This is a list of mayors of Cardiff, Wales. The first mayor recorded for Cardiff was in 1126 though the title was generally given to the Constable or military governor of Cardiff Castle.[1] The first elected Mayor of Cardiff took office in 1835 (elected by the members of the council), the same year the first council elections were held.[1] When Cardiff was granted city status in 1905 the post holder was given the title Lord Mayor[1] (Welsh: Arglwydd Faer). The Lord Mayor of Cardiff is considered to be the first citizen of Wales and since 1956 has enjoyed the style of The Right Honourable.[2]
- ^ a b c Lord Mayor – A History, Cardiff Council webpages, last update 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Page 6041 | Issue 40911, 26 October 1956 | London Gazette". Thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2022.