List of mayors of Clarington explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Clarington
Flag:	Logo of Clarington, Ontario.svg
Flagsize:	100px
Incumbent:	Adrian Foster
Incumbentsince:	December 1, 2010
Style:	His Worship Mayor (informal)
Member Of:	Municipal Council
Reports To:	Clarington Municipal Council
Residence:	Clarington
Seat:	Clarington Town Hall
Appointer:	Directly elected by the residents of Clarington
Termlength:	4 years
First:	Garnet Rickard

This is a list of mayors of the municipality of Clarington, Ontario, from its inception in 1974 until the present day. Mayors of townships prior to merger are also listed.

Townships

Town of Bowmanville (1858–1974)

No.	Photo	Mayor	Terms of office	Took office	Left office	Notes
1			2	1858	1859
2			1	1860
3			1	1861
4			3	1862	1865
5			9	1866	1874
6			1	1875
7			4	1876	1879
8			4	1880	1883
9			2	1884	1885
10			2	1886	1887
11			2	1888	1889
12			1	1890
13			13	1890	1902
14			2	1903	1904
15			2	1905	1906
16			2	1907	1908
17			2	1909	1910
18			2	1911	1912
19			3	1913	1915
20			3.5	1916	June 1919
21			0.5	June 2 1919	1919
22			4	1920	1923
23			5	1924	1928
24			3	1929	1931
25			2	1932	1933
26			4	1934	1937
27			4	1938	1941
28			0.5	January 1942	July 1942
29			0.5	July 1942	December 1942	Became acting mayor upon the departure of Alex Edmondstone.
30			1	1943
31			3	1944	1946
32			2	1947	1948
33			3	1949	1951	^[1]
34			1	1952		Elected in 1952.^[2]
35			2	1953	1954	Elected in 1953.^[3] Acclamation in 1954.^[4]
36			4	1955	1958	Acclaimed in 1955,^[5] 1956,^[6] 1957.^[7]
37			3	1959	1961	Acclaimed in 1959,^[8] 1960^[9]
38			13	1962	1974	Acclaimed^[10]

Darlington Township

No.	Photo	Mayor	Terms of office	Took office	Left office	Notes
			1	1959	1960	^[11]
			1	1960	1962	^[12]
			1	1963	1966
			1	1967	1969
			1	1970	1972
			1	1973	1974

Clarke Township

No.	Photo	Mayor	Terms of office	Took office	Left office	Notes
			1	1959	1960	^[13]
			1	1961	1964	^[14] ^[15]
			1	1965	1966	^[16]
			1	1967	1969	^[17]
			1	1970	1972
			1	1973	1974	^[18]

Municipality (1974–present)

Town of Newcastle (1974⁠–1993)

No.	Photo	Mayor	Terms of office	Took office	Left office	Notes
1			5	January 3, 1974	November 30, 1985	• The Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex in Bowmanville, ON is named in his honour.
2			1	December 1, 1985	November 30, 1988
3			1	December 1, 1988	November 30, 1991	• Served as councillor from 1980 to 1982. • First female mayor of the municipality. • Appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board in 1997, Appointed Interim Chair in 2003.^[19]

Clarington (1993–present)

No.	Photo	Mayor	Terms of office	Took office	Left office	Notes
4			3	December 1, 1991	November 30, 2000	• Newcastle Recreation Complex renamed in her honour, after her death in 2017.^[20]
5			2	December 1, 2000	November 30, 2006	Also known as "Mr. X" for his role in Ontario's greenbelt scandal.^[21]
6			1	December 1, 2006	November 30, 2010
7			4	December 1, 2010	Incumbent	• Longest serving mayor of Clarington by time in office, as of 2022.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bowmanville Mayors List 1951 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 6 February 2023.
2. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 6 Dec 1951, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA.
3. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 4 Dec 1952, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 6 February 2023.
4. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 3 Dec 1953, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 6 February 2023.
5. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 2 Dec 1954, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 6 February 2023.
6. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 8 Dec 1955, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 6 February 2023.
7. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 29 Nov 1956, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 6 February 2023.
8. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 27 Nov 1958, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 6 February 2023.
9. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 10 Dec 1959, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 6 February 2023.
10. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 22 Nov 1961, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 6 February 2023.
11. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 27 Nov 1958, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 8 February 2023.
12. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 10 Dec 1959, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 8 February 2023.
13. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 4 Dec 1958, p. 23 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 8 February 2023.
14. Web site: Orono Weekly Times, 8 Dec 1960, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 8 February 2023.
15. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 5 Dec 1962, p. 2 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 8 February 2023.
16. Web site: Orono Weekly Times, 3 Dec 1964, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 8 February 2023.
17. Web site: Orono Weekly Times, 8 Dec 1966, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 8 February 2023.
18. Web site: Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 6 Dec 1972, p. 1 . Clarington Digital Newspaper Collection . CPL / CMA . 8 February 2023.
19. Web site: Marie Hubbard (1935 – 2022) . Clarington Museum and Archives . 3 August 2022 . 9 December 2022.
20. Web site: Newcastle rec centre to be renamed for late former mayor Diane Hamre . DurhamRadioNews.com . 27 October 2022.
21. Web site: Greenbelt's 'Mr. X' is a former Ontario mayor: sources . CTV . September 6, 2023.