The City of Greater Geraldton in the Mid West region of Western Australia was originally established as a Municipality with a mayor and councillors under the Municipal Institutions Act in 1871. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all municipalities became Towns effective 1 July 1961. On 22 April 1988, Geraldton was declared a City. In July 2007, it merged with the surrounding Shire of Greenough to form the City of Geraldton-Greenough.
In July 2011, the City merged with the Shire of Mullewa to form the City of Greater Geraldton.
| Mayor | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| 1871–1874 | ||
| 1875–1876 | ||
| Arthur Houssemayne du Boulay | 1877–1878 | |
| George Baston Sen. | 1879–1880 | |
| 1881 | ||
| George Baston Sen. | 1882 | |
| Edward Shenton | 1883 | |
| William Hepburn Gale | 1884 | |
| George Baston Sen. | 1885–1886 | |
| William Jose | 1887–1888 | |
| Edward Shenton | 1889–1891 | |
| Henry Spalding | 1892 | |
| William Jose | 1893 | |
| Charles Watson Gray | 1894 | |
| Charles Reilly | 1895 | |
| Harry Ainsworth | 1896 | |
| Henry Spalding | 1897 | |
| 1898–1900 | ||
| Edward Pope | 1901 | |
| William Jose | 1902–1904 | |
| Frank E. Davis | 1905 | |
| Francis Gow Armstrong | 1905–1907 | |
| John Greenwood Smith | 1908 | |
| William Jose | 1909 | |
| John Urch | 1910–1911 | |
| Benjamin M. Fuller | 1912 | |
| Launcelot Machell Hungerford | 1913 | |
| George Adam Kempton | 1913–1915 | |
| William Bower Fallowfield | 1915–1917 | |
| Frank Green | 1917–1919 | |
| George Adam Kempton | 1919–1921 | |
| George Ernest Sewell | 1921–1922 | |
| George Adam Kempton | 1922–1923 | |
| Frank Green | 1923–1925 | |
| George Ernest Sewell | 1925–1929 | |
| George Alexander Houston | 1929–1930 | |
| John McCabe | 1930–1931 | |
| George Lester | 1931–1936 | |
| Richard Carson | 1936–1945 | |
| Dr James McAleer | 1945–1957 | |
| Charles Stewart Eadon-Clarke | 1957–1961 |
| Mayor | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Eadon-Clarke | 1961–1968 | |
| Vic Askew | 1968–1972 | |
| Harry Assad | 1972–1977 | |
| Lyle James Harris | 1977–1982 | |
| Phil Cooper | 1982–1988 |
| Mayor | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Faye Simpson | 1988–1991 | |
| Edward Whelan | 1991–1994 | |
| Phil Cooper | 1994–2001 | |
| Vickie Petersen | 2001–2007 |
| Mayor | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Carpenter | 2011–2015 | |
| Shane Van Styn | 2015-2023 | |
| Jerry Clune | 2023-present | |