Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Northern Rivers

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2024 New South Wales local elections
(Northern Rivers)
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This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Northern Rivers region.

Contents

The Northern Rivers has a total population of 311,295 and includes seven local government areas (LGAs), including Tweed Shire. [1]

Ballina

2024 Ballina Shire Council election
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All 9 seats on Ballina Shire Council [lower-alpha 1]
5 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
IND
SCT
LeaderN/ASharon Cadwallader
Party Independents Cadwallader Team
Last election4 seats3 seats
Seats before52
 Third partyFourth party
  Kiri Dicker.png Labor Placeholder.png
LeaderKiri DickerAndrew Broadley
Party Greens Labor
Last election1 seat0 seats
Seats before10
Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Ballina Shire Council is composed of three three-member wards, as well as a directly elected mayor.

In August 2024, Sharon Cadwallader Team councillor Eva Ramsey split from the group to contest the election as a self-described "true independent". [2] Two other Cadwallader Team councillors, Rod Bruem (A Ward) and Nigel Buchanan (C Ward), did not seek re-election. [3] Independent B Ward councillor Jeff Johnson also did not recontest, endorsing candidates from the Greens (the party he was a member of until 2015). [4] [5]

Ballina results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Ballina [6] [7]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independents
 Sharon Cadwallader Team
  Greens
  Labor
 Formal votes
 Informal votes
 Total 9
 Registered voters / turnout

A Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: A Ward [8] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sharon Cadwallader TeamKay Oxley
Independent Mark Paterson
Independent Kevin Loughrey
Greens Erin Karsten
Independent Phil Meehan
Sharon Cadwallader TeamDamian Loone
Independent Stephen McCarthy
Labor Maria Marshall
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

B Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: B Ward [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Sharon Cadwallader TeamSharon Cadwallader
Labor Andrew Broadley
Greens Kiri Dicker
Independent Tom Berry
Sharon Cadwallader TeamMichelle Bailey
Independent Eva Ramsey
Greens Alexander Sharkey
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

C Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: C Ward [12] [13] [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Therese Crollick
Independent Lois Cook
Sharon Cadwallader TeamShona Barrett
Sharon Cadwallader TeamSimon Kinny
Greens Simon Chate
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Byron

2024 Byron Shire Council election
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All 8 seats on Byron Shire Council [lower-alpha 1]
5 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Sarah Ndiaye.png Labor Placeholder.png
LeaderSarah NdiayeAsren Pugh
Party Greens Labor
Last election2 seats1 seat
Seats before22
 Third partyFourth party
 
BSC
BI
LeaderDavid WarthMichael Lyon
PartyCompassByron Inds
Last electionDid not exist2 seats
Seats before02
Largest party before election

Byron Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Byron Shire Council is composed of three three-member wards, as well as a directly elected mayor.

In August 2024, mayor Michael Lyon was charged with assault and stalking after an alleged domestic violence incident. [16] Following the charges, Mark Swivel and Meredith Wray withdrew as candidates for Lyon's "Byron Independents" group. [17] Swivel joined the Labor Party, while Wray joined the "Bright Future Byron" group. [18] [19]

Byron results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Byron [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Greens 1. Sarah Ndiaye
2. Elia Hauge
3. Delta Kay
4. Michelle Lowe
5. Nell Schofield
Labor 1. Asren Pugh
2. Janet Swain
3. Mark Swivel
4. Peter Doherty
5. Diana James
6. Linda Watson
Byron Shire Compass1. David Warth
2. Susie Figgis
3. Nyck Jeanes
4. Trisha Gizas-Barker
Byron Independents1. Michael Lyon
2. Max Foggon
3. Rhett Holt
4. Jeannette Martin
Bright Future Byron1. Jack Dods
2. David Michie
3. Meredith Wray
4. Niamh Dove
Independent Lucy Vader
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Clarence Valley

2024 Clarence Valley Council election
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All 9 seats on Clarence Valley Council
5 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
IND
IND
 Greg Clancy.png
LeaderN/AN/AGreg Clancy
Party Independents Ind. National Greens
Last election6 seats2 seats1 seat
Seats before621
Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

Independents

Clarence Valley Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

Clarence Valley results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Clarence Valley [25] [26] [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Cristie Yager
Independent National Peter Johnstone
Greens Greg Clancy
Independent James Allan
Independent National Allison Whaites
Independent Justin James
Independent Ray Smith
Independent Andrew Baker
Independent Phillip Provest
Independent Lynne Cairns
Independent Karen Toms
Independent Melissa Hellwig
Independent Steve Pickering
Independent Shane Causley
Independent Des Schroder
Independent Debrah Novak
Independent Amanda Brien
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Kyogle

2024 Kyogle Council election
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All 9 seats on Kyogle Council
5 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
IND
IND
Party Independents Ind. Labor
Last election9 seatsDid not contest
Seats before90
Largest party before election

Independents

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Kyogle Council is composed of three three-member wards, totalling nine councillors.

Kyogle results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Kyogle [28]
PartyVotes %SwingSeatsChange
  Independents
  Independent Labor
 Formal votes
 Informal votes
 Total
 Registered voters / turnout

A Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: A Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Kieran Somerville
Independent Doug Layton
Independent Labor Naomi Worrall
Independent Brett McNamara
Independent Janet Wilson
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

B Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: B Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Cullen
Independent John Burley
Independent Olivia Taylor
Independent Neil Summerville
Independent Glenn Robinson
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

C Ward

2024 New South Wales local elections: C Ward
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Earle Grundy
Independent Ian Murrell
Independent Tom Cooper
Independent James Murray
Independent Danielle Mulholland
Independent Simon Dejoux
Independent Robin Harley
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Lismore

2024 Lismore City Council election
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All 10 seats on Lismore City Council [lower-alpha 1]
6 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
SKFL
 Vanessa Grindon-Ekins.png Labor Placeholder.png
LeaderSteve KriegVanessa
Grindon-Ekins		Harper
Dalton-Earls
PartySteve Krieg Greens Labor
Last election5 seats4 seats1 seat
Seats before531
Largest party before election

Steve Krieg for Lismore

Subsequent largest party

TBD

Lismore City Council is composed of ten councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly elected mayor.

Our Sustainable Future councillor Elly Bird announced in July 2024 that she would not seek re-election. [29]

Greens councillor Vanessa Grindon-Ekins only contested the mayoral election and did not seek re-election as a councillor. [30] [31]

Lismore results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Lismore [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Steve Krieg for Lismore1. Steve Krieg
2. Jerilee Hall
3. Andrew Gordon
4. Electra Jensen
5. Andrew Bing
6. Gianpiero Battista
7. Nardia Pidcock
8. Chris King
9. Tara Cole
10. Mitchell Dowse
11. Richelle Weekes
Labor 1. Harper Dalton-Earls
2. Jasmine Knight-Smith
3. Kevin Bell
4. Joy Knight-Smith
5. Lewis Tayloe
6. Glenys Ritchie
7. William Harrison
Greens 1. Adam Guise
2. Virginia Waters
3. Luke Robinson
4. Shae Salmon
5. Lindall Watson
6. Binnie O'Dwyer
Independent 1. Big Rob
2. Shaen Springall
3. Luke Tanttari
4. Christopher Knight
5. Stella Coleman
Independent John Jenkins
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Richmond Valley

Richmond Valley results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Richmond Valley [33] [34] [35] [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 1. Robert Hayes
2. Debra McGillan
3. Rachel Arthur
4. Tracey Knox
5. Neale Genge
6. Daniel Simpson
Independent 1. Robert Mustow
2. Stephen Morrissey
3. Sandra Duncan-Humphrys
4. Samuel Cornish
Richmond Valley Voices1. Lyndall Murray
2. Bianca Rayner
3. Simone Barker
4. Samuel Allis
5. Kylie Maunder
6. Nathan Scully
7. Hanabeth Luke
A Time For Change1. John Walker
2. Stuart George
3. Kylie O'Reilly
4. Scott Brereton
5. Anne Toohey
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Tweed

Tweed results

2024 New South Wales local elections: Tweed [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community Independents1. Chris Cherry
2. Lindy Smith
3. Julie Boyd
4. Trevor White
Turner 4 Tweed1. Brady Turner
2. Dirk Brouwer
3. Peter Waver
4. Susan Mole
Labor 1. Reece Byrnes
2. Judith Choat
3. Russell Logan
4. Marie-Antoinette Rogers
Independent 1. Ned Wales
2. Kim Lloyd
Bring Back Balance 1. Kimberly Hone
2. Warren Polglase
3. David Allen
4. Hannah Easton
Pryceless Tweed1. Pryce Allsop
2. Bill Larkin
3. Paul Pouloudis
Liberal 1. James Owen
2. Rhiannon Brinsmead
3. Thomas O'Connor
4. Freda Wilding
All 4 Tweed1. Colin Usher
2. Belinda Dinsey
3. Jerami Grassi
4. Peter Sibilant
Independent 1. Meredith Dennis
2. Jennifer Hayes
3. Gillian Cooper
4. Zachary Hoade
5. Edna Gorton
Greens 1. Nola Firth
2. Mary-Jayne Johnston
3. Hilary Green
4. Julianne Sandison
Independent Mitch Dobbie
Animal Justice Susie Hearder
Animal Justice Cheryl Tompson
Animal Justice Nicola Stone
Animal Justice Clelia Valdez
Independent James McKenzie
Animal Justice Sheraden Robins
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Excluding the mayor, who is directly-elected.

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