NSW Local Council Elections 2017
NSW Local Council Elections will be held on Saturday 9 September 2017. There are 46 councils holding elections this year, 20 of them are for newly amalgamated council areas going to election for the first time.
Under the Local Government Act 1993, council elections are held on the second Saturday in September every four years. Last ordinary local government elections were held on 10 September 2016. Due to the NSW Government’s local government reforms, some council elections have been postponed to September 2017.
The number of councillors to be elected varies from council to council and range between 5 and 15 councillors (one of whom is the Mayor). Generally, the councillors elect one of their members to be the Mayor, while in some councils, the Mayor is elected by popular vote.
List of councils conducting elections in September 2017:
|
Council Name |
Amalgamated Council |
Elections of |
|
Armidale Regional Council |
Armidale Dumaresq, Guyra Shire councils |
11 Councillors |
|
Bathurst Regional Council |
Rockdale and Botany Bay City councils |
9 Councillors |
|
Bayside Council |
|
15 Councillors |
|
Blayney Shire Council |
|
7 Councillors |
|
Burwood Council |
|
Mayor 6 Councillors |
|
Cabonne Shire Council |
|
12 Councillors |
|
Canada Bay Council |
|
Mayor 8 Councillors |
|
Canterbury-Bankstown Council |
Bankstown City and Canterbury City councils |
15 Councillors |
|
Central Coast Council |
Gosford City and Wyong Shire councils |
15 Councillors |
|
Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council |
Cootamundra Shire and Gundagai Shire councils |
9 Councillors |
|
Cumberland Council |
Parramatta City, Auburn City and Holroyd City councils |
15 Councillors |
|
Dubbo Regional Council |
Dubbo City and Wellington councils |
10 Councillors |
|
Dungog Shire Council |
|
9 Councillors |
|
Edward River Council |
Conargo Shire and Deniliquin councils |
9 Councillors |
|
Federation Council |
Corowa Shire and Urana Shire councils |
9 Councillors |
|
Georges River Council |
Hurstville City and Kogarah City councils |
15 Councillors |
|
Hilltops Council |
Boorowa, Harden Shire and Young Shire councils |
11 Councillors |
|
Hornsby Shire Council |
|
Mayor 9 Councillors |
|
Hunter’s Hill Council |
|
Mayor 6 Councillors |
|
Inner West Council |
Ashfield, Leichhardt Municipal and Marrickville councils |
15 Councillors |
|
Ku-ring-gai Municipal Council |
|
10 Councillors |
|
Lane Cove Municipal Council |
|
9 Councillors |
|
Maitland City Council |
|
Mayor 12 Councillors (managed by its own council) |
|
Mid-Coast Council |
Gloucester Shire, Great Lakes and Greater Taree City councils |
11 Councillors |
|
Mosman Municipal Council |
|
Mayor 6 Councillors |
|
Murray River Council |
Murray Shire and Wakool Shire councils |
9 Councillors |
|
Murrumbidgee Council |
Jerilderie Shire and Murrumbidgee Shire councils |
9 Councillors |
|
Newcastle City Council |
|
Lord Mayor 12 Councillors |
|
North Sydney Council |
|
Mayor 9 Councillors |
|
Northern Beaches Council |
Manly, Pittwater and Warringah councils |
15 Councillors |
|
Oberon Council |
|
9 Councillors |
|
Orange City Council |
|
Mayor 11 Councillors |
|
Parramatta Council, City of |
Parramatta City, The Hills Shire, Auburn City, Holroyd City and Hornsby Shire councils
|
15 Councillors |
|
Port Stephens Council |
|
Mayor 9 Councillors |
|
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council |
Palerang and Queanbeyan City councils |
11 Councillors |
|
Randwick City Council |
|
15 Councillors |
|
Ryde City Council |
|
12 Councillors |
|
Shellharbour City Council |
|
7 Councillors |
|
Snowy Monaro Regional Council |
Bombala, Cooma, Monaro Shire and Snowy River Shire councils |
11 Councillors |
|
Snowy Valleys Council |
Tumbarumba Shire and Tumut Shire councils |
9 Councillors |
|
Strathfield Municipal Council |
|
7 Councillors |
|
The Hills Shire Council |
|
Mayor 12 Councillors |
|
Waverley Council |
|
12 Councillors |
|
Willoughby City Council |
|
Mayor 12 Councillors |
|
Wollongong City Council |
|
Lord Mayor 12 Councillors |
|
Woollahra Municipal Council |
|
15 Councillors |