Peter Nattrass
p Has been a Perth City councillor since 1977.
p Has been lord mayor since 1995.
p Embroiled in Nattrass-Maller controversy.
p Wants to sink the Perth to Fremantle railway line.
p Wants to enhance links to the Swan River foreshore.
p Wants better security in the city but argues this is a government function.
p Believes his record is good, particularly with the retail outlets attracted to the city.
Chas Hopkins
p Lord mayor from 1988 to 1991.
p Often linked to the Labor Party, something he denies.
p Involved with the Northbridge Business Association.
p Wants security enhanced and prepared to introduce a council police force to do it.
p Wants Northbridge upgraded.
p Wants to introduce parking incentives to help retailers.
p Family linked to city for more than a century.
John Hammond
p Cottesloe mayor from 1997 to 2003.
p Has been working in the city for the past 18 years.
p Wants more inner-city residential, partly through development to the west of the causeway.
p Supports sinking of the railway line.
p Wants Northbridge improved.
p Believes the lord mayor should have only two terms.
p Claims to harbour no ambitions towards State or Federal politics.
Janet Davidson
p Councillor since 1998.
p Wants to be first female lord mayor.
p Offers a non-confrontational leadership style.
p Supports sinking of the railway line.
p Supports foreshore enhancement.
p Wants to fast-track an operations centre for Northbridge.
p Also running for a seat as a councillor.
Tony Ransom
p Pedestrian activist.
p Ran unsuccessfully for Perth City Council in 2001.
p Wants better access for cyclists.
p Wants more consideration given to pedestrians.
p Helped get numerous pedestrian-friendly changes made to the city streetscape.
p Had traffic lights with walk function highlighted in the Streetsmart road map.
p Believes most city problems have simple solutions.
p Running for a seat as a councillor.
Bill Bradbury
p Frequently attends Perth City Council meetings.
p Believes its time he “got off the fence”.
p Wants to do more for Perth’s small businesses.
p Wants the city to become more inclusive of all groups.
p Supports sinking of the railway line.
p Wants Northbridge upgraded.
p Ran for council unsuccessfully in 2001.
p Also running for a seat as a councillor.