List of shire presidents of Toodyay
The local government area now known as the Shire of Toodyay was originally established on 24 January 1871 as one of the initial road districts under the District Road Boards Act 1871, with a chairman and councillors. In 1877, the Municipality of Newcastle followed. The latter was abolished and merged back into the road district on 27 February 1912. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road districts became shires with a president and councillors effective 1 July 1961.
History
From the establishment of a convict depot in Toodyay, construction and maintenance of roads along with other public works fell under the responsibility of Superintendent of Convicts. When convicts ceased being transported to Western Australia the convict depots closed, and in 1869 a Toodyay Road Committee was established. The committee was elected to enable continuation of works after the convict parties were withdrawn. The first chairman was James Drummond Jnr, other members elected were Samuel Phillips, Francis Whitfield Jnr, Charles Dempster, Frederick Roe, Lionel Lukin, John Monger Jnr, Abraham Morgan and Ewan Mackintosh. Arthur Edwardes Growse was elected to the committee in 1870, taking over as chairman; funding for the committee activities was through a government grant.Mayors of the Municipality of Newcastle
| Mayor | Term |
| Charles Samuel Monger | 1877–1878, 1884–1886 |
| William George Leeder | 1878–1881, 1882–1883, 1886–1888, 1889–1890, 1891–1892, 1893–1895, 1896–1897, 1898–1899 |
| Thomas Donegan | 1881–1882 |
| William James Stewart | 1888–1889, 1890–1891, 1892–1893 |
| Joseph Ablett Wroth | 1895–1896 |
| Edward Holiday | 1897–1898 |
| Bernard Maurice Connor | 1899–1903 |
| Henry Davey | 1903–1905 |
| Frederick Treadgold | 1905–1906 |
| Abraham Myers | 1906–1909 |
| Jonathan Somers | 1909–1912 |
Chairmen of the Toodyay Road Board
The first election was held at the Newcastle Court House on 15 February 1871 for seven members. The resident magistrate presided, and Arthur Edwardes Growse was elected as the district's first chairman. Most elections from 1872 until the beginning of the 20th century were held on the third Friday in December in accordance with section 9 of the District Roads Act 1871. Later acts changed this to the third Thursday in March and the second Saturday in April. Until 1919, chairmen were directly elected by ratepayers; after this, they were elected at the first meeting following an election by a majority of councillors.| Chairman | Term |
| Arthur Edwardes Growse | 1871–1872 |
| James Drummond | 1872–1873 |
| Samuel Pole Phillips | 1873–1878, 1880–1883 |
| Daniel Connor | 1878–1880; 1883–1895 |
| John Hugh Phillips | 1896–1900 |
| Barnard Drummond Clarkson | 1901–1904 |
| Bernard Maurice O'Connor | 1904–1905 |
| Obadiah Bull | 1905–1906 |
| Vernon Hamersley | 1906–1907 |
| Alfred Napoleon Piesse | 1907–1912 |
| Charles James Cook | 1912–1921 |
| Jonathon Somers | 1921–1928 |
| Edmund Glover Hasson | 1928, 1930–1931 |
| Ignatius Boyle | 1928–1930 |
| James Pollitt | 1931–1938 |
| John Cunliffe Phillips | 1938–1943 |
| Horace Charles Wood | 1943–1953 |
| Edward Davy | 1953–1960 |
| Dallas Edward Ludemann | 1960–1961 |
Presidents of the Shire of Toodyay
| President | Term |
| Dallas Ludemann | 1960–1969 |
| Joseph Charles Wroth | 1969–1971 |
| Ian Murray | 1971–1982 |
| Geoff Ludemann | 1982–1988 |
| Bob Somers | 1988–1994 |
| Geoff Ludemann | 1994–1995 |
| Leslie Hoft | 1995–1996 |
| Adrian Bolton | 1997–2001 |
| Allan Henshaw | 2001–2005 |
| Charlie Wroth | 2005–2009 |
| Chris Firns | 2009–2010 |
| Kevin Hogg | 2010–2013 |
| David Dow | 2013–2017 |
| Brian Rayner | 2017–present |