Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Hunter

For results of mayoral elections, see 2024 New South Wales mayoral elections § Results.

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

2024 New South Wales local elections
(Hunter)

←  2021 14 September 2024 2028  →

This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Hunter Region. ^{[1] [2]}

Hunter, also known as Greater Newcastle, covers nine local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Newcastle and the City of Lake Macquarie. ^[3]

Cessnock

2024 Cessnock City Council election

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All 12 seats on Cessnock City Council [lower-alpha 1] 7 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   CI Leader Daniel Watton Jay Suvaal Party Cessnock Inds Labor Last election 4 seats 5 seats Seats before 3 5 Seats won 5 6 Seat change 2 1 First preference  vote 16,245 15,563 Percentage 42.43% 40.65% Swing 17.4 1.8
Largest party before election Labor Subsequent largest party No overall control

Cessnock City Council is composed of four wards electing three councillors, each, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2021 election, the Labor Party won a plurality with five councillors and the mayoralty. ^[4]

In January 2024, D Ward councillor Paul Paynter left Cessnock Independents to join the Liberal Party, which won three seats in 2021. ^[5] However, the Liberals are unable to recontest after missing the candidate nomination deadline. ^[6] B Ward Liberal councillor Karen Jackson has formally endorsed Labor. ^[7]

Olsen Independents became "Cessnock Independents" in 2023, and B Ward councillor Ian Olsen announced in January 2024 that he would not seek re-election. ^{[8] [9]}

Cessnock Independent candidate Quintin King is also a One Nation member. ^[10]

Cessnock results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Cessnock

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Cessnock Independents		16,245	42.43	+17.4	5	1
	Labor		15,563	40.65	−1.8	6	1
	Independents		4,008	10.47	+9.4	1	1
	Animal Justice		1,393	3.64	+3.6	0
	Greens		1,080	2.82	−7.1	0
Formal votes			38,289	90.75	−3.24
Informal votes			3,905	9.25	+3.24
Total			42,194	100.00

A Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: A Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Cessnock Independents	1. Jessica Jurd (elected) 2. Tracey Harrington (elected) 3. Sharon Kennedy	5,751	59.06	+30.87
	Labor	1. Jay Suvaal (elected) 2. James Hawkins 3. Charlie McLennan	2,906	29.84	-5.83
	Greens	1. Llynda Nairn 2. Greg Gilmour 3. Averil Drummond	1,080	11.09	+0.32
Total formal votes			9,737	92.57	−0.22
Informal votes			782	7.43	+0.22
Turnout			10,519	85.48	+1.89

B Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: B Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Christopher Madden (elected) 2. Fatmata Bangura 3. Steve George	3,724	38.89
	Cessnock Independents	1. Quintin King (elected) 2. Naomi Smith 3. Col Caban	2,815	29.40
	Independent	1. Sarah Pascoe (elected) 2. Brett King 3. Brendan Peel	3,037	31.71
Total formal votes			9,576	90.65
Informal votes			988	9.35
Turnout			10,564	84.04

C Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: C Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Sophie Palmowski (elected) 2. Mitchell Lea (elected) 3. Anne Sander	4,824	48.87
	Cessnock Independents	1. Daniel Watton 2. Mark Mason (elected) 3. Jack Franklin	4,076	41.29
	Independent	1. Nick Maher 2. Rachael Thomas 3. Cameron Derewianka-Bowes	971	9.84
Total formal votes			9,871	89.91
Informal votes			1,108	10.09
Turnout			10,979	85.52

D Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: D Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Mitchell Hill (elected) 2. Rosa Grine (elected) 3. Deb Dunne	4,109	45.13
	Cessnock Independents	1. Sue Dixon (elected) 2. Chris Parker 3. Dave Cocking	3,603	39.57
	Animal Justice	1. Victoria Davies 2. Graeme Davies 3. Anne McCondach	1,393	15.30
Total formal votes			9,105	89.86
Informal votes			1,027	10.14
Turnout			10,132	86.29

Dungog

2024 Dungog Shire Council election

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All 6 seats on Dungog Shire Council [lower-alpha 1] 4 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND Party Independents Labor Last election 4 seats Did not contest Seats before 4 0 Seats won 3 1 Seat change 1 1 First preference  vote 4,047 753 Percentage 66.20% 12.32% Swing 10.46 12.32   Third party Fourth party   IND IND Party Ind. National Ind. Labor Last election 1 seat 1 seat Seats before 1 1 Seats won 1 1 Seat change First preference  vote 664 649 Percentage 10.86% 10.62% Swing 2.63 0.77
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

Dungog Shire Council is composed of three two-member wards, totalling six councillors, along with − starting at the 2024 election − a directly-elected mayor.

Labor endorsed one candidate for the election, while there were two Independent Labor candidates contesting. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Dungog results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Dungog

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Independents		4,047	66.20	−10.46	3	1
	Labor		753	12.32	+12.32	1	1
	Independent National		664	10.86	−2.63	1
	Independent Labor		649	10.62	+0.77	1
Formal votes			6,113	93.19	−2.15
Informal votes			447	6.81	+2.15
Total			6,560	100.0		6
Registered voters | turnout			7,565	86.72	+0.13

A Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: A Ward ^{[14] [15]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent National	Michael Dowling (elected)	664	33.57	−8.10
	Independent	Liam Ley (elected)	549	27.76	+27.76
	Independent	John Connors	367	18.55	+5.27
	Independent Labor	Michael Tobin	220	11.12	−19.28
	Independent	Tony Edwards	91	4.60	+4.60
	Independent	Stephen Farrow	87	4.40	−10.25
Total formal votes			1,978	95.33	−0.29
Informal votes			97	4.67	+0.29
Turnout			2,075	86.82	−0.60

B Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: B Ward ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stephen Low (elected)	498	24.02	−20.87
	Independent	Alan Green	449	21.66	+2.34
	Independent Labor	James Campbell (elected)	429	20.69	+20.69
	Independent	Karen Drinan	384	18.52	+18.52
	Independent	Jessica Clark	313	15.10	−20.69
Total formal votes			2,073	92.05	−3.68
Informal votes			179	7.95	+3.68
Turnout			2,252	85.34	−1.38

C Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: C Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alexandria Carruthers (elected)	753	36.52	+36.52
	Independent	Fred Paton (elected)	692	33.56	+33.56
	Independent	Bradley Bale	617	29.92	−0.11
Total formal votes			2,062	92.34	−2.33
Informal votes			171	7.66	+2.33
Turnout			2,233	88.05	+2.39

Lake Macquarie

2024 Lake Macquarie City Council election

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All 12 seats on Lake Macquarie City Council [lower-alpha 1] 7 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   LMI Leader Adam Shultz Melody Harding Kate Warner Party Labor Liberal Lake Mac Inds Last election 6 seats 3 seats 3 seats Seats before 6 2 2
Largest party before election Labor Subsequent largest party TBD

Lake Macquarie results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Lake Macquarie

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		46,239	35.2	−4.0	5	1
	Liberal		30,363	23.1	−2.6	3
	Lake Mac Independents		28,530	21.7	+2.3	3
	Greens		13,257	10.1	+0.3	0
	Community First Independents		2,942	2.2		0
	Our Local Community		2,819	2.1		0
	Independents		7,221	5.5	+1.9	1	1
Formal votes			131,371	92.8
Informal votes			10,133	7.2
Total			141,504			12
Registered voters / turnout

East

2024 New South Wales local elections: East Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Adam Shultz (elected mayor) 2. Christine Buckley (elected 1) 3. Stacey Radcliffe (elected 3) 4. Joseph Steel	18,551	40.8	−1.0
	Liberal	1. Matt Schultz (elected 2) 2. Melody Harding 3. Rod Chapman 4. Dianne Volker	11,620	25.5	−0.9
	Lake Mac Independents	1. Michael Hannah (elected 4) 2. David Gibson 3. John Edwards 4. Allison Hannah	7,766	17.1	+0.6
	Greens	1. Jane Oakley 2. Elizabeth Riley 3. Patricia Philippou 4. Stephanee Reay Bartsch	4,053	8.9	+0.1
	Independent	1. Rowen Turnbull 2. Kaciee Wagstaff 3. Dyllan Harvey 4. Tina Sulis	3,511	7.7
Total formal votes			45,501	92.8
Informal votes			3,543	7.2
Turnout			49,044	85.9

North

2024 New South Wales local elections: North Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Brian Adamthwaite (elected 1) 2. Keara Conroy (elected 4) 3. Mark Howells 4. Gaurav Vijay	17,122	37.9	−4.7
	Liberal	1. Jack Antcliff (elected 2) 2. Daniel Swane 3. Susan Antcliff 4. Mark Pauling	10,822	24.0	+2.2
	Lake Mac Independents	1. Colin Grigg (elected 3) 2. Tara Hall 3. Daniel Secomb 4. Timothy Sullivan	10,519	23.3	+8.0
	Greens	1. Bryce Ham 2. Gregory Watkinson 3. Tal Nelson 4. Andrew McLean	6,425	14.2	+2.4
	Independent	James McCorkell	141	0.3
	Independent	Daniel Smith	89	0.2
	Independent	Travis McCorkell	35	0.1
Total formal votes			45,153	93.7
Informal votes			3,015	6.3
Turnout			48,168	86.0

West

2024 New South Wales local elections: West Ward ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Madeline Bishop (elected 1) 2. David Belcher 3. Mackenzie Robson 4. Stephen Ryan	10,566	26.0	−7.4
	Lake Mac Independents	1. Kate Warner (elected 2) 2. Ashley Dorse 3. Steve Graham 4. Olenka Motyka	10,245	25.2	−0.7
	Liberal	1. Jason Pauling (elected 3) 2. Nicholas Jones 3. Julie Pauling 4. Michael Uidam	7,921	19.5	−9.3
	Independent	1. Anthony Swinsburg (elected 4) 2. Lorna Edwards 3. David Pickard 4. Linda Lord	3,388	8.3
	Community First Independents	1. Rosmairi Dawson 2. Graham Davidson 3. Janette Coulter 4. Melissa Rogan	2,942	7.2	+4.0
	Our Local Community	1. Toni Bowyer 2. Elizabeth Cooper 3. Alan Hogan 4. Paris Southee	2,819	6.9
	Greens	1. Ingrid Schraner 2. Kim Grierson 3. Kerry Suwald 4. Charmian Eckersley	2,779	6.8	−1.9
	Independent	Eddie Milton	57	0.1
Total formal votes			40,717	91.9
Informal votes			3,575	8.1
Turnout			44,292	83.2

Maitland

2024 Maitland City Council election

←  2021 14 September 2024 2028  →
All 12 seats on Maitland City Council [lower-alpha 1] 7 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Philip Penfold Ben Whiting Sally Halliday Party Penfold Inds Labor Liberal Last election 4 seats 4 seats 4 seats Seats before 4 4 3
Largest party before election Penfold Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

Maitland City Council is composed of four three-member wards, totalling 12 councillors, as well as a directly-elected mayor.

Starting at this election, Central Ward will be known as Ward 1, North Ward as Ward 2, East Ward as Ward 3 and West Ward as Ward 4. ^{[18] [19]}

The Liberal Party is unable to recontest the mayoral election, Ward 2, Ward 3 and Ward 4 after missing the candidate nomination deadline. ^[20] Liberal Ward 2 councillor Mitchell Griffin became an Independent Liberal shortly before nominations closed in order to stay on the ballot. He has endorsed both the Independent National group in Ward 4 and Penfold Independents. ^[21]

Maitland results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Maitland

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Penfold Independents		22,450	40.7		6	2
	Labor		19,199	34.8	−2.9	4
	Liberal		3,141	5.7	−17.6	1	3
	Independent Liberal		2,478	4.5		1	1
	Greens		6,388	11.6	+6.3	0
	Independent National		1,501	2.7		0
	Independents		65	0.1		0
Formal votes			55,222	92.7
Informal votes			4,322	7.3
Total			59,544

Ward 1

2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Ward 1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Amelia Atkinson (elected 1) 2. Loretta Baker 3. Aidan Foy	5,350	37.2	−1.1
	Penfold Independents	1. Ken Jordan (elected 2) 2. Tony Robinson 3. Jodie Jordan	4,205	29.2	+8.4
	Liberal	1. Sally Halliday (elected 3) 2. Rod Doherty 3. Carol Doherty	3,141	21.8	−3.7
	Greens	1. Campbell Knox 2. Natalie Masterton 3. Kayla Jacobs	1,638	11.4	+1.5
	Independent	Matthew Leonard	65	0.5
Total formal votes			14,399	94.1
Informal votes			906	5.9
Turnout			15,305	86.0

Ward 2

2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Ward 2 ^{[22] [23] [24]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Rachel Barstow (elected 1) 2. Michael Voorbij 3. Robert Aitchison	4,780	34.8	+3.5
	Penfold Independents	1. Kristy Flannery (elected 2) 2. Nicole Yarrington 3. Gary Ferguson	4,250	30.9	+3.3
	Independent Liberal	1. Mitchell Griffin (elected 3) 2. Larissa Griffin 3. Selby Green	2,478	18.0	−0.5
	Greens	1. Paul Johns 2. Jenny Rooke 3. Dennis Thurlow	2,228	16.2	+8.7
Total formal votes			13,736	91.9
Informal votes			1,218	8.1
Turnout			14,954	86.8

Ward 3

2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Ward 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Penfold Independents	1. Bill Hackney (elected 1) 2. Ben Worth (elected 3) 3. Christopher Vollmer	6,948	50.3	+21.7
	Labor	1. Ben Whiting (elected 2) 2. Andrew Raw 3. Peta Lindsay	5,295	38.3	−4.9
	Greens	1. Michael Jacobs 2. Jan Davis 3. Keryn Jacobs	1,575	11.4
Total formal votes			13,818	92.8
Informal votes			1,073	7.2
Turnout			14,891	85.3

Ward 4

2024 New South Wales mayoral elections: Ward 4 ^{[25] [26] [27]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Penfold Independents	1. Phillip Penfold (elected mayor) 2. Mike Yarrington (elected 1) 3. Warrick Penfold (elected 3)	7,047	53.1	+16.7
	Labor	1. Donald Ferris (elected 2) 2. Brendan Pyne 3. Carolyn Sinclair	3,774	28.4	−10.8
	Independent National	1. Melanie Shortland 2. Marilyn Alex 3. Judith Brown	1,501	11.3
	Greens	1. Jessie McDonnell 2. Wendy White 3. Errin O'Brien	947	7.1
Total formal votes			13,269	92.2
Informal votes			1,125	7.8
Turnout			14,394	86.5

Muswellbrook

2024 Muswellbrook Shire Council election

←  2021 14 September 2024 2028  →
All 12 seats on Muswellbrook Shire Council [lower-alpha 1] 7 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND IND Leader N/A Jeffrey Drayton Party Independents Ind. Labor
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

Muswellbrook Shire Council is composed of twelve 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.

Muswellbrook results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Muswellbrook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labor	1. Jeffrey Drayton (elected 1) 2. Louise Dunn (elected 5) 3. Claire Bailey (elected 7) 4. Stephen Ward (elected 11) 5. Rachel McInnes 6. Tracey Vicary	3,107	35.1	+19.5
	Independent	1. De-Anne Douglas (elected 2) 2. Rod Scholes (elected 6) 3. David Hartley (elected 12) 4. Kristin Goodhew 5. Dane Scandurra 6. Heidi Hartley	1,934	21.9	+12.8
	Independent	1. Max Morris (elected 3) 2. Jacinta Ledlin 3. Tim Williams 4. Megan Black 5. Andrew Reynolds 6. Thomas Griffin	1,242	14.1
	Independent	Mahajan Rohit (elected 4)	863	9.8	−2.1
	Independent	Darryl Marshall (elected 8)	567	6.4	−0.4
	Independent	Graeme McNeill (elected 10)	464	5.3	+0.2
	Independent	Amanda Barry (elected 9)	452	5.1	−3.9
	Independent	Mark Bowditch	86	1.0	−1.3
	Independent	Jennifer Lecky	52	0.6	−6.2
	Independent	Graham "Dick" Varley	45	0.5
	Independent	Kim Granger	31	0.4
Total formal votes			8,843	90.4
Informal votes			942	9.6
Turnout			9,785	81.9

Newcastle

2024 Newcastle City Council election

←  2021 14 September 2024 2028  →
All 12 seats on Newcastle City Council [lower-alpha 1] 7 seats needed for a majority
Largest party before election Labor Subsequent largest party TBD

Newcastle City Council is composed of four three-member wards, as well as a directly-elected mayor.

Newcastle results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Newcastle ^{[28] [29] [30] [31]}

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		35,324	35.6	−5.2	5	1
	Greens		20,719	20.9	+4.3	3	1
	Our Newcastle		23,306	23.5		2	2
	Liberal		16,594	16.7	−1.7	2	1
	Independent Liberal		2,324	2.3		0
	Socialist Alliance		707	0.7	−0.2	0
	Christians For Community		257	0.3		0
	Independents		87	0.1		0
Formal votes			99,319	93.5
Informal votes			6,924	6.5
Total			106,243

Ward 1

2024 New South Wales local elections: Ward 1 ^[32]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Declan Clausen (elected 1) 2. Sandra Feltham 3. Rachel Smoothy	7,491	30.9	−3.5
	Greens	1. Charlotte McCabe (elected 2) 2. Catherine Burgess 3. Simon West	6,018	24.9	+2.7
	Our Newcastle	1. Ross Kerridge (elected mayor) 2. Peter Gittins (elected 3) 3. Emily Coker	6,010	24.8	+19.62
	Liberal	1. Rochelle Manning 2. Lucas Lee 3. Colin Peebles	3,903	16.1	+3.0
	Socialist Alliance	1. Steve O'Brien 2. Samantha Ashby 3. Stefani Strazzari	707	2.9	−0.9
	Independent	Deborah Mackenzie	50	0.2
	Independent	Grant Osland	37	0.2
Total formal votes			24,216	94.6
Informal votes			1,369	5.4
Turnout			25,585	81.5

Ward 2

2024 New South Wales local elections: Ward 2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Paige Johnson (elected 1) 2. Carol Duncan 3. Justine Clark	7,867	30.4	−6.2
	Liberal	1. Jenny Barrie (elected 2) 2. Paul McNamara 3. Natarsha Mann	6,593	25.5	+2.7
	Greens	1. Joel Pringle (elected 3) 2. Greg Giles 3. Sophie McAuley	5,906	22.8	+1.5
	Our Newcastle	1. Leisha Parkinson 2. John Beach 3. Christine Everingham	5,535	21.4
Total formal votes			25,901	94.4
Informal votes			1,534	5.6
Turnout			27,435	83.8

Ward 3

2024 New South Wales local elections: Ward 3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Nuatali Nelmes (elected 1) 2. Peta Winney-Baartz 3. Margaret Wood 4. Phillip Millard	9,225	38.0	−6.0
	Our Newcastle	1. Mark Brooker (elected 2) 2. Michelle Brown 3. Alyssa Lochrin	7,380	30.4	+19.4
	Greens	1. Sinead Francis-Coan (elected 3) 2. Siobhan Isherwood 3. Anne Rooke-Frizell	5,366	22.1	+9.0
	Independent Liberal	1. Katrina Wark 2. Milton Caine 3. Andrew Weatherstone	2,324	9.6	−9.1
Total formal votes			24,295	93.2
Informal votes			1,765	6.8
Turnout			26,060	84.1

Ward 4

2024 New South Wales local elections: Ward 4

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Elizabeth Adamczyk (elected 1) 2. Deahnna Richardson (elected 3) 3. Jimmy Scott	10,741	43.1	−5.3
	Liberal	1. Callum Pull (elected 2) 2. Beniamino Gigli 3. Edward Hayes	6,098	24.5	+8.0
	Our Newcastle	1. Tahlia Kelso 2. Julie Davies 3. Wayne Rogers	4,382	17.6
	Greens	1. Rebecca Watkins 2. Graham Whittall 3. Phillip Maher	3,429	13.8	+4.0
	Christians For Community	1. Timothy Boyce 2. Anna Harris	257	1.0
Total formal votes			24,907	91.7
Informal votes			2,256	8.3
Turnout			27,163	86.7

Port Stephens

2024 Port Stephens Council election

←  2021 14 September 2024 2028  →
All 9 seats on Port Stephens Council [lower-alpha 1] 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   SPS Leader Leah Anderson Mark Watson Party Labor Save PS Last election 4 seats Did not exist Seats before 4 0 Seats won 4 1 Seat change - +1   Third party Fourth party   Leader Nathan Errington Kim Scott Party Liberal Greens Last election 1 seat 0 seats Seats before 1 0 Seats won 1 0 Seat change - -
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

Port Stephens Council is composed of three three-member wards, as well as a directly-elected mayor. ^[33]

"Save Port Stephens" has been formed as a group for the election, contesting the mayoral election, Central Ward and East Ward. ^[34] The group also chose Neil Turner as their West Ward lead candidate, but ended up not contesting that ward. ^{[35] [36]}

Incumbent Liberal councillor Matt Bailey is not seeking re-election in East Ward after winning preselection for Ward 3 on the City of Newcastle. ^[37]

Port Stephens results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Port Stephens

Party			Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor		19,936	42.64%	+1.04%	4	-
	Liberal		4,534	9.70%	+0.60%	1	-
	Greens		1,234	2.64%	-0.76%	0	-
	Save Port Stephens		5,159	11.03%	+11.03%	1	+1
	Independents		15,896	34.00%	-11.90%	3	-1
Formal votes			46,759	91.54%
Informal votes			4,322	8.46%
Turnout			51,081

Central

2024 New South Wales local elections: Central Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Jason Wells (elected 1) 2. Kelly Hammond 3. Beverly Rabbit	6,330	38.82%
	Save Port Stephens	1. Scott Leech 2. Scott Schultz 3. Neville Sutrin 4. George Trinkler	2,059	12.63%
	Independent	1. Chris Doohan (elected 2) 2. Rosanne Colling 3. Jaike Doohan	4,869	29.86%
	Independent	1. Ben Niland (elected 3) 2. Steve Tucker 3. Nathan Ashpole	3,048	18.69%
Total formal votes			16,306	90.48%
Informal votes			1,716	9.52%
Turnout			18,022

East

2024 New South Wales local elections: East Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Leah Anderson (elected Mayor) 2. Roz Armstrong (elected 1) 3. Mackenzie Goring 4. Sharon Smart	6,230	41.26%
	Liberal	1. Nathan Errington (elected 2) 2. Katy McHugh 3. Geoffrey McHugh	4,534	30.03%
	Greens	1. Kim Scott 2. Mark Adamski 3. Jane Rich	1,234	8.17%
	Save Port Stephens	1. Mark Watson (elected 3) 2. Jamie Green 3. Troy Radford	3,100	20.53%
Total formal votes			15,098	93.60%
Informal votes			1,033	6.40%
Turnout			16,131

West

2024 New South Wales local elections: West Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Giacomo Arnott (elected 2) 2. Peter Francis (elected 3) 3. Sue Sneesby 4. Lea Harris 5. David Jones	7,376	48.04%
	Independent	1. Paul Le Mottee (elected 1) 2. Joshua Moxey 3. Huxley Rowe	5,329	34.71%
	Independent	1. Peter Kafer 2. Lea Smith 3. Nathan Avnell	2,650	17.26%
Total formal votes			15,355	90.71%
Informal votes			1,573	9.29%
Turnout			16,928

Singleton

2024 Singleton Council election

←  2022 14 September 2024 2028  →
All 9 seats on Singleton Council [lower-alpha 1] 6 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND Leader N/A Peree Watson Party Independents Labor Last election 6 seats 2 seats Seats before 7 2 Seats won 6 2   Third party Fourth party   Leader Louise Scott Scott Yeomans Party Greens Libertarian Last election Did not contest Did not contest Seats before 0 0 Seats won 0 1
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party TBD

Singleton Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly elected mayor.

At the 2021 election, seven independents were elected, as well as one Labor member and one Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFFP) member. ^[38] However, the election was re-run in 2022 after the New South Wales Electoral Commission's online voting system crashed, preventing 55 people in Singleton from casting their vote. ^[39]

All councillors elected in 2021 were re-elected in 2022 with the exception of independent Belinda Charlton, who was defeated by Labor's Sarah Johnstone.

Councillor Malinda McLachlan left the SFFP in December 2022 after comments made by party leader Robert Borsak. As a result, SFFP is not recontesting Singleton in 2024, while McLachlan is running as an independent. ^[40]

The Greens and the Libertarian Party are contesting for the first time. ^[41]

Singleton results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Singleton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Sue Moore (elected Mayor)	3,318	26.11	+1.85
	Independent	Danny Thompson (elected 3)	2,945	23.17	+5.50
	Labor	1. Peree Watson (elected 1) 2. Patrick Thompson (elected 9) 3. Timothy McGeachie	1,987	15.63
	Independent	Malinda (Mel) McLachlan (elected 2)	1,638	12.89	-2.46
	Independent	Godfrey Adamthwaite (elected 5)	677	5.33	-1.72
	Independent	Hollee Jenkins (elected 6)	672	5.29	+1.61
	Libertarian	Scott Yeomans (elected 8)	493	3.88
	Independent	Sue George (elected 4)	457	3.60	+1.30
	Greens	Louise Scott	397	3.12
	Independent	Anne McGowan (elected 7)	126	0.99
Total formal votes			12,710	85.19
Informal votes			2,210	14.81
Turnout			14,920	83.79%

Upper Hunter

2024 Upper Hunter Shire Council election

←  2021 14 September 2024 2028  →
All 9 seats on Upper Hunter Shire Council 5 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   IND IND Party Independents Ind. National Last election 6 seats 2 seats Seats before 6 2
Largest party before election Independents Subsequent largest party Independents

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

In December 2022, Greens councillor Sue Abbott resigned from council after she was reported to the Office of Local Government while on compassionate leave following the death of her son. ^[42] A countback was won by independent Belinda McKenzie, and the Greens are not re-contesting Upper Hunter. ^[43]

On 1 May 2024, councillor Elizabeth Flaherty was dismissed from council following claims of "antagonism" and bullying complaints. ^[44] An appeal from Flaherty to review the dismissal was itself dismissed several weeks later. ^{[45] [46]}

Flannery, McKenzie, Ron Campbell and Lee Watts are not contesting the election. ^[47]

Upper Hunter results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Upper Hunter ^{[48] [49] [50]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Maurice Collison (elected)	1,197	14.6	−5.5
	Independent	Peter McGill (elected)	1,173	14.3
	Independent	George Fraser (elected)	1,038	12.7
	Independent	Troy Stolz (elected)	893	10.9
	Independent	Tayah Clout (elected)	653	8.0	+3.0
	Independent	Earle Shields (elected)	624	7.6
	Independent National	Pat Ryan (elected)	595	7.3
	Independent	Adam Williamson (elected)	582	7.1	+1.6
	Independent National	Allison McPhee (elected)	573	7.0	+1.2
	Independent National	James Burns	539	6.6	+0.6
	Independent	Christopher Richards	338	4.1
Total formal votes			8,205	92.5
Informal votes			669	7.5
Turnout			8,874	84.1

Notes

1. Excluding the mayor, who is directly-elected.

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