The mayor of Woollahra is the head of Woollahra Municipal Council, which is a local government area covering part of the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in the State of New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 20 April 1860 as the Municipality of Woollahra, under the terms of the Municipalities Act of 1858, the first leaders of the Council were titled "Chairman" until the 1858 act was replaced by the Municipalities Act of 1867, which introduced the title of "Mayor". On 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, elected representatives of the council were to be known as "Councillor", replacing the former title of "Alderman".
The Mayor is internally-elected by the Councillors, and nominally serves a two-year term since 2017, which replaced the previous system of annual mayoral elections. The current mayor of Woollahra is Councillor Sarah Swan (Liberal), first elected on 9 October 2024. The mayor is assisted in their work by a Deputy Mayor, who is elected on an annual basis by the elected Councillors.
List of incumbents
# Chairman Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes George Thornton No party 6 June 1860 19 February 1861 Samuel Thompson 19 February 1861 11 February 1862 Richard Holdsworth 11 February 1862 10 February 1863 John Valentine Gorman 10 February 1863 9 February 1864 Joseph Trickett 9 February 1864 2 February 1865 Charles Martyn February 1865 20 February 1866 Daniel Bulman 20 February 1866 February 1867 Randolph Nott February 1867 11 February 1868 # Mayor Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes Montagu Stephen No party 11 February 1868 22 February 1871 – Daniel Bulman 22 February 1871 13 February 1872 Walter Friend 13 February 1872 18 February 1873 William Teale 18 February 1873 February 1874 Benjamin Cocks February 1874 21 June 1875 John Vincent Barnard 21 June 1875 27 November 1877 James Sutherland Mitchell 27 November 1877 8 February 1878 William Adams Brodribb 8 February 1878 11 February 1879 William Trickett 11 February 1879 7 February 1881 Robert Butcher 7 February 1881 9 February 1886 – William Trickett 9 February 1886 11 June 1888 John Neild Independent 15 June 1888 18 February 1890 Thomas Magney Independent 18 February 1890 14 February 1899 David Davis Independent 14 February 1899 13 February 1900 William Latimer Independent 13 February 1900 7 February 1910 Thomas Christie Fairweather Independent 7 February 1910 6 February 1911 – Thomas Magney Independent 6 February 1911 5 February 1914 Leo Whitby Robinson Independent 5 February 1914 September 1916 George Dyson Independent September 1916 12 February 1918 – William Latimer Independent 12 February 1918 20 December 1920 James Polidore Bradley Independent 20 December 1920 8 December 1922 William Foster Independent 8 December 1922 10 December 1925 – Thomas Christie Fairweather (acting) Independent 26 March 1923 26 November 1923 – Leo Whitby Robinson Independent 10 December 1925 6 December 1929 George Slater Grimley Independent 6 December 1929 8 January 1932 Hugh Latimer Independent 8 January 1932 10 December 1935 Keith Denis Manion Independent 10 December 1935 15 December 1936 Arthur Griffith Independent 15 December 1936 14 December 1937 – George Slater Grimley Independent 14 December 1937 11 December 1939 John Douglas Lesingham Gaden Independent 11 December 1939 10 December 1940 Lyle Howard Marshall Moore Independent 10 December 1940 16 December 1941 – Keith Denis Manion Independent 16 December 1941 7 December 1942 Aubrey Erskine Smith Independent 7 December 1942 7 December 1943 Leon Snider Independent 7 December 1943 11 December 1944 – George Slater Grimley Independent 11 December 1944 9 December 1946 Reginald Rosborough Thornton Independent 9 December 1946 8 December 1947 Leslie Edye Duff Independent 8 December 1947 31 December 1948 – Hugh Latimer Independent 1 January 1949 11 December 1951 William Frederick Arthur Harvey Independent 11 December 1951 9 December 1952 Chester William Davies Independent 9 December 1952 15 December 1953 – Leslie Edye Duff Independent 15 December 1953 December 1954 John Esler Calwell Independent December 1954 December 1955 Hugh Carlyle Foster Independent December 1955 December 1956 Norman Ernest Mills Independent December 1956 December 1957 – William Frederick Arthur Harvey Independent December 1957 December 1958 A. D. Frost Independent December 1958 December 1959 – John Esler Calwell Independent December 1959 December 1960 Allan Charles Murchison Independent December 1960 December 1961 – Maxwell Elliott Lawrence Independent December 1961 December 1962 – Allan Charles Murchison Independent December 1962 December 1963 – Maxwell Elliott Lawrence Independent December 1963 December 1964 Graham John Crouch Independent December 1964 December 1965 – Maxwell Elliott Lawrence Independent December 1965 December 1966 – Allan Charles Murchison Independent December 1966 December 1967 – Graham John Crouch Independent December 1967 December 1968 Andrew Midwood Clayton Independent December 1968 December 1969 Grosvenor Charles Thomas Burfitt-Williams Independent December 1969 December 1970 David L. Parker Independent December 1970 September 1971 John William O'Brien Independent September 1971 September 1972 Thomas O'Loghlen Reynolds Independent September 1972 September 1973 Michael Keith Fosbery Bray Independent September 1973 September 1974 Graham John O'Neill Independent September 1974 September 1975 – John William O'Brien Independent September 1975 September 1976 – Michael Keith Fosbery Bray Independent September 1976 September 1977 Anthony Wentworth Perry Independent September 1977 September 1978 Brenda Somerville Backhouse Independent September 1978 September 1979 Francis Patrick Donohoe Independent September 1979 September 1980 Charles Bernard Alexander Widdy Independent September 1980 September 1981 David Fulton Rofe Independent September 1981 September 1982 Judith Ann May Independent September 1982 September 1983 John Mungo MacCallum Independent September 1983 September 1985 Hylda Ann Rolfe Independent September 1985 September 1986 – Charles Bernard Alexander Widdy Independent September 1986 September 1987 Susan Margaret Collett Independent September 1987 September 1988 Elaine Cassidy Independent September 1988 September 1989 – Hylda Ann Rolfe Independent September 1989 September 1990 Peter King Independent September 1990 September 1991 Catherine Elizabeth Lemech Independent September 1991 September 1992 Andrew Briger Independent September 1992 September 1994 David Leach Independent September 1994 September 1995 Neville Gruzman Independent September 1995 4 September 1996 Greg James Medcraft Independent 4 September 1996 September 1998 Mairaed Bilmon Woollahra Action Committee September 1998 21 September 1999 Andrew Petrie Liberal 21 September 1999 September 2000 Christopher J. Dawson Independent September 2000 19 September 2001 John Comino Liberal 19 September 2001 15 April 2004 Geoffrey Rundle Residents First 15 April 2004 7 September 2005 – Andrew Petrie Liberal 7 September 2005 20 September 2006 Keri Huxley 20 September 2006 17 September 2007 – Geoffrey Rundle Residents First 17 September 2007 13 September 2008 – Andrew Petrie Liberal 1 October 2008 21 September 2010 Isabelle Shapiro Independent 21 September 2010 13 September 2011 Susan Wynne Residents First 13 September 2011 27 September 2012 – Andrew Petrie Liberal 27 September 2012 19 September 2013 Toni Zeltzer 19 September 2013 25 September 2017 Peter Cavanagh 25 September 2017 23 September 2019 – Susan Wynne 23 September 2019 26 September 2023 Richard Shields 26 September 2023 9 October 2024 1 Year, 13 Days Sarah Swan 9 October 2024 Incumbent
Deputy Mayors The position of Deputy Mayor was made a permanent council position under the Local Government Act 1919. The following individuals have been elected as Deputy Mayor of Woollahra:
# Deputy Mayor Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes Mayor Keri Huxley Liberal 15 April 2004 13 September 2004 Rundle David Shoebridge Greens 13 September 2004 7 September 2005 Marcus Ehrlich Labor 7 September 2005 20 September 2006 Petrie 20 September 2006 17 September 2007 Huxley Isabelle Shapiro Independent 17 September 2007 1 October 2008 Rundle 1 October 2008 23 September 2009 Petrie Peter Cavanagh Liberal 23 September 2009 21 September 2010 21 September 2010 13 September 2011 Shapiro Toni Zeltzer 13 September 2011 27 September 2012 Wynne Katherine O'Regan 27 September 2012 19 September 2013 Petrie 19 September 2013 18 September 2014 Zeltzer Greg Levenston 18 September 2014 21 September 2015 Susan Wynne 21 September 2015 25 September 2017 25 September 2017 24 September 2018 Cavanagh Mary-Lou Jarvis 24 September 2018 23 September 2019 Richard Shields 23 September 2019 5 January 2022 Wynne Isabelle Shapiro 5 January 2022 26 September 2023 Sarah Swan 26 September 2023 9 October 2024 1 Year, 13 DaysShieldsSean Carmichael 9 October 2024 28 September 2026Swan Hugh Woodgate 28 September 2026 Incumbent Swan
Notes and references
External links Woollahra Municipal Council (Council website)