Results of the 2017 New South Wales local elections

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This is a list of local government area results for the 2017 New South Wales local elections. [1] [2]

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Armidale

Elected councillorParty
 Ian TileyIndependent
 Debra O'BrienLabor
 Margaret O'ConnorInd. Liberal
 Dorothy RobinsonGreens
 Simon MurrayIndependent
 Jon GalletlyIndependent
 Libby MartinIndependent
 Diane GrayIndependent
 Andrew MuratIndependent
 Bradley WiddersIndependent
 Paul GaddesIndependent

The Liberal Party did not endorse any candidates, including its councillor elected to Armidale Dumaresq Shire in 2012. [3]

2017 New South Wales local elections: Armidale [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Tiley1,72611.2
Labor 1,70611.0+11.0
Independent Liberal 1,58810.3
Independent Simon Murray1,5029.7
Independent Jon Galletly1,4059.1
Greens 1,1637.5−5.7
New England Futures Group6754.4+4.4
Independent Libby Martin6654.3
Independent Diane Gray4813.1
Independent Bradley Widders4763.1
Independent Jim Maher4452.9
Independent Andrew Murat4322.8
Independent Peter Bailey4152.7
Independent Kevin Dupe3682.4
Independent Liberal Aileen MacDonald 2961.9
Independent Maria Hitchcock2411.6
Independent Michelle Wheatley2341.5
Independent Les Davis2051.3
Independent Gordon Cope2021.3
Independent Joshua Fittler1791.2
Independent Jack Hobbs1671.1
Independent Herman Beyersdorf1611.0
Independent Colin Gadd1581.0
Independent Jack Rapely1370.9
Independent Martha Saw1080.7
Independent Trev Smith1020.7
Independent Tom Walsh990.6
Independent Aziz Winrow650.4
Independent Dale Curtis590.4
Total formal votes15,46094.09
Informal votes9715.91
Turnout 16,43180.64
Party total votes
Independent 10,03264.9
Independent Liberal 1,88412.2
Labor 1,70611.0+11.0
Greens 1,1637.5−5.7
New England Futures Group6754.4+4.4

Bathurst

Elected councillorParty
 Bobby BourkeTEAM BOURKE
 Jacqui RudgeTEAM BOURKE
 Ian NorthTEAM NORTH
 Warren AubinBathurst First
 Alex ChristianInd. SFF
 Graeme HangerIndependent
(Group G)
 Jess JenningsIndependent
(Group C)
 John FryGreens
 Monica MorseIndependent
(Group B)
2017 New South Wales local elections: Bathurst [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
TEAM BOURKE4,74520.4
Independent (Group G) 4,63419.9
Bathurst First2,57111.1
Independent SFF Alex Christian2,1909.4
TEAM NORTH2,0939.0
Independent (Group C) 2,1189.1
Independent (Group B) 1,9458.4
Greens 1,6177.0
Independent Labor Nick Packham9264.0
Independent (Group F) 4211.8
Total formal votes23,26093.55
Informal votes1,6056.45
Turnout 24,86584.86

Blayney

2017 New South Wales local elections: Blayney [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Scott Ferguson (elected)1,32930.9+19.4
Independent Allan Ewin (elected)60514.1−3.9
Independent David Kingham (elected)44710.4−0.1
Country Labor Scott Denton (elected)4189.7+9.7
Independent John Newstead (elected)4169.1
Independent Bruce Reynolds (elected)3939.1+9.1
Independent David Somervaille (elected)3117.2−0.1
Greens 2726.3+6.3
Independent Nyree Reynolds1393.2+3.2
Total formal votes4,29994.82
Informal votes2355.18
Turnout 4,78485.73

Burwood

Elected councillorParty
 Heather CrichtonLabor
 Joseph Del DucaLiberal
 Lesley Furneaux-CookICV
 George MannahLabor
 Ernest ChanLabor
 Raj DixitLiberal
2017 New South Wales local elections: Burwood [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor 7,91251.1+7.2
Liberal 4,00225.8−1.8
Independent Community Voice 3,57523.1+0.0
Total formal votes15,48993.66
Informal votes1,0486.34
Turnout 16,53779.97

Cabonne

2017 New South Wales local elections: Cabonne [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kevin Beatty (elected)91912.2
Independent Peter Batten (elected)86711.5
Independent Kevin Walker (elected)84211.1
Independent Greg Treavors (elected)7059.3
Independent Marlene Nash (elected)6298.3
Independent Cheryl Newsom (elected)6248.1
Independent Jamie Jones (elected)5927.8
Independent Ian Davison (elected)5457.2
Independent Libby Oldham (elected)4115.4
Independent Anthony Durkin (elected)3965.2
Independent Jenny Waver (elected)3244.3
Independent Paul Mullins (elected)3014.0
Independent Duncan Brakell2263.0
Independent Derek Johnson1842.4
Total formal votes7,55589.88
Informal votes85110.12
Turnout 8,40684.80

Canada Bay

Elected councillorParty
 Michael MegnaLiberal
 Julia LittleLabor
 Charles JagoGreens
  Stephanie Di Pasqua Liberal
 Andrew FergusonLabor
 Nicholas YapLiberal
 Marian ParnabyLabor
 Daniela RamondinoIndependent
(Group C)
2017 New South Wales local elections: Canada Bay [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal 16,75638.6−5.9
Labor 15,38335.4−8.1
Greens 49,1111.3+0.8
Independent (Group C) 3,5658.2+8.2
Independent (Group B) 2,6976.2+6.2
Independent Max Gergis1400.3+0.3
Total formal votes43,45293.79
Informal votes2,8786.21
Turnout 46,33080.67

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  2. "2017 NSW Local Government Elections". ABC News. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023.
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