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 Carnarvon Shire President, 1/5/26; Resignation of Shire of Chittering President Mark Campbell, 4/3/26

1. City of Albany – Mayor Cr Greg Stocks
2. City of Armadale – Mayor Cr Ruth Butterfield
3. Shire of Ashburton – President Cr Audra Smith
4. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River – President Cr Julia Jean-Rice
5. Town of Bassendean – Mayor Cr Kathryn Hamilton
6. City of Bayswater – Mayor Cr Filomena Piffaretti
7. City of Belmont – Mayor Cr Robert Rossi
8. Shire of Beverley – President Cr Dee Ridgeway
9. Shire of Boddington – President Cr Eugene Smalberger
10. Shire of Boyup Brook – President Cr Helen O’Connell
11. Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes – President Cr Stephen Carstairs
12. Shire of Brookton – President Cr Rod Wallis
13. Shire of Broome – President Cr Chris Mitchell
14. Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup – President Cr Douglas Barritt
15. Shire of Bruce Rock – President Cr Ram Rajagopalan
16. City of Bunbury – Mayor CrJaysen de San Miguel
17. City of Busselton – Mayor Cr Phill Cronin
18. Town of Cambridge – Mayor Cr Gary Mack
19. City of Canning – Mayor Cr Patrick Hall
20. Shire of Capel – President Cr John Ferguson
21. Shire of Carnamah – President Cr Merle Isbister
22. Shire of Carnarvon – Acting President Burke Maslen
23. Shire of Chapman Valley – President Cr Nicole Batten
24. Shire of Chittering – *Mark Campbell resigned as President; election of new President tba 4/3/26
25. Shire of Christmas Island – President Cr Swee Tung
26. City of Cockburn – Mayor Cr Logan Howlett
27. Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands – President Cr Isa Minkom
28. Shire of Collie – President Cr Ian Miffling
29. Shire of Coolgardie – President Cr Paul Wilcox
30. Shire of Coorow – President Cr Guy Sims
31. Shire of Corrigin – President Cr Sharon Jacobs
32. Town of Cottesloe – Mayor Cr Melissa Harkins
33. Shire of Cranbrook – President Cr Perin Mulcahy
34. Shire of Cuballing – President Cr Adrian Kowald
35. Shire of Cue – President Cr Les Price
36. Shire of Cunderdin – President Cr Alison Harris
37. Shire of Dalwallinu – President Cr Keith Carter
38. Shire of Dandaragan – President Cr Tony O’Gorman
39. Shire of Dardanup – President Cr Tyrrell Gardiner
40. Shire of Denmark – President Cr Aaron Wiggins
41. Shire of Derby-West Kimberley – President Cr Peter McCumstie
42. Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup – President Cr Vivienne MacCarthy
43. Shire of Dowerin – President Cr Darrel Hudson
44. Shire of Dumbleyung – President Cr Amy Knight
45. Shire of Dundas – President Cr Laurene Bonza
46. Town of East Fremantle – Mayor Cr Tony Natale
47. Shire of East Pilbara – President Cr Anthony Middleton
48. Shire of Esperance – President Cr Roy Chambers
49. Shire of Exmouth – President Cr Matthew Niikkula
50. City of Fremantle – Mayor Cr Ben Lawver
51. Shire of Gingin – President Cr Linda Balcombe
52. Shire of Gnowangerup – President Cr Kate O’Keeffe
53. Shire of Goomalling – President Cr Julie Chester
54. City of Gosnells – Mayor Cr Terresa Lynes
55. City of Greater Geraldton – Mayor Cr Jerry Clune
56. Shire of Halls Creek – President Cr Brenda Garstone
57. Shire of Harvey – President Cr Michelle Campbell
58. Shire of Irwin – President Cr Mark Leonard
59. Shire of Jerramungup – President Cr Nathan Brown
60. City of Joondalup – Mayor Cr Daniel Kingston
61. City of Kalamunda – Mayor Cr Margaret Thomas
62. City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder – Mayor Cr Glenn Wilson
63. City of Karratha – Mayor Cr Daniel Scott
64. Shire of Katanning – President Cr Kristy D’Aprile
65. Shire of Kellerberrin – President Cr Matt Steber
66. Shire of Kent – President Cr Kate Johnston
67. Shire of Kojonup – President Cr Roger Bilney
68. Shire of Kondinin – President Cr Kent Mouritz
69. Shire of Koorda – President Cr Jannah Stratford
70. Shire of Kulin – President Cr Grant Robins
71. City of Kwinana – Mayor Cr Peter Feasey
72. Shire of Lake Grace – President Cr Len Armstrong
73. Shire of Laverton – President Cr Patrick Hill
74. Shire of Leonora – President Cr Peter Craig
75. City of Mandurah – Mayor Cr Amber Kearns
76. Shire of Manjimup – President Cr Donelle Buegge
77. Shire of Meekatharra – President Cr Harvey Nichols
78. City of Melville – Mayor Cr Katy Mair
79. Shire of Menzies – President Cr Paul Warner
80. Shire of Merredin – President Cr Donna Crook
81. Shire of Mingenew – President Cr Hellene McTaggart
82. Shire of Moora – President Cr Ken Seymour
83. Shire of Morawa – President Cr Karen Chappel
84. Town of Mosman Park – Mayor Cr Paul Shaw
85. Shire of Mount Magnet – President Cr Jorgen Jensen
86. Shire of Mount Marshall – President Cr Tony Sachse
87. Shire of Mukinbudin – President Cr Gary Shadbolt
88. Shire of Mundaring – President Cr Paige McNeil
89. Shire of Murchison – President Cr Ross (Rossco) Foulkes-Taylor
90. Shire of Murray – President Cr Douglas McLarty
91. Shire of Nannup – President Cr Tony Dean
92. Shire of Narembeen – President Cr Holly Cusack
93. Shire of Narrogin – President Cr Leigh Ballard
94. City of Nedlands – Commissioner David Caddy (Chair)
95. Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku – President Cr (John) Damian McLean
96. Shire of Northam – President Cr Chris Antonio
97. Shire of Northampton – President Cr Liz Sudlow
98. Shire of Nungarin – President Cr Pippa de Lacy
99. Shire of Peppermint Grove – President Cr Karen Farley
100. Shire of Perenjori – President Cr Jude Sutherland
101. City of Perth – Lord Mayor Cr Bruce Reynolds
102. Shire of Pingelly – President Cr Jackie McBurney
103. Shire of Plantagenet – President Cr Len Handasyde
104. Town of Port Hedland – Commissioner Jessica Shaw (Chairperson)
105. Shire of Quairading – President Cr Trevor Stacey
106. Shire of Ravensthorpe – President Cr Rachel Gibson
107. City of Rockingham – Mayor Cr Lorna Buchan
108. Shire of Sandstone – President Cr Beth Walton
109. Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale – President Cr Rob Coales
110. Shire of Shark Bay – President Cr Cheryl Cowell
111. City of South Perth – Mayor Cr Greg Milner
112. City of Stirling – Mayor Cr Mark Irwin
113. City of Subiaco – Mayor Cr David McMullen
114. City of Swan – Mayor Cr Tanya Richardson
115. Shire of Tammin – President Cr Charmaine Thomson
116. Shire of Three Springs – President Cr Nadine Eva
117. Shire of Toodyay – President Cr Michael McKweown
118. Shire of Trayning – President Cr Melanie Brown
119. Shire of Upper Gascoyne – President Cr Jim Caunt
120. Town of Victoria Park – Mayor Cr Karen Vernon
121. Shire of Victoria Plains – President Cr Pauline Bantock
122. City of Vincent – Mayor Cr Alison Xamon
123. Shire of Wagin – President Cr Phil Blight
124. Shire of Wandering – President Cr Sheryl Little
125. City of Wanneroo – Mayor Cr Linda Aitken
126. Shire of Waroona – President Cr Mike Walmsley
127. Shire of West Arthur – President Cr Karen Harrington
128. Shire of Westonia – President Cr Mark Crees
129. Shire of Wickepin – President Cr Julie Russell
130. Shire of Williams – President Cr Jarrad Logie
131. Shire of Wiluna – President Cr Jenna Siddall
132. Shire of Wongan-Ballidu – President Cr Stuart Boekeman
133. Shire of Woodanilling – President Cr Russel Thomson
134. Shire of Wyalkatchem – President Cr Christy Petchell
135. Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley – President Cr David Menzel
136. Shire of Yalgoo – President Cr Raul Valenzuela
137. Shire of Yilgarn – President Cr Bryan Close
138. Shire of York – President Cr Chris Gibbs