2024 New South Wales local elections
14 September 2024
 
IND
Leader N/A N/A N/A
Party Independents Labor Liberal
Last election 776 seats 188 seats 127 seats
Current seats 784 184 129
 
OLC
Leader No leader Paul Garrard Frank Carbone
Party Greens OLC DLFCN
Last election 65 seats 10 Did not exist
Current seats 63 10 10
 
SFF
SAP
Leader Angela Vithoulkas Robert Borsak William Bourke
Party Small Business SFF Sustainable
Last election 1 5 2
Current seats 1 3 2

The 2024 New South Wales local elections are scheduled to be held on 14 September 2024 to elect the councils of the 168 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. Several councils will also hold mayoral elections.[1][2]

The Central Coast Council was under administration in 2021 and therefore not up for election. This is the first time a new council will be voted in since 2017.[3]

An election is also expected to be held for Norfolk Island Regional Council, which last held an election in 2016 and has been under an Administrator since 2021.[4]

Background

In the lead-up to the 2023 state election, several incumbent independent mayors joined political parties to contest the state election.

Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor Peta Pinson joined the Nationals and announced her candidacy for Port Macquarie in the election,[5] challenging incumbent National-turned-Liberal MP Leslie Williams. Pinson stated that if she was elected, she would remain Mayor.[5] Williams was re-elected.

Bega Valley Shire Mayor Russell Fitzpatrick joined the Liberal Party to contest the seat of Bega.[6] 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.

Parties

The following registered parties are expected to contest the local elections:

In addition, a number of local government-registered parties are also expected to contest.[7]

Party changes before elections

A number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2024 elections.

CouncilWardCouncillorFormer partyNew partyDate
Hilltops Unsubdivided Matthew Stadtmiller   Independent   Labor 2022
Campbelltown Unsubdivided George Brticevic   Labor   Independent 28 January 2022[8]
Campbelltown Unsubdivided Margaret Chiversa   Labor   Independent 28 January 2022[8]
Forbes Unsubdivided Steve Karaitiana   Independent   Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 5 May 2022
Lake Macquarie North Colin Grigg   Lake Mac Independents   One Nation 17 May 2022
Hay Unsubdivided Jenny Dwyer   Independent   National 2 June 2022[9]
Penrith North Jonathan Pullen   Labor   Independent 27 June 2022
Broken Hill Unsubdivided Dave Gallagher   National   Independent 23 September 2022
Hilltops Unsubdivided Matthew Stadtmiller   Labor   Independent 27 October 2022[10]
Bega Valley Mayor Russell Fitzpatrick   Independent   Liberal 24 November 2022
Port Macquarie-Hastings Mayor Peta Pinson   Independent   National 9 December 2022
Orange Unsubdivided Glenn Floyd   Shooters, Fishers, Farmers   Independent 13 December 2022
Singleton Unsubdivided Mel McLachlan   Shooters, Fishers, Farmers   Independent 13 December 2022
Parramatta Dundas Kellie Darley   Independent   Community Champions 28 April 2023
Fairfield Mayor Frank Carbone   Independent   DLFCN 9 May 2023
Fairfield Fairfield/Cabravale Dai Le   Women's Party   DLFCN 9 May 2023
Fairfield Fairfield/Cabravale Milovan Karajcic   Independent   DLFCN 9 May 2023
Fairfield Fairfield/Cabravale Kevin Lam   Women's Party   DLFCN 9 May 2023
Fairfield Fairfield/Cabravale Charbel Saliba   Independent   DLFCN 9 May 2023
Fairfield Parks Reni Barkho   Independent   DLFCN 9 May 2023
Fairfield Parks Hugo Morvillo   Independent   DLFCN 9 May 2023
Fairfield Parks Andrew Rohan   Women's Party   DLFCN 9 May 2023
Fairfield Parks Marie Saliba   Independent   DLFCN 9 May 2023
Fairfield Parks Michael Mijatovic   Independent   DLFCN 9 May 2023
Blue Mountains Ward 4 Brendan Christie   Liberal   Independent 3 July 2023
Sydney Unsubdivided Yvonne Weldon   Independent   Yvonne Weldon Independents 19 July 2023
Hawkesbury Unsubdivided Nathan Zamprogno   Independent Liberal   Independent 5 September 2023
Lane Cove Central Kathy Bryla   Labor   Independent 6 September 2023

References

  1. ↑ "Council Elections".
  2. ↑ "Council Elections 2024". Burwood Council.
  3. ↑ "Central Coast". ABC News.
  4. ↑ "Canberra dumps Norfolk Island Regional Council". RNZ.
  5. 1 2 https://www.nswnationals.org.au/petapinson/
  6. ↑ "Bega Valley Mayor endorsed as Liberal candidate in next state election". 24 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Local government register of political parties". New South Wales Electoral Commission.
  8. 1 2 "Former Campbelltown mayor has resigned from the Labor Party". South West Voice.
  9. ↑ "Disclosure of Interests form" (PDF). Hay Shire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "NSW Labor dumps Matthew Stadtmiller from party after assault charges". The Daily Telegraph.
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