This is a list of mayors of Brantford, Ontario.

Until 1956 mayors were elected for one year terms. Beginning in 1957, mayoral terms were extended to two years by Ontario law. In 1987, the provincial government changed the Municipal Elections Act to require local government elections every three years.

Town of Brantford (1847-1876)

• William Muirhead, 1847
• Dr. A. Digby, 1848
• Dr. A. Digby, 1849
• P.C. VanBrocklin, 1850
• John Henry Moore, 1851
• A. Huntington, 1852
• G. S. Wilkes, 1853
• James Kirby, 1854
• William Mathews, 1855
• William Mathews, 1856
• Thomas Botham, 1857
• M. W. Pruyn, 1858
• Thomas Botham, 1859
• Joseph D. Clement, 1860
• Joseph D. Clement, 1861
• Joseph D. Clement, 1862
• Joseph D. Clement, 1863
• James Weymes, 1864
• James Weymes, 1865
• John Elliott, 1866
• John Elliott, 1867
• John Elliott, 1868
• William Mathews, 1869
• William Mathews, 1870
• William Mathews, 1871
• William Patterson, 1872
• William Mathews, 1873
• William Mathews, 1874
• J. W. Digby, 1875
• J. W. Digby, 1876

City of Brantford (1877-Present)

• J. W. Digby, 1877
• Robert Henry, 1878
• Robert Henry, 1879
• Reginald Henwood, 1880
• Reginald Henwood, 1881
• William Watt, 1882
• William Watt, 1883
• William J. Scarfe, 1884
• William J. Scarfe, 1885
• Charles B. Heyd, 1886
• Robert Henry, 1887
• Charles B. Heyd, 1888
• Charles B. Heyd, 1889
• Samuel G. Read, 1890
• Samuel G. Read, 1891
• Levi Secord, 1892
• Levi Secord, 1893
• George Watt, 1894
• George Watt, 1895
• Thomas Elliott, 1896
• Thomas Elliott, 1897
• W. G. Raymond, 1898
• W. G. Raymond, 1899
• Harry Cockshutt, 1900
• D. B. Wood, 1901
• D. B. Wood, 1902
• Matthew K. Halloran, 1903
• Matthew K. Halloran, 1904
• Charles Waterous, 1905
• Charles Waterous, 1906
• J. W. Bowlby, 1907
• J. W. Bowlby, 1908
• W. B. Wood, 1909
• W. B. Wood, 1910
• Ross A. Rastall, 1911
• Charles H. Hartman, 1912
• Charles H. Hartman, 1913
• John H. Spence, 1914
• John H. Spence, 1915
• J. W. Bowlby, 1916
• J. W. Bowlby, 1917
• M. M. MacBride, 1918
• M. M. MacBride, 1919
• M. M. MacBride, 1920
• George Wedlake, 1921
• George Wedlake, 1922 (Wedlake died March 3, 1922. C.J. Parker completed the term.)
• Frederic W. Billo, 1923
• Frederic W. Billo, 1924
• M. M. MacBride, 1925
• J.A.D. Slemin, 1926
• J.A.D. Slemin, 1927
• Ross L. Beckett, 1928
• Ross L. Beckett, 1929
• Ross L. Beckett, 1930
• Ross L. Beckett, 1931
• Ross L. Beckett, 1932
• M. M. MacBride, 1933
• M. M. MacBride, 1934
• Col MA Colquhoun, 1935
• M. M. MacBride, 1936
• M. M. MacBride, 1937
• R. J. Waterous, 1938
• R. J. Waterous, 1939
• R. J. Waterous, 1940
• John P. Ryan, 1941
• John P. Ryan, 1942
• John P. Ryan, 1943
• John P. Ryan, 1944
• John P. Ryan, 1945
• John H. Matthews, 1946
• John H. Matthews, 1947
• W. J. Dowden, 1948
• W. J. Dowden, 1949
• Howard E. Winter, 1950
• Howard E. Winter, 1951
• Howard E. Winter, 1952
• Howard E. Winter, 1953
• Reg Cooper, 1954
• Reg Cooper, 1955
• Howard E. Winter, 1956
• Max Sherman, 1957-1958
• Lloyd D. Hogarth, 1959-1960
• Richard Beckett, 1961-1962
• Richard Beckett, 1963-1964
• Richard Beckett, 1965-1966
• Richard Beckett, 1967-1968
• Richard Beckett, 1969-1970
• Howard E. Winter, 1971-1972
• Charles Bowen, 1973-1974
• Charles Bowen, 1975-1976
• Charles Bowen, 1977-1978
• Charles Bowen, 1979-1980
• David Neumann, 1980-1982
• David Neumann, 1982-1985
• David Neumann, 1985-1988 (Neuman resigned in October, 1987. Karen George completed the term.)
• Karen George, 1988-1991
• Bob Taylor, 1991-1994
• Chris Friel, 1994-1997
• Chris Friel, 1997-2000
• Chris Friel, 2000-2003
• Mike Hancock, 2003-2006