City of Marion: History
The District Council of Brighton was established in 1853, centred at the then rural village of Marion (laid out in 1838) 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south west of Adelaide. The district council was renamed to District Council of Marion in 1886 to distinguish it from the adjacent Town of Brighton, the latter having been detached from the Brighton district council in 1858. In 1944 the district council was gazetted a municipality and thereafter known as the City of Marion, and its first mayor, Frederick Henson Trott, was elected.
1944–1947: Frederick Henson Trott
1947–1953: William John White
1953–????: Patrick William Tippins
1962–????: Ray T. Edwards
1964–1972: Ron Keen
1972–1978: Livingstone Ralph Grey
1978–1985: E. R. "Ted" Newberry
1985–1991: Kevin V. Hodgson
1991–2000: Colin Haines
2000–2014: Felicity-Ann Lewis
2014–present: Kris Hanna