The City of West Torrens is a

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in the western suburbs of

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. 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 The City of Glenelg was a local government area in South Australia seated at the Adelaide sea-side township of Glenelg from 1855 until 1997. History The Corporate Town of Glenelg was proclaimed on 23 August 1855 by severance from the District ...

on 23 August 1855, the Thebarton area seceded as the

Corporate Town of Thebarton The Town of Thebarton was a local government area of South Australia from 1883 until 1997. It was seated at the village of Thebarton, now an inner west suburb of Adelaide. History The township of Thebarton was split from the City of West Torre ...

on 8 February 1883, and the West Beach area seceded as part of the Corporate Town of Henley and Grange on 4 December 1915. It gained an area from the

District Council of Marion The City of Marion is a local government area in part of the southern and western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The council offices are in the suburb of Sturt. History The District Council of Brighton was established in 1853, centre ...

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. 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

on 1 March 1997, briefly being renamed the City of West Torrens Thebarton before reverting to its original name several months later.

Council

The current council is:

Suburbs

The City of West Torrens contains the following suburbs. *

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* Brooklyn Park * Camden Park * Cowandilla *

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* Glandore * Glenelg North * Hilton * Keswick * Keswick Terminal * Kurralta Park * Lockleys * Marleston * Mile End * Mile End South * Netley * North Plympton * Novar Gardens * Plympton *

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, Californi ...

* Thebarton * Torrensville * Underdale * West Richmond *

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Mayors (formerly Chairmen) of West Torrens

* Alexander Ferris Scott (1935-1937) * Alfred Burt (1937-1939) * Arthur McLean (1939-1940) * Hurtle Henry Norman (1940-1941) * Howard Edward Comley (1941-1946) * Charles Richard John Veale (1946-1954) * Robert James Bartlett (1954-1961) * Stephen John (Steve) Hamra (1961-1976) * Reece Jennings (1976-1977) * Stephen John (Steve) Hamra (1976-1989) * George Robertson (1989-1998) * Reece Jennings (1999-2000) *

John Trainer John Patrick Trainer (born 24 March 1943) is a former Australian politician. Trainer was educated at Rostrevor College 1956–1960 on a scholarship, then Adelaide University and Adelaide Teacher's College. He taught at Brighton High School and U ...

(2000-2018) * Michael Coxon (2018-present)

References

External links

City of West Torrens websiteCity of West Torrens community profile
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