Claim: The City of Bankstown, located in the south-west region of Sydney, Australia, has had 13 Independent mayors and 10 Labor mayors since 1895.
Evidence: Joseph James Cooper Independent 7 November 1895 – 11 June 1896 Ines Peter Miller Independent 11 June 1896 – 16 February 1899 Nicholas Goyen, Jnr Independent 16 February 1899 – 15 February 1900 William Gilliver Independent 15 February 1900 – 12 February 1903 Arthur Bransgrove Independent 12 February 1903 – 16 February 1905 William John Gibson Independent 16 February 1905 – 1 March 1908 William Henry Watson Independent 1 March 1908 – 28 February 1909 William Gilliver Independent 1 March 1909 – 28 February 1911 Arthur Bransgrove Independent 1 March 1911 – 28 February 1913 Frederick George White Independent 1 March 1913 – August 1913 John Arthur Hoskins Independent August 1913 – February 1915 Phil Lopez Independent September 1993 – September 1994 Max Parker Independent September 1994 – September 1995 Grant Lee Labor September 1995 – September 1996 Kevin Hill September 1996 – September 1998 Ian Stromborg September 1998 – September 2000 Kevin Hill September 2000 – September 2001 David Blake September 2001 – September 2002 Helen Westwood September 2002 – September 2006 Tania Mihailuk September 2006 – September 2011 Khal Asfour September 2011 – September 2014 Linda Downey September 2014 – September 2015 Khal Asfour September 2015 – 12 May 2016 The City of Bankstown was a local government area in the south-west region of Sydney, Australia, centred on the suburb of Bankstown.