2 0 1 6 ▁Census , ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁residents ▁in ▁Will ough by ▁local ▁government ▁area ▁who ▁stated ▁their ▁ancest ry ▁as ▁Chinese ▁was ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁four ▁times ▁the ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁aver ages ; ▁and ▁the ▁proportion ▁of ▁households ▁where ▁an ▁Asian ▁language ▁was ▁spoken ▁at ▁home ▁was ▁approximately ▁five ▁times ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average . ▁ ▁Council ▁ ▁Current ▁composition ▁and ▁election ▁method ▁Will ough by ▁City ▁Council ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁coun c ill ors , ▁including ▁the ▁mayor , ▁for ▁a ▁fixed ▁four - year ▁term ▁of ▁office . ▁The ▁Mayor ▁is ▁directly ▁elected ▁while ▁the ▁twelve ▁other ▁coun c ill ors ▁are ▁elected ▁proportion ally ▁as ▁four ▁separate ▁w ards , ▁each ▁elect ing ▁three ▁coun c ill ors . ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁Council ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁Council ▁is : ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁ 6 7 ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁District ▁of ▁Will ough by ▁sent ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁Governor ▁Sir ▁John ▁Young , ▁request ing ▁the ▁incorpor ation ▁of ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁North ▁Will ough by . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁North ▁Will ough by ▁being ▁formally ▁proc laimed ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁The ▁council ▁first ▁met ▁to ▁elect ▁six ▁Coun c ill ors ▁and ▁two ▁Aud itors ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 5 ,