The City of South Perth is a local government area in Perth, Western Australia. It was established on 9 June 1892 as the South Perth Road District, with a chairman as the leader of the road board. In February 1902, it became the Municipality of South Perth, with a mayor as the leader of its municipal council. It changed back to the South Perth Road District in March 1922, and then changed back to the Municipality of South Perth in February 1956. It became the City of South Perth in June 1959, still with a mayor as the leader of the city council.[1]

South Perth Road Board (1892–1902)

Chairman Term Ref
A. B. Wright 1892–1893 [2]
W. James 1893–1894
John Daniel Manning 1894–1895
W. James 1895–1896
John Daniel Manning 1896–1897
E. C. Shenton 1898–1899
J. D. Manning 1899–1901

Municipality of South Perth (1902–1922)

Mayor Term Ref
J. Charles 1902 [2]
A. B. Wright 1902–1904
S. W. Curtis 1904–1906
T. Coombe 1906–1908
H. McA. Henning 1908–1909
E. C. Shenton 1909–1912
R. D. Jones 1913–1914
Alec Clydesdale 1914–1921 [2][3]
J. W. Paterson 1921 [2]

South Perth Road Board (1922–1956)

Chairman Term Ref
J. W. Paterson 1922 [2]
H. A. Pilgrimm 1922
E. Tindale 1922–1924
S. H. Fletcher 1924–1925
G. H. W. Long 1925–1926
I. C. Campbell 1926–1928
G. H. W. Long 1928–1930
H. A. Pilgrim 1930–1934
G. V. Abjornson 1934–1940
D. F. Vincent 1940–1948
S. Lambert 1948–1951
R. W. King 1951–1956

Municipality of South Perth (1956–1959)

Mayor Term Ref
R. W. King 1956 [2]
W. C. G. Thomas 1956–1959

City of South Perth

Mayor Term Ref
W. C. G. Thomas 1959–1968 [2]
J. G. Burnett 1968–1989
P. Campbell 1989–1995
J. E. Hardwick 1995–1999
S. E. Pierce 1999–2000
None (Commissioner was J. F. Donaldson) 2000–2002
John Collins 2002–2007
James Best 2007–2011 [2][4]
Sue Doherty 2011–2019 [5]
Greg Milner 2019–present [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries WA. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Local Heritage Inventory – Appendix C – Elected and Administrative Leaders of the City of South Perth" (PDF). City of South Perth. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Alexander McAllister Clydesdale". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Orr, Aleisha (22 August 2012). "Mayoral painting 'too modern' for council". WAtoday. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Mayor Sue Doherty decides against re-nominating". City of South Perth. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Your Mayor and Councillors". City of South Perth. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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