Hayley Edwards
Hayley Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Mayor of Rockingham | |
| In office 28 October 2021 – 21 October 2023 | |
| Councillor of the City of Rockingham for Baldivis Ward | |
| In office 19 October 2019 – 28 October 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1980 or 1981 (age 43–44) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Labor (until April 2023) Independent (until May 2024) |
| Residence | Secret Harbour, Western Australia |
| Occupation | Business franchisee, Political candidate |
Hayley Edwards was formerly the Deputy Mayor for the City of Rockingham and was an independent candidate during the 2023 Rockingham state by-election.
Edwards was the deputy mayor of the City of Rockingham. She was first elected as a councillor in 2019 and was elected deputy mayor by fellow councillors in 2021. She announced that she would not recontest her position during the 2023 Western Australia local government elections.
In 2023, Edwards, who had been a member of the WA Labor Party until April of that year, resigned from the party and announced her candidacy as an independent for the safe Labor seat of Rockingham. The WA Labor Party moved to preselect the political staffer Magenta Marshall to the seat, who was selected unopposed in the internal party process.