The Mayor of Stratford is the head of municipal government of Stratford District , New Zealand . The mayor is elected directly using the first-past-the-post electoral system.[ 1] The current mayor is Neil Volzke.[ 2]
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 .[ 3]
List of mayors of Stratford
Stratford has had 24 mayors:[citation needed ]
Name
Term
1
George Newsham Curtis
1882–1885
2
Charles Curtis
1885–1890
3
Ebenezer Burgess
1890–1892
4
William Loftus Tocker
1892–1894
5
J. B. Patton
1894–1896
(3)
Ebenezer Burgess
1896–1898
6
Harry Norman Liardet
1898–1899
7
Frederick Jeffray Steuart[ 4]
1900–1901
8
Reginald Brooking Tatton
1901–1902
(6)
Harry Norman Liardet
1902–1903
9
Nathaniel John King
1903–1907
10
Pilcher Frederick Ralfe
1907–1908
11
George A. Sangster
1908–1910
12
Jonas Masters
1910–1912
13
William Patrick Kirkwood
1912–1915
14
Josephiah Wedgwood Boon
1915–1917
15
James Watson McMillan
1917–1929
16
Percy Thomson
1929–1933
(15)
James Watson McMillan
1933–1938
(16)
Percy Thomson
1938–1947
17
Norman Harold Moss
1947–1957
18
George Boon
1957–1971
19
Leo Carrington
1971–1986
20
Lachlan Grant Bond
1986–1989
21
David Walter
1989–1998
22
Brian Jeffares
1998–2007
23
John Edwards
2007–2009
24
Neil Volzke
2009–present
List of deputy mayors of Stratford
Name
Term
Mayor
John Edwards
1998–2007
Jeffares
Neil Volzke
2007–2009
Edwards
Roger Hignett
2009–2013
Volzke
Alan Jamieson
2013–present
References
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