Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections in Riverina

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2021 New South Wales local elections
(Riverina)
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This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Riverina region. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Riverina covers 14 local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Griffith and the City of Wagga Wagga. [4]

Bland

2021 New South Wales local elections: Bland [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Brian Monaghan (elected)91328.4
Independent Elizabeth McGlynn (elected)40512.6
Independent Kerron Keatley (elected)39912.4
Independent Rodney Crowe (elected)33910.6
Independent Roger Moore (elected)2568.0
Independent Jill Funnell (elected)2016.3
Independent Labor Tony Lord (elected)2016.3
Independent Bruce Baker (elected)1966.1
Independent Monica Clark (elected)1765.5
Independent Bradley Staniforth1253.9
Total formal votes3,21196.1
Informal votes1313.9
Turnout 3,34280.7

Carrathool

2021 Carrathool Shire Council election
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All 10 seats on Carrathool Shire Council
6 seats needed for a majority
Turnout39.56%
 First party
 
IND
Party Independents
Last election10 seats
Seats before10
Seats won10
Seat changeSteady2.svg
First preference  vote694
Percentage100.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 0.0
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Post-election council composition
Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Carrathool Shire Council is composed of two five-member wards. Like in 2016, every single candidate was an independent without any political party membership.

Carrathool results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Carrathool [6]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independents 694100.0+0.010Steady2.svg
 Formal votes69497.9
 Informal votes152.1
 Total 709100.00
 Registered voters / turnout1,79239.56

A Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: A Ward [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Darryl Jardine (elected)23533.9
Independent Heather Lyall (elected)14721.2
Independent Geoff Peters (elected)7310.5
Independent David Fensom (elected)7210.4
Independent Julie Potter (elected)7010.1
Independent Allan Hutchison527.5
Independent Anne Moore456.5
Total formal votes69497.9
Informal votes152.1
Turnout 70978.3

B Ward

2021 New South Wales local elections: B Ward [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mick Armstrong (elected)unopposed
Independent Leon Cashmere (elected)unopposed
Independent Beverley Furner (elected)unopposed
Independent William Kite (elected)unopposed
Independent Damon Liddicoat (elected)unopposed
Registered electors 887

Coolamon

2021 Coolamon Shire Council election
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All 9 seats on Coolamon Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
IND
SFF
IND
Party Independents SFF Ind. National
Seats won711
First preference  vote2,053413110
Percentage79.7%16.0%4.3%
Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Coolamon Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

Independent councillor Jeremy Crocker joined the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party in October 2017 and contested the election as an endorsed candidate. [7]

The previous election, in September 2016, was uncontested. Bronwyn Hatty, Trevor Jose, Wayne Lewis and Garth Perkin contested this election for the first time.

Coolamon results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Coolamon [2] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Bronwyn Hatty (elected)63824.77
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Jeremy Crocker (elected)41316.03
Independent Colin McKinnon (elected)28611.10
Independent David McCann (elected)26610.33
Independent Kathy Maslin (elected)26510.29
Independent Alan White (elected)2128.23
Independent Bruce Hutcheon (elected)1857.18
Independent Trevor Jose1184.58
Independent National Wayne Lewis (elected)1104.27
Independent Garth Perkin (elected)823.22
Total formal votes2,57696.4
Informal votes973.63
Turnout 2,67382.53

Cootamundra–Gundagai

2021 Cootamundra–Gundagai Regional Council election
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All 9 seats on Cootamundra–Gundagai Regional Council
5 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
IND
IND
IND
Party Independents Ind. Labor Ind. National
Seats before810
Seats won711
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
First preference  vote5,915963444
Percentage85.5%13.9%6.4%
Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Cootamundra–Gundagai Regional Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

Logan Collins was elected at the age of 18, becoming the youngest local councillor in New South Wales history. [9] [10]

Cootamundra–Gundagai results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Cootamundra–Gundagai [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Abb McAlister (elected)1,42420.6
Independent Labor Charlie Sheahan (elected)96313.9
Independent Gil Kelly (elected)90113.0
Independent Les Boyd (elected)75310.9
Independent Leigh Bowden (elected)6058.7
Independent Penny Nicholson (elected)4516.5
Independent National Logan Collins (elected)4446.4
Independent Trevor Glover (elected)4176.0
Independent David Ferguson3585.2
Independent David Graham (elected)2693.9
Independent Rosalind Wight2103.0
Independent Maxine Hayes1271.8
Total formal votes6,92295.7
Informal votes3104.3
Turnout 7,23284.1

Griffith

Elected councillorParty
 Laurie TestoniIndependent
(Group B)
 Shari BlumerIndependent
(Group B)
 Chris SuttonChris Sutton Team
 Melissa MarinChris Sutton Team
 Anne NapoliAnne Napoli Group
 Dino ZappacostaIndependent
(Group D)
 Manjit Singh LallyIndependent
(Group D)
 Simon CroceIndependent
(Group C)
 Jenny EllisIndependent
 Christine SteadIndependent
(Group E)
2021 New South Wales local elections: Griffith [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent (Group B)3,58928.6
Chris Sutton Team2,58020.5
Anne Napoli Group1,85014.7
Independent (Group D)1,1719.3
Independent (Group C)7796.2
Independent (Group E)6645.3
Independent Jenny Ellis5364.3
Independent (Group G)5304.2
Independent Rina Mercuri4453.5
Independent Michael Crump3342.7
Independent Robert Campbell780.6
Total formal votes12,55684.8
Informal votes2,25015.2
Turnout 14,80688.1

Hay

2021 New South Wales local elections: Hay [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jenny Dwyer (elected)49128.1
Independent Martyn Quinn (elected)26415.1
Independent Peter Handford (elected)19811.3
Independent Peter Dwyer (elected)19010.9
Independent Carol Oataway (elected)1176.7
Independent Lionel Garner (elected)1035.9
Independent Geoff Chapman (elected)905.2
Independent John Perry643.7
Independent Darren Clarke623.5
Independent Paul Porter (elected)573.3
Independent Beverley McRae482.7
Independent David Townsend331.9
Independent Megan Ruska301.7
Total formal votes1,74797.4
Informal votes472.6
Turnout 1,79483.6

Junee

2021 New South Wales local elections: Junee [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Neil Smith (elected)79524.4
Independent National Pam Halliburton (elected)47614.6
Independent National Matt Austin (elected)43313.3
Independent David Carter (elected)3039.3
Independent Andrew Clinton (elected)2537.8
Independent Robin Asmus (elected)1805.5
Independent Mark Cook (elected)1795.5
Independent Marie Knight (elected)1604.9
Independent Anna Lashbrook1584.8
Independent Maggie Salisbury1083.3
Independent Bob Callow (elected)1073.3
Independent Linda Calis571.7
Independent Robert Minister531.3
Total formal votes3,26295.9
Informal votes1384.1
Turnout 3,40085.1

Leeton

2021 Leeton Shire Council election
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All 9 seats on Leeton Shire Council
5 seats needed for a majority
Registered7,698
Turnout6,354 (82.54%)
 First partySecond party
 
IND
IND
Party Independents Ind. Labor
Last election8 seats1 seat
Seats before81
Seats won81
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
First preference  vote5,597508
Percentage91.68%8.32%
Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Leeton Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

Tony Reneker became mayor following the election, with Michael Kidd serving as deputy mayor. [16]

Leeton results

2021 New South Wales local elections: Leeton [17] [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Paul Smith (elected)84513.84+5.58
Independent George Weston (elected)62810.29+5.08
Independent Tony Reneker (elected)82313.48+5.66
Independent Krystal Maytom (elected)5488.98+8.98
Independent Tony Ciccia (elected)5128.39+2.07
Independent Sandra Nardi (elected)5308.68+3.16
Independent Labor Michael Kidd (elected)5088.32+2.28
Independent Tracy Morris (elected)3455.65+0.48
Independent Matthew Holt (elected)3085.05+5.05
Independent Brian Conroy2103.44+3.44
Independent Patricia Bowles1903.11+0.79
Independent Daryl Odewahn1762.88+2.88
Independent Emerson Doig1562.56−0.33
Independent Lynsey Reilly1522.49+2.49
Independent Bill Barwick1011.65−0.41
Independent Jo Roberts731.20+1.20
Total formal votes6,10596.08−0.12
Informal votes2493.92+0.12
Turnout 6,35482.54+0.05

Wagga Wagga

Elected councillorParty
 Michael HendersonClean Out Council
 Richard FoleyClean Out Council
 Dan HayesLabor
 Amelia ParkinsLabor
 Rod KendallIndependent
(Group D)
 Dallas ToutCommunity First
 Jenny McKinnonGreens
 Tim KoschelHere For You
 Georgie DavisGetting It Done
2021 New South Wales local elections: Wagga Wagga [20] [21] [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Clean Out Council9,20125.6
Labor 8,27923.1+6.1
Independent (Group D)4,41612.3
Community First3,57610.0
Greens 3,3479.3+5.0
Here For You2,8087.8
Getting It Done2,2916.4
Independent (Group F)8372.3+2.3
Independent Liberal Robert Sinclair5721.6
Independent Liberal Rosina Gordon2870.8
Independent Richard Salcole2350.7
Independent Liberal Robin Dennis200.1
Independent Liberal Daniel Vieria160.0
Total formal votes35,88593.2
Informal votes2,6346.8
Turnout 38,51983.3

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