Burwood Council

Burwood Council New South Wales
Population:	33,803(2009)[1]
• Density:	4829/km² (12,507.1/sq mi)
Area:	7 km² (2.7 sq mi)
Mayor:	John Faker
Council Seat:	Burwood
Region:	Metropolitan Sydney
State District:	Strathfield, Canterbury
Federal Division:	Reid, Watson
Website: http://www.burwood.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Burwood Council: Canada Bay Strathfield Burwood Council Ashfield Canterbury

The Municipality of Burwood is a Local Government Area in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Suburbs in the local government area

Suburbs serviced by Burwood Council are:

• Burwood
• Burwood Heights
• Enfield
• Enfield South

It also includes portions of:

• Croydon (shared with Ashfield Council)
• Croydon Park (shared with the City of Canterbury and Ashfield Council)
• Strathfield (shared with the City of Canada Bay and Strathfield Council)

Council

Burwood Council is composed of seven councillors elected proportionally. The mayor is not directly elected.^[2] The current makeup of the council is as follows:^[2]

Party		Councillors
	Australian Labor Party	3
	Liberal Party of Australia	2
	Burwood Community Voice	1
	The Greens	1
	Total	7

The current council, elected in 2010, is:^[2][3]

Councillor		Party	Notes
	John Faker	Labor	Mayor since 2011
	John Sidoti	Liberal	Mayor between 2009 - 2011; when he stood down following the 2011 state election[4]
	Lesley Furneaux-Cook	Community Voice
	Ernest Wong	Labor	Deputy Mayor
	Sally Deans	Labor
	Henson Liang	Liberal
	Christine Donayre	Greens

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10". http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/DetailsPage/3218.02009-10. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Burwood Council". 2008 Election results. Electoral Commission NSW. http://www.lg.elections.nsw.gov.au/LGE2008/result.Burwood.html. Retrieved 2009-06-16. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Mayor and Councillors". Burwood Council. http://www.burwood.nsw.gov.au/mayor_and_councillors.html. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
4. ^ Saulwick, Jacob (29 March 2011). "Grazie, signore - ALP dumped in Drummoyne". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/state-election-2011/grazie-signore--alp-dumped-in-drummoyne-20110328-1cdiq.html. Retrieved 9 April 2011. 

External links

• Burwood Council Website
• 2001 Census Information

Coordinates: 33°53′S 151°06′E / 33.883°S 151.1°E / -33.883; 151.1