The mayor of Randwick is the head of Randwick City Council, which is a local government area covering part of the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney in the State of New South Wales, Australia. First incorporated on 1 April 1859 as the Municipality of Randwick, under the terms of the Municipalities Act of 1858, the first leaders of the Council were titled "Chairman" until the 1858 act was replaced by the Municipalities Act of 1867, which introduced the title of "Mayor". On 28 June 1973, the council was dismissed and placed under the control of government administrators after an inquiry into the council's handling of Development Applications, finding significant undeclared conflicts-of-interest between councillors and local developments. It remained under administration until 24 September 1977. On 1 July 1993 following the enactment of a new Local Government Act, elected representatives of the council were to be known as "Councillor", replacing the former title of "Alderman".
The mayor is internally-elected by the councillors, and nominally serves a two-year term since 2017, which replaced the previous system of annual mayoral elections. The current mayor of Randwick is Councillor Clare Willington (The Greens), first elected on 29 September 2026. The mayor is assisted in their work by a deputy mayor, who is elected on an annual basis by the elected councillors.
List of incumbents # Chairman Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes Simeon Henry Pearce No party 1 April 1859 15 February 1861 John Dawson 15 February 1861 February 1863 Charles Moore February 1863 February 1864 – John Dawson February 1864 15 February 1866 – Simeon Henry Pearce 15 February 1866 8 February 1868 # Mayor Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes– Simeon Henry Pearce No party 8 February 1868 5 February 1869 Magnus Peden 5 February 1869 10 February 1870 Walter Bradley 10 February 1870 6 February 1873 John Thompson 6 February 1873 12 May 1874 Thomas Roger Yeo 12 May 1874 6 February 1875 James Hawkins Butchart 6 February 1875 4 February 1876 Thomas James Stutchbury 4 February 1876 9 February 1877 William Maguire 9 February 1877 1 August 1877 George Kiss 7 August 1877 6 February 1879 George Wall 6 February 1879 5 February 1880 John See 5 February 1880 16 February 1882 – Simeon Henry Pearce 16 February 1882 6 February 1883 George Denning 6 February 1883 11 February 1884 – Walter Bradley 11 February 1884 12 February 1885 – George Denning 12 February 1885 9 February 1886 – John See 9 February 1886 4 February 1887 Thomas James Lowe Independent 4 February 1887 10 February 1890 James Robertson Independent 10 February 1890 21 February 1893 Henry Frederick Francis Independent 21 February 1893 12 February 1894 Frederick William Henry Pearce Independent 12 February 1894 11 February 1896 John Alfred Ironside Perry Independent 11 February 1896 11 February 1898 William Houston Independent 11 February 1898 February 1899 Theodore Powell Independent 13 February 1899 3 July 1900 Isaac Barker Hodgson Independent 6 July 1900 11 February 1902 George Gale Independent 11 February 1902 10 February 1904 James Hincks Independent 10 February 1904 17 February 1905 James Snape Independent 17 February 1905 16 February 1906 John Campbell Macdougall Independent 16 February 1906 February 1908 – James Snape Independent February 1908 14 February 1910 Thomas Robert Gilderthorp Independent 14 February 1910 13 February 1911 Douglas Maxwell Cooper Independent 13 February 1911 19 March 1912 – Thomas Robert Gilderthorp Independent 19 March 1912 10 February 1913 Archibald Campbell Independent 10 February 1913 5 February 1914 – Douglas Maxwell Cooper Independent 5 February 1914 1 March 1915 Frederick Henry Clarke Independent 1 March 1915 22 May 1916 John Fenton Independent 22 May 1916 13 February 1918 Hyman Goldstein Independent 13 February 1918 February 1920 George James Baker Independent February 1920 December 1921 Ernest Tresidder Independent December 1921 December 1924 James Ambrose Bardon Independent December 1924 December 1925 – Ernest Tresidder Independent December 1925 December 1926 John Dunningham Independent December 1926 December 1928 John Jennings Independent December 1928 December 1930 Arthur Moverly Independent December 1930 December 1932 Silas Garnet Paine Independent December 1932 December 1934 Mark Foots Independent December 1934 December 1936 Reginald Fitzgerald Bourke Independent December 1936 December 1938 John Vincent Dick Independent December 1938 December 1940 Reginald William Bieler Independent December 1940 December 1941 James O'Sullivan Independent December 1941 December 1942 John Quinton Henning Rubie Independent December 1942 1 December 1943 George Ernest Rush Independent 1 December 1943 December 1944 – Reginald William Bieler Independent December 1944 December 1945 – John Vincent Dick Independent December 1945 30 December 1946 William John Heffernan Independent 30 December 1946 December 1947 Walter Padgen Labor December 1947 14 December 1948 Andrew Thomson Bedford Independent 14 December 1948 13 December 1949 George Nicholas Elias Dan Independent 13 December 1949 December 1950 Lionel Bowen Labor December 1950 December 1951 Lou Walsh December 1951 December 1952 Matthew Dwyer Independent December 1952 December 1953 Harry Jensen Labor December 1953 14 December 1954 – Lionel Bowen 14 December 1954 December 1955 Ranville Ashmore Popplewell Independent December 1955 December 1956 William Henry Lucas Independent December 1956 9 December 1958 A. Charles Molloy Independent 9 December 1958 December 1962 Bill Haigh Labor December 1962 December 1968 Peter Saphin Independent December 1968 December 1969 – Ranville Ashmore Popplewell Independent December 1969 September 1971 F. C. Waller Independent September 1971 September 1972 Frank Amour Independent September 1972 28 June 1973 – Robert Henry Cornish (Administrator) 28 June 1973 1 May 1974 – Jack Hercules Luscombe (Administrator) 1 May 1974 September 1977 Bill Newman Independent 27 September 1977 September 1979 Ken Finn Liberal September 1979 September 1980 John Francis Ford Independent September 1980 September 1983 John Buchanan Independent September 1983 September 1984 Les Frederick Bridge Independent September 1984 September 1985 – Bill Newman Independent September 1985 September 1986 John Scullion Labor September 1986 27 September 1988 Bill Blake Independent 27 September 1988 September 1989 Paul Bayutti Independent September 1989 September 1990 Charles Matthews Independent September 1990 September 1991 – John Buchanan Independent September 1991 September 1992 Margaret Martin Independent September 1992 September 1993 Chris Bastic Labor September 1993 September 1996 – Margaret Martin Independent September 1996 September 1997 – Ken Finn Liberal September 1997 September 1998 Dominic Sullivan Labor September 1998 20 April 2004 Murray Matson Greens 20 April 2004 20 September 2005 Ted Seng Liberal 20 September 2005 19 September 2006 Paul Tracey Labor 19 September 2006 18 September 2007 Bruce Notley-Smith Liberal 18 September 2007 29 September 2009 John Procopiadis Labor 29 September 2009 December 2009 Independent December 2009 28 September 2010– Murray Matson Greens 28 September 2010 27 September 2011 Scott Nash Liberal 27 September 2011 25 September 2012 Tony Bowen Labor 25 September 2012 24 September 2013 – Scott Nash Liberal 24 September 2013 30 September 2014 – Ted Seng 30 September 2014 29 September 2015 Noel D'Souza Labor 29 September 2015 3 May 2017 Independent 3 May 2017 26 September 2017 Lindsay Shurey Greens 26 September 2017 26 September 2018 Kathy Neilson Labor 26 September 2018 24 September 2019 Danny Said 24 September 2019 30 September 2021 Dylan Parker 30 September 2021 26 September 2023 Philipa Veitch Greens 26 September 2023 8 October 2024 Dylan Parker Labor 8 October 2024 29 September 2026 88Clare Willington Greens29 September 2026Incumbent
Deputy Mayors The position of Deputy Mayor was made a permanent council position under the Local Government Act 1919. The following individuals have been elected as Deputy Mayor of Randwick:
# Deputy Mayor Party Term start Term end Time in office Notes Mayor H. D. O'Connell December 1942 December 1943 Rubie Richard Ernest Wilson Communist December 1943 December 1944 Rush A. Charles Molloy Independent December 1957 9 December 1958 Lucas A. W. Cantrill Independent 9 December 1958 December 1959 Molloy George Mordey Independent 27 September 1977 September 1978 Newman John Procopiadis Labor September 1995 September 1996 BasticKen FinnLiberalSeptember 1996September 1997Martin Shane Barber Labor September 1997 September 1998 Finn John Procopiadis September 1998 September 1999 Sullivan– Shane Barber September 1999 September 2000 Michael Daley September 2000 20 April 2004 Bruce Notley-Smith Liberal 20 April 2004 20 September 2005 Matson Murray Matson Greens 20 September 2005 19 September 2006 Seng 19 September 2006 18 September 2007 Tracey 18 September 2007 30 September 2008 Notley-Smith Margaret Woodsmith 30 September 2008 29 September 2009 Robert Belleli Liberal 29 September 2009 28 September 2010 Procopiadis Kiel Smith 28 September 2010 27 September 2011 Matson Bradley Hughes Greens 27 September 2011 25 September 2012 Nash Noel D'Souza Labor 25 September 2012 24 September 2013 Bowen Anthony Andrews Independent 24 September 2013 30 September 2014 Nash 30 September 2014 29 September 2015 Seng Greg Moore Labor 29 September 2015 27 September 2016 D'Souza Brendan Roberts Liberal 27 September 2016 26 September 2017 Alexandra Luxford Labor 26 September 2017 26 September 2018 Shurey Danny Said 26 September 2018 24 September 2019 Neilson Philipa Veitch Greens 24 September 2019 30 September 2021 Said Lindsay Shurey 30 September 2021 30 December 2021 Parker Kym Chapple 30 December 2021 27 September 2022 Rafaela Pandolfini 27 September 2022 26 September 2023 Alexandra Luxford Labor 26 September 2023 8 October 2024 378 days VeitchMarea WilsonLabor8 October 202423 September 2025350 daysParkerClare Willington Greens 23 September 202529 September 2025ParkerMasoomeh Asgari29 September 2025IncumbentWillington
Notes and references
External links The City of Randwick (Council website)