Parkes Shire

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Parkes Shire
New South Wales
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Location in New South Wales
Coordinates 33°08′S148°10′E / 33.133°S 148.167°E / -33.133; 148.167
Population14,361 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density2.41037/km2 (6.2428/sq mi)
Established1981
Area5,958 km2 (2,300.4 sq mi)
MayorNeil Westcott (Unaligned)
Council seat Parkes [2]
Region Central West
State electorate(s) Orange
Federal division(s) Calare
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Website Parkes Shire
LGAs around Parkes Shire:
Lachlan Narromine Dubbo Regional
Lachlan Parkes Shire Cabonne
Lachlan Forbes Cabonne

Parkes Shire is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is located adjacent to the Broken Hill railway line and the Newell Highway.

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The area under administration includes the town of Parkes and the surrounding region of 5,919 square kilometres (2,285 sq mi), with a population of approximately 14,592 as of 2011. The Shire includes the towns of Peak Hill, Alectown, Bogan Gate, Trundle and Tullamore.

The mayor of Parkes Shire Council is Cr. Neil Westcott, who is unaligned with any political party.

Heritage listings

Parkes has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Council

Current composition and election method

Parkes Shire Council is composed of ten councillors elected proportionally as a single ward. All councillors are elected for a fixed four-year term of office. The mayor is elected by the councillors at the first meeting of the council. The most recent election was held on 4 December 2021, and the makeup of the council is as follows: [5]

PartyCouncillors
  Independents 10
  Independent National 1
Total10

Past councillors

2016−present

YearCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillorCouncillor
2016  Neil Westcott (Ind.) Louise O'Leary (Ind.) Ken Keith (Ind. Nat) Kenny McGrath (Ind.) Wally Biles (Ind.) Barbara Newton (Ind.) George Pratt (Ind.) Bill Jayet (Ind.) Alan Ward (Ind.) Patrica Smith (Ind.)
2021  Glenn Wilson (Ind.) Marg Applebee (Ind.) Jacob Cass (Ind.) Daniel Weber (Ind.)

Election results

2024

2024 New South Wales local elections: Parkes [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent (Group A)1. Matthew Scherer
2. Andrew Wilkinson
3. Ben Drabsch
4. Jeff Powell
5. Michael White
6. Mick Ramsay
Independent (Group B)1. Glenn Wilson
2. Daniel Weber
3. Erik Snyman
4. Rob Bradley
5. Tim Hall-Matthews
6. Ray Johnson
7. Nick Lees
8. Justin Hill
Independent Marg Applebee
Independent Neil Hamilton
Independent Douglas Pout
Libertarian Samuel Jordan
Independent Alan Flavel
Independent National Ken Keith
Independent Kenny McGrath
Independent Graeme Hunter
Independent Louise O'Leary
Independent National Darren Stevenson
Independent Hamish Ritchie
Independent Irene Ridgeway
Independent Anthony Barrott
Independent Joy Paddison
Independent Jacob Cass
Independent Bill Jayet
Independent Neil Westcott
Independent George Pratt
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

2021

2021 New South Wales local elections: Parkes [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 1. Glenn Wilson (elected)
2. Erik Snyman
3. Matthew Scherer
4. Daniel Weber (elected)
5. Peter Weber
6. Ray Hodge
1,59619.9
Independent National Ken Keith (elected)1,17214.6
Independent Louise O'Leary (elected)7869.8
Independent Neil Westcott (elected)7088.8
Independent Bill Jayet (elected)7078.8
Independent Jacob Cass (elected)6508.1
Independent Marg Applebee (elected)5737.1
Independent Kenny McGrath (elected)4966.2
Independent George Pratt (elected)4315.4
Independent National John Southon3324.1
Independent Johanne Burke2132.7
Independent Cathy Francis1602.0
Independent John Coulston1561.9
Independent Sean White470.6
Total formal votes8,02791.0
Informal votes7979.0
Turnout 8,82483.8
Party total votes
Independent 6,52381.3
Independent National 1,50418.7
Party total seatsSeats±
Independent 9
Independent 1

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