There are 139 local government authorities in Western Australia. Each are led by either a mayor or a shire president, each generally elected for four-year terms. Ordinary local government elections are held every two years on the third Saturday in October to elect half the members of the council. (WA Electoral Commission Fact Sheet)
Latest Update: Resignation of Shire of Chittering President Mark Campbell, 4/3/26
- City of Albany – Mayor Cr Greg Stocks
- City of Armadale – Mayor Cr Ruth Butterfield
- Shire of Ashburton – President Cr Audra Smith
- Shire of Augusta-Margaret River – President Cr Julia Jean-Rice
- Town of Bassendean – Mayor Cr Kathryn Hamilton
- City of Bayswater – Mayor Cr Filomena Piffaretti
- City of Belmont – Mayor Cr Robert Rossi
- Shire of Beverley – President Cr Dee Ridgeway
- Shire of Boddington – President Cr Eugene Smalberger
- Shire of Boyup Brook – President Cr Helen O’Connell
- Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes – President Cr Stephen Carstairs
- Shire of Brookton – President Cr Rod Wallis
- Shire of Broome – President Cr Chris Mitchell
- Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup – President Cr Douglas Barritt
- Shire of Bruce Rock – President Cr Ram Rajagopalan
- City of Bunbury – Mayor CrJaysen de San Miguel
- City of Busselton – Mayor Cr Phill Cronin
- Town of Cambridge – Mayor Cr Gary Mack
- City of Canning – Mayor Cr Patrick Hall
- Shire of Capel – President Cr John Ferguson
- Shire of Carnamah – President Cr Merle Isbister
- Shire of Carnarvon – President Cr Eddie Smith
- Shire of Chapman Valley – President Cr Nicole Batten
- Shire of Chittering – *Mark Campbell resigned as President; election of new President tba 4/3/26
- Shire of Christmas Island – President Cr Swee Tung
- City of Cockburn – Mayor Cr Logan Howlett
- Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands – President Cr Isa Minkom
- Shire of Collie – President Cr Ian Miffling
- Shire of Coolgardie – President Cr Paul Wilcox
- Shire of Coorow – President Cr Guy Sims
- Shire of Corrigin – President Cr Sharon Jacobs
- Town of Cottesloe – Mayor Cr Melissa Harkins
- Shire of Cranbrook – President Cr Perin Mulcahy
- Shire of Cuballing – President Cr Adrian Kowald
- Shire of Cue – President Cr Les Price
- Shire of Cunderdin – President Cr Alison Harris
- Shire of Dalwallinu – President Cr Keith Carter
- Shire of Dandaragan – President Cr Tony O’Gorman
- Shire of Dardanup – President Cr Tyrrell Gardiner
- Shire of Denmark – President Cr Aaron Wiggins
- Shire of Derby-West Kimberley – President Cr Peter McCumstie
- Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup – President Cr Vivienne MacCarthy
- Shire of Dowerin – President Cr Darrel Hudson
- Shire of Dumbleyung – President Cr Amy Knight
- Shire of Dundas – President Cr Laurene Bonza
- Town of East Fremantle – Mayor Cr Tony Natale
- Shire of East Pilbara – President Cr Anthony Middleton
- Shire of Esperance – President Cr Roy Chambers
- Shire of Exmouth – President Cr Matthew Niikkula
- City of Fremantle – Mayor Cr Ben Lawver
- Shire of Gingin – President Cr Linda Balcombe
- Shire of Gnowangerup – President Cr Kate O’Keeffe
- Shire of Goomalling – President Cr Julie Chester
- City of Gosnells – Mayor Cr Terresa Lynes
- City of Greater Geraldton – Mayor Cr Jerry Clune
- Shire of Halls Creek – President Cr Brenda Garstone
- Shire of Harvey – President Cr Michelle Campbell
- Shire of Irwin – President Cr Mark Leonard
- Shire of Jerramungup – President Cr Nathan Brown
- City of Joondalup – Mayor Cr Daniel Kingston
- City of Kalamunda – Mayor Cr Margaret Thomas
- City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder – Mayor Cr Glenn Wilson
- City of Karratha – Mayor Cr Daniel Scott
- Shire of Katanning – President Cr Kristy D’Aprile
- Shire of Kellerberrin – President Cr Matt Steber
- Shire of Kent – President Cr Kate Johnston
- Shire of Kojonup – President Cr Roger Bilney
- Shire of Kondinin – President Cr Kent Mouritz
- Shire of Koorda – President Cr Jannah Stratford
- Shire of Kulin – President Cr Grant Robins
- City of Kwinana – Mayor Cr Peter Feasey
- Shire of Lake Grace – President Cr Len Armstrong
- Shire of Laverton – President Cr Patrick Hill
- Shire of Leonora – President Cr Peter Craig
- City of Mandurah – Mayor Cr Amber Kearns
- Shire of Manjimup – President Cr Donelle Buegge
- Shire of Meekatharra – President Cr Harvey Nichols
- City of Melville – Mayor Cr Katy Mair
- Shire of Menzies – President Cr Paul Warner
- Shire of Merredin – President Cr Donna Crook
- Shire of Mingenew – President Cr Hellene McTaggart
- Shire of Moora – President Cr Ken Seymour
- Shire of Morawa – President Cr Karen Chappel
- Town of Mosman Park – Mayor Cr Paul Shaw
- Shire of Mount Magnet – President Cr Jorgen Jensen
- Shire of Mount Marshall – President Cr Tony Sachse
- Shire of Mukinbudin – President Cr Gary Shadbolt
- Shire of Mundaring – President Cr Paige McNeil
- Shire of Murchison – President Cr Ross (Rossco) Foulkes-Taylor
- Shire of Murray – President Cr Douglas McLarty
- Shire of Nannup – President Cr Tony Dean
- Shire of Narembeen – President Cr Holly Cusack
- Shire of Narrogin – President Cr Leigh Ballard
- City of Nedlands – Commissioner David Caddy (Chair)
- Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku – President Cr (John) Damian McLean
- Shire of Northam – President Cr Chris Antonio
- Shire of Northampton – President Cr Liz Sudlow
- Shire of Nungarin – President Cr Pippa de Lacy
- Shire of Peppermint Grove – President Cr Karen Farley
- Shire of Perenjori – President Cr Jude Sutherland
- City of Perth – Lord Mayor Cr Bruce Reynolds
- Shire of Pingelly – President Cr Jackie McBurney
- Shire of Plantagenet – President Cr Len Handasyde
- Town of Port Hedland – Commissioner Jessica Shaw (Chairperson)
- Shire of Quairading – President Cr Trevor Stacey
- Shire of Ravensthorpe – President Cr Rachel Gibson
- City of Rockingham – Mayor Cr Lorna Buchan
- Shire of Sandstone – President Cr Beth Walton
- Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale – President Cr Rob Coales
- Shire of Shark Bay – President Cr Cheryl Cowell
- City of South Perth – Mayor Cr Greg Milner
- City of Stirling – Mayor Cr Mark Irwin
- City of Subiaco – Mayor Cr David McMullen
- City of Swan – Mayor Cr Tanya Richardson
- Shire of Tammin – President Cr Charmaine Thomson
- Shire of Three Springs – President Cr Nadine Eva
- Shire of Toodyay – President Cr Michael McKweown
- Shire of Trayning – President Cr Melanie Brown
- Shire of Upper Gascoyne – President Cr Jim Caunt
- Town of Victoria Park – Mayor Cr Karen Vernon
- Shire of Victoria Plains – President Cr Pauline Bantock
- City of Vincent – Mayor Cr Alison Xamon
- Shire of Wagin – President Cr Phil Blight
- Shire of Wandering – President Cr Sheryl Little
- City of Wanneroo – Mayor Cr Linda Aitken
- Shire of Waroona – President Cr Mike Walmsley
- Shire of West Arthur – President Cr Karen Harrington
- Shire of Westonia – President Cr Mark Crees
- Shire of Wickepin – President Cr Julie Russell
- Shire of Williams – President Cr Jarrad Logie
- Shire of Wiluna – President Cr Jenna Siddall
- Shire of Wongan-Ballidu – President Cr Stuart Boekeman
- Shire of Woodanilling – President Cr Russel Thomson
- Shire of Wyalkatchem – President Cr Christy Petchell
- Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley – President Cr David Menzel
- Shire of Yalgoo – President Cr Raul Valenzuela
- Shire of Yilgarn – President Cr Bryan Close
- Shire of York – President Cr Chris Gibbs