The Shire of York is a

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

in the Wheatbelt region of

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, covering an area of just beyond the eastern fringe of

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

's metropolitan area. The Shire's seat of government is the town of

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

History

The Shire of York was established as the York Road District on 24 January 1871. The townsite of York separated as the Municipality of York (later the Town of York) ten weeks later on 7 March 1871. It became a shire on 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all road districts into shires. The Town of York merged back into the shire on 15 March 1965.

Wards

The council was previously split into three wards - Town (4 councillors), West (2 councillors) and East (3 councillors) - but these were abolished and an election for 6 councillors for the entire Shire was held on 6 May 2006.

Towns and localities

*Badgin *Balladong * Burges * Caljie * Cold Harbour * Daliak * Flynn * Gilgering * Greenhills * Gwambygine *Inkpen * Kauring * Malebelling * Mount Hardey *Mount Observation *Narraloggan * Quellington (shared with

Shire of Northam The Shire of Northam is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, beyond the northeastern fringe of the Perth metropolitan area centred on the town of Northam itself. The Shire covers an area of . In 2007, it merg ...

) * St Ronans *Talbot *Wilberforce *

Notable councillors

Frederick Monger Frederick Charles Monger (25 January 1863 – 15 November 1919) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1892 to 1903 and again from 1905 to 1914, representing the seat ...

, York Municipality councillor 1892; later a state MP *

Garnet Wood Garnet Barrington Wood (1 July 1888 – 3 January 1952) was an Australian politician who served as a Country Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1936 until his death. He was a minister in the government of Ross Mc ...

, York Road Board member 1932–1951; also a state MP

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 317 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of York, of which 35 are on the

State Register of Heritage Places The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. History In the 1970s, following its establishment of the ...

References

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