2021 New South Wales mayoral elections
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4 December 2021
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34 of the 35 directly-elected mayors in New South Wales (1 elected unopposed) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 New South Wales mayoral elections were held on 4 December 2021 to elect mayors or lord mayors to 35 of the 128 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections.[1][2]
While most mayors in New South Wales are elected by councillors at meetings, several choose to have directly-elected (or popularly elected) mayors.[3]
2017 referendums
At the 2017 local elections, three referendum questions were put to voters about directly-elected mayors.
When asked if they supported the introduction of a directly-elected mayor in 2024 71.9% voted "Yes" in Dungog and 70.1% voted "Yes" in Shellharbour.[4][5] However, voters in North Sydney voted in favour of removing directly-elected mayoral elections. All changes came into effect in 2021.[6]
Candidates
Incumbents at the time of the elections are highlighted in bold text.
| LGA | Held by | Labor | Liberal | Greens | Independent | Others |
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| Ballina | Independent | Keith Williams | Jeff Johnson Eoin Johnston Steve McCarthy |
Sharon Cadwallader (SCT) | ||
| Bellingen | Greens | Andrew Woodward | Dominic King | Steve Allan (WWI) | ||
| Broken Hill | Labor | Darriea Turley | Tom Kennedy (FABBH) Dave Gallagher (TBH) | |||
| Burwood | Labor | John Faker | David Hull | Ned Cutcher | Alan Murray (MIG) | |
| Byron | Greens | Asren Pugh | Duncan Dey | Cate Coorey John Anderson Chris McIlrath |
Michael Lyon (BI) Mark Swivel (MST) Alan Hunter (BA) Bruce Clarke (BSAG) | |
| Canada Bay | Our Local Community | Julia Little | Michael Megna | Charles Jago | Daniela Ramondino | Angelo Tsirekas (OLC) |
| Cessnock | Labor | Jay Suvaal | John Moores | Janet Murray | Ian Olsen | |
| Coffs Harbour | Independent | Tony Judge | Jonathan Cassell | Sally Townley John Arkan Donna Pike Mike Adendorff |
Paul Amos (TM) Rodger Price (TWFI) Tegan Swan (Ind. Nat) George Cecato (CCF) | |
| Dungog | Independent | John Connors | ||||
| Eurobodalla | Independent Liberal | David Grace | Alison Worthington | Mat Hatcher (AE) Rob Pollock (PP) Karyn Starmer (TMT) Noel Harrison (ABC) Gary Smith (ABC) | ||
| Fairfield | Frank Carbone | George Barcha | Frank Carbone (FC) | |||
| Griffith | Independent | Doug Curran Carmel La Rocca Rina Mercuri Dino Zappacosta |
Anne Napoli (ANG) | |||
| Hornsby | Liberal | Philip Ruddock | Emma Heyde | |||
| Hunter's Hill | Liberal | Zac Miles | David Guazzarotto Richard Quinn |
Ross Williams (TR) | ||
| Kempsey | Independent | Arthur Bain | Liz Campbell Arthur Evans Leo Hauville Bruce Raeburn Dean Saul |
Troy Irwin (Ind. SFF) | ||
| Lake Macquarie | Labor | Kay Fraser | Jason Pauling | Rosmairi Dawson | Luke Cubis (LMI) | |
| Lismore | Greens | Darlene Cook | Vanessa Grindon-Ekins | Big Rob | Elly Bird (OSF) Steve Krieg (SKFL) Patrick Healey (IL) | |
| Liverpool | Labor | Nathan Hagarty | Ned Mannoun | Asm Morshed | Michael Andjelkovic | Peter Harle (LCIT) |
| Maitland | Labor | Loretta Baker | Ben Mitchell | John Brown | Brian Burke Shahriar (Sean) Saffari |
Michael Cooper (CI) Philip Penfold (PI) |
| Mosman | Serving Mosman | Libby Moline | Roy Bendall (RFM) Carolyn Corrigan (SM) Sarah Harding (VOM) Peter Menzies (MFM) | |||
| Nambucca Valley | Independent | Susan Jenvey | Rhonda Hoban | |||
| Newcastle | Labor | Nuatali Nelmes | Jenny Barrie | John Mackenzie | Rod Holding | John Church (NI) Steve O'Brien (SA) |
| Orange | Independent | Neil Jones | Kevin Duffy Lesley Smith Amanda Spalding |
Jason Hamling (TH) Tony Mileto (FOF) Jeff Whitton (Ind. ALP) | ||
| Port Macquarie-Hastings | Team Pinson | Steven Gates | Lisa Intemann (Ftrs) Nik Lipovac (HF) Peta Pinson (TP) Rachel Sheppard (ST) | |||
| Port Stephens | Independent | Leah Anderson | Ryan Palmer | |||
| Richmond Valley | Independent | Robert Hayes Robert Mustow |
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| Shellharbour | Labor | Marianne Saliba | Chris Homer | |||
| Shoalhaven | Greens | Amanda Findley | Paul Green | Nina Digiglio (SCF) Mark Kitchener (SIG) Greg Watson (SIG) Patricia White (SIG) | ||
| Singleton | Independent | Tony Jarrett | Belinda Charlton Sue Moore Danny Thompson |
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| Sydney | Team Clover (CMIT) | Linda Scott | Shauna Jarrett | Sylvie Ellsmore | Clover Moore (CMIT) Angela Vithoulkas (SBP) Yvonne Weldon (UFS) | |
| The Hills | Liberal | Ryan Tracey | Peter Gangemi | Vida Shahamat | Jersy Rozyck Ereboni Yazdani |
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| Uralla | Independent | Robert Bell Natasha Ledger Isabel Strutt |
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| Willoughby | Independent Liberal | Craig Campbell (Ind. Lib) Angelo Rozos (Ind. Lib) Tanya Taylor (TTCM) | ||||
| Wollondilly | Independent | Michael Banasik Matthew Deeth Matt Gould Judy Hannan Robert Khan Ray Law |
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| Wollongong | Wollongong Independents | Tania Brown | John Dorahy | Mithra Cox | Marie Glykis | Andrew Anthony (SAP) Gordon Bradbery (WI) |
Retiring mayors
- Gail Giles-Gidney (Independent Liberal) − Willoughby, announced 2021
- Bob Pynsent (Labor) − Cessnock, announced 23 June 2021[7]
- Liz Innes (Independent Liberal) − Eurobodalla, announced 29 June 2021[8][9]
- Denise Knight (Independent) − Coffs Harbour, announced 17 July 2021[10]
- John Dal Broi (Independent) − Griffith, announced 23 July 2021[11]
- David Wright (Independent) − Ballina, announced 5 November 2021[12]
- Wendy Waller (Labor) − Liverpool, announced 15 November 2021[13]
- Michael Pearce (Independent) − Uralla, announced 15 November 2021[14]
- Reg Kid (Independent) − Orange, announced 2021[15]