List of mayors and lord mayors of Wollongong

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Lord Mayor of Wollongong
Incumbent
Cr. Tania Brown
since 14 September 2024
Style The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor
Appointer Wollongong City Council
Term length Four years
Inaugural holder Ald. John Garrett
(Mayor)
Ald. Ernie Ford
(Lord Mayor)
Formation28 February 1859 (as Mayor)
10 April 1970 (as Lord Mayor)
DeputyLinda Campbell [1]
Website www.wollongong.nsw.gov.au

This is a list of the mayors , lord mayors and administrators of Wollongong City Council and its predecessors, a local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The official title of a lord mayor while holding office is The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Wollongong.

Contents

History of the office

First incorporated on 28 February 1859 as the 'Municipality of Wollongong', the council became known as the 'City of Wollongong' on 11 September 1942. [2] On 3 September 1947, the City of Wollongong, the Shire of Bulli (established 1906) and the Municipalities of Central Illawarra (established 1859) and North Illawarra (established 1868) amalgamated to form the 'City of Greater Wollongong' under the Local Government Act 1919. [3] On 10 April 1970 the council was granted the title of 'Lord Mayor' by Queen Elizabeth II. [4] On 30 October 1970 the official title of the council reverted to become the 'City of Wollongong'. [2] [5] 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'. Originally nominated annually by the council, the mayor is now popularly elected for a four-year term.

On 4 March 2008, following recommendations from Independent Commission Against Corruption Commissioner Jerrold Cripps QC, the Minister for Local Government requested the Governor of New South Wales to dismiss the council and install a panel of administrators (Gabrielle Kibble AO, Dr Colin Gellatly and Robert McGregor AM [6] ) for four years [7] citing clear evidence of systemic corruption in the Council. [8]

The panel of administrators ran Wollongong City Council until the elections held on the 3 September 2011, when Councillor Gordon Bradbery (Independent) was elected as Lord Mayor. Bradbery was re-elected in 2017 for a further three-year term and continued to serve as Lord Mayor. [9]

The Wollongong City Council Administration Building has been the seat of the council since 1987. Wollongong City Council Admin Building.JPG
The Wollongong City Council Administration Building has been the seat of the council since 1987.

In the most recent council elections held in September 2024, Tania Brown (Labor) was elected as Lord Mayor of Wollongong, succeeding Bradbery after his decision not contest the elections. [10]


List of incumbents

Wollongong Municipal/City Council, 1859–1946

YearsMayorsNotes
1859–????John Garrett
9 December 1946 – 3 September 1947Charles Dawson [11]

Central Illawarra Shire Council, 1859–1947

YearsShire PresidentsNotes
1912-13, 1920-22, 1925-28, 1931-33 1937 James William Gorrell3 December 1945 – 3 September 1947Harry Graham [12] [13]

North Illawarra Municipal Council, 1868–1947

YearsMayorsNotes
 ???? Andrew Lysaght Snr.
1886, 1887 and 1894Patrick Lahiff [14]
1901–1902 Andrew Lysaght Jnr.
c. 1915William Maurice Madden [15] [16]
8 December 1944 – 3 September 1947Oscar James Thomas Murphy [17] [18] [19]

Bulli Shire Council, 1906–1947

YearsShire PresidentsNotes
8 December 1906 – 10 February 1908William P. Mitchell [20] [21]
10 February 1908 – 1 February 1909James Davidson [22]
1 February 1909 – 14 February 1910John Stephen Kirton [23]
14 February 1910 – 13 February 1911Phillip Spiller [24]
13 February 1911 – 9 February 1914John Stephen Kirton [25] [26]
9 February 1914 – 7 February 1916James Davidson [27]
7 February 1916 – 4 February 1918John Stephen Kirton [28]
4 February 1918 – 5 February 1920James Davidson [29] [30]
5 February 1920 – 7 December 1922W. H. Tresidder [31] [32] [33]
7 December 1922 – 14 December 1925H. McNaughton [34] [35] [36]
14 December 1925 – 13 December 1926A. Southern [37]
13 December 1926 – 9 December 1929Alfred Herbert Fackender [38] [39]
9 December 1929 – 9 December 1931 Laurie Kelly Snr. [40] [41]
9 December 1931 – 14 December 1936Arthur Frederick Morrison [42] [43] [44]
14 December 1936 – 12 December 1938Edward James Ryan [45] [46]
12 December 1938 – 11 December 1939John Clowes [47]
11 December 1939 – 10 December 1941Robert Thompson [48] [49]
10 December 1941 – 3 December 1945Con Quilkey [50] [51] [52]
3 December 1945 – 3 September 1947 Laurie Kelly Snr. [53] [54]

Greater Wollongong/Wollongong City Council, 1947–present

YearsMayorsNotes
12 December 1947 – 7 December 1949Harry Graham [55]
7 December 1949 – 5 December 1951Charles Dawson [56]
5 December 1951 – December 1956Jerry Kelly [57]
December 1956 – December 1965Albert Squires [58]
December 1965 – December 1968Tony Bevan [58]
December 1968 – 10 April 1970Ernie Ford [58]
YearsLord MayorsNotes
10 April 1970 – September 1971Ernie Ford [58]
September 1971 – September 1974John Parker [58]
27 September 1974 – September 1991 Frank Arkell [58]
September 1991 – March 1999 David Campbell [58]
March 1999 – September 2002George Harrison [58]
14 September 2002 – 4 March 2008 Alex Darling [58]
4 March 2008 – 16 December 2009Gabrielle Kibble AO (Administrator) [59]
16 December 2009 – 2 September 2011Richard Colley (Administrator) [60] [61]
4 March 2008 – 2 September 2011Dr Colin Gellatly (Administrator) [59]
Robert McGregor (Administrator) [59]
3 September 2011 – 14 September 2024Rev Gordon Bradbery AM [62] [9]
14 September 2024 – PresentTania Brown [63]

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Wollongong [64] [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tania Brown51,26041.2+12.6
Greens Jess Whittaker29,47923.7+10.7
Independent Ryan Morris21,70517.4+17.4
Ind. Sustainable Australia Andrew Anthony16,29613.1+8.0 [lower-alpha 1]
Independent Suzanne de Vive5,7514.6+4.6
Total formal votes124,49192.6−4.0
Informal votes9,9497.4+4.0
Turnout 134,44084.4−0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Tania Brown58,93661.2+12.6
Greens Jess Whittaker37,31138.8+38.8
Labor gain from Wollongong Independents Swing N/A

2021

2021 New South Wales mayoral elections: Wollongong [66]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Wollongong Independents Gordon Bradbery 38,74130.4−4.7
Labor Tania Brown36,43028.6+1.2
Liberal John Dorahy 24,43419.2+2.6
Greens Mithra Cox16,53913.0+2.6
Sustainable Australia Andrew Anthony6,4545.1+3.6
Independent Marie Glykis4,6423.6+3.6
Total formal votes127,24096.6
Informal votes4,5003.4
Turnout 131,74085.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Wollongong Independents Gordon Bradbery 49,76051.4−2.8
Labor Tania Brown47,09448.6+2.8
Wollongong Independents hold Swing −2.8

2017

2017 New South Wales mayoral elections: Wollongong [67]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Wollongong Independents Gordon Bradbery 41,58135.2+0.2
Labor David Brown32,38627.4+8.1
Liberal John Dorahy 19,67216.6−6.4
Greens Mithra Cox12,29110.4+4.7
Independent John Mullan4,0373.4+3.4
Independent Vicki Curran3,2802.8+0.4
Independent Andrew Anthony1,7081.4−0.2
Independent Greg Petty1,6601.4−0.7
Independent Warwick Erwin1,5901.3+1.3
Total formal votes118,20595.2
Informal votes4.8
Turnout 82.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Wollongong Independents Gordon Bradbery 47,46554.2
Labor David Brown40,06745.8
Wollongong Independents hold Swing

Notes

  1. Compared to results as an endorsed Sustainable Australia Party candidate at the 2021 election.

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