title: List of mayors of the Gold Coast
text: # List of mayors of the Gold Coast
  
  This is a list of mayors of Gold Coast, Queensland.
  
  The Town of South Coast (Present-day Gold Coast) was formed through the amalgamation of Coolangatta and Southport on 17 June 1949. On 21 March 1958, the town of South Coast was officially renamed to the Town of Gold Coast, and the following year on 16 May 1959, the Gold Coast was proclaimed a city. In 1995, the Albert Shire Council and Gold Coast City Council areas were amalgamated to form one Gold Coast.
  
  ## Pre-Amalgamation (1949-1995)
  
  | Mayor | Term |
  | - | - |
  | Alderman Len Peak | 1949-1958 |
  | Ald Ern Harley | 1958–1967 |
  | Bruce Small | 1967-1973 |
  | Robert Neumann | 1973-1976 |
  | Sir Bruce Small | 1976-1978 |
  | Administrator John Andrews | 1978-1979 |
  | Keith Hunt | 1979-1982 |
  | Denis O'Connell | 1982-1985 |
  | Denis Pie | 1985-1988 |
  | Lex Bell | 1988-1994 |
  
  ## Post-Amalgamation (1995 – present)
  
  | Mayor | Term |
  | - | - |
  | Ray Stevens | 1995-1997 |
  | Gary Baildon | 1997-2004 |
  | Ron Clarke | 2004-2012 |
  | Tom Tate | 2012- |
  
  Data drawn from Gold Coast City Council's History Archives.
  
  ## Recent electoral history
  
  2020 Gold Coast City Mayor Election :
  
  | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - |
  | Tom Tate Y | 148,154 | 55.30% |
  | Mona Hecke | 66,043 | 24.80% |
  | Brett Lambert | 16,801 | 6.31% |
  | Virginia Freebody | 14,913 | 5.60% |
  | Kris Bourbon | 8,993 | 3.38% |
  | Gary Pead | 6,717 | 2.52% |
  | Suphakan Somsriruen | 2,429 | 0.91% |
  | Derek Rosborough | 2,275 | 0.85% |
  