2021 New South Wales local elections
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The 2021 New South Wales local elections were held on 4 December 2021 to elect the councils of 121 of the 128 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. Several councils also held mayoral elections and/or referendums.[1]
Previous referendums took three net councillors in three LGAS: Cabonne, Coonamble and Dungog.
The Liberal Party did not run in Kiama, North Sydney or Shoalhaven, however a number of party members chose to contest as independents.[2]
Background
[edit]Following the 2012 elections, the Local Government (Areas) Act 1948 was introduced, leading to the amalgamations and mergers of a number of councils. This resulted in 79 councils being contested in 2016 and 46 2017. 2021 marked the first time in 9 years that the vast majority of councils were being contested at the same time.
The elections were scheduled to be held in September 2020, but as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia they were delayed until 4 September 2021. On 24 July 2021, it was announced the elections would again be delayed until 4 December 2021.[3]
Two councils − Fairfield and Penrith − opted to use the services of the Australian Election Company, while all other elections were conducted by the New South Wales Electoral Commission.[4]
The election for Norfolk Island Regional Council, which was meant to be held at the same time as New South Wales, was also postponed in 2020. It was later scheduled to be held in March 2021, however the council was suspended in February 2021 and eventually dismissed on 6 December 2021.[5]
Lead Greens candidate for Orange, Melanie McDonell, announced on 21 May 2021 she would leave the Greens and stand on a "McDonell Team" independent ticket.[6]
Political parties
[edit]The following registered parties contested the elections. This does not include unregistered groups of independents:
- Animal Justice Party
- Greens
- Labor Party
- Liberal Democrats
- Liberal Party
- Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
- Socialist Alliance
- Sustainable Australia Party
- The Small Business Party
In addition, a number of local government-registered parties also contested the elections.[7]
Party changes before elections
[edit]A number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2021 elections.
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Swing[11] | Seats | Change | ||
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Independents | 1,3921,42 | 33.73 | –2.05 | 776 | ![]() | ||
Labor | 1,071,688 | 26.67 | +1.05 | 188 | ![]() | ||
Liberal | 703,796 | 17.52 | –7.99 | 127 | ![]() | ||
Greens | 355,196 | 8.84 | +0.21 | 65 | ![]() | ||
Independent Liberal | 95,602 | 2.38 | +1.08 | 8 | ![]() | ||
Our Local Community | 72,942 | 1.81 | +0.08 | 10 | ![]() | ||
Clover Moore Independent Team | 47,877 | 1.19 | –1.41 | 4 | ![]() | ||
Your Northern Beaches | 46,355 | 1.15 | –8.00 | 6 | ![]() | ||
Shoalhaven Independents | 27,254 | 0.68 | –0.63 | 4 | ![]() | ||
Lake Mac Independents | 24,922 | 0.62 | –0.48 | 3 | ![]() | ||
Women's Party | 18,774 | 0.47 | +0.47 | 3 | ![]() | ||
Residents and Ratepayers | 16,607 | 0.41 | +0.41 | 4 | ![]() | ||
Independent National | 16,140 | 0.40 | 9 | ||||
Small Business | 12,244 | 0.30 | +0.30 | 1 | ![]() | ||
Shooters, Fishers and Farmers | 12,053 | 0.30 | +0.12 | 5 | ![]() | ||
Residents First Woollahra | 10,951 | 0.27 | –0.07 | 5 | ![]() | ||
Liverpool Community Independents Team | 10,803 | 0.27 | –0.48 | 2 | ![]() | ||
Animal Justice | 9,724 | 0.24 | +0.20 | 1 | ![]() | ||
Lorraine Wearne Independents | 9,423 | 0.24 | +0.05 | 1 | ![]() | ||
Community First Team | 7,561 | 0.19 | –0.22 | 1 | ![]() | ||
Sustainable Australia | 7,308 | 0.18 | +0.18 | 2 | ![]() | ||
Serving Mosman | 6,870 | 0.17 | –0.09 | 4 | ![]() | ||
Good For Manly | 6,629 | 0.17 | –0.48 | 1 | ![]() | ||
Ben Shields Team | 5,687 | 0.14 | +0.01 | 1 | ![]() | ||
Totally Locally Committed | 4,809 | 0.12 | –0.33 | 1 | ![]() | ||
Liberal Democrats | 4,376 | 0.11 | −0.09 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Strathfield Independents | 4,120 | 0.10 | +0.03 | 2 | ![]() | ||
Nella Hall Independents | 3,298 | 0.09 | –0.07 | 1 | ![]() | ||
Independent Labor | 2,892 | 0.08 | –0.15 | 1 | ![]() | ||
Our Sustainable Future | 2,769 | 0.07 | –0.19 | 1 | ![]() | ||
Socialist Alliance | 2,612 | 0.07 | +0.05 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Australia First | 2,549 | 0.06 | –0.10 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Kogarah Residents Association | 919 | 0.02 | –0.14 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Arts | 536 | 0.01 | +0.01 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Science | 536 | 0.01 | +0.01 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Communist League | 116 | 0.01 | +0.01 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Independent One Nation | 46 | 0.00 | –0.16 | 0 | ![]() | ||
Total | 4,018,048 | 100.00 | – | – | – | ||
Registered voters / turnout | 4,838,137 | 83.05 | +6.45 | – | – |
Council totals
[edit]LGA | Seats (excluding directly-elected mayors)[12] | ||||
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Labor | Liberal | Greens | Independent[a] | Others | |
Albury | 1 | Did not contest | 1 | 7 | Did not contest |
Armidale | 2 | Did not contest | 1 | 8 | Did not contest |
Ballina | 0 | Did not contest | 2 | 7 | Did not contest |
Balranald | No election | ||||
Bathurst | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Bayside | 7 | Did not contest | 1 | 7 | Did not contest |
Bega Valley | 1 | Did not contest | 1 | 7 | Did not contest |
Bellingen | 0 | Did not contest | 2 | 4 | Did not contest |
Berrigan | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 8 | Did not contest |
Blacktown | 10 | Did not contest | 0 | 5 | Did not contest |
Bland | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Blayney | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 7 | Did not contest |
Blue Mountains | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Did not contest |
Bogan | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Bourke | No election | ||||
Brewarrina | Did not contest | Did not contest | 1 | 8 | Did not contest |
Broken Hill | 2 | Did not contest | Did not contest | 8 | Did not contest |
Burwood | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Did not contest |
Byron | 1 | Did not contest | 2 | 5 | Did not contest |
Cabonne | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Camden | 3 | 4 | Did not contest | 2 | Did not contest |
Campbelltown | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Canada Bay | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Canterbury-Bankstown | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Carrathool | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 10 | Did not contest |
Central Coast | No election[b] | ||||
Central Darling | No election | ||||
Cessnock | 6 | 3 | Did not contest | 4 | Did not contest |
Clarence Valley | Did not contest | Did not contest | 1 | 8 | Did not contest |
Cobar | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 12 | Did not contest |
Coffs Harbour | 1 | Did not contest | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Coolamon | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 8 | 1 |
Coonamble | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Cootamundra-Gundagai | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Cowra | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Cumberland | 8 | Did not contest | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Dubbo | 3 | Did not contest | Did not contest | 7 | Did not contest |
Dungog | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 7 | Did not contest |
Edward River | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Eurobodalla | 1 | Did not contest | 1 | 7 | Did not contest |
Fairfield | 3 | Did not contest | 0 | 7 | 3 |
Federation | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Forbes | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Georges River | 5 | 5 | Did not contest | 1 | 4 |
Gilgandra | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Glen Innes Severn | Did not contest | Did not contest | 1 | 8 | Did not contest |
Goulburn Mulwaree | 1 | Did not contest | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Greater Hume | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Griffith | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 11 | Did not contest |
Gunnedah | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Gwydir | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Hawkesbury | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Hay | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 8 | Did not contest |
Hilltops | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 11 | Did not contest |
Hornsby | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | Did not contest |
Hunter's Hill | Did not contest | 3 | 0 | 4 | Did not contest |
Inner West | 8 | Did not contest | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Inverell | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Junee | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Kempsey | Did not contest | Did not contest | 1 | 7 | Did not contest |
Kiama | 2 | Did not contest | 2 | 5 | Did not contest |
Ku-ring-gai | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 10 | Did not contest |
Kyogle | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Lachlan | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 10 | Did not contest |
Lake Macquarie | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Lane Cove | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Did not contest |
Leeton | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Lismore | 1 | Did not contest | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Lithgow | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Liverpool | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | Did not contest |
Liverpool Plains | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 7 | Did not contest |
Lockhart | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Maitland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Did not contest |
Mid-Coast | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Did not contest |
Mid-Western | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Moree Plains | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Mosman | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 3 | 4 |
Murray River | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Murrumbidgee | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Muswellbrook | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 12 | Did not contest |
Nambucca Valley | 1 | Did not contest | Did not contest | 8 | Did not contest |
Narrabri | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Narrandera | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Narromine | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Newcastle | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
North Sydney | 2 | Did not contest | Did not contest | 6 | 2 |
Northern Beaches | Did not contest | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Oberon | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Orange | Did not contest | Did not contest | 1 | 9 | 1 |
Parkes | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 10 | Did not contest |
Parramatta | 7 | Did not contest | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Penrith | 5 | 6 | Did not contest | 4 | Did not contest |
Port Macquarie-Hastings | Did not contest | Did not contest | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Port Stephens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Did not contest |
Queanbeyan-Palerang | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Did not contest |
Randwick | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Did not contest |
Richmond Valley | 1 | Did not contest | Did not contest | 5 | Did not contest |
Ryde | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | Did not contest |
Shellharbour | 3 | Did not contest | Did not contest | 4 | Did not contest |
Shoalhaven | 3 | Did not contest | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Singleton | 1 | Did not contest | Did not contest | 7 | 1 |
Snowy Monaro | 2 | Did not contest | 1 | 8 | Did not contest |
Snowy Valleys | Did not contest | Did not contest | 0 | 9 | Did not contest |
Strathfield | 3 | Did not contest | Did not contest | 1 | 3 |
Sutherland | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | Did not contest |
Sydney | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Tamworth | 1 | Did not contest | Did not contest | 8 | Did not contest |
Temora | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Tenterfield | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 10 | Did not contest |
The Hills | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tweed | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Did not contest |
Upper Hunter | Did not contest | Did not contest | 1 | 8 | Did not contest |
Upper Lachlan | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Uralla | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Wagga Wagga | 2 | Did not contest | 1 | 6 | Did not contest |
Walcha | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 8 | Did not contest |
Walgett | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Warren | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 12 | Did not contest |
Warrumbungle | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Waverley | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | Did not contest |
Weddin | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Wentworth | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Willoughby | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 13 | Did not contest |
Wingecarribee | No election | ||||
Wollondilly | Did not contest | Did not contest | Did not contest | 9 | Did not contest |
Wollongong | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Woollahra | Did not contest | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Yass Valley | Did not contest | Did not contest | 1 | 8 | Did not contest |
Referendums and polls
[edit]In addition to the local and mayoral elections, eight LGAs held local referendums on questions relating to electoral structures. An advisory poll on de-amalgamation was also held for Inner West.
The closest result was in Wagga Wagga, where 50.6% voted "No" to directly-electing the mayor.
LGA | Question | YES | NO | Informal | Turnout | Ref | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Total | % | |||
Armidale | "Do you support a reduction in the number of councillors for Armidale Regional Council from eleven to nine?" | 10,891 | 68.9 | 4,913 | 31.1 | 272 | 1.2 | 16,076 | 83.7 | [13] |
Bega Valley | "Should the Bega Valley Shire have a popularly elected Mayor from 2024?" | 16,507 | 72.7 | 6,192 | 27.3 | 559 | 2.4 | 23,258 | 87.1 | [14] |
Dubbo | "Currently Dubbo Regional Council is divided into five wards that elect 10 councillors in total; do you favour abolishing this ward system in favour of a single area consisting of all voters that elects 11 councillors?" | 22,087 | 74.6 | 7,524 | 25.4 | 957 | 3.1 | 30,568 | 82.3 | [15] |
Griffith | "Do you agree that the number of Councillors elected to Griffith City Council be reduced from 12 to 9?" | 10,010 | 71.4 | 4,017 | 28.6 | 531 | 3.6 | 14,558 | 86.7 | [16] |
"Do you agree that the election of the Mayor to Griffith City Council be changed from popularly elected to elected by Councillors?" | 3,889 | 28.2 | 9,888 | 71.8 | 729 | 5.0 | 14,506 | 86.4 | ||
Inner West (poll) |
"In May 2016, Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville councils were amalgamated into one local government area by the State Government. Do you support the Inner West local government area being de-amalgamated, so as to restore the former local government areas of Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville?" | 65,126 | 62.5 | 39,093 | 37.5 | 2,731 | 2.6 | 106,950 | 80.7 | [17] |
Murray River | "Do you wish to remove the three wards currently in place (Moama, Greater Wakool and Greater Murray with three Councillors elected within each ward), within Murray River Council to become an undivided Local Government Area?" | 2,139 | 34.5 | 4,067 | 65.5 | 66 | 1.1 | 6,272 | 71.3 | [18] |
Ryde | "Do you support a popularly elected Mayor where the voters of the City of Ryde elect the Mayor for a four (4) year term, thereby adopting a thirteen (13) Councillor model (including the Mayor)?" | 49,392 | 76.2 | 15,442 | 23.8 | 1,927 | 2.9 | 66,761 | 87.2 | [19] |
Wagga Wagga | "The Mayor of Wagga Wagga is currently elected every two (2) years by the nine (9) Councillors. Do you approve of the direct election of the Mayor by the voters of Wagga Wagga, for a four (4) year term, noting this will result in increased election costs each and every election?" | 18,330 | 49.4 | 18,786 | 50.6 | 1,290 | 3.4 | 38,406 | 83.0 | [20] |
Walcha | "Do you favour the removal of the current ward based system so that all voters select all eight (8) Councillors that represent the Walcha Council area?" | 1,142 | 61.2 | 723 | 38.8 | 19 | 1.0 | 1,884 | 83.0 | [21] |
Aftermath
[edit]Analysis commissioned by the NSWEC found 55 voters in Singleton, 54 in Shellharbour and 34 voters in Kempsey who attempted to use iVote were prevented from casting their vote.[22] As a result, re-runs were ordered by the Supreme Court of NSW which were held on 30 July 2022 and iVote was not used for the 2023 state election.
Port Macquarie-Hastings mayor Peta Pinson joined the Nationals and announced her candidacy for Port Macquarie for the 2023 state election, challenging incumbent National-turned-Liberal MP Leslie Williams.[23] Pinson stated that if she was elected, she would remain Mayor.[23] Williams was re-elected.
Bega Valley Shire mayor Russell Fitzpatrick joined the Liberal Party to contest the seat of Bega.[24] Bega was formerly held by Liberal MP Andrew Constance until he resigned to contest the federal seat of Gilmore at the 2022 federal election (when he was unsuccessful, but did almost win the seat), causing a by-election which saw the Labor candidate (Michael Holland) won the seat from the Liberals. Fitzpatrick was unsuccessful and Holland retained the seat with an increased margin.
In May 2023, members of the Australian Women's Party, along with those elected on Fairfield mayor Frank Carbone's independent ticket, formed the Dai Le and Frank Carbone Network. The party also extends to the federal level.
By-elections and countbacks
[edit]The New South Wales Electoral Commission has held a number of by-elections and countbacks to fill vacancies on councils since the 2021 elections.[25]
Countbacks were introduced in January 2022 for council vacancies across the state, although by-elections are still used for some councils.[26]
By-elections
[edit]Council | Ward | Before | Change | After | |||||||||
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Councillor | Party | Cause | Date | Date | Councillor | Party | More | ||||||
Murray River | Greater Murray | N/A | N/A | Only two out of three vacancies filled in 2021 | 4 December 2021 | 26 February 2022 | Geoff Wise | Independent | Full results | ||||
Murray River | Greater Wakool | N/A | N/A | Only two out of three vacancies filled in 2021 | 4 December 2021 | 26 February 2022 | Dennis Gleeson | Independent | Full results | ||||
Tenterfield | E Ward | N/A | N/A | Only two out of three vacancies filled in 2021 | 4 December 2021 | 26 February 2022 | Geoffrey Nye | Independent | Full results | ||||
Cobar | Unsubdivided | N/A | N/A | Only 11 out of 12 vacancies filled in 2021 | 4 December 2021 | 26 February 2022 | Michael Prince | Independent | Full results | ||||
Ryde | West | Jerome Laxale | Labor | Elected to Australian Parliament | 22 July 2022 | 5 October 2022 | Justin Li | Liberal | Full results | ||||
Lachlan | D Ward | Elaine Bendall | Independent | Death | 4 December 2022 | 20 May 2023 | Robyn Turner | Independent | Full results |
Countbacks
[edit]Council | Ward | Before | Change | After | ||||||
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Councillor | Party | Cause | Date | Date | Councillor | Party | ||||
Upper Lachlan | Unsubdivided | John Stafford | Independent | Resignation | 13 January 2022 | 23 February 2022 | Nathan McDonald | Independent | ||
Weddin | Unsubdivided | Chad White | Independent | Resignation | 15 March 2022 | 20 April 2022 | Glenda Howell | Independent | ||
Weddin | Unsubdivided | Mark Liebich | Independent | Resignation | 15 March 2022 | 20 April 2022 | Jason Kenah | Independent | ||
Weddin | Unsubdivided | Geoff McClelland | Independent | Resignation | 15 March 2022 | 20 April 2022 | Warwick Frame | Independent | ||
Weddin | Unsubdivided | Carly Brown | Independent | Resignation | 15 March 2022 | 20 April 2022 | Jan Parlett | Independent | ||
Edward River | Unsubdivided | Peter Connell | Independent | Death | 1 April 2022 | 17 May 2022 | Shannon Sampson | Independent | ||
Hay | Unsubdivided | Peter Dwyer | Independent | Resignation | July 2022 | 26 August 2022 | Darren Clarke | Independent | ||
Snowy Monaro | Unsubdivided | John Last | Independent | Resignation | 20 July 2022 | 26 August 2022 | Luke Williamson | Independent | ||
Georges River | Mortdale | Warren Tegg | Labor | Resignation | 22 August 2022 | 21 September 2022 | Ashvini Ambihaipahar | Labor | ||
Snowy Monaro | Unsubdivided | John Castellari | Greens | Resignation | 25 September 2022 | 26 October 2022 | Craig Mitchell | Independent | ||
Georges River | Peakhurst | Kevin Greene | Labor | Resignation | 31 October 2022 | 16 November 2022 | Veronica Ficarra | Labor | ||
Upper Hunter | Unsubdivided | Sue Abbott | Greens | Resignation | 2 November 2022 | 6 December 2022 | Belinda McKenzie | Independent | ||
Queanbeyan-Palerang | Unsubdivided | Jacqueline Ternouth | Liberal | Resignation | 21 December 2022 | 7 February 2023 | Ross Macdonald | Liberal | ||
North Sydney | St Leonards | Alanya Drummond | Independent | Resignation | 11 January 2023 | 21 February 2023 | John Lepouris | Independent | ||
Sydney | Unsubdivided | Jess Scully | Clover Moore Independent Team | Resignation | 31 March 2023 | 9 May 2023 | Adam Worling | Clover Moore Independent Team | ||
Lithgow | Unsubdivided | Deanna Goodsell | Good for Council | Resignation | 18 May 2023 | 21 June 2023 | Steve Ring | Ring's Independent Lithgow | ||
Parramatta | Epping | Donna Davis | Labor | Resignation | 25 January 2024 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Including local groups (not to be confused with locally-registered political parties, which are counted here in the "Others" column).
- ^ Before being dissolved the council was composed of six Labor, five Independents, two Liberals and two vacancies
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