The City of Brighton was a local government area about south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1859 until 1994.

History

Brighton was first incorporated as a borough on 18 January 1859. It annexed some land in Elwood and Elsternwick in 1870, and became a town on 18 March 1887. It annexed from the Shire of Moorabbin on 3 April 1912, and on 12 March 1919, it was proclaimed a city. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. From 1861 onwards, Thomas Bent was associated with the council, being its mayor on several occasions before becoming Treasurer and Premier of Victoria from 1904 until 1909.

Council meetings were held at the court house until 1886, when a stuccoed building, designed by Wilson and Beswicke, was constructed at the corner of Wilson and Carpenter Streets in Brighton and subsequently remodelled in 1933. A new building, housing the council chambers and offices, was built in Boxshall Street to mark the centenary of the municipality in 1959. The former town hall is now home to the Bayside Arts and Cultural Centre which includes the Bayside Gallery, Brighton Historical Society, Brighton Theatre Company and Brighton Art Society.

In the 1990's Former Brighton Mayor John Locco got into a punch up with Brighton Baths manager Mark Greene. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/120463986/

On 15 December 1994, the City of Brighton was abolished, and along with the City of Sandringham and parts of the suburbs of Cheltenham, Highett and Beaumaris, was merged into the newly created City of Bayside.

Former Mayors + List of former mayors of Brighton, Victoria Year Mayor 1859-60 Cr. T. Warner 1860-61 Cr. G.W. Rusden 1861-62 Cr. G.W. Rusden 1863-64 Cr. R.K. Hammond 1864-65 Cr. R.K. Hammond 1865-66 Cr. T. Crisp 1866-67 Cr. R.K. Hammond 1867-68 Cr. T. Crisp 1868-69 Cr. T. Crisp 1869-70 Cr. Thomas Wilson 1870-71 Cr. J.L. Strudwieke 1871-72 Cr. W.P. Allen 1872-73 Cr. G.W. Rusden 1873-74 Cr. R.K. Hammond 1874-75 The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent 1875-76 Cr. J.G. Tanner 1876-77 Cr. J.G. Tanner 1877-78 Cr. D. Masterton 1878-79 The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent 1879-80 The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent 1880-81 Cr. W. Lynch 1881-82 Cr. W. Lynch 1882-83 Cr. S. Francis 1883-84 Cr. A. Walstab 1884-85 The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent 1885-86 The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent 1886-87 Cr. J.F. Hamilton 1887-88 The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent 1888-89 The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent 1889-90 Cr. W. Burrows 1890-91 Cr. A. Walstab 1891-92 Cr. A. Walstab 1892-93 Cr. M.J.S. Gair 1893-94 Cr. W. Macansh 1894-95 Cr. A. Walstab 1895-96 Cr. Thomas Wilson 1896-97 Cr. Thomas Wilson 1897-98 Cr. F. Davies 1898-99 Cr. J.B. Backhouse 1899-1900 Cr. A.R. Stone 1900-01 Cr. J. Peacock 1901-02 Cr. W.A. Adamson 1902-03 Cr. W.H. Allard 1903-04 The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent 1904-05 Cr. E.J. Hartley 1905-06 Cr. Thomas Wilson 1906-07 Cr. J.F. Hamilton 1907-08 Cr. W.F. Weigall 1908-09 The Hon. Sir Thomas Bent 1909-10 Cr. R.A. Edmanson 1910-11 Cr. R.A. Edmanson 1911-12 Cr. W.P. Francis 1912-13 Cr. Thomas Wilson 1913-14 Cr. Thomas Wilson 1914-15 Cr. S. Dutton Green 1915-16 Cr. J.B. Grout 1916-17 Cr. J.B. Grout 1917-18 Cr. J.J. Hanby 1918-19 Cr. W.P. Francis 1919-20 Cr. Thomas Wilson 1920-21 Cr. H.E. Pullman 1921-22 Cr. H.E. Hall 1922-23 Cr. J.W. Satchwell 1923-24 Cr. P.A. Oakley 1924-25 Cr. J.A. Grant 1925-26 Cr. W.E. Briggs 1926-27 Cr. E.M. Flannagan 1927-28 Cr. H.A. Abbott 1928-29 Cr. H.E. Pullman 1929-30 Cr. J.B. Wilson 1930-31 Cr. A.R. Horton 1931-32 Cr. F.E. Rogers 1932-33 The Hon. Sir James Kennedy 1933-34 Cr. H.E. Hall 1934-35 Cr. J. Redapple 1935-36 Cr. J.A. Grant 1936-37 Cr. R.E. Tracey 1937-38 Cr. R.E. Tracey 1938-39 Cr. F.E. Rogers 1939-40 Cr. E.M. Young 1940-41 Cr. D.F. Granter 1941-42 Cr. R.T. Breen 1942-43 Cr. W.J. Orr 1943-44 Cr. A.R. Roberts, D.C.M. 1944-45 Cr. R.E. Trickey 1945-46 Cr. R.E. Tracey 1946-47 Cr. C.W.W. Turner 1947-48 Cr. H.H. Lawrence 1948-49 Cr. J.E. Stamp 1949-50 Cr. D.F. Granter 1950-51 Cr. R.H. Wallman 1951-52 Cr. A.R. Roberts, D.C.M. 1952-53 Cr. R.E. Trickey 1953-54 Cr. E.H. Wagstaff 1954-55 Cr. A.F. Bottomley, O.B.E. 1955-56 Cr. F.M. Julyan 1956-57 Cr. J.E. Stamp 1957-58 Cr. A.W. McLiesh 1958-59 Cr. R.G. Ward 1959-60 Cr. W.B. Lovell 1960-61 Cr. F.J. Lain, D.F.C. 1961-62 Cr. E.H. Wagstaff 1962-63 Cr. T.R. Matthews 1963-64 Cr. A.R. Roberts, D.C.M. 1964-65 Cr. J.E. Bown, M.B.E. 1965-66 Cr. L.F. Connolly 1966-67 Cr. A.F. Bottomley, O.B.E. 1967-68 Cr. W.B. Lovell 1968-69 Cr. F.J. Lain, D.F.C. 1969-70 Cr. C.B. Jewell 1970-71 Cr. G.K. Grant 1971-72 Cr. M.W. Eise, M.B.E. 1972-73 Cr. K.S. Devenport 1973-74 Cr. W.L. Rait 1974-75 Cr. L.W. Mason 1975-76 Cr. J.E. Bown, M.B.E. 1976-77 Cr. L.W. Mason 1977-78 Cr. W.C. Landells 1978-79 Cr. A.C. Sidaway 1979-80 Cr. J.E. Bown, M.B.E. 1980-81 Cr. W.F. Park 1981-82 Cr. S.M. Allmand 1982-83 Cr. L.J. Coysh 1983-84 Cr. D.G. Garnet-Thomas 1984-85 Cr. K.E. Harman 1985-86 Cr. R.F. Smyth 1986-87 Cr. B.F. Roberts 1987-88 Cr. I.M. Thompson 1988-89 Cr. R.W. Evans 1989-90 Cr. R.A. Haig 1990-91 Cr. S.M. Cooper 1991-92 Cr. N.G. Economou 1992-93 Cr. J. Locco 1993-94 Cr. B.J. Henderson 1994-95 Cr. K.D. Oliver

Wards

The City of Brighton was divided into four wards in May 1945, each electing three councillors: Centre Ward East Ward North Ward South Ward

Geography

The council area covered the suburbs of Brighton and Brighton East, and was bounded by Port Phillip to the west; Head Street, St Kilda Street and Glen Huntly Road to the north; Nepean Highway, North Road, Thomas Street and Nepean Highway to the east; and South Road and New Street to the south.

Population Year Population 1861 2,051 1901 10,047 1921 21,235 1947 39,769 1954 40,458 1958 42,000* 1961 41,302 1966 40,594 1971 39,189 1976 35,673 1981 33,697 1986 33,195 1991 32,230

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

External links

Victorian Places - Brighton