Inner West Council

Inner West Council is a local government area located in the inner western region of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The council makes up the eastern part of this wider region, and was formed on 12 May 2016 from the merger of the former Ashfield, Leichhardt, Fairfield and Marrickville councils.[3][4]

Inner West Council New South Wales
Location in Metropolitan Sydney
Population	182,043 (2016 census)[1] (30th) 200,811 (2019 est.)[2]
• Density	5,200/km2 (13,470/sq mi)
Established	12 May 2016 (2016-05-12)
Area	35 km2 (13.5 sq mi)[3]
Mayor	Darcy Byrne
Council seat	Ashfield, Leichhardt & Petersham
Region	Inner West
State electorate(s)	Balmain, Canterbury Strathfield Summer Hill Newtown
Federal division(s)	Barton, Grayndler Reid Sydney Watson
Website	Inner West Council
LGAs around Inner West Council: Canada Bay Parramatta River Parramatta River Burwood Inner West Council City of Sydney Canterbury-Bankstown Bayside Bayside

The Council comprises an area of 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi) and as at the 2016 census had an estimated population of 182,043.[1]

The mayor of Inner West Council is Darcy Byrne, elected by the councillors on 29 December 2021. An election on 4 December resulted in a Labor majority.[5][6]

In December 2021, a majority of voters in Inner West Council voted in favour of reversing the 2016 merger and separating the three pre-existing councils of Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville.[7]