| Honorific-Suffix: | OAM |
| Office1: | Mayor of Blacktown |
| Deputy1: | Julie Griffiths Brad Bunting Christopher Quilkey |
| Term Start1: | 14 October 2019 |
| Term End1: | 3 May 2024 |
| Predecessor1: | Stephen Bali |
| Successor1: | Brad Bunting |
| Office2: | Deputy Mayor of Blacktown |
| Term Start2: | 17 September 2016 |
| Term End2: | 9 October 2019 |
| Predecessor2: | Kathie Collins |
| Successor2: | Julie Griffiths |
| Office3: | Councillor of the City of Blacktown |
| Term Start3: | November 1996 |
| Term End3: | 3 May 2024 |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Councillor |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Party: | Labor |
| Spouse: | Nina Bleasdale |
| Children: | 4 |
Anthony John Bleasdale OAM (1946 – 3 May 2024) was an Australian politician. He served as a Labor councillor on Blacktown City Council from 1996 and Mayor of Blacktown until his death in May 2024. He previously served as deputy mayor between 2016 and 2019.[1] [2]
Bleasdale succeeded Stephen Bali as mayor in an extraordinary meeting of council in October 2019 and was re-elected unopposed by council on 9 September 2020.[3] [4]
In the 2010 Australia Day Honours, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for "service to the community as a supporter of charitable organisations, and to local government in the Blacktown area."[5] [6] [7]
Bleasdale died on a flight on 3 May 2024, whilst returning from a trip to Blacktown City Council's sister cities of Liaocheng and Suseong-gu. He was 77.[8]