DistrictRoger White1989–1992WalterBarrie Smith1992–1998 John Edwards 1998–2007 Jeffares Neil Volzke 2007–2009 Edwards Roger Hignett 2009–2013 Volzke Alan Jamieson 2013–2022 Min McKay 2022–2025Amanda Harris2025–present

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