Forty people have held the position of Councillor since the first Stonnington City Council was elected to replace the State Government appointed Commissioners in 1996.
16 March 1996 to 21 March 1999
Following the formation of the City of Stonnington in 1994, the electoral structure saw the City divided into nine wards, with one Councillor elected from each.
- John CHANDLER (Mayor 1996/1997)
- Barry FENTON
- Christopher GAHAN (Mayor 1998/1999)
- Adam HELD (Mayor 1997/1998)
- Leon HILL
- Anne O'SHEA
- Annette STOCKMAN
- Denise WALLISH
- Roz WILSON
21 March 1999 to 16 March 2002
- Tas ATHANASOPOULOS
- Henry BUCH
- John CHANDLER OAM
- Sally DAVIS
- Christopher GAHAN
- Leon HILL (Mayor 2001/2002)
- Anne O'SHEA
- Annette STOCKMAN (Mayor 1999/2000)
- Claude ULLIN AM (Mayor 2000/2001)
16 March 2002 to 26 November 2004
Changes to legislation to hold all Victorian Local Government elections on the same date resulted in a shortened term for the 2002 Council, with the election brought forward to the end of 2004. The term also saw first time Mayor, Cr Sehr, re-elected to consecutive terms, one being a shortened Mayoral term from March to November 2004.
- John CHANDLER
- Sarah DAVIES
- Sally DAVIS (Mayor 2002/2003)
- Christopher GAHAN
- Leon HILL
- Judy HINDLE
- Anne O'SHEA
- Melina SEHR (Mayor 2003/2004 and 2004)
- Claude ULLIN
26 November 2004 to 29 November 2008
Changes to the electoral structure took effect in 2004, with Stonnington divided into three wards, with three Councillors elected in each one using a proportional representation counting method.
- Tas ATHANASOPOULOS
- John CHANDLER (Mayor 2006/2007)
- Sarah DAVIES (Mayor 2004/2005)
- Christopher GAHAN
- Judy HINDLE
- Anne O'SHEA (Mayor 2005/2006)
- Melina SEHR
- Steven STEFANOPOULOS
- Claude ULLIN (Mayor 2007/2008)
29 November 2008 to 27 October 2012
- Tas ATHANASOPOULOS
- John CHANDLER (Mayor 2011/2012)
- Greg HANNAN
- Judy HINDLE
- Angus NICHOLLS
- Anne O'SHEA
- Melina SEHR (Mayor 2010/2011)
- Tim SMITH (Mayor 2009/2010)
- Claude ULLIN (Mayor 2008/2009)
27 October 2012 to 22 October 2016
With the resignation of former Sam Hibbins and the unexpected death of Adrian Stubbs creating vacancies, countbacks were held to fill the vacancies, rather than conducting a by-election.
- Jimi ATHANASOPOULOS (from July 2015)
- Tini ATHANASOPOULOS (from Jan 2015)
- John CHANDLER OAM
- Erin DAVIE
- Sam HIBBINS (to Dec 2014)
- Jami KLISARIS
- Matthew KOCE (Mayor 2012/2013)
- John McMORROW
- Melina SEHR (Mayor 2014/2015)
- Adrian STUBBS (to Jun 2015) (Mayor 2013/2014)
- Claude ULLIN (Mayor 2015/2016)
22 October 2016 to 24 October 2020
This term of Council saw the establishment of the role of Deputy Mayor in 2019.
24 October 2020 to 26 October 2024
The resignation of Alexander Lew in 2022 resulted in the appointment of Joe Gianfriddo by countback early the following year.
- Nicki BATAGOL
- Joe GIANFRIDDO (from Jan 2023) (Mayor 2023/2024)
- Marcia GRIFFIN
- Kate HELY (Mayor 2020/2021)
- Jami KLISARIS (Mayor 2021/2022 and 2022/2023)
- Matthew KOCE
- Alexander LEW (to Dec 2022)
- Polly MORGAN
- Mike SCOTT (Deputy Mayor 2023/2024)
- Melina SEHR (Deputy Mayor 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023)
26 October 2024 to present
Legislative changes brought in with the Local Government Act 2020 meant the ward structure returned to nine, single member wards as had been the case at Stonnington's first elections, with preferential voting again determining the results.
- Jamie BELL
- Samantha CHOUDHURY (Deputy Mayor 2025/2026)
- Sally DAVIS
- Kate HELY
- Meghan HOPPER PhD
- Tom HUMPHRIES (Deputy Mayor 2024/2025)
- Jami KLISARIS
- Melina SEHR (Mayor 2024/2025 and 2025/2026)
- Steven STEFANOPOULOS OAM