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Council
From 1842 to 1891, the position of Mayor was referred to as Mayor of Belfast. From 1892 onwards, the position became known as Lord Mayor of Belfast.
Glossary of abbreviations
| MD | Medical Doctor |
| DL | Deputy Lieutenant |
| MA | Master of Arts |
| JP | Justice of Peace |
| LLD | Doctorate in Laws |
| KVOC | Knight of the Royal Victorian Order |
| HML | Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant |
| MP | Member of Parliament |
| Bt or Bart | Baronet |
| BA | Bachelor of Arts |
| FAI | Fellow of the (chartered) Auctioneers' Institute |
| FCIS | Fellow Chartered Institute of Secretaries |
| ERD | Army Emergency Reserve Decoration |
| ODAS | Order of Distinguished Auxiliary Service (Salvation Army) |
| Mayor | Year of office | Other awards |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Dixon | 1892 | Knighted in 1892 |
| Sir Daniel Dixon | 1893 | |
| William McCammond | 1894 | |
| William McCammond | 1895 | Knighted in 1895 |
| W J Pirrie | 1896 | Appointed a member of HM Privy Council in Ireland in 1897. Created Baron of the UK in 1906, KP in 1908 and Viscount in 1921. |
| W J Pirrie | 1897 | |
| James Henderson, DL, MA | 1898 | Knighted in 1899 |
| Otto Jaffe | 1899 | |
| RJ McConnell | 1900 | Created Baronet of the UK |
| Sir Daniel Dixon, DL | 1901 | |
| Sir Daniel Dixon, DL | 1902 | Appointed a member of HM Privy Council in Ireland in 1902 |
| The Right Hon. Sir Daniel Dixon DL | 1903 | Created Baronet of the United Kingdom in 1903 |
| Sir Otto Jaffe, LLD, JP | 1904 | |
| The Right Hon. Sir Daniel Dixon Bart, DL | 1905 | |
| The Right Hon. Sir Daniel Dixon Bart, DL, MP | 1906 | |
| The Right Hon. The Earl of Shaftesbury, KVOC, HML | 1907 | |
| Sir Robert Anderson, JP | 1908 | |
| Sir Robert Anderson, JP | 1909 | |
| R J McMordie, MA, MP | 1910 | |
| R J McMordie, MA, MP | 1911 | |
| R J McMordie, MA, MP | 1912 | |
| R J McMordie, MA, MP | 1913 | |
| R J McMordie, MA, MP until his death, March 25 | 1914 | |
| Sir Robert Anderson, appointed 27 March | ||
| Crawford McCullagh, elected 1 April | ||
| Crawford McCullagh | 1915 | Knighted in 1915 |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh | 1916 | |
| James Johnson, JP | 1917 | |
| James Johnson, JP | 1918 | Knighted in 1918. Appointed a member of HM Privy Council in Ireland in 1919. |
| John C White | 1919 | Appointed a member of HM Privy Council in 1919. |
| William Frederick Coates, DL | 1920 | |
| Sir William Coates, Bart, DL | 1921 | Created Baronet of the UK in 1921 |
| Sir William Coates, Bart, DL | 1922 | |
| William George Turner | 1923 | |
| Sir William Turner | 1924 | Knighted in 1924 |
| Sir William Turner | 1925 | |
| Sir William Turner | 1926 | |
| Sir William Turner DL | 1927 | Appointed a member of HM Privy Council. |
| The Right Hon. Sir William Turner, DL | 1928 | |
| Sir William Coates, Bart, DL | 1929 | |
| Sir William Coates, Bart, DL | 1930 | |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh, JP | 1931 | |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh, DL, JP | 1932 | |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh, DL, JP | 1933 | |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh, DL, JP | 1934 | |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh, DL, JP | 1935 | Created a Baronet of the UK in 1935 |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP | 1936 | |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP | 1937 | |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP | 1938 | |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP | 1939 | |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP | 1940 | |
| Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP | 1941 | |
| George R Black, JP, May 22 until December 28 | 1942 | |
| The Right Hon. Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP | 1943 | |
| The Right Hon. Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP | 1944 | |
| The Right Hon. Sir Crawford McCullagh, Bart, DL, JP | 1945 | |
| William Frederick Neill, JP, FAI, MP | 1946 | |
| William Frederick Neill, JP, FAI, MP | 1947 | |
| William Frederick Neill, JP, FAI, MP | 1948 | Knighted in 1948 |
| William Ernest George Johnston, BA | 1949 | |
| William Ernest George Johnston, BA | 1950 | Knighted in 1951 |
| James Henry Norritt, JP, FCIS | 1951 | |
| James Henry Norritt, JP, FCIS | 1952 | Knighted in 1953 |
| Percival Brown, CBE, FAI | 1953 | Knighted in 1953 |
| Sir Percival Brown, CBE, FAI | 1954 | |
| Robert John Rolston Harcourt, JP | 1955 | |
| Robert John Rolston Harcourt, JP | 1956 | Knighted in 1959 |
| Major William Cecil McKee, ERD | 1957 | |
| Major William Cecil McKee, ERD | 1958 | Knighted in 1959 |
| Robert George Caldwell Kinahan, ERD, JP | 1959 | |
| Robert George Caldwell Kinahan, ERD, JP | 1960 | Knighted in 1961 |
| Martin Kelso Wallace, JP | 1961 | |
| Martin Kelso Wallace, JP | 1962 | Knighted in 1963 |
| William Jenkins, JP | 1963 | |
| William Jenkins, JP | 1964 | |
| William Jenkins, JP | 1965 | |
| William Duncan Geddis, JP | 1966 | |
| William Duncan Geddis, JP | 1967 | |
| William Duncan Geddis, JP | 1968 | Knighted in 1969 |
| Joseph Foster Cairns, JP | 1969 | |
| Joseph Foster Cairns, JP | 1970 | |
| Joseph Foster Cairns, JP | 1971 | Knighted in 1972 |
| William Christie, MBE, JP, ODAS | 1972 | |
| William Christie, MBE, JP, ODAS | 1973 | |
| William Christie, MBE, JP, ODAS | 1974 | Knighted in 1975 |
| Miles Humphreys | 1975 | |
| Miles Humphreys | 1976 | |
| James Stewart | 1977 | |
| David Cook | 1978 | |
| William Bell | 1979 | |
| John Carson | 1980 | |
| Grace Bannister | 1981 | |
| Thomas William Sanderson Patton | 1982 | |
| Councillor A Ferguson | 1983 | |
| Councillor A Ferguson | 1984 | |
| Alderman John Carson | 1985 | |
| Alderman Sammy Wilson | 1986 | |
| Alderman John J D Gilmore | 1987 | |
| Councillor Nigel A Dodds | 1988 | |
| Councillor Reginald Empey | 1989 | |
| Councillor Fred Cobain | 1990 | |
| Councillor Nigel A Dodds | 1991 | |
| Councillor Herbert Ditty | 1992 | |
| Councillor Reginald Empey | 1993 | |
| Councillor Hugh Smyth | 1994 | |
| Councillor Eric Smyth | 1995 | |
| Councillor Ian Adamson | 1996 | |
| Councillor Alban Maginness | 1997 | |
| Councillor David Alderdice | 1998 | |
| Councillor Robert Stoker | 1999 | |
| Councillor Sammy Wilson MLA | 2000 | |
| Councillor Jim Rodgers | 2001 | |
| Councillor Alex Maskey MLA | 2002 | |
| Councillor Martin Morgan | 2003 | |
| Councillor Tom Ekin | 2004 | |
| Councillor Wallace Browne | 2005 | |
| Councillor Pat McCarthy | 2006 | |
| Councillor Jim Rodgers | 2007 | |
| Councillor Tom Hartley | 2008 | |
| Councillor Naomi Long | 2009 | |
| Councillor Pat Convery | 2010 | |
| Councillor Niall Ó Donnghaile | 2011 | |
| Alderman Gavin Robinson | 2012 | |
| Councillor Máirtín Ó Muilleoir | 2013 | |
| Councillor Nichola Mallon | 2014 | |
| Councillor Arder Carson | 2015 | |
| Alderman Brian Kingston | 2016 | |
| Councillor Nuala McAllister | 2017 | |
| Councillor Deirdre Hargey | 2018 | |
| Councillor John Finucane | 2019 | |
| Councillor Daniel Baker |
| Mayor | Year of office | Other awards |
|---|---|---|
| George Dunbar | 1842 | |
| George Dunbar | 1843 | |
| John Dunbar | 1844 | |
| Andrew Mulholland | 1845 | |
| John Kane | 1846 | |
| John Harrison | 1847 | |
| George Suffern | 1848 | |
| William Gilliland Johnston | 1849 | Knighted in 1849 |
| James Sterling | 1850 | |
| James Sterling | 1851 | |
| Samuel Graeme Fenton | 1852 | |
| William McGee, MD | 1853 | Medical Doctor |
| Frederick Harry Lewis | 1854 | |
| Thomas Verner | 1855 | |
| Samuel Gibson Getty | 1856 | |
| Samuel Gibson Getty | 1857 | |
| Samuel Gibson Getty | 1858 | |
| William Ewart Jr | 1859 | |
| William Ewart Jr | 1860 | |
| Edward Coey | 1861 | Knighted in 1861 |
| Charles Lanyon | 1862 | Knighted in 1868 |
| John Lyttle | 1863 | |
| John Lyttle | 1864 | |
| John Lyttle | 1865 | |
| William Mullan | 1866 | |
| David Taylor | 1867 | Knighted in 1884 |
| Samuel McCausland | 1868 | |
| Frederick Harry Lewis | 1869 | |
| Samuel Browne, MD | 1870 | |
| Philip Johnston | 1871 | |
| John Savage | 1872 | Knighted in 1872 |
| James Alexander Henderson | 1873 | |
| James Alexander Henderson | 1874 | |
| Thomas Graham Lindsay | 1875 | |
| Robert Boag | 1876 | Knighted in 1877 |
| John Preston | 1877 | |
| John Preston | 1878 | Knighted in 1878 |
| John Browne | 1879 | |
| John Browne | 1880 | |
| Edward Porter Cowan | 1881 | Knighted in 1881 |
| Sir Edward Porter Cowan | 1882 | |
| David Taylor | 1883 | |
| Sir David Taylor | 1884 | Knighted in 1884 |
| Edward J Harland | 1885 | Created Baronet of the UK in 1885 |
| Sir Edward Harland, Bart | 1886 | Knighted |
| James Horner Haslett | 1887 | Knighted |
| Sir James Horner Haslett, Bart | 1888 | |
| Charles C Connor | 1889 | |
| Charles C Connor | 1890 | |
| Charles C Connor | 1891 |
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