List of mayors of Leichhardt


This is a list of the mayors of the Municipality of Leichhardt, a former local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The official title of Mayors while holding office was: His/Her Worship The Mayor of Leichhardt. First incorporated on 29 December 1871 as the Municipal District of Leichhardt, the municipality commenced operations on 14 December 1871 and the election of the first Council was held on 6 February 1872. The first mayor was Alderman Frank Beames, elected at the first meeting of the council on 16 February 1872. From 1 January 1949, with the passing of the Local Government Act 1948, Leichhardt was reconstituted incorporating the former municipalities of Annandale and Balmain. The last Mayor of Leichhardt was Councillor Darcy Byrne, first elected on 25 September 2012, who served until the council's amalgamation into the new Inner West Council, which was established on 12 May 2016., built in 1888, was the seat of Leichhardt Council from 1888 to 2016.

Mayors

Municipality of Leichhardt, 1872–1948

Municipality of Leichhardt, 1949–2016

#YearsMayorsNotes
341 January 1949 – December 1950Leo Newton-
35December 1950 – 23 December 1952Edward Charles Erwin
3623 December 1952 – 15 April 1953Charles Laggan
–15 April 1953 – December 1956Henry William Dane
37December 1956 – December 1963John Deehan-
38December 1963 – December 1968Ann Cashman-
39December 1968 – September 1971Les Rodwell -
40September 1971 – September 1973Nick Origlass -
41September 1973 – September 1974William Dougherty-
–September 1974 – September 1979Les Rodwell -
26September 1979 – September 1984Evan Jones -
27September 1984 – September 1987Bill Brady-
–September 1987 – September 1988Nick Origlass
28September 1988 – September 1989Doug Spedding
29September 1989 – September 1990Isadore Wyner
–September 1990 – September 1991Bill Brady-
30September 1991 – September 1995Larry Hand -
31September 1995 – September 1996Maire Sheehan -
32September 1996 – September 1999Kris Cruden -
–September 1999 – September 2004Maire Sheehan -
33September 2004 – September 2005Alice Murphy
35September 2005 – September 2006Nick Dyer
–September 2006 – September 2007Alice Murphy -
36September 2007 – 13 September 2008Carolyn Allen -
3713 September 2008 – 19 May 2011Jamie Parker -
3819 May 2011 – 25 September 2012Rochelle Porteous
3925 September 2012 – 24 September 2014Darcy Byrne
–24 September 2014 – 23 September 2015Rochelle Porteous
–23 September 2015 – 12 May 2016Darcy Byrne