Lord Mayors of Cork
| Year | Name | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Sir Daniel Hegarty | First Lord Mayor of Cork | |
| 1901 | Edward Fitzgerald | Created a baronet "of Geraldine Place in the Parish of St Finbarr, in the City and County of Cork" 7 September 1903 | |
| 1902 | Edward Fitzgerald | ||
| 1903 | Sir Edward FitzGerald, Bt.. | ||
| 1904 | Augustine Roche | Irish Parliamentary Party | MP for Cork 1905–1910 |
| 1905 | Joseph Barrett | ||
| 1906 | Joseph Barrett | ||
| 1907 | Richard Cronin | ||
| 1908 | Thomas Donovan | ||
| 1909 | Thomas Donovan | ||
| 1910 | Thomas Donovan | ||
| 1911 | Henry O'Shea | ||
| 1911 | James Simcox | All-for-Ireland League | |
| 1912 | James Simcox | All-for-Ireland League | |
| 1912 | Henry O'Shea | Irish Parliamentary Party | Redmondite IPP |
| 1913 | Henry O'Shea | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1914 | Henry O'Shea | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1915 | Henry O'Shea | Irish Parliamentary Party | |
| 1916 | Thomas C. Butterfield | ||
| 1917 | Thomas C. Butterfield | ||
| 1918 | Thomas C. Butterfield | ||
| 1919 | William F. O'Connor | ||
| 1920 | Tomás Mac Curtain | Sinn Féin | First Sinn Féin Lord Mayor. Shot dead by members of the Royal Irish Constabulary during the Irish War of Independence |
| 1920 | Terence MacSwiney | Sinn Féin | MacCurtain's successor, elected unanimously by the council. Died in hunger strike in Brixton Prison |
| 1920 | Donal O'Callaghan | Sinn Féin | |
| 1921 | Donal O'Callaghan | Sinn Féin | |
| 1922 | Donal O'Callaghan | Sinn Féin | |
| 1923 | Donal O'Callaghan | Sinn Féin | |
| 1924 | Seán French | Sinn Féin | Cork TD, Longest serving Lord Mayor of Cork since the foundation of the state |
| 1925 | Seán French | Sinn Féin | |
| 1926 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1927 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1928 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1929 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1930 | Frank Daly | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1931 | Frank Daly | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1932 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1933 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1934 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1935 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1936 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1937 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | Died in office |
| 1937 | James Hickey | Labour Party | |
| 1938 | James Hickey | Labour Party | |
| 1939 | James Hickey | Labour Party | |
| 1940 | William Desmond | Fine Gael | |
| 1941 | John Horgan | Fine Gael | |
| 1942 | James Allen | ||
| 1942 | Richard Anthony | Labour Party | |
| 1943 | James Hickey | Labour Party | |
| 1944 | Seán Cronin | ||
| 1945 | Michael Sheehan | Independent | |
| 1946 | Michael Sheehan | Independent | |
| 1947 | Michael Sheehan | Independent | |
| 1948 | Michael Sheehan | Independent | |
| 1949 | Seán McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1950 | Seán McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1951 | Walter Furlong | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1952 | Patrick McGrath | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1953 | Patrick McGrath | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1954 | Patrick McGrath | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1955 | Patrick McGrath | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1956 | Seán Casey | Labour Party |
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| 1957 | Richard (Val) Jago | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1958 | Seán McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1959 | Jane Dowdall | Fianna Fáil | First female Lord Mayor of Cork |
| 1960 | Stephen D. Barrett | Fine Gael | |
| 1961 | Anthony Barry | Fine Gael | |
| 1962 | Seán Casey | Labour Party | |
| 1963 | Seán McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1964 | Gus Healy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1965 | Cornelius Desmond | Labour Party | |
| 1966 | Seán Casey | Labour Party | Died in office |
| 1966 | Seán McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1967 | Pearse Wyse | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1968 | John Bermingham | Fine Gael | |
| 1969 | Thomas Pearse Leahy | Labour Party | |
| 1970 | Peter Barry | Fine Gael | Former Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 1971 | Timothy J. O'Sullivan | Fine Gael | |
| 1972 | Seán O'Leary | Fine Gael | |
| 1973 | Patrick Kerrigan | Labour Party | |
| 1974 | Pearse Wyse | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1975 | Gus Healy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1976 | Seán French | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1977 | Gerald Goldberg | Fianna Fáil | First Jewish Lord Mayor of Cork |
| 1978 | Brian C. Sloane | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1979 | Jim Corr | Fine Gael | |
| 1980 | Toddy O'Sullivan | Labour Party | |
| 1981 | Paud Black | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1982 | Hugh Coveney | Fine Gael | Minister for Defence & Minister for the Marine |
| 1983 | John Dennehy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1984 | Liam Burke | Fine Gael | |
| 1985 | Dan Wallace | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1986 | Gerry O'Sullivan | Labour Party | Labour Party TD and Minister of State for the Marine. |
| 1987 | Thomas Brosnan | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1988 | Bernard Allen | Fine Gael | |
| 1989 | Chrissie Aherne | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1990 | Frank Nash | Labour Party | |
| 1991 | Denis Cregan | Fine Gael | |
| 1992 | Micheál Martin | Fianna Fáil | Former Minister for Foreign Affairs. Current Leader of Fianna Fáil. |
| 1993 | John Murray | Labour Party | |
| 1994 | Tim Falvey | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1995 | Joe O'Callaghan | Labour Party | |
| 1996 | Jim Corr | Fine Gael | |
| 1997 | Dave McCarthy | Fianna Fáil | |
| 1998 | Joe O'Flynn | Labour Party | |
| 1999 | Damian Wallace | Fianna Fáil | Son of Dan Wallace, Lord Mayor in 1985 |
| 2000 | P. J. Hourican | Fine Gael | |
| 2001 | Tom O'Driscoll | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2002 | John Kelleher | Labour Party | |
| 2003 | Colm Burke | Fine Gael | |
| 2004 | Seán Martin | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2005 | Deirdre Clune | Fine Gael | Daughter of Peter Barry, TD and Senator for Cork South Central |
| 2006 | Michael Ahern | Labour Party | |
| 2007 | Donal Counihan | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2008 | Brian Bermingham | Fine Gael | Son of John Bermingham, Lord Mayor in 1968 |
| 2009 | Dara Murphy | Fine Gael | Elected TD for Cork North Central in 2011 |
| 2010 | Mick O'Connell | Labour Party | |
| 2011 | Terry Shannon | Fianna Fáil | |
| 2012 | John Buttimer | Fine Gael | Brother of Jerry Buttimer (who was a former Senator and is currently a TD in the Cork South–Central constituency) |
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