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The City of Gosnells in Perth, Western Australia was originally established as the Gosnells Road District, with a chairman and councillors, on 26 April 1907 under the Municipal Corporations Act 1906. Its land area had formerly been part of the Canning Road District, which was abolished due to squabbling between its rural and urban sections. The first elections were held on 1 June 1907. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road districts became Shires, with a president and councillors, effective 1 July 1961. On 1 July 1973, the Shire of Gosnells became the Town of Gosnells, with a mayor and councillors, and on 1 July 1977 it became a City.
Gosnells Road District
Chairman
Term
W. W. (Walter) Alcock
1907–1911
R. B. Bradley
1911–1913
James Ross McKenzie
1913–1915
R. McL. Dickie
1915–1917
W. J. Lambert
1917–1919
W. J. Griffiths
1919–1920
Robert Cowen
1920–1922
R. E. Francis
1922–1924
R. Palin
1924–1926
A. A. Lewis
1926–1927
William Richard (Billy) Orr
1927–1936
Ernest Phillips
1936–1946
William Henry Langford
1946–1950
E. V. (Vic) Martin
1950–1952
Arthur A. Mills
1952–1961
Shire of Gosnells
President
Term
Arthur A. Mills
1961–1973
Town of Gosnells
Mayor
Term
Arthur A. Mills
1973–1977
City of Gosnells
Mayor
Term
Arthur A. Mills
1977–1979
Ray Harris
1979–1983
Lyal Richardson
1983–1989
Patricia Morris
1989–1993
Olwen Searle
1993–1996
N. J. Smith
1996–1999
Patricia Morris
1999–2007
Olwen Searle
2007–2011
Dave Griffiths
2011–2015
Olwen Searle
2015–2017
Glenn Dewhurst
2017–2019
David Goode
2019–2021
Terresa Lynes
2021–present
References
WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.