Sally Capp took donations totalling $332,000 in her campaign to win Melbourne’s lord mayoralty – with tens of thousands of dollars coming from individuals and companies tied to property development, construction and real estate.

Cr Capp vowed repeatedly not to take money from developers throughout her successful campaign to replace former lord mayor Robert Doyle.

She came under intense scrutiny during the lord mayoral by-election in April and May over her role as executive director of powerful development lobbyists the Property Council of Victoria, from which she stepped down to run for council.

Just over $50,000 of her donations came from those with property interests.

Real estate agents Nelson Alexander were the biggest donor to Cr Capp's campaign, stumping up $37,000 in cash and $3300 in signage costs.