The City of Wanneroo in Perth, Western Australia was originally established on 31 October 1902 as a road board with a chairman and councillors under the Roads Boards Act 1871. With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, all road boards became Shires with a shire president and councillors effective 1 July 1961. On 19 July 1985, Wanneroo attained City status, and the Shire president became a mayor.
The City was then split in 1998 with the southwestern section becoming the City of Joondalup and the remainder forming a reduced Shire of Wanneroo. It re-attained City status on 18 June 1999. As this was before the local government elections to elect a mayor and councillors, the second incarnation of the Shire did not have a president.
The current mayor of the City of Wanneroo is Linda Aitken, who was elected to the position in September 2022.
| Chairman | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hocking | 1903–1911 | |
| James Spiers | 1911–1915 | |
| Harold Edwards | 1915–1917 | |
| Herbert Hocking | 1917–1925 | |
| Denis Keane | 1925–1928 | |
| John Perry | 1928–1929 | |
| Denis Keane | 1929–1935 | |
| Eli Edward Ashby | 1935–1944 | |
| William Charles Pearsall | 1944–1950 | |
| Vacant March 1950—June 1950 | ||
| Gilbert Handcock | 1950–1951; 1952–1953; 1953–1955 | |
| John Steele | 1951–1952 | |
| Frederick Sexton | 1953 (Jun–Sep) | |
| Keith Porteous | 1955–1956 | |
| Daniel Cooper | 1956–1957 | |
| Vacant December 1957—April 1960 | ||
| Neil Martin | April 1960 – June 1961 |
| Shire president | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Neil Martin | 1961–1962 | |
| Edwin Crisafullia | 1962–1964 | |
| Joe Smith | 1964–1965 | |
| John Gaynor | 1965–1968 | |
| 1968–1974 | ||
| Charles Searson | 1974–1981 | |
| Mike O'Brien JP | 1981–1982 | |
| Keith Pearce | 1982–1983 | |
| Ray Ivan | 1983–1984 | |
| Nick Trandos | 1984–1985 |
| Mayor | Term | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Trandos | 1985–1986 | |
| Brian Cooper | 1986–1988 | |
| Wayne Bradshaw | 1988–1989 | |
| Brian Cooper | 1989–1990 | |
| Wayne Bradshaw | 1990–1991 | |
| Bill Duffy | 1991 | |
| Bill Marwick | 1991–1992 | |
| 1992–1993 | ||
| Graeme Major | 1993–1994 | |
| Rita Waters | 1994–1995 | |
| Arnold Dammers | 1995–1997 | |
| Brian Cooper | 1997 | |
| Vacant November 1997—December 1999 | ||
| Jon Kelly | 1999–2011 | |
| 2011–2022 | ||
| Linda Aitken | 2022–present[1] |