2024 New South Wales local elections

2024 New South Wales local elections

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127 of the 128 local government areas in New South Wales
First party Second party Third party   IND Leader N/A N/A N/A Party Independents [a] Labor Liberal Last election 776 seats 188 seats 127 seats Seats before 784 184 129 Seats won 722 162 115 Seat change 54 26 12 First preference  vote 1,386,557 1,107,839 750,296 Percentage 32.57% 26.02% 17.62% Swing 0.16 0.65 0.10   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   OLC Leader No leader John Ruddick Paul Garrard Party Greens Libertarian OLC Last election 65 seats 0 seats 10 seats Seats before 64 [b] 1 [c] 9 [d] Seats won 73 10 5 Seat change 8 10 4 First preference  vote 411,999 87,056 42,834 Percentage 9.68% 2.04% 1.01% Swing 0.84 1.93 0.80   Seventh party Eighth party Ninth party   CVA AJP SAP Leader No leader No leader William Bourke Party Community Voice Animal Justice Sustainable Last election Did not exist 1 seat 2 seats Seats before 0 1 2 Seats won 3 0 1 Seat change 3 1 1 First preference  vote 23,222 15,634 13,865 Percentage 0.55% 0.37% 0.33% Swing 0.55 0.13 0.15
Results by primary vote in each ward in Greater Sydney, Illawarra, Central Coast, and Greater Newcastle

The 2024 New South Wales local elections were held on 14 September 2024 to elect the councils of 127 of the 128 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales, Australia. 37 councils also held mayoral elections, and eight councils conducted referendums. ^[8]

The New South Wales Electoral Commission (NSWEC) conducted the elections for 125 councils, while the private Australian Election Company conducted the elections for Fairfield and Liverpool. No election was held for Central Darling as the council was under administration. ^[9]

Background

Liverpool investigation

On 26 April 2024, Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig announced an investigation into Liverpool City Council "amid ongoing reports about dysfunction and staff matters within council". ^[10]

The investigation concluded on 18 July, and Hoenig announced he intended to defer Liverpool's election and suspend the council because of "widespread and serious concerns about dysfunction". ^[11]

On 5 September, it was announced that the election would proceed and Hoenig backed down on his threat to suspend Liverpool City Council, awaiting the report of a further inquiry into the council's governance. ^[12]

Electoral system

Like at state elections, New South Wales local elections use optional preferential voting. Under this system, voters are only required to vote for one candidate or group, although they can choose to preference other candidates. ^[13] The majority of mayors are elected by councillors at council meetings, although 37 were directly-elected in 2024 (an increase from 35 in 2021). ^[14]

All elections for councillor positions are elected using proportional representation. ^[15] Some councils use a single ballot paper, while others have an Australian Senate-style ballot paper with above-the-line and below-the-line voting. ^[16] Councils can be either undivided or be divided into wards ranging from two-member to five-member. ^{[17] [18]}

Voting is compulsory for anyone on the New South Wales state electoral roll. ^[19] Property owners, rate-paying occupiers or lessees can apply to be on the "non-residential roll" in an LGA, as long as they are not already enrolled as a resident in that area and if they are eligible to be enrolled for state and federal elections. ^[20] Voting is not compulsory for those on non-residential rolls, although it is still compulsory in the LGA where they are on the residential roll. ^[21]

Business vote in Sydney

Main article: 2024 Sydney City Council election § Business vote removal

In 2014, then-Liberal premier Mike Baird introduced a law for that gave businesses that own, lease, or occupy rateable land in the City of Sydney two votes each. ^[22] Voting for businesses in Sydney also became compulsory. ^[23] Many critics saw the decision as an attempt by the Liberals to unseat Clover Moore as lord mayor. ^[24] The business vote came into effect at the 2016 election and was again in force at the 2021 election. ^{[25] [26]}

Following Labor's victory at the 2023 state election, independent MP Alex Greenwich wrote to the new local government minister, Ron Hoenig, requesting that the business vote was removed. ^[27]

On 13 September 2023 Hoenig formally announced that the business vote would be removed, starting at the 2024 election. ^[28] Eligible people will still be able to apply to be on the non-residential roll, however only one person would now be entitled to be enrolled on behalf of non-residents − the same as all other LGAs. ^[28]

Party changes before elections

A number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2024 elections.

Council	Ward	Councillor	Former party		New party		Date
Snowy Valleys	Unsubdivided	John Larter		Independent		Independent Liberal Democrats	16 December 2021 [29]
Hilltops	Unsubdivided	Matthew Stadtmiller		Independent		Labor	2022
Campbelltown	Unsubdivided	George Brticevic		Labor		Independent	28 January 2022 [30]
Campbelltown	Unsubdivided	Margaret Chiversa		Labor		Independent	28 January 2022 [30]
Liverpool	South	Karress Rhodes		Community Independents		Independent	7 April 2022 [31]
Forbes	Unsubdivided	Steve Karaitiana		Independent		Shooters, Fishers, Farmers	5 May 2022
Lake Macquarie	North	Colin Grigg		Lake Mac Independents		One Nation	17 May 2022
Hay	Unsubdivided	Jenny Dwyer		Independent		Independent National	2 June 2022 [32]
Penrith	North	Jonathan Pullen		Labor		Independent	27 June 2022
Dubbo	Wellington	Jess Gough		Ben Shields Team		Independent	18 August 2022 [33]
Broken Hill	Unsubdivided	Dave Gallagher		National		Independent	23 September 2022
Hilltops	Unsubdivided	Matthew Stadtmiller		Labor		Independent	27 October 2022 [34]
Bega Valley	Unsubdivded	Russell Fitzpatrick		Independent		Liberal	24 November 2022 [35]
Port Macquarie-Hastings	Mayor	Peta Pinson		Independent		National	9 December 2022
Orange	Unsubdivided	Glenn Floyd		Shooters, Fishers, Farmers		Independent	13 December 2022
Singleton	Unsubdivided	Mel McLachlan		Shooters, Fishers, Farmers		Independent	13 December 2022
Coolamon	Unsubdivided	Jeremy Crocker		Shooters, Fishers, Farmers		Independent	Unknown date [36] [37]
Parramatta	Dundas	Kellie Darley		Kellie Darley Independents		Community Champions	28 April 2023
Blue Mountains	Ward 4	Brendan Christie		Liberal		Independent	3 July 2023
Sydney	Unsubdivided	Yvonne Weldon		Unite for Sydney		Yvonne Weldon Independents	19 July 2023
Hawkesbury	Unsubdivided	Nathan Zamprogno		Independent Liberal		Independent	5 September 2023
Lane Cove	Central	Kathy Bryla		Labor		Independent	6 September 2023
Bega Valley	Unsubdivded	Russell Fitzpatrick		Liberal		Independent	2023 or 2024 [38]
Cessnock	D Ward	Paul Paynter		Cessnock Independents		Liberal	22 January 2024 [39]
Northern Beaches	Pittwater	Michael Gencher		Your Northern Beaches		Liberal	28 January 2024
Cumberland	Greystanes	Eddy Sarkis		Our Local Community		Independent	February 2024 [7]
Strathfield	Unsubdivided	Sandy Reddy		Strathfield Independents		Liberal	27 February 2024 [40]
Nambucca Valley	Unsubdivided	David Jones		Independent		Greens	28 June 2024 [3]
Campbelltown	Unsubdivided	Josh Cotter		Community First Team		Community First Totally Independent	11 July 2024 [41]
Campbelltown	Unsubdivided	Warren Morrison		Totally Locally Committed		Community First Totally Independent	11 July 2024 [41]
Snowy Valleys	Unsubdivided	John Larter		Independent Libertarian		Libertarian	17 July 2024
Gunnedah	Unsubdivided	Jamie Chaffey		Independent		Independent National	5 August 2024 [42] [43]

Political parties

The following registered parties contested the local elections:

• Animal Justice Party
• Greens
• Labor Party
• Liberal Party
• Libertarian
• Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
• The Small Business Party
• Socialist Alliance
• Sustainable Australia Party

In addition, a number of local government-registered parties also contested. ^[44]

Candidates

A total of 3,889 candidates contested the elections for both mayoral and councillor positions. ^[45] Of that, 1,635 candidates were contesting councillor and mayoral positions in Greater Sydney LGAs. ^[46] Candidate nominations closed at midday on 14 August 2024. ^[47]

The Greens had 376 councillor candidates and 22 mayoral candidates. ^[48] More than 50 candidates were from a Hellenic background. ^[49]

Liberal Party missed deadline

On the day that nominations closed, the Liberal Party revealed they had missed the deadline to nominate 164 candidates in 16 different LGAs. ^{[50] [51]} The error was described by Liberal leader Mark Speakman as "probably the worst act of mismanagement" in the party's history. ^{[52] [53]}

One day later, on 15 August 2024, the Liberal Party state executive resolved to terminate the employment of its state director, Richard Shields. ^[54] Shields said party president Don Harwin volunteered to run the nomination process so he could maintain his focus on the next federal election. ^[55]

Harwin requested that the NSWEC reopened nominations for another seven days, but his request was denied. ^[56] The party then briefly considered taking legal action against the NSWEC, but ultimately decided against doing so. ^[57]

Campaign

The Libertarian Party campaigned on ending "woke agendas", smart cities, and cutting council rates, and the party was given a higher chance of winning in areas where the Liberal Party had failed to nominate candidates. ^{[58] [59]} This was the party's largest-ever local elections campaign. ^{[60] [61]}

In Cumberland, Our Local Community (OLC) pledged to ban Welcome to Country and smoking ceremonies if elected to a majority. ^{[62] [63]} Shoalhaven Independents Group pledged to re-introduce Australia Day Awards and citizenship ceremonies on 26 January if the party gained control of Shoalhaven City Council. ^{[64] [65]}

More than 50 campaign signs for the Matt Gould Team were vandalised in Wollondilly. ^[66]

Housing

Housing was seen as a significant issue in the elections, especially in Greater Sydney. ^[67] Senior officials in the state government were reportedly "bracing for unpredictable election results" that would threaten the housing policies of the Labor government. ^[68]

A survey conducted by The Sydney Morning Herald found that "protecting local heritage" was the main priority for many candidates in Greater Sydney. ^[46]

Israel–Hamas war

The Israel–Hamas war was the subject of campaigning in the local elections. A group called "Better Council" targeted Greens candidates in the LGAs of Inner West, Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra over the party's "[focus] on radicalism". ^[69] The group's spokesperson is Sophie Calland, a member of the Labor Party. ^[70]

Another group, called "We Vote For Palestine", asked candidates to sign their pledge, which included supporting a ceasefire and divesting from Israel. ^{[71] [72]}

A number of Labor and Liberal campaign signs in Inner West Council were vandalised with "Boycott Israel" and "This Candidate Votes For Genocide" stickers. ^[73]

Results

Main article: Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats [e]	Change
	Independents [a]		1,386,557	32.57	−0.16	722	54
	Labor		1,107,839	26.02	−0.65	162	26
	Liberal		750,296	17.62	+0.10	110	17
	Greens		411,999	9.68	+0.84	73	8
	Libertarian		87,056	2.04	+1.93	10	10
	Your Northern Beaches		71,095	1.67	+0.52	7	1
	Independent Liberal		44,647	1.05	−1.33	16	8
	Our Local Community		42,834	1.01	−0.80	5	5
	Independent National		36,336	0.85	+0.45	37	28
	Shoalhaven Independents Group		30,231	0.71	+0.03	6	2
	Dai Le		30,052	0.71	+0.24	3
	Lake Mac Independents		28,530	0.67	+0.05	3
	Clover Moore Independent Team		28,201	0.66	−0.43	3	1
	Residents and Ratepayers		24,839	0.58	+0.17	5	1
	Community Voice of Australia		23,222	0.55	+0.55	3	3
	Community First Totally Independent		17,494	0.41	+0.41	3	3
	Animal Justice		15,634	0.37	+0.13	0	1
	Independent Labor		14,362	0.34	+0.26	16	15
	Sustainable Australia		13,865	0.33	+0.15	1	1
	Community Champions		12,735	0.30	+0.30	1	1
	Peaceful Bayside		11,536	0.27	+0.27	2	2
	Shooters, Fishers and Farmers		10,619	0.25	−0.05	4	1
	Residents First Woollahra		9,393	0.22	−0.05	5
	Yvonne Weldon Independents		8,144	0.19	+0.19	1	1
	Liverpool Community Independents Team		7,547	0.18	−0.09	1	1
	Serving Mosman		7,062	0.17	0.00	3	1
	Central Coast Heart		3,799	0.09	+0.09	0
	Lorraine Wearne Independents		3,722	0.09	−0.15	1
	Australia Multinational Unity Inc		3,715	0.09	+0.09	0
	Small Business		3,474	0.08	−0.22	1
	Strathfield Independents		3,401	0.08	−0.02	1	1
	Battler		1,848	0.04	+0.04	0
	Socialist Alliance		1,691	0.04	−0.03	0
	Australian Christians		1,585	0.04	+0.04	0
	Australian Democrats		967	0.02	+0.02	0
	Independent One Nation		757	0.02	+0.02	0
	Family First		241	0.01	+0.01	0
	Public Education Party		82	0.00	+0.00	0
	Independent United Australia					1	1
Formal votes			4,257,457
Registered voters / turnout

Council totals

LGA	Seats (excluding directly-elected mayors)
	Labor	Liberal	Greens	Libertarian	Independents [a]	Others [f]
Albury	1	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	7	Did not contest
Armidale	1	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	7	Did not contest
Ballina	0	0	3	Did not contest	6	0
Balranald	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	8	Did not contest
Bathurst	Did not contest	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	1	7
Bayside	6	5	1	Did not contest	1	2
Bega Valley	2	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	6	0
Bellingen	Did not contest	Did not contest	2	Did not contest	3	1
Berrigan	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	Did not contest
Blacktown	8	6	1	Did not contest	0	0
Bland	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	1
Blayney	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	6	1
Blue Mountains	9	Did not contest	2	0	1	0
Bogan	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Bourke	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Brewarrina	Did not contest	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	8	Did not contest
Broken Hill	2	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	Did not contest
Burwood	4	2	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	0
Byron	2	0	3	Did not contest	0	3
Cabonne	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	8	1
Camden	3	1	0	2	3	0
Campbelltown	6	Did not contest	2	Did not contest	1	6
Canada Bay	3	4	1	Did not contest	0	0
Canterbury-Bankstown	8	3	1	0	1	2
Carrathool	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	10	Did not contest
Central Coast	5	5	0	Did not contest	5	0
Central Darling	No election
Cessnock	7	0	0	0	6	0
Clarence Valley	Did not contest	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	6	2
Cobar	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	11	Did not contest
Coffs Harbour	1	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	6
Coolamon	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	8	1
Coonamble	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Cootamundra-Gundagai	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	1
Cowra	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	1
Cumberland	5	4	1	0	2	3
Dubbo	3	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	6	2
Dungog	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Edward River	Did not contest	2	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	0
Eurobodalla	1	Did not contest	1	0	0	7
Fairfield	2	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	1	10
Federation	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	2
Forbes	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	8	1
Georges River	6	3	0	0	1	5
Gilgandra	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	2
Glen Innes Severn	Did not contest	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	5	1
Goulburn Mulwaree	2	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	4	3
Greater Hume	Did not contest	0	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Griffith	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	8	Did not contest
Gunnedah	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	4	3
Gwydir	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	0
Hawkesbury	1	4	1	0	4	2
Hay	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	8	Did not contest
Hilltops	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	11	Did not contest
Hornsby	2	4	2	0	1	0
Hunter's Hill	Did not contest	4	Did not contest	Did not contest	2	Did not contest
Inner West	7	1	5	0	1	0
Inverell	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Junee	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	5	3
Kempsey	Did not contest	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	7	Did not contest
Kiama	2	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	6
Ku-ring-gai	Did not contest	4	Did not contest	Did not contest	6	Did not contest
Kyogle	0	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Lachlan	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Lake Macquarie	5	3	0	Did not contest	1	3
Lane Cove	2	0	1	0	6	0
Leeton	1	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	0
Lismore	2	Did not contest	2	0	1	5
Lithgow	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Liverpool	4	5	Did not contest
Liverpool Plains	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	0
Lockhart	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Maitland	4	1	0	Did not contest	7	0
Mid-Coast	2	Did not contest	2	3	5	Did not contest
Mid-Western	1	Did not contest	0	Did not contest	8	0
Moree Plains	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Mosman	0	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	1	4
Murray River	Did not contest	0	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Murrumbidgee	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Muswellbrook	0	0	0	0	12	0
Nambucca Valley	1	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	6	Did not contest
Narrabri	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Narrandera	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Narromine	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	2
Newcastle	5	2	3	Did not contest	2	1
North Sydney	2	2	1	Did not contest	5	0
Northern Beaches	0	1	4	Did not contest	2	8
Oberon	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	0
Orange	1	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Parkes	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	0	10	0
Parramatta	6	6	1	0	0	2
Penrith	9	2	0	1	3	Did not contest
Port Macquarie-Hastings	1	1	1	1	0	4
Port Stephens	4	2	0	0	4	0
Queanbeyan-Palerang	3	3	1	Did not contest	1	3
Randwick	6	5	3	Did not contest	1	Did not contest
Richmond Valley	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	2	4
Ryde	3	7	1	Did not contest	1	Did not contest
Shellharbour	3	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	5	Did not contest
Shoalhaven	3	Did not contest	0	Did not contest	3	6
Singleton	2	Did not contest	0	1	6	Did not contest
Snowy Monaro	2	1	0	Did not contest	6	2
Snowy Valleys	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	1	7	0
Strathfield	2	3	0	Did not contest	2	0
Sutherland	5	6	0	0	4	0
Sydney	2	1	2	0	1	3
Tamworth	1	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	7	Did not contest
Temora	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	2
Tenterfield	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	10	Did not contest
The Hills	3	8	1	Did not contest	0	Did not contest
Tweed	1	2	1	Did not contest	1	2
Upper Hunter	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	7	2
Upper Lachlan	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	1	7	Did not contest
Uralla	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	8	Did not contest
Wagga Wagga	1	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	0	7
Walcha	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	8	Did not contest
Walgett	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Warren	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	11	1
Warrumbungle	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	9	Did not contest
Waverley	3	6	2	Did not contest	1	0
Weddin	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	8	Did not contest
Wentworth	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	6	3
Willoughby	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	Did not contest	12	Did not contest
Wingecarribee	1	0	1	0	Did not contest	7
Wollondilly	Did not contest	0	Did not contest	Did not contest	8	Did not contest
Wollongong	7	Did not contest	3	Did not contest	2	Did not contest
Woollahra	Did not contest	9	1	Did not contest	Did not contest	5
Yass Valley	1	Did not contest	1	Did not contest	7	Did not contest

Referendums and polls

In addition to the local elections, eight LGAs held referendums and a further two held advisory polls. ^{[74] [75] [76]}

Referendums

LGA	Question	YES		NO		Informal		Turnout		Ref
		Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Total	%
Central Coast	"Do you favour a reduction in the number of Central Coast Councillors from 15 to 9 and a reduction in the number of wards from 5 to 3, with each ward electing 3 councillors?"	125,222	61.74	77,601	38.26	9,492	4.47	212,315	81.53
Greater Hume	"Currently Greater Hume Council is divided into three wards that elect 9 councillors in total. - Do you favour abolishing this ward system in favour of a single area consisting of all voters that elects 9 councillors?"	2,175	35.01	4,037	64.99	471	7.05	6,683	81.07
"Currently Greater Hume Council is divided into three wards that elect 9 councillors in total. - Do you favour making no change to this system; that is three wards and 9 councillors remain?"	4,140	67.70	1,975	32.30	568	8.50	6,683	81.70
Hilltops	"Do you want a reduction in the number of Hilltops Council Councillors from eleven to nine?"	7,428	63.85	4,206	36.15	292	2.45	11,926	81.77
Kiama	"The Mayor of the Kiama Municipality is currently elected every two (2) years by the nine (9) elected Councillors. Do you want to change to the direct (popular) election of the Mayor by the voters of the Kiama Municipality, for a four (4) year term?"	6,811	45.33	8,213	54.67	400	2.59	15,424	85.69
Kyogle	"Do you favour the election of the Mayor by electors for a four (4) year term with the number of Wards reduced from three (3) to two (2), each Ward comprising of four (4) Councillors, plus a popularly elected Mayor?"	2,073	37.30	3,484	62.70	192	3.34	5,749	84.05
Port Macquarie-Hastings	"Do you favour a reduction in the number of Port Macquarie-Hastings Councillors from nine to seven, consisting of the Mayor and six Councillors?"	29,592	51.89	27,439	48.11	2,420	4.07	59,451	84.92	[77]
Uralla	"Are you in favour of the Mayor being elected by the Councillors?"	1,756	47.67	1,928	52.33	144	3.76	3,828	81.46	[78]
"Are you in favour of removing the current ward system so that all electors vote for all Councillors that represent the Uralla Shire Council area?"	2,462	66.88	1,219	33.12	147	3.84	3,828	81.46
Woollahra	"Woollahra Municipal Council currently has 15 Councillors. Do you favour reducing the total number of Councillors from 15 to 9? Please note that a reduction in the number of Councillors will result in a reduction of Wards across the Woollahra Municipal Council Local Government Area, likely to be a reduction of 5 Wards to 3."	13,818	49.02	14,373	50.98	844	2.91	29,035	72.26

Results analysis

Labor

Labor had several significant wins, including gaining majorities in Wollongong and Penrith (the latter after all five Labor candidates in East Ward were elected unopposed) and holding off a Greens challenge on Inner West Council. ^{[79] [80]} However, the party lost majorities in Canterbury-Bankstown and Cumberland. ^[81] Labor also suffered swings against them in Fairfield, where the Carbone-Le Alliance was returned to a majority with increased support. ^[82] Labor's Newcastle lord mayor, Nuatali Nelmes, was also defeated. ^[83]

Liberal

The Liberal Party was significantly impacted by its failure to nominate many candidates, but the party won a majority in Ryde (including winning Ryde's first directly-elected mayoral election). ^[84] The party also returned to having representation in Parramatta, after not endorsing candidates there in 2021. ^[81]

Greens

The Greens won their first-ever seats in Blacktown and Cumberland, as well as a record amount of seats for the party in Bayside, Campbelltown, Parramatta and Wollongong. ^[81] However, the party lost votes in Randwick. ^[85]

Libertarian

The Libertarian Party benefited in areas where the Liberals were unable to recontest, especially MidCoast Council, where they became the largest party. ^{[86] [87]}

This was a record result for the party, which has previously won two seats at the 2012 local elections (under their former "Liberal Democrats" name). ^[88] The party had the fourth-largest amount of candidates statewide, only behind Labor, the Liberals and the Greens. ^[89]

Others

Your Northern Beaches Independent Team returned to being the largest party on Northern Beaches Council after the Liberals failed to nominate candidates. ^[90]

Our Local Community lost its four seats in Parramatta. ^[91] The Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party won four seats (one less than 2021 but one more than what the party had before the election), including two councillors elected in Dubbo. ^[92]

See also

• 2024 New South Wales mayoral elections
• 2024 Central Coast Council election
• 2024 Sydney City Council election

Notes

1. Including local groups (not to be confused with locally-registered political parties).
2. John Castellari resigned from Snowy Monaro Regional Council in September 2022 and Sue Abbott resigned from Upper Hunter Shire Council in December 2022. ^{[1] [2]} However, Nambucca Valley councillor David Jones joined the party in June 2024. ^{[3] [4]}
3. John Larter (Snowy Valleys) joined the party in December 2021 and was endorsed by the party in July 2024. ^{[5] [6]}
4. Eddy Sarkis (Cumberland) left the party in February 2024. ^[7]
5. Excluding directly-elected mayors.
6. Including other registered political parties and independents aligned with, but not endorsed by, political parties.

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External links

• Results by local government area (NSWEC)
• How-to-vote cards (NSWEC)