Mayor of New Plymouth facts for kids

The mayor of New Plymouth is the main leader of the New Plymouth District Council in New Zealand. This person helps make important decisions for the New Plymouth area.

Since the local elections in 2022, the mayor is chosen by a voting system called single transferable vote. Before that, a system called first-past-the-post voting was used. The current mayor is Neil Holdom. He has been the mayor since 2016.

Who Are the Mayors of New Plymouth?

New Plymouth has had 26 mayors since the position was created in 1876.

Number	Name	Picture	Years in Office
1	Arthur Standish		1876–1878
2	Albert Cracroft Fookes		1878–1879
3	James Davidson		1879–1881
4	William Bayly		1881–1884
5	James Paul		1884–1886
(4)	William Bayly		1886–1888
6	John Barton Roy		1888–1889
7	James Bellringer		1889–1893
(6)	John Barton Roy		1893–1897
8	Edward Dockrill		1897–1903
9	Richard Cock		1903–1906
(8)	Edward Dockrill		1906–1908
10	Gustave Tisch		1908–1911
11	George William Browne		1911–1914
12	J. E. Wilson		1914–1915
13	Charles Hayward Burgess		1915–1919
14	James Clarke		1919–1920
15	Frank Edwin Wilson		1920–1927
16	Victor Griffiths		1927–1933
17	Everard Gilmour		1933–1953
18	Edward Hill		1953–1956
19	Alfred Honnor		1956–1968
20	Denis Sutherland		1968–1980
21	David Lean		1980–1992
22	Claire Stewart		1992–2001
23	Peter Tennent		2001–2010
24	Harry Duynhoven		2010–2013
25	Andrew Judd		2013–2016
26	Neil Holdom		2016–present

Deputy Mayors of New Plymouth

The deputy mayor helps the mayor and steps in when the mayor is not available. Here is a list of the deputy mayors.

Mayors Who Passed Away While in Office

Two mayors of New Plymouth passed away while they were still serving.

• James Clarke died in an airplane crash on November 11, 1920. He was one of three people who died in New Zealand's second fatal air crash. He had planned to resign from his role as mayor that very evening.
• Gustave Tisch also passed away while in office due to an illness.