List of mayors of Balmain
People who served as the mayor of the Municipality of Balmain are:
| Years | Chairman | Notes | 
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 1860 – February 1861 | Ralph Mansfield | |
| February 1861 – February 1862 | George Elliott | |
| February 1862 – February 1863 | Nicol Stenhouse | |
| February 1863 – February 1864 | Walter Church | |
| February 1864 – 1864 | Thomas Rowntree | |
| 1864 – February 1865 | Owen Evans | |
| February 1865 – February 1866 | Ralph Mansfield | |
| February 1866 – 15 February 1867 | Walter Church | |
| 15 February 1867 – 23 December 1867 | John Booth | |
| Years | Mayors | |
| 23 December 1867 – 6 February 1868 | John Booth | |
| 6 February 1868 – February 1869 | Henry Perdriau | |
| February 1869 – February 1870 | Frederick Robinson | |
| February 1870 – 15 February 1871 | Josiah Mullens | |
| 15 February 1871 – 15 February 1872 | Thomas Rowntree | |
| 15 February 1872 – 1872 | George Elliott | |
| 1872 – 12 February 1873 | Henry Perdriau | |
| 12 February 1873 – 21 March 1873 | Charles Mossman | |
| 25 March 1873 – 10 February 1874 | Frederick Trouton | |
| 10 February 1874 – 10 February 1875 | John Taylor | |
| 10 February 1875 – 8 February 1876 | Henry Perdriau | |
| 8 February 1876 – 15 February 1877 | Solomon Hyam | |
| 15 February 1877 – 15 February 1878 | John Taylor | |
| 15 February 1878 – 11 February 1880 | James McDonald | |
| 11 February 1880 – February 1881 | Albert Elkington | |
| February 1881 – 12 February 1883 | William Alston Hutchinson | |
| 12 February 1883 – 11 February 1885 | James Cameron | |
| 11 February 1885 – 8 February 1886 | Jacob Garrard | |
| 8 February 1886 – 16 February 1887 | John Greenway Punch | |
| 16 February 1887 – 28 February 1888 | William Moffit Burns | |
| 28 February 1888 – 7 January 1890 | Edward Harman Buchanan | |
| 7 January 1890 – 20 February 1890 | James McDonald (acting) | |
| 20 February 1890 – 10 March 1891 | George Clubb | |
| 10 March 1891 – 11 February 1892 | James Brodie | |
| 11 February 1892 – 2 November 1893 | James Wheeler | |
| 2 November 1893 – 8 March 1895 | Henry Swan | |
| 8 March 1895 – 16 February 1897 | Alexander Martin Milne | |
| 16 February 1897 – 17 February 1899 | Gilbert Curtis Murdoch | |
| 17 February 1899 – 14 February 1901 | Henry Mills | |
| 14 February 1901 – 14 February 1902 | Alexander Martin Milne | |
| 14 February 1902 – February 1903 | Harry Cox | |
| February 1903 – 18 February 1905 | Alfred Crump | |
| 18 February 1905 – 1 March 1908 | Matthew Henry Cohen | |
| 1 March 1908 – February 1909 | William John Laws | |
| February 1909 – 1 June 1909 | Thomas Minty | |
| June 1909 – February 1911 | Alfred Crump | |
| February 1911 – February 1912 | Matthew Henry Cohen | |
| February 1912 – February 1914 | George Clubb | |
| February 1914 – 3 February 1916 | Henry Swan | |
| 3 February 1916 – February 1918 | Henry Scott | |
| February 1918 – February 1920 | Donald McKenzie | |
| February 1920 – February 1922 | Reginald Thornton | |
| February 1922 – February 1923 | William Wainwright | |
| February 1923 – February 1924 | Bertie Wheeler (ALP) | |
| February 1924 – February 1925 | George Mullins (ALP) | |
| February 1925 – February 1926 | Thomas Harrington (ALP) | |
| February 1926 – February 1929 | Reginald Thornton | |
| February 1929 – January 1932 | Lyle Swan | |
| January 1932 – December 1932 | Reginald Thornton | |
| December 1932 – 1935 | Gilbert Storey (ALP) | |
| 1935 – 1936 | Cecil Stapleton | |
| 1936 – 1936 | John Waite | |
| December 1936 – 1938 | Michael Cashman (ALP) | |
| 1938 – 1939 | Robert Brownlee (Lang Labor) | |
| 1939 – 1940 | Herman Angelini (Lang Labor) | |
| 1940 – 1941 | John Waite | |
| 1941 – January 1942 | Michael Cashman (ALP) | |
| January 1942 – 9 November 1942 | Michael Hubert McMahon (ALP) | |
| November 1942 – December 1943 | Robert Brownlee (ALP) | |
| December 1943 – December 1944 | George Harris | |
| December 1944 – December 1945 | Edward Erwin (ALP) | |
| December 1945 – December 1946 | Gilbert Lockhart | |
| December 1946 – 11 December 1947 | Charles Laggan | |
| 11 December 1947 – 31 December 1948 | Richard O'Connor (ALP) |