City of West Torrens
South Australia
Population61,699 (LGA 2021)[1]
 • Density1,689/km2 (4,370/sq mi)
Area37.07 km2 (14.3 sq mi)
MayorMichael Coxon
RegionWestern Adelaide[2]
State electorate(s)Colton, Badcoe, West Torrens, Morphett
Federal division(s)Adelaide, Hindmarsh
WebsiteCity of West Torrens
LGAs around City of West Torrens:
City of Charles Sturt City of Adelaide
City of West Torrens City of Unley
City of Holdfast Bay City of Marion City of Marion

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.[3][4] 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.[5][6]

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.[7][8]

Council

The current council as of November 2022 is:[9]

Ward Party[10] Councillor Notes
Mayor   Independent Michael Coxon Elected 2018
Airport   Independent Jassmine Wood Elected 2018
  Independent Sara Comrie Elected 2022
Hilton   Independent Cindy O'Rielley Elected 2010
  Labor Sam Whiting Elected 2022
Keswick   Independent John Woodward Elected 2014
  Independent Elisabeth Papanikolaou Elected 2018
Lockleys   Independent Kym McKay Elected 2003
  Independent Daniel Huggett Elected 2018
Morphett   Independent Anne McKay Elected 2018
  Independent George Demetriou Re-elected 2022
Plympton   Labor Surender Pal Elected 2018
  Liberal Lana Gelonese Elected 2022
Thebarton   Labor Graham Nitschke Elected 2014
  Labor Zoi Papafilopoulos Elected 2022

Suburbs

The City of West Torrens contains the following suburbs.[11]

Mayors (formerly Chairmen) of West Torrens

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Torrens (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Western Adelaide SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Thursday, February 8, 1883" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Thursday, December 2, 1915" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Matthews, Penny (1986), South Australia, the civic record, 1836-1986, Wakefield Press, p. 641, ISBN 978-0-949268-82-2
  6. ^ "Thursday, July 7, 1853" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Thursday, 13 February 1997" (PDF). The Government Gazette of South Australia. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Thebarton (S.A.). Corporation". Libraries Australia. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  9. ^ "City of West Torrens - Elected Members". www.westtorrens.sa.gov.au.
  10. ^ "Elected Member Register of Interest" (PDF). westtorrens.sa.gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  11. ^ City of West Torrens. "Suburbs & ward map". Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Suburbs and rural localities list" (PDF). The Government of South Australia, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 1 May 2015. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  13. ^ Wilson, Stephanie (31 March 2004). "Mayor's service acknowledged". Weekly Times Messenger.
  14. ^ "Poll for new mayor". The Advertiser. 25 February 1999.
  15. ^ Haran, Brady (17 May 2000). "Jennings dumped in West Torrens". The Advertiser.
  16. ^ Conlin, Thomas (17 September 2014). "West Torrens Mayor John Trainer returned unopposed ahead of upcoming council elections". Weekly Times Inner City. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

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