▁originally ▁had ▁nine ▁members ▁divided ▁into ▁six ▁w ards , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁had ▁one ▁coun c ill or ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁towns ▁in ▁the ▁sh ire ▁( O ns low , ▁P ann aw onica , ▁Par ab ur do o , ▁Tom ▁Price , ▁W itten oom ) ▁and ▁four ▁members ▁for ▁the ▁rural ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁sh ire . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Sh ire ▁of ▁Ash bur ton ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁provide ▁more ▁identity ▁to ▁the ▁particular ▁region ▁and ▁to ▁disc rim inate ▁from ▁the ▁New man ▁region , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" West ▁Pil bara ". ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁administration ▁office ▁from ▁On slow ▁to ▁the ▁more ▁cent r ally ▁located ▁town ▁of ▁Tom ▁Price ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁Sh ire ' s ▁administration ▁office ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁Po inci ana ▁Street . ▁ ▁W ards ▁The ▁Sh ire ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 6 ▁W ards , ▁ 9 ▁Coun c ill ors ▁in ▁total . ▁▁ ▁Tom ▁Price ▁( 3 ▁Coun c ill ors ) ▁ ▁Par ab ur do o ▁( 2 ▁Coun c ill ors ) ▁ ▁Ash bur ton ▁( 1 ▁Coun c ill or ) ▁ ▁On slow ▁( 1 ▁Coun c ill or ) ▁ ▁P ann aw onica ▁( 1 ▁Coun c ill or ) ▁