Mayor of Bulawayo


The Executive 'Mayor of Bulawayo' is the executive of the government of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The Mayor is a member of the Bulawayo City Council, and is assisted by a deputy mayor. The Mayor uses the style "His Worship". The current mayor is David Coltart since 11 September 2023.

History

Bulawayo's first mayor, Isidore Hirschler, took office on 25 November 1897. In 1981, following Zimbabwe's independence from the United Kingdom, Bulawayo's first black mayor, Naison Ndlovu, took office.

List of mayors

The following is a list of past mayors of Bulawayo.
MayorTerm startTerm end PartyRef-
25 November 18972 August 1898-
2 August 18981899-
18991900-
27 September 19001901-
19011902-
19021904-
19041906-
19061907-
19071911-
19111912-
19121913-
19131914-
19141915-
19151917-
19171918-
19181919-
19191923RGA-
19231924-
19241927Rhodesia Party-
19271929-
19291932-
19321933-
19331934United Party-
19341936-
19361938Labour Party-
19381940Liberal Party-
19401942-
19421944Labour Party-
19441947Labour Party-
19471949United Party-
19491951-
19511953-
19531955Liberal Party-
19551957-
19571959-
19591960-
19601961-
19611962Dominion Party-
19621963Rhodesian Front-
19631964-
19641964-
Abraham Menashe19651967Independent-
19671968-
19681969-
19691970-
19701971Independent
19711972-
19721973-
19731974-
19741975Rhodesian Front-
19751976-
19761977-
19771978-
19781979-
19791981-
19811983PF–ZAPU-
19831985PF–ZAPU-
19851988PF–ZAPU-
19881989ZANU–PF-
19891990ZANU–PF-
19901991ZANU–PF-
19911992ZANU–PF-
19921993ZANU–PF-
19931995ZANU–PF-
19962000ZANU–PF-
20012008Movement for [Democratic Change (1999–2005)|MDC] -
20012008MDC–M -
20082013MDC–T-
20132018MDC–T-
2023MDC Alliance-
CCC-