List of mayors of Campbelltown

Mayor of City of Campbelltown
Incumbent
Cr. Darcy Lound (Labor)
since 15 October 2024
StyleHis/Her Worship
AppointerCouncil of the City of Campbelltown
Term lengthTwo years
Formation21 January 1882
First holderJohn Ahearn
DeputyKaren Hunt (Labor)
Websitewww.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au

This is a list of mayors of the Council of the City of Campbelltown, a local government area in the south-western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Campbelltown Council was originally incorporated on 21 January 1882;[1] and was declared a city on 4 May 1968.

The Mayor is elected by the Councillors for a fixed two-year term. The current mayor is Cr. Darcy Lound, a member of the Labor Party.

Mayors

The following individuals have served as Mayor of the City of Campbelltown:[2]

OrdinalMayorPartyTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1John Ahearn28 February 188214 February 1883351 days[3][4][5]
2Charles Bull14 February 188312 February 18851 year, 364 days[6][7]
3Alex Munro12 February 18858 February 18871 year, 361 days[3][8][9]
4William Caldwell8 February 188711 February 18881 year, 3 days[3][10]
5William Cummins11 February 18887 February 1889362 days[11][12]
6William Graham Jnr.7 February 188913 February 18901 year, 6 days[13]
7James Bocking13 February 18905 February 1891357 days[14]
8David Barker5 February 189112 February 18921 year, 7 days[15]
-William Caldwell12 February 189220 February 18931 year, 8 days[16]
9Henry Vaughan20 February 189328 February 18941 year, 8 days[17]
10Nicholas Doyle28 February 189419 February 1895356 days[18]
11Tom Gamble19 February 189512 February 18971 year, 359 days[19][20]
-David Barker12 February 189721 February 18992 years, 9 days[21][22]
12Ted Sedgwick21 February 189915 November 1899 [res]267 days[3][23]
-No mayor15 November 189930 December 189945 days[24]
-William Cummins30 December 189915 February 19011 year, 47 days[3][25]
13Fred Moore15 February 190115 February 19098 years, 0 days[26][27][28][29]
14Sam Bursill15 February 190911 February 19144 years, 361 days[30][31][32][33][34]
-Fred Moore11 February 191414 February 19195 years, 3 days[35][36][37]
15Charlie Hannaford14 February 191919 December 19245 years, 309 days[38][39]
16Roy Gamble19 December 19245 December 1925351 days[40]
17Percy Marlow5 December 19255 December 19294 years, 0 days[41][42][43]
18Jim Kershler5 December 192910 December 19367 years, 5 days[3][11][44][45][46][47]
19Jack Westbury10 December 19367 December 19381 year, 362 days[3][48][49]
-Percy Marlow7 December 1938Dec 1945[3][50][51][52][53]
20Phillip SolomonDec 19451950[3]
-Percy Marlow19501952[3]
21John (Jack) Farnsworth19521956[3]
22Frederick Joseph Fitzpatrick19561959[3]
23Harold Gregory (Greg) Percival19591961[3]
24Kathleen Whitten19611962[3]
25Thomas (Keith) Fraser19621964[3]
26Clive Tregear Independent19641972[3]
27Cecil Mulholland Independent19721973
28Robert (Bob) Barton Independent19731976[3]
29Gordon Fetterplace OAM Independent19761981[3]
30Guy Thomas Independent19811983[3]
31Bryce Regan Labor19831984[3]
-Gordon Fetterplace OAM Independent19841985
-Guy Thomas Independent19851986
-Bryce Regan Labor19861987
32Peter Primrose Labor19871988[3][54]
33James (Jim) Kremmer Labor19881991[3]
-Gordon Fetterplace OAM Independent1991May 1992
34Leslie Patterson IndependentMay 19921993[55]
35Meg Oates Labor19931994
36Russell Matheson Independent19941995[56]
-Meg Oates Labor19951996
-Russell Matheson Independent19961997[56]
-Meg Oates Labor19971998
37Paul Sinclair Independent19981999[55]
-Meg Oates Labor19992000
-Jim Kremmer Independent20002001[57]
-Russell Matheson Independent20012002[56]
38Brenton Banfield Labor20022005[55]
-Russell Matheson Community First20052006[56]
39Aaron Rule Labor20062008[55]
-Russell Matheson Community First20082009[56]
-Aaron Rule Labor20092010
40Paul Lake Community First20102011[58]
41Anoulack Chanthivong Labor20112012[55]
42Sue Dobson Community Service20122013[55]
43Clinton Mead Liberal Democrats20132014[11]
-Paul Lake Independent15 September 201418 September 20151 year, 3 days[58]
44Paul Hawker Liberal18 September 201510 September 2016358 days[59]
45George Brticevic Labor27 September 20163 December 20215 years, 67 days[60]
46George Greiss Liberal11 January 202215 October 20242 years, 278 days[61]
47Darcy Lound Labor15 October 2024present1 year, 316 days

References

  1. ↑ "Government Gazette Proclamations and Legislation - New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) - 21 Jan 1882". National Library of Australia. Australian Government. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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  11. 1 2 3 Gorrey, Megan (17 September 2013). "Clinton Mead, 29, Campbelltown's new mayor". Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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  55. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Campbelltown City Council (10 June 2025). "Mayors Of Campbelltown 1948 - present". Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  56. 1 2 3 4 5 Salusinszky, Imre (30 October 2009). "Star Howard recruit Farmer dumped by the Liberals". The Australian. Retrieved 19 October 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  58. 1 2 Fenech, Katherine (17 September 2014). "Paul Lake elected as Campbelltown Mayor". Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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  60. ↑ Cogno, Luisa (28 September 2016). "New Campelltown Mayor George Brticevic's vision for the city includes a new business park". Macarthur Chronicle Campbelltown; The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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Further reading

  • McGill, Jeff; Fowler, Verlie (1996). First citizen : mayors of Campbelltown since 1882 (Pamphlet). Campbelltown: Campbelltown & Airds Historical Society Inc.