The Town of Bassendean in Perth, Western Australia was established as the West Guildford Road District, with a chairman and councillors, on 10 May 1901 under the District Roads Act 1871. It was renamed Bassendean on 7 July 1922. 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 1975, the Shire of Bassendean became the Town of Bassendean, with a mayor and councillors.[1]
The female mayor was Vicki Philipoff, who was elected in 1995, and served two years.
| Chairman | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Cyril Jackson[2] | 1901–1903 | |
| J. T. Short | 1903–1905 | |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1907–1908 | |
| Percy J. Atkins | 1908–1909 | |
| P. J. Huelin | 1909–1910 | |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1910–1913 | |
| J. Pickering | 1913–1914 | |
| A. Y. Garnsworthy | 1914–1915 | |
| H. C. Barnard | 1915–1917 | |
| Charles Rickwood Wicks | 1917–1920 | |
| Edward James Clay | 1920–1921 | |
| Commissioner (9 February–9 April 1921) | 1921 | |
| John Pickering | 1921–1922 |
| Chairman | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| John Pickering | 1922–1923 | |
| John Milne Steele | 1923–1928 | |
| Joseph Gallagher | 1928–1929 | |
| 1929–1938 | ||
| Edward Ernest Ireland | 1938–1939 | |
| Richard Alexander McDonald | 1939–1947 | |
| John Henry Smallman | 1947–1952 | |
| Charles Otto Freiberg | 1952–1955 | |
| Samuel James Faithful | 1955–1957 | |
| Charles Otto Freiberg | 1957–1958 | |
| Alfred Charles Faulkner | 1958–1960 | |
| Richard Alexander McDonald | 1960–1961 |
| President | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Alexander McDonald[3] | 1961–1962 | |
| Alfred Charles Faulkner | 1962–1970 | |
| Dr John George Paterson | 1970–1975 |
| Mayor | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Dr John Paterson | 1975–1984 | |
| John Bernard Cox | 1984–1988 | |
| Paul Bridges | 1988–1990 | |
| John Bernard Cox | 1990–1995 | |
| Vicki Philipoff[4] | 1995–1997 | |
| Lindsay Fisher | 1997–1997 | |
| Bevan Carter | 1997–2001 | |
| Greg Peterson | 2001–2003 | |
| Tina Klein[5] [6] | 2003–2009 | |
| John Gangell[7] [8] | 2009–2017 | |
| Renee McLennan | 2017–2021 | |
| Kath Hamilton[9] | 2021–present |