wˈɪtfɚd bɪkˌeɪm ɐ pˈɑːɹt ʌv mˈænjuːkˌaʊ sˈɪɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, ænd ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn, ˈɔːl sˈɪɾiz ænd dˈɪstɹɪkts ʌvðɪ ˈɔːklənd ɹˈiːdʒən wɜːɹ ɐmˈælɡɐmˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl bˈɑːdi, ɡˈʌvɚnd baɪ ðɪ ˈɔːklənd kˈaʊnsəl.
Whitford became a part of Manukau City in 1965, and in November 2010, all cities and districts of the Auckland Region were amalgamated into a single body, governed by the Auckland Council.