Mayor of Bulawayo

Coat of arms of Bulawayo

Incumbent
David Coltart

since 11 September 2023

Style| His Worship
Inaugural holder| Isidore Hirschler
Formation| 25 November 1897; 127 years ago (1897-11-25)

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".[1] The current mayor is David Coltart since 11 September 2023.

## History

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Bulawayo's first mayor, Isidore Hirschler, took office on 25 November 1897.[2] In 1981, following Zimbabwe's independence from the United Kingdom, Bulawayo's first black mayor, Naison Ndlovu, took office.

## List of mayors

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The following is a list of past mayors of Bulawayo.

Mayor  | Term start  | Term end  |   | Party  | Ref

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Isidore Hirschler | 25 November 1897  | 2 August 1898  |  |  | [2][3]
Charles Theodore Holland | 2 August 1898  | 1899  |  |  |
Henry Frederick White | 1899  | 1900  |  |  | [4]
William H. Haddon | 27 September 1900  | 1901  |  |  | [5]
John Kerr | 1901  | 1902  |  |  | [6]
J. E. Scott | 1902  | 1904  |  |  |
Walter Baxendale | 1904  | 1906  |  |  | [7]
E. F. Philip | 1906  | 1907  |  |  |
Emanuel Basch | 1907  | 1911  |  |  | [3][7]
Alex Fraser | 1911  | 1912  |  |  |
Walter Baxendale | 1912  | 1913  |  |  | [7]
Alex Fraser | 1913  | 1914  |  |  |
W. B. Bucknall | 1914  | 1915  |  |  |
W. J. Atterbury | 1915  | 1917  |  |  |
George Stewart | 1917  | 1918  |  |  |
W. J. Atterbury | 1918  | 1919  |  |  |
James Cowden | 1919  | 1923  |  | RGA | [8][9]
J. H. Bookless | 1923  | 1924  |  |  |
Henry Robert Barbour | 1924  | 1927  |  | Rhodesia Party |
H. B. Ellenbogen | 1927  | 1929  |  |  | [3][8]
W. H. Peard | 1929  | 1932  |  |  | [8]
William Maver | 1932  | 1933  |  |  |
Theodore Holdengarde | 1933  | 1934  |  | United Party |
Cessy Harris | 1934  | 1936  |  |  | [3]
Donald MacIntyre | 1936  | 1938  |  | Labour Party | [8]
Theodore Holdengarde | 1938  | 1940  |  | Liberal Party |
D. W. Young | 1940  | 1942  |  |  |
Edward Jonathan Davies | 1942  | 1944  |  | Labour Party |
Donald MacIntyre | 1944  | 1947  |  | Labour Party | [8]
Henry Alfred Holmes | 1947  | 1949  |  | United Party |
J. H. Butcher | 1949  | 1951  |  |  |
C. M. Newman | 1951  | 1953  |  |  |
John Morrison MacDonald | 1953  | 1955  |  | Liberal Party |
John William Phillips | 1955  | 1957  |  |  |
M. M. McNellie | 1957  | 1959  |  |  |
Sydney Henderson Millar | 1959  | 1960  |  |  |
Margot Brett | 1960  | 1961  |  |  |
Jack Graham Pain | 1961  | 1962  |  | Dominion Party |
Sydney Henderson Millar | 1962  | 1963  |  | Rhodesian Front |
Aubrey M. Butcher | 1963  | 1964  |  |  |
A. C. Dold | 1964  | 1964  |  |  |
Abraham Menashe | 1965  | 1967  |  | Independent | [3]
William Kinleyside | 1967  | 1968  |  |  |
Jurick Goldwasser | 1968  | 1969  |  |  | [3]
Max Logan | 1969  | 1970  |  |  |
T. H. Doyle | 1970  | 1971  |  | Independent |  |
H. Coronel | 1971  | 1972  |  |  |
Ralph S. Harris | 1972  | 1973  |  |  |
Eugene D. Gordon | 1973  | 1974  |  |  |
Charles McKenzie Scott | 1974  | 1975  |  | Rhodesian Front |
Len Sexon | 1975  | 1976  |  |  |
Eric Hoyle | 1976  | 1977  |  |  |
Joanna Sharland | 1977  | 1978  |  |  |
D. J. Rowland | 1978  | 1979  |  |  |
Mike Constandinos | 1979  | 1981  |  |  |
Naison Ndlovu | 1981  | 1983  |  | PF–ZAPU |
Enos Mdlongwa | 1983  | 1985  |  | PF–ZAPU |
Nicholas Mabodoko | 1985  | 1988  |  | PF–ZAPU |
J. M. Ndlovu | 1988  | 1989  |  | ZANU–PF |
A. L. Ncube | 1989  | 1990  |  | ZANU–PF |
Dennis Ndlovu | 1990  | 1991  |  | ZANU–PF |
Nelson Sidanile | 1991  | 1992  |  | ZANU–PF |
Israel Gadhlula | 1992  | 1993  |  | ZANU–PF |
Joshua Malinga | 1993  | 1995  |  | ZANU–PF |
Abel Siwela | 1996  | 2000  |  | ZANU–PF | [10]
Japhet Ndabeni Ncube | 2001  | 2008  |  | MDC (before 2005) | [10]
| MDC–M (after 2005)
Patrick Thaba-Moyo | 2008  | 2013  |  | MDC–T | [11]
Martin Moyo | 2013  | 2018  |  | MDC–T | [12]
Solomon Mguni | 7 September 2018 | 2023  |  | MDC Alliance | [13]
David Coltart | 11 September 2023 |  |  | CCC | [14]

## References

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1. ^ "New Year Message by his Worship the Mayor of Bulawayo, Councillor Martin M Moyo". Bulawayo24 News. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
2. ^ a b Sharland, Joanna (March 1976). "The Jewish Communities' Contribution to Rhodesia" (PDF). Rhodesiana. 34: 45–46\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
3. ^ a b c d e f "Bulawayo". Jewish Virtual Library. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
4. ^ "D.S.O." London Gazette. 19 April 1901. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
5. ^ Reports on the administration of Rhodesia: 1889/92-1900/02. British South Africa Company. 1899. p. 75.
6. ^ South Africa. Vol. 76\. 1908. p. 296.
7. ^ a b c Ferguson, Fergus W. (1907). Southern Rhodesia: an Account of Its Past History, Present Development, Natural Riches, and Future Prospects: With Special Particulars for Intending Settlers, Numerous Illustrations and Much General Information. W. H. & L. Collingridge. pp. 127–128.
8. ^ a b c d e Ranger, Terence (2010). Bulawayo Burning: The Social History of a Southern African City, 1893–1960. Boydell & Brewer.
9. ^ "The Age of Ai". To The Victoria Falls. 212. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
10. ^ a b Zimbabwe Election Support Network (2001). Bulawayo Mayoral and Council By-Elections Report (Report). Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
11. ^ "Mayor urged to hit ground running". SOuthern Eye. 18 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
12. ^ "New mayors for Kwekwe, Bulawayo, Gweru and Masvingo". NewZimbabwe.com. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
13. ^ Muvundusi, Jeffrey (10 September 2018). "New Bulawayo mayor lays out vision". DailyNews Live. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
14. ^ "David Coltart elected new Bulawayo Mayor". The Chronicle. 11 September 2023. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.