Leeton Shire

Leeton Shire New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Population:	11,906(2009)
Area:	1167.12 km² (450.6 sq mi)
Mayor:	Paul Maytom
Council Seat:	Leeton (23-25 Chelmsford Place)
Region:	Riverina
State electorate:	Murrumbidgee
Federal Division:	Riverina
Website: http://leeton.local-e.nsw.gov.au/
LGAs around Leeton Shire: Carrathool Narrandera Narrandera Griffith Leeton Shire Narrandera Murrumbidgee Narrandera Narrandera

Leeton Shire Council Chambers

Leeton Shire is a local government area in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia and in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. It is on the Murrumbidgee River.

The Shire includes the town of Leeton and the small towns of Yanco, Gogeldrie, Whitton, Wamoon, Stoney Point, Murrami, Corbie Hill, Amesbury, Merungle Hill, Fivebough and Stanbridge and the suburbs of Parkview, Wattle Hill, Wiradjuri, North Leeton, Gralee and Willimbong.

Council

Leeton Shire Council is composed of nine councillors elected proportionally. The area is divided into three wards, each electing three councillors. A referendum on 13 February 2010 will result in the removal of the ward system at the next general election. The mayor is not directly elected. The current makeup of the council is as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents and Unaffiliated	9
	Total	9

The current council, elected in 2008, is:

Ward	Councillor		Party	Notes
A Ward		Peter Davidson	Unaffiliated	Elected on 13 February 2010 to replace Peter Woods
		Bill Arnold	Unaffiliated
		Emerson Doig	Unaffiliated
B Ward		Tracey Valenzisi	Independent
		Paul Maytom	Unaffiliated	Mayor
		George Weston	Independent	Deputy Mayor
C Ward		Greg O'Callaghan	Unaffiliated
		Sim Ciccia	Unaffiliated
		Jack Egan	Independent