City of Bayswater
The City of Bayswater is a local government area in the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about northeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and has a population of 65,050 as at the 2016 Census. The City of Bayswater is a member of the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council.History
The Bayswater Road District was created on 5 March 1897. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. On 29 October 1983 it attained city status. In 1998 the suburb of Maylands was transferred into the City of Bayswater from the City of Stirling. The portion of the suburb of Noranda north of Widgee Road was transferred to the City of Bayswater from the City of Swan on 1 July 2016.Past mayors
- John D'Orazio
- Terry Kenyon
- Lou Magro
- Terry Kenyon
- Sylvan Albert
- Barry McKenna
Wards
The City is divided into 4 wards. The mayor and deputy mayor are each elected from among the councillors.
- Central Ward Barry McKenna, Steven Ostaszewskyj, Sally Palmer
- North Ward Brent Fleeton, Stephanie Gray, Filomena Piffaretti
- South Ward Catherine Ehrhardt, Elli Petersen-Pik
- West Ward Dan Bull, Lorna Clarke, Giorgia Johnson
Current Mayor: Dan Bull.
Current Deputy Mayor: Filomena PiffarettiSuburbs
* indicates suburb partially located within City
Population
Heritage listed places
As of 2020, 358 places are heritage-listed in the City of Bayswater, of which 24 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Tranby House, the Albany Bell Castle and the Garratt Road Bridge.
