Mayors of the County Borough of Oldham
Mayors from 1849 to 1861
- JONES William 1849-50
- COLLINGE James 1850-51-52
- LEES James 1852-53-54
- PLATT John 1854-55-56 1861-2
- RADCLIFFE Josiah 1856-57-58 1864-65
- BARLOW George 1858-59
Mayors from 1861 to 1880
- LEACH Abraham 1859-60-61
- PLATT John 1861-62 (See 1854)
- RILEY John 1862-63-64
- KNOTT William 1865-66
- TAYLOR John 1866-67
- ROBINSON John 1867-68
- RYE William 1868-69
- HARTLEY Edmund 1869-70
- MAYALL Edward 1870-71
- CROMPTON Abraham 1871-72
- WRIGLEY William 1872-73
- WHITTAKER Emanuel 1873-74
- MELLOWDEW James 1874-75
- WAINWRIGHT George 1875-76
- WILD John 1876-77
- BODDEN William 1877-78
- HAMILTON George 1878-79
- CHADWICK William 1879-80
Mayors from 1881 to 1900
- YATES James 1880-81-82 1904-05
- OGDEN Samuel 1882-83
- BUCKLEY Samuel 1883-84 1889-90-91
- RADCLIFFE Joshua Walmsley 1884-85-86-87
- PLATT Samuel Radcliffe 1887-88-89
- BUCKLEY Samuel 1889-90-91 (See 1883-4)
- EMMOTT Alfred 1891-92
- NOTON William 1892-93
- SMITH Joseph 1893-94
- WHITTAKER Robert 1894-95-96-97
- WADDINGTON Alfred 1897-98
- BRIERLEY Jackson 1898-99
- HOOD John 1899-1900-01
Mayors from 1901 to 1920
- ECKERSLEY James 1901-02
- HANSON George 1902-03
- CHADWICK Horatio 1903-04
- YATES James 1904-05 (See 1880)
- CARSON Thomas John 1905-06
- GOURLEY Robert 1906-07-08
- BOLTON Thomas 1908-09
- SCHOFIELD William 1909-10
- LEES Dame Sarah Anne 1910-11
- ISHERWOOD Fred Graham 1911-12
- ASHWORTH Joseph 1912-13
- WILDE Herbert 1913-14
- LEES William 1914-15
- GREAVES James 1915-16
- MIDDLETON James 1916-17
- BUCKLEY William 1917-18
- BERRY John 1918-19
- HARDMAN Charles 1919-20
Mayors from 1921 to 1940
- LEES William 1920-21
- HOUGHTON Frederick 1921-22
- FREEMAN William Edwin 1922-23
- CHEETHAM James Kershaw 1923-24
- BROADBENT Fred 1924-25
- POLLARD Frank 1925-26
- FRITH Samuel 1926-27
- SHORROCKS Edwin Heyes 1927-28
- TUPMAN Herbert Wild 1928-29
- CRABTREE Isaac 1929-30
- WATERHOUSE John Fletcher 1930-31
- HAGUE Joseph 1931-32
- BARDSLEY Elisha 1932-33
- SHANNON James 1933-34
- WRIGLEY Thomas 1934-35
- BAINBRIDGE Robert William 1935-36
- TWEEDALE Frank 1936-37
- HOWCROFT Alfred James 1937-38
- BANNON James 1938-39
- BUCKLEY John Robert 1939-40
Mayors from 1941 to 1960
- TAYLOR William Heaton 1940-41
- CHAMBERLAIN Harry Ernest 1941-42
- DRIVER Thomas 1942-43
- ROBERTS Richard 1943-44
- HALLWOOD Alfred 1944-45
- MARRON Stirling Thomas 1945-46
- BERRY Joseph 1946-47
- THORNTON Stott 1947-48-49
- MARSHALL Alfred 1949-50
- KERSHAW Ernest 1950-51
- LORD Frank O.B.E. 1951-52
- WHITTAKER Henry Bradbury 1952-53
- KENYON Frank 1953-54
- WEBSTER Herbert Henry 1954-55
- HOLT Herbert M.B.E. 1955-56
- LYSON Thomas 1956-57
- TWEEDALE Arnold 1957-58
- BRADLEY James 1958-59
- HILTON Joseph Tennyson 1959-60
Mayors from 1961 to 1980
- HOLDEN George Frederick 1960-61
- KENYON Alice Amelia 1961-62
- SHYNE John 1962-63
- BROADBENT James Herbert 1963-64
- KENNEY Edward 1964-65
- CLOVER Wilfred O.B.E. 1965-66
- KENNY Henry 1966-67
- BALSON Frank Bashforth 1967-68
- BAILEY Robert 1968-69
- WARRENER Jack 1969-70
- ROTHWELL Ethel 1970-71
- BAXTER Fred 1971-72
- JACKSON David 1972-73
- BAMFORD Malcolm Forsyth 1973-74
Mayors of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
- BRIERLEY Ellen M.B.E. 1974-75
- ARMITAGE Jack 1975-76
- McCALL Christopher 1976-77
- WEBB Geoffrey M.B.E. 1977-78
- LORD Edward 1978-79
- SHANLEY Harold 1979-80
- Mayors from 1981 to 2000
- CAMPBELL Colin 1980-81
- CROWTHER John Raymond 1981-82
- CLARKE Alfred 1982-83
- CURRAN John Joseph 1983-84
- LEYDEN James Kevin 1984-85
- McCONNELL Alwyn Bywater 1985-86
- JOWETT Albert Banks 1986-87
- TWEEDALE Arnold O.B.E. 1987-88
- SLACK Harry 1988-89
- SHAW Elsie 1989-90
- JACOBS Sidney 1990-91
- SEMPLE Ralph M.B.E. 1991-92
- BENNETT Norman 1992-93
- MATHER Brian 1993-94
- HEAP Frank 1994-95
- FARQUHAR Joseph Alexandra 1995-96
- GRIFFITHS Alan 1996-97
- DEAN Peter 1997-98
- RILEY Margaret 1998-99
- BATTYE John 1999-2000
Mayors from 2001 to present
- DILLON John 2000-01
- WHEELER Christine 2001-02
- AHMAD Riaz O.B.E. 2002-03
- SEDGWICK Val 2003-04
- JABBAR Abdul 2005-05
- KNOX Kay 2005-06
- JUDGE Bernard 2006-07
- WINGATE Ann 2007-08
- AKHTAR Shoab 2008-09
- MCARDLE Jim 2009-10
- JONES David 2010-11
- KNOWLES Richard 2011-12
- CHADDERTON Olwen 2012-13
- HUDSON John 2013-14
- HUSSAIN Fida 2014-15
- UR-REHMAN Ateeque 2015-16
- HEFFERNAN Derek 2016-17
- QUMER Shadab 2017-18
- IQBAL Javid 2018-19
- ALEXANDER Ginny 2019-21
- HARRISON Jenny 2021-22
- GARRY Elaine 2022-23