The following list shows the Mayors of Aldeburgh from 1885 until the present day. The listing is followed by a number of portrait photographs.
| Year | Mayor | Terms |
| 1885 | Newson GARRETT | 1 of 4 |
| 1886 | Newson GARRETT | 2 of 4 |
| 1887 | Samuel Wightman SMYTH | 1 of 4 |
| 1888 | Joseph FLINTHAM | 1 |
| 1889 | William Henry HALL | 1 of 2 |
| 1890 | Newson GARRETT | 3 of 4 |
| 1891 | I. WILLIAMS | 1 |
| 1892 | Newson GARRETT | 4 of 4 |
| 1893 | James George Skelton ANDERSON | 1 of 4 |
| 1894 | James George Skelton ANDERSON | 2 of 4 |
| 1895 | Samuel Wightman SMYTH | 2 of 4 |
| 1896 | G. W. BROWN | 1 of 2 |
| 1897 | G. W. BROWN | 2 of 2 |
| 1898 | George Herbert GARRETT | 1 of 5 |
| 1899 | George Herbert GARRETT | 2 of 5 |
| 1900 | George Herbert GARRETT | 3 of 5 |
| 1901 | George Herbert GARRETT | 4 of 5 |
| 1902 | Samuel Wightman SMYTH | 3 of 4 |
| 1903 | Samuel Wightman SMYTH | 4 of 4 |
| 1904 | Edward Stephend COPEMAN | 1 |
| 1905 | James George Skelton ANDERSON | 3 of 4 |
| 1906 | James George Skelton ANDERSON | 4 of 4 |
| 1907 | George Herbert GARRETT | 5 of 5 |
| 1908 | Elizabeth Garrett ANDERSON | 1 of 2 |
| 1909 | Elizabeth Garrett ANDERSON | 2 of 2 |
| 1910 | William Henry HALL | 2 of 2 |
| 1911 | William Frederic THOMPSON | 1 of 8 |
| 1912 | William Frederic THOMPSON | 2 of 8 |
| 1913 | William Frederic THOMPSON | 3 of 8 |
| 1914 | William Frederic THOMPSON | 4 of 8 |
| 1915 | William Frederic THOMPSON | 5 of 8 |
| 1916 | William Frederic THOMPSON | 6 of 8 |
| 1917 | William Frederic THOMPSON | 7 of 8 |
| 1918 | William Frederic THOMPSON | 8 of 8 |
| 1919 | Percy Edward CLARK | 1 of 2 |
| 1920 | Percy Edward CLARK | 2 of 2 |
| 1921 | Charles Andrew WARD | 1 of 2 |
| 1922 | Samuel GARRETT | 1 |
| 1923 | Charles Andrew WARD | 2 of 2 |
| 1924 | Harry George FULCHER | 1 |
| 1925 | Walter HILL | 1 |
| 1926 | William Comer READE | 1 of 5 |
| 1927 | William Comer READE | 2 of 5 |
| 1928 | Miss Suzette Bagnold Isabel PETTIT | 1 |
| 1929 | Henry Freshfield JONES | 1 |
| 1930 | Mrs Wilhelmine Henriette Murray GALSWORTHY | 1 of 3 |
| 1931 | Mrs Wilhelmine Henriette Murray GALSWORTHY | 2 of 3 |
| 1932 | Mrs Wilhelmine Henriette Murray GALSWORTHY | 3 of 3 |
| 1933 | Robert PARRIS | 1 |
| 1934 | Col. George Denne FRANKLIN | 1 of 2 |
| 1935 | William Comer READE | 3 of 5 |
| 1936 | Sidney Herbert LEWER | 1 of 10 |
| 1937 | Sidney Herbert LEWER | 2 of 10 |
| 1938 | Sidney Herbert LEWER | 3 of 10 |
| 1939 | Sidney Herbert LEWER | 4 of 10 |
| 1940 | Sidney Herbert LEWER | 5 of 10 |
| 1941 | Sidney Herbert LEWER | 6 of 10 |
| 1942 | Sidney Herbert LEWER | 7 of 10 |
| 1943 | Sidney Herbert LEWER | 8 of 10 |
| 1944 | Sidney Herbert LEWER | 9 of 10 |
| 1945 | Col. George Denne FRANKLIN | 2 of 2 |
| 1946 | Sidney Herbert LEWER | 10 of 10 |
| 1947 | Col. C. E. COLBECK | 1 of 3 |
| 1948 | Col. C. E. COLBECK | 2 of 3 |
| 1949 | Col. C. E. COLBECK | 3 of 3 |
| 1950 | E. E. GRUNDY | 1 of 4 |
| 1951 | E. E. GRUNDY | 2 of 4 |
| 1952 | E. E. GRUNDY | 3 of 4 |
| 1953 | E. E. GRUNDY | 4 of 4 |
| 1954 | William Comer READE | 4 of 5 |
| 1955 | William Comer READE | 5 of 5 |
| 1956 | H. W. CULLUM | 1 |
| 1957 | A. H. KEMP | 1 |
| 1958 | H. S. MARTIN | 1 |
| 1959 | Dudley Oliver KNOWLES | 1 of 3 |
| 1960 | Dudley Oliver KNOWLES | 2 of 3 |
| 1961 | Dudley Oliver KNOWLES | 3 of 3 |
| 1962 | C. H. H. SMITH | 1 |
| 1963 | E. F. GARROD | 1 |
| 1964 | Mrs G. S. AGATE | 1 of 2 |
| 1965 | Mrs G. S. AGATE | 2 of 2 |
| 1966 | William George MOUTELL | 1 |
| 1967 | Air V. M. John MARSON | 1 of 2 |
| 1968 | Air V. M. John MARSON | 2 of 2 |
| 1969 | C. H. SYLVESTER | 1 of 2 |
| 1970 | C. H. SYLVESTER | 2 of 2 |
| 1971 | F. S. WIGHTMAN | 1 |
| 1972 | Frederick Louis ‘Scott’ BOTTERILL | 1 of 2 |
| 1973 | K. BARLEY | 1 |
| 1974 | Frederick Louis ‘Scott’ BOTTERILL | 2 of 2 |
| 1975 | S. M. HAWES | 1 |
| 1976 | Gerard FIENNES | 1 |
| 1977 | Mrs Margaret Laetitia ‘Lettie’ GIFFORD | 1 |
| 1978 | John STUDD | 1 |
| 1979 | Ronald Andrew WARD | 1 of 3 |
| 1980 | Mrs Barbara M. BROOKE | 1 |
| 1981 | Fl. Lt. E. P. SMITH | 1 |
| 1982 | Peter WHATELY-SMITH | 1 |
| 1983 | Ronald Andrew WARD | 2 of 3 |
| 1984 | Mrs Jean COWAN | 1 |
| 1985 | Wing Com. Christopher WOOD | 1 |
| 1986 | Mrs Margaret BROWNING | 1 |
| 1987 | Albert Henry HARRISON | 1 of 2 |
| 1988 | Richard KEANE | 1 |
| 1989 | Mrs Shirley MAUNDER | 1 of 2 |
| 1990 | Albert Henry HARRISON | 2 of 2 |
| 1991 | Mrs Shirley MAUNDER | 2 of 2 |
| 1992 | Michael CATTERICK | 1 |
| 1993 | Mrs Clare FOSSE | 1 |
| 1994 | Ronald Andrew WARD | 3 of 3 |
| 1995 | Mrs Marguerite S. DAVIES | 1 of 2 |
| 1996 | John Christopher PASK | 1 |
| 1997 | Mrs Margaret STEEN | 1 |
| 1998 | Donald WILSON | 1 |
| 1999 | Mrs Marguerite S. DAVIES | 2 of 2 |
| 2000 | John Garrett RICHARDSON | 1 |
| 2001 | Felicity A. BROMAGE | 1 of 3 |
| 2002 | Felicity A. BROMAGE | 2 of 3 |
| 2003 | Felicity A. BROMAGE | 3 of 3 |
| 2004 | Michael GOOD | 1 |
| 2005 | John DIGBY | 1 of 3 |
| 2006 | Celia LEGGETT | 1 |
| 2007 | Hugo Jarrett HERBERT-JONES | 1 |
| 2008 | James (Jimmy) ROBINSON | 1 |
| 2009 | Kevin WEBSTER | 1 of 2 |
| 2010 | Julian WORSTER | 1 |
| 2011 | Gary DAVIS | 1 |
| 2012 | Peter COX | 1 |
| 2013 | Sara FOX | 1 of 2 |
| 2014 | Richard MARSON | 1 |
| 2015 | Mike KIFF | 1 |
| 2016 | John DIGBY | 2 of 3 |
| 2017 | Jocelyn BOND | 1 |
| 2018 | John DIGBY | 3 of 3 |
| 2019 | Sara FOX | 2 of 2 |
| 2020 | Kevin WEBSTER | 2 of 2 |
Please note that the year column shows the year in which their period of service began –
