City of Holdfast Bay facts for kids

Quick facts for kids City of Holdfast Bay South Australia
• Density	2,736,37/km2 (708,720/sq mi)
Area	13.72 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Mayor	Amanda Wilson
Council seat	Brighton
Region	Southern Adelaide
State electorate(s)	Bright, Morphett
Federal Division(s)	Boothby, Hindmarsh
Website	City of Holdfast Bay
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City of Holdfast Bay municipal offices in Brighton (formerly the Brighton Town Hall), opened in 1937.

The City of Holdfast Bay is a local government area in the south-western coastal suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia.

History

The council was formed 1 January 1997, when the City of Glenelg and City of Brighton councils were amalgamated by the state government. As a result, there are two council offices, one in the historic Glenelg Library on Colley Terrace and the other on Jetty Road, Brighton.

Council

The current council as of November 2021^[update] is:

Mayors

The Council has had 4 mayors: Brian Nadilo (1997-2006), Ken Rollond (2006-2014), Stephen Patterson (2014-2017) and Amanda Wilson (2018-).

Suburbs

• Brighton (5048)
• Glenelg (5045)
• Glenelg East (5045)
• Glenelg North (5045)
• Glenelg South (5045)
• Hove (5048)
• Kingston Park (5049)
• North Brighton (5048)
• Seacliff (5049)
• Seacliff Park (5049)
• Somerton Park (5044)
• South Brighton (5048)

Wards

The council consists of four Wards: Glenelg, Somerton, Brighton and Seacliff. Each Ward is represented by three Ward Councillors.

Sister city

There is one Sister city to Holdfast Bay.

Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan