Mayor of Gore

The mayor of Gore officiates over the Gore District Council.^[3] Prior to local government reorganisation in 1989, the mayor of Gore officiated over the Gore Borough.

Mayor of Gore
Incumbent Ben Bell since 2022
Style	His Worship
Term length	Three years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Thomas Green
Formation	1885
Deputy	Keith Hovell[1]
Salary	$112,010[2]
Website	Official website

The current mayor is Ben Bell.^[4]

List of office holders

Gore Borough

	Name	Portrait	Term of office	Notes
1	Thomas Green		1885–1886	[5]
2	John MacGibbon		1886–1887	[5]
3	Ian S. Simson		1887–1888	[5][6]
4	James Beattie		1888–1889	[5]
(3)	Ian S. Simson		1889–1890	[5]
5	Alfred Dolamore		1890	[5][7]
(2)	John MacGibbon		1890–1892	[5]
(3)	Ian S. Simson		1892–1893	[5]
6	William Macara		1893–1894	[5]
7	Thomas Brewer		1894–1895	[5]
8	Dugald Poppelwell		1895–1896	[5]
(4)	James Beattie		1896–1897	[5]
9	James Copland		1897–1898	[5]
10	Duncan McFarlane		1898–1899	[5][8]
11	John Ballantine		1899–1901	[5]
12	Archibald MacGibbon		1901–1902	[5][9]
(10)	Duncan McFarlane		1902–1903	[5]
(4)	James Beattie		1903–1904	[5]
(8)	Dugald Poppelwell		1904–1906	[5]
(12)	Archibald MacGibbon		1906–1910	[5]
(8)	Dugald Poppelwell		1910–1913	[5]
13	David McDougall		1913–1914	[5]
(10)	Duncan McFarlane		1914–1915	[5]
(13)	David McDougall		1915–1919	[5]
14	Andrew Martin		1919–1921	[5]
(13)	David McDougall		1921–1923	[5]
(8)	Dugald Poppelwell		1923–1927	[5]
(13)	David McDougall		1927–1929	[5]
(8)	Dugald Poppelwell		1929–1931	[5]
15	Alexander Newman		1931–1956	[5]
16	Wilson C. Campbell		1956–1959	[10]
17	W. G. Mackay		1959–	[11]
	Hans Charles Hankey
	J. C. Barron		?–1965	[12]
	J. C. McLeod		1965–?	[12]
	Ivan Elder		–1980	[13][14]
	Hallam Smith		1980–1986	[15]
	Gabriel Farry		1986–1989	[16]

Gore District

	Name	Portrait	Term of office
1	Ian Tulloch		1989–1995[17]
2	Mary Ogg		1995–2001[18]
3	Owen O'Connor		2001–2004[19]
4	Tracy Hicks		2004–2022[20]
5	Ben Bell		2022–present[4]