Brandon and Byshottles Parish Council’s past chairmen are as follows:
* Denotes Deceased
- 1974 – Cllr L Dodds – Ushaw Moor Ward
- 1974 to 75 – Cllr Mrs N A Bartle – Central Ward
- 1975 to 76 – Cllr J H Turner * – Ushaw Moor Ward
- 1976 to 77 – Cllr H Carr * – South Ward
- 1977 to 78 – Cllr Mrs B Meldrum – North Ward
- 1978 to 79 – Cllr C Ellison * – West Ward
- 1979 to 80 – Cllr J R Burlison * – Central Ward
- 1980 to 81 – Cllr E Shuker * – Ushaw Moor Ward
- 1981 to 82 – Cllr R Stock * – East Ward
- 1982 to 83 – Cllr Mrs P Kell – South Ward
- Part 1983 to 84 – Cllr W S Elliott * – North Ward
- Part 1983 to 84 – Cllr M Rochford * – West Ward
- 1984 to 85 – Cllr M Rochford * – West Ward
- 1985 to 86 – Cllr Mrs J Shea – Central Ward
- 1986 to 87 – Cllr W Hartwell – South Ward
- 1987 to 88 – Cllr R Bartlett * – North Ward
- 1988 to 89 – Cllr M Rochford * – West Ward
- 1989 to 90 – Cllr B Nelson – Central Ward
- 1990 to 91 – Cllr J G Cowper – Ushaw Moor Ward
- 1991 to 92 – Cllr G Curry * – East Ward
- 1992 to 93 – Cllr M McGarr – South Ward
- 1993 to 94 – Cllr D Jones – North Ward
- 1994 to 95 – Cllr M Rochford * – West Ward
- 1995 to 96 – Cllr B Nelson – Central Ward
- 1996 to 97 – Cllr G Cowie * – Ushaw Moor Ward
- 1997 to 98 – Cllr R Stock * – East Ward
- 1998 to 99 – Cllr T Akins – South Ward
- 1999 to 00 – Cllr B Sims – West Ward
- 2000 to 01 – Cllr Mrs D A McMahon – Central Ward
- 2001 to 02 – Cllr G W Atkinson – Ushaw Moor Ward
- 2002 to 03 – Cllr Mrs E Gray – North Ward
- 2003 to 04 – Cllr J Chaplow – West Ward
- 2004 to 05 – Cllr B Nelson – Central Ward
- 2005 to 06 – Cllr W Dowsey – Ushaw Moor Ward
- 2006 to 07 – Cllr D Jones – North Ward
- 2007 to 08 – Cllr B Nelson Central Ward
- 2008 to 09 – Cllr W Dowsey – Ushaw Moor Ward
- 2009 to 10 – Cllr D Bell – North Ward
- 2010 to 11 – Cllr T Akins – South Ward
- 2011 to 12 – Cllr B Nelson – Central Ward
- 2012 to 13 – Cllr A Bonner – North Ward
- 2013 to 14 – Cllr J Grantham – Central Ward
- 2014 to 15 – Cllr T Akins – South Ward
- 2015 to 16 – Cllr C Wharton- West Ward
- 2016 to 17 – Cllr S Nelson – South Ward
- 2017 to 18 – Cllr D Bell – North Ward
- 2018 to 19 – Cllr D Clegg – Ushaw Moor Ward
- 2019 to 20 – Cllr S Nelson – South Ward
- 2020 to 21 – Cllr S Nelson – South Ward