City of West Torrens

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The City of West Torrens is a local government area in the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. Since the 1970s, the area was mainly home to many open spaces and parks, however after the mid-1990s (1993–1995) the LGA became more residential.

History

It was established on 7 July 1853 as the District Council of West Torrens, which was one of the first local governments to be formed in South Australia following the passage of the District Councils Act 1852. It became smaller over time as a number of areas within the original boundaries split off to form new municipalities: the Holdfast Bay area became part of the new Corporate Town of Glenelg on 23 August 1855, the Thebarton area seceded as the Corporate Town of Thebarton on 8 February 1883, and the West Beach area seceded as part of the Corporate Town of Henley and Grange on 4 December 1915.[1][2] It gained an area from the District Council of Marion on 15 January 1903, but subsequently lost the same area to the Glenelg council. Further areas of West Torrens were severed and added to Glenelg in 1928, 1932 and 1950.[3][4]

It became a municipal corporation as the Corporate Town of West Torrens on 1 January 1944, and gained city status as the City of West Torrens on 1 July 1950. It absorbed the former Corporate Town of Thebarton on 1 March 1997, briefly being renamed the City of West Torrens Thebarton before reverting to its original name several months later.[5][6]

Council

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Ward Party[8] Councillor Notes
Mayor Template:Australian party style|  Independent Michael Coxon Elected 2018
Airport Template:Australian party style|  Independent Jassmine Wood Elected 2018
Template:Australian party style|  Independent Sara Comrie Elected 2022
Hilton Template:Australian party style|  Independent Cindy O'Rielley Elected 2010
Template:Australian party style|  Independent George Vlahos Re-elected 2024
Keswick Template:Australian party style|  Independent John Woodward Elected 2014
Template:Australian party style|  Independent Elisabeth Papanikolaou Elected 2018
Lockleys Template:Australian party style|  Independent Kym McKay Elected 2003
Template:Australian party style|  Independent Daniel Huggett Elected 2018
Morphett Template:Australian party style|  Independent Anne McKay Elected 2018
Template:Australian party style|  Independent George Demetriou Re-elected 2022
Plympton Template:Australian party style|  Labor Surender Pal Elected 2018
Template:Australian party style|  Liberal Lana Gelonese Elected 2022
Thebarton Template:Australian party style|  Labor Graham Nitschke Elected 2014
Template:Australian party style|  Labor Zoi Papafilopoulos Elected 2022

Suburbs

The City of West Torrens contains the following suburbs.[9]

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Mayors (formerly Chairmen) of West Torrens

  • Alexander Ferris Scott (1935-1937) [3]
  • Alfred Burt (1937-1939) [3]
  • Arthur McLean (1939-1940) [3]
  • Hurtle Henry Norman (1940-1941) [3]
  • Howard Edward Comley (1941-1946) [3]
  • Charles Richard John Veale (1946-1954) [3]
  • Robert James Bartlett (1954-1961) [3]
  • Stephen John (Steve) Hamra (1961-1976) [3]
  • Reece Jennings (1976-1977) [3]
  • Stephen John (Steve) Hamra (1976-1989) [3][11]
  • George Robertson (1989-1998) [12]
  • Reece Jennings (1999-2000) [13]
  • John Trainer (2000-2018) [14]
  • Michael Coxon (2018-present)

See also

References

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