Here is a list of the town’s mayors all the way back to the formation of the Burnham on Crouch Town Council in 1974. For records of Chairs of the Urban District Council back to 1898, click here.
- 2021 Vanessa Bell
- 2020 Fiona Clegg
- 2019 Wendy Stamp
- 2018 Wendy Stamp
- 2017 Bob Calver
- 2016 Ron Pratt
- 2015 Ron Pratt
- 2014 Ron Pratt
- 2013 Neil Pudney
- 2012 Helen Elliot
- 2011 Helen Elliott
- 2010 Helen Elliott
- 2009 Helen Elliott
- 2008 Carol Noble
- 2007 Carol Noble
- 2006 Peter Elliott
- 2005 Peter Elliott
- 2004 Rosie Buck
- 2003 Rosie Buck
- 2002 Pauline Wells
- 2001 Pauline Wells
- 2000 Tony Martin
- 1999 Tony Martin
- 1998 Rosie Buck
- 1997 Rosie Buck
- 1996 Mike Wood
- 1995 Mike Wood
- 1994 J H Smith
- 1993 J H Smith
- 1992 J A Vallance
- 1991 J A Vallance
- 1990 Tony Martin
- 1989 Tony Martin
- 1988 Gary Blaney
- 1987 Gary Blaney
- 1986 K Sarling
- 1985 A E Brown
- 1984 A E Brown
- 1983 Ian Crisp
- 1982 Ian Crisp
- 1981 K Sarling
- 1970 Mrs M L Freeman
- 1979 Mrs M L Freeman
- 1978 S J Hull
- 1977 J Dowding
- 1976 R N Sadler
- 1975 S J Hull
- 1974 E H Samuel