Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Northern Rivers

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This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Northern Rivers region. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Ballina

2021 New South Wales local elections: Ballina [5] [6]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independent 1,019540.44Increase2.svg 1
 Sharon Cadwallader Team7,22728.63
  Greens 4,17316.5+16.52Increase2.svg 2
  Labor 3,67614.5+14.50Steady2.svg
 Formal votes25,27190.94
 Informal votes2,5179.06
 Total 27,788100.009
 Registered voters / turnout32,83084.64

A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sharon Cadwallader TeamRod Bruem (elected)1,39517.6
Independent Steve McCarthy (elected)1,37117.3
Independent Phil Meehan (elected)1,33716.8
Labor Col Riches1,07913.6
Greens Jason Shrieves91911.6
Independent Rick Hyde81810.3
Independent Lenkunyar Roberts3354.2
Sharon Cadwallader TeamSimon Kinny3274.1
Independent Kevin Loughrey2903.6
Independent John Bout761.0
Total formal votes7,94789.5
Informal votes93310.5
Turnout 82.4

B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sharon Cadwallader TeamSharon Cadwallader3,32136.5
Independent Jeff Johnson (elected)2,17223.9
Greens Kiri Dicker (elected)1,48516.3
Labor Keith Williams1,21513.4 [lower-alpha 1]
Sharon Cadwallader TeamEva Ramsey (elected)3714.1
Independent Wendy Wishart3423.8
Labor Leonie Price1812.0
Total formal votes9,08792.4
Informal votes7477.6
Turnout 85.3

C Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: C Ward [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Eoin Johnston (elected)3,45441.9
Greens Simon Chate (elected)1,76921.5
Sharon Cadwallader TeamNigel Buchanan (elected)1,24215.1
Labor Therese Crollick1,20114.6
Sharon Cadwallader TeamStephen Bocking5716.9
Total formal votes8,23790.8
Informal votes8379.2
Turnout 86.3

Byron

Elected councillorParty
 Duncan DeyGreens
 Cate CooreyIndependent
(Group B)
 Mark SwivelMark Swivel Team
 Sama BalsonByron Independents
 Asren PughLabor
 Sarah NdiayeGreens
 Peter WestheimerByron Independents
 Alan HunterByron Alliance
2021 New South Wales local elections: Byron [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens 3,75521.2−21.7
Byron Independents3,62720.5
Mark Swivel Team2,96916.7
Independent (Group B) 2,63314.8
Labor 2,19612.4
Byron Alliance1,2357.0
Byron Shire Action Group9755.5
Independent John Anderson 3451.9
Total formal votes17,73594.6
Informal votes1,0215.4
Turnout 18,75673.8
Party total seatsSeats±
Independent 5Increase2.svg 3
Greens 2Decrease2.svg 1
Labor 1Decrease2.svg 1

Clarence Valley

2021 New South Wales local elections: Clarence Valley [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jeff Smith (elected)6,02219.6
Independent Debrah Novak (elected)3,62211.8
Independent Ian Tiley (elected)2,6378.6
Independent National Allison Whaites (elected)2,4037.8
Independent Bill Day (elected)2,0396.7
Greens Greg Clancy (elected)2,5928.5
Independent National Peter Johnstone (elected)2,2127.2
Independent Karen Toms (elected)1,6585.4
Independent Steve Pickering (elected)1,5365.0
Independent Labor Peter Ellem1,4944.9
Independent Ash Gibbons1,1893.9
Independent Pete Hanson1,1893.9
Independent National Donald Scott7022.3
Independent Phil Belletty6612.2
Independent Jeffrey Fuller3571.2
Independent Warren Lang3481.1
Total formal votes30,66192.9
Informal votes2,3587.1
Turnout 85.7
Party total votes
Independent 23,85077.8
Independent National 5,31717.3
Independent Labor 1,4944.9
Party total seatsSeats±
Independent 7Steady2.svg
Independent National 2Increase2.svg 1
Independent Labor 0Decrease2.svg 1

Kyogle

2021 New South Wales local elections: Kyogle [10]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independent 3,419100.0+0.09Steady2.svg
 Formal votes3,41995.2
 Informal votes1724.8
 Total 3,591100.0
 Registered voters / turnout6,68853.7

A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Hayden Doolan (elected)unopposed
Independent Kylie Thomas (elected)unopposed
Independent Janet Wilson (elected)unopposed
Registered electors 2,251

B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Cullen (elected)53430.5
Independent John Burley (elected)41523.7
Independent Maggie May (elected)39222.4
Independent Vickie Steward21012.0
Independent Bob Dwyer20211.5
Total formal votes1,75395.1
Informal votes904.9
Turnout 1,84383.9

C Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: C Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Danielle Mulholland (elected)81348.8
Independent Tom Cooper (elected)44626.8
Independent James Murray (elected)32219.3
Independent Simon Dejoux855.1
Total formal votes1,66695.3
Informal votes824.7
Turnout 1,74878.0

Lismore

Elected councillorParty
 Peter ColbySteve Krieg
 Jeri HallSteve Krieg
 Andrew GordonSteve Krieg
 Electra JensenSteve Krieg
 Andrew BingSteve Krieg
 Vanessa Grindon-EkinsGreens
 Adam GuiseGreens
 Darlene CookLabor
 Elly BirdOSF
 Big RobIndependent
2021 New South Wales local elections: Lismore [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Steve Krieg for Lismore12,76649.2+49.2
Greens 3,82014.7+0.8
Labor 3,19512.3−10.3
Our Sustainable Future 2,76910.7+0.0
Independent 1,9487.5
Independent Lismore7973.1
Animal Justice 6532.5+2.5
Total formal votes25,94895.8
Informal votes1,1404.2
Turnout 27,08885.9

Richmond Valley

Elected councillorParty
 Steve MorrisseyIndependent
(Group B)
 Sam CornishIndependent
(Group B)
 Sandra HumphrysIndependent
(Group B)
 Debra McGillanIndependent
(Group B)
 Patrick DeeganLabor
 Robert HayesIndependent
(Group D)
2021 New South Wales local elections: Richmond Valley [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent (Robert Mustow's Group B)7,34657.6
Labor 1,76913.9
Independent (Group D)1,45711.4
Independent (Group A)1,28110.0
Independent (Group C)7766.1
Independent Robyn Kapeen1271.0
Total formal votes12,75690.7
Informal votes1,3139.3
Turnout 14,06985.4

Notes

  1. Compared to results as an Independent Labor candidate at the 2016 election.

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References

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  3. "Local Government Register of Candidates - in Name order" (PDF). New South Wales Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2023.
  4. "2021 NSW Local Government Elections". ABC News. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023.
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  10. "Kyogle". ABC News.
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