The role of Mayor of Carlisle dates from 1231. Originally the mayor was elected by the Freemen of the borough but since 1835 has been chosen by elected councillors.
The following were mayors of Carlisle, Cumbria, England:
1545: Edward Aglionby, MP for Carlisle, 1529.High Sheriff of Cumberland, 1544
1554: Robert Dalton, MP for Carlisle, 1558
1566–67: Robert Dalton
Several times. Edward Aglionby, MP for 1584 and 1593
1597: Thomas Blennerhassett, MP for Carlisle, 1584, 1586 and 1604
1672: Sir Christopher Musgrave, 4th Baronet, MP for Carlisle, 1661 Westmorland, 1690 Appleby, 1695
1715: Thomas Stanwix, Governor of Gibraltar
1855: Robert Ferguson, MP for Carlisle, 1874
1858: Robert Ferguson
1881: Robert S. Ferguson (1837-1900)
1882: Robert S. Ferguson (1837-1900)
1883: Francis Peter Dixon
1884: Francis Peter Dixon
1897: Francis Peter Dixon
1898: Francis Peter Dixon