List of mayors of Leichhardt

This is a list of the mayors of the Municipality of Leichhardt, a former local government area of New South Wales, Australia.

First incorporated on 29 December 1871 as the Municipal District of Leichhardt, the municipality commenced operations on 14 December 1871 and the election of the first Council was held on 6 February 1872.

[1][2] The first mayor was Alderman Frank Beames, elected at the first meeting of the council on 16 February 1872.

[3] From 1 January 1949, with the passing of the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948, Leichhardt was reconstituted incorporating the former municipalities of Annandale and Balmain.

The last Mayor of Leichhardt was Councillor Darcy Byrne (ALP), first elected on 25 September 2012, who served until the council's amalgamation into the new Inner West Council, which was established on 12 May 2016.

Leichhardt Town Hall , built in 1888, was the seat of Leichhardt Council from 1888 to 2016.
John Young , Mayor 1879–1880 & 1885–1886
Sydney Smith , Mayor 1888–1889, Member of the Australian Parliament for Macquarie 1901–1906.
Jamie Parker , Mayor 2008–2011, Member of the NSW Parliament for Balmain 2011–2023.