Half of Mandurah’s city councillors will battle it out for the role of mayor at next month’s poll.

Councillors Ryan Burns, Amber Kearns, Peter Rogers, Dave Schumacher, Ahmed Zilani and Jacob Cumberworth are among the pool of nine candidates vying for the position.

Kaye Seeber, Sam Jordan and Shane Boyle round out the bunch.

Mayor Caroline Knight won’t be contesting the position after stepping up from deputy in January following the resignation of former mayor Rhys Williams.

Cr Zilani and Cr Schumacher are standing for mayor for the second time. Cr Zilani ran against Mr Williams in 2021 and lost by 14,000 votes. Cr Schumacher ran against Mr Williams and Marina Vergone in 2013, coming in third with 22 per cent of the vote.

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