The City of Holdfast Bay is a local government area in the south-western coastal suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.
History The council was formed on 1 January 1997, when the City of Glenelg and City of Brighton councils were amalgamated by the state government. As a result, there are two council offices, one in the historic Glenelg Town Hall on Moseley Square and the other on Jetty Road, Brighton.
Council Current composition The current council is: WardPartyCouncillorNotes Mayor Liberal Amanda Wilson Liberals concede defeat in Black by-election in Adelaide's south after 'huge swing' towards Labor ABC News, 16 November 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.Brighton Independent Anthony Venning Independent Robert Snewin Liberal Jane FlemingGlenelg Independent Bob Patton Independent Rebecca Abley Independent Allison KaneSeacliff Independent Annette Bradshaw Independent Susan Lonie Independent Clare LindopSomerton Independent Monique O’Donohue Independent John Smedley Independent Will Miller
Mayors
The Council has had 4 mayors: Brian Nadilo (1997-2006), Ken Rollond (2006-2014), Stephen Patterson (2014-2017) and Amanda Wilson (2018-).
Suburbs Brighton (5048) Glenelg (5045) Glenelg East (5045) Glenelg North (5045) Glenelg South (5045) Hove (5048) Kingston Park (5049) North Brighton (5048) Seacliff (5049) Seacliff Park (5049) Somerton Park (5044) South Brighton (5048)
Wards
The council consists of four Wards: Glenelg, Somerton, Brighton and Seacliff. Each Ward is represented by three Ward Councillors.
Sister city
There is one Sister city to Holdfast Bay.
Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan
See also List of Adelaide parks and gardens
References
External links
City of Holdfast Bay community profile