City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters: History
The council was established on 1 November 1997 with the amalgamation of the City of Kensington and Norwood, the City of Payneham, and the Town of St Peters. The original wards at its inception had been East Adelaide and Hackney, Stepney, Maylands, Torrens, Payneham, Trinity, Norwood/Kent Town, and Kensington.