The photo above is held by the Strathfield-Homebush District Historical Society of Strathfield Council in 1985. Clockwise from the centre The Mayor, Ald. Rodney Rimes, Town Clerk Keith Manwaring, Municipal Engineer Alan Wilson, Ald. Leo O’Donnell, Ald. Ray Wilson, Ald. Lindsay Watson, Ald. Robert Kell, Ald. Mary Farr, Ald. Ian Goldsmith, Ald. Nola Foster, Ald. Bernard Quigley and Ald. George Turner.
Service history for Mayors, Deputy Mayor and Aldermen (later Councillors) from 1885 to 2024 in PDF format.
Mayor and Deputy Mayor dates of service Nov 2024
List of Aldermen and Councillors 1885-2024
Mayors
The first Mayor of Strathfield was mining agent George Hardie, who was elected in August 1885. Some biographies are available by following the hyperlinks.
- 1885-1886: George Hardie
- 1886-1888: Wilhelm Von der Heyde
- 1889-1890: Albert Allen
- 1890-1891: John Hinchcliffe
- 1891-1892: Albert Allen
- 1892-1893: John Hinchcliffe
- 1893-1894: Albert Allen
- 1895-1897: Frederick W Parsons
- 1898-1901: Thomas F H Mackenzie*
- 1902-1903: Thomas J Dickson
- 1904-1905: Frederick W Parsons
- 1906-1907: John Price
- 1908-1910: Thomas F H Mackenzie
- 1911-1912: Charles C Capper
- 1913-1915: Benjamin R Gelling
- 1916: John Robert Firth
- 1917-1918: Ernest Laurence
- 1919-1920: Arthur J Kessell
- 1921-1922: William Pilgrim
- 1923-1924: Frederick J Wallis
- 1924-1925: John Curnow
- 1925-1927: George Arthur Davey
- 1927-1932: John Robert Firth
- 1933-1938: Percy Douglas Shortland
- 1939-1940: Alexander Melville
- 1940-1943: William Winter Cosgrove
- 1944-1949: Colin Hudson
- 1949-1951: Charles Morgan
- 1951-1954: Arthur Cave
- 1954-1957: William Dunlop
- 1957-1959: Stanley Nelson Hedges
- 1960-1962: Bruce W Ward
- 1963-1964: Beresford Calverley
- 1964-1966: Harvey C Ford
- 1966-1967: Frederick D Cartwright
- 1967-1968: James E Smith
- 1968-1970: William H Boyce
- 1970-1972: Frank Zions
- 1972-1976: William H Boyce
- 1976-1983: Clarrie G Edwards
- 1983-1984: Robert Kell
- 1984-1985: Rodney J Rimes
- 1985-1988: Robert Kell
- 1988-1991: John Elvy
- 1991-1992: Eve Dutton
- 1992-1994: Leo T O’Donnell
- 1994-1995: John Elvy
- 1995-1996: Eve Dutton
- 1996-1997: Peter Smith
- 1997-1998: Elizabeth Gewandt
- 1998-2000: Laurel O’Toole
- 2000-2003: Virginia Judge
- 2003-2004: John Abi-Saab
- 2004-2005: Alfred Tsang
- 2005-2007: Bill Carney
- 2007-2008: Scott Farlow
- 2008: Paul Barron
- 2008-2009: Keith Kwon
- 2009-2011: Tony Maroun
- 2011-2012: Paul Barron
- 2012-2013: Guilian Vaccari
- 2013-2014: Daniel Bott
- 2014-2015: Guilian Vaccari
- 2015-2016: Sang Ok
- 2016-2017: Andrew Soulos
- 2017-2019: Guilian Vaccari
- 2019-2021: Antoine Doueihi
- 2021: Stephanie Kokkolis
- 2022-2023: Matthew Blackmore
- 2023-2024: Karen Pensabene
- 2024-2025: John-Paul Baladi
- 2025-2026: Benjamin Cai
Deputy Mayors
The first Deputy Mayor appointed at Strathfield was Joseph Airey in 1918. There were Deputy Mayors appointed from 1918-1924. In 1940 William Cosgrove was elected Deputy Mayor, due to the illness of the Mayor Alexander Melville. Deputy Mayors were not regularly appointed until 1948-49, after the amalgamation with Homebush Council and Enfield Council.
- 1918-1919: Joseph Airey
- 1919-1920: Joseph Airey
- 1920-1921: John Robert Firth
- 1921-1922: Joseph Airey
- 1922-1923: Joseph Airey
- 1924: Joseph Airey
- 1940: William Cosgrove
- 1948-1949: Charles Morgan
- 1949-1950: Arthur Cave
- 1950-1951: Arthur Lowndes
- 1951-1952: Arthur Lowndes
- 1952-1953: Arthur Lowndes
- 1953-1954: William Edwards
- 1954-1955: Keith Sutherland
- 1955-1956: Arthur Lowndes
- 1956-1957: Stanley Hedges
- 1957-1958: Bruce Ward
- 1958-1959: Bruce Ward
- 1959-1962: Beresford Calverley
- 1962-1965: Frank Zions
- 1965-1966: William Dunlop
- 1966-1967: Frank Zions
- 1967-1968: Frederick Cartwright
- 1968-1969: William Dunlop
- 1970: Not appointed
- 1971-1972: William Boyce
- 1972-1973: Frank Zions
- 1973-1975: John Kelly
- 1975-1976: Clarrie Edwards
- 1976-1978: William Boyce
- 1978-1980: Rod Thurgar
- 1980-1981: John Elvy
- 1981-1983: Rod Thurgar
- 1983-1984: Rod Thurgar
- 1984-1985: Mary Farr
- 1985-1986: George Turner
- 1986-1987: Nola Forster
- 1987-1988: Leo O’Donnell
- 1988-1989: Ray Wilson
- 1989-1990: Leo O’Donnell
- 1990-1991: Leo O’Donnell
- 1991-1992: Ron Thurgar
- 1992-1993: Leo O’Donnell
- 1993-1994: John Elvy
- 1994-1995: Leo O’Donnell
- 1995-1996: Peter Smith
- 1996-1997: Elizabeth Gewandt
- 1997-1998: Laurel O’Toole
- 1998-1999: Elizabeth Gewandt
- 1999-2000: Elizabeth Gewandt
- 2000-2001: John Abi-Saab
- 2001-2002: Alfred Tsang
- 2002-2003: Alfred Tsang
- 2003-2004: Alfred Tsang
- 2004-2006: Elizabeth Gewandt
- 2006-2007: Paul Barron
- 2007-2008: Paul Barron
- 2008: Bill Carney
- 2008-2009: Hope Brett-Bowen
- 2009-2010: Keith Kwon
- 2010-2011: Hope Brett-Bowen
- 2011-2012: Bill Carney
- 2012: Helen McLucas
- 2012-2013: Andrew Soulos
- 2013-2014: Sang Ok
- 2014-2015: Andrew Soulos
- 2015-2016: Andrew Soulos
- 2016-2017: Stephanie Kokkolis
- 2017-2018: Nella Hall
- 2018-2020: Matthew Blackmore
- 2020-2021: Karen Pensebene
- 2021: Nella Hall
- 2022-2023: Karen Pensabene
- 2023: Matthew Blackmore
- 2023 (May 9 2023-14 September 2024): Benjamin Cai
- 2024-2025: Benjamin Cai
