Results of the 2025 Northern Territory local elections

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This is a list of local government area (LGA) results for the 2025 Northern Territory local elections.[1] 34 elections were held on 23 August 2025, with 19 completed at the close of candidate nominations after being uncontested or declared partially failed by the Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC).[2][3]

Belyuen

2025 Belyuen Community
Government Council election
Northern Territory
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 5 seats on Belyuen Community Government Council
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents 100.0 5 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Belyuen Community Government Council is composed of a single ward electing five councillors.

All five candidates were elected unopposed.

Belyuen results

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Belyuen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rex Sing (elected) unopposed
Independent Leikeisha Woodie (elected) unopposed
Independent Linda Yarrowin (elected) unopposed
Independent Daphne Yarrowin (elected) unopposed
Independent Angelina Lewis (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 173

Central Desert

2025 Central Desert Regional Council election
Northern Territory
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 12 seats on Central Desert Regional Council
Turnout10.0% (Decrease 19.8) (contested wards only)
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents 100.0 11 0
Vacant 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Central Desert Regional Council is composed of twelve councillors across four wards. Akityarre Ward and Northern Tanami Ward elect two members each, while Anmatjere Ward and Southern Tanami Ward elect four members each.

Only Southern Tanami held an election, with all candidates in Anmatjere Ward and Northern Tanami Ward elected unopposed. As there was only one nomination in Akityarre Ward, a by-election will be held.

Akityarre

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Akityarre Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rosslyn Campbell (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 280

Anmatjere

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Anmatjere Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adrian Dixon (elected) unopposed
Independent Jeff Iverson (elected) unopposed
Independent David McCormack (elected) unopposed
Independent Clifford Tilmouth (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 1,019

Northern Tanami

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Northern Tanami Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Cyril Tasman (elected) unopposed
Independent Andrew Johnson (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 465

Southern Tanami

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Southern Tanami Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent April Martin (elected 1) 21 23.3
Independent Paul Briscoe (elected 2) 20 20.2
Independent Michaeline Gallagher (elected 3) 14 15.6
Independent Jacob Jungarai Spencer (elected 4) 14 15.6
Independent Freddy Williams 11 12.2
Independent Fiona Gibson 10 11.1
Total formal votes 90 95.7
Informal votes 4 4.3
Turnout 94 10.0

Coomalie

2025 Coomalie Community
Government Council election
Northern Territory
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 6 seats on Coomalie Community Government Council
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents 100.0 6 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Coomalie Community Government Council is composed of three multi-member wards, each electing two councillors.

Adelaide River

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Adelaide River Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sharon Beswick (elected 1) 59 37.6
Independent Alan Roe (elected 2) 50 31.8
Independent Stephen Bones Noble 30 19.1
Independent Neil MacDonald 18 11.5
Total formal votes 157 95.2
Informal votes 8 4.8
Turnout 165 66.0

Batchelor Township

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Batchelor Township Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent MaeMae Morrison (elected 1) 47 41.6
Independent Ross McGorman (elected 2) 21 18.6
Independent Margaret Couper 21 18.6
Independent Tony Croton 16 14.2
Independent Mary Ashley 8 7.1
Total formal votes 113 95.8
Informal votes 5 4.2
Turnout 118 53.4

Coomalie Rural

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Coomalie Rural Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chris Whatley (elected 1) 63 42.9
Independent Greg Strettles (elected 2) 39 26.5
Independent Cheryl Campbell 35 23.8
Independent Cherrian Luxton 10 6.8
Total formal votes 147 94.2
Informal votes 9 5.8
Turnout 156 55.9

Darwin

East Arnhem

2025 East Arnhem Regional Council election
Northern Territory
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 12 seats on East Arnhem Regional Council
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents 100.0 12 −2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

East Arnhem Regional Council is composed of twelve councillors elected across six multi-member wards. Three wards (Birr Rawarrang, Gumurr Gattjirrk and Gumurr Miyarrka) elect two councillors each, while two wards (Gumurr Marthakal and Gumurr Miwatj) elect three councillors each.[4]

Anindilyakwa Ward, which elected two members, was abolished prior to the election following the establishment of the Groote Archipelago Regional Council in 2024.[5][6]

Birr Rawarrang

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Birr Rawarrang Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent David Warraya 49 41.5
Independent Jason Mirritjawuy 49 41.5
Independent Rexy Djarrkadama 20 16.9
Total formal votes 118 96.7
Informal votes 4 3.3
Turnout 122 14.1

Gumurr Gattjirrk

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Gumurr Gattjirrk Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Keith Lapulung Dhamarrandji
Independent Jacinta Burukumalawuy
Independent Ganygulpa Dhurrkay
Independent John Ryan
Independent Joe Djakala
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Gumurr Marthakal

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Gumurr Marthakal Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stephen Dhamarrandji 129 62.6
Independent Cyril Bukulatjpi 31 15
Independent Gurrumgurrum Burarrwanga 26 12.6
Independent Evelyna Dhamarrandji 20 9.7
Total formal votes 206 94.5
Informal votes 12 5.5
Turnout 218 11.3

Gumurr Miwatj

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Gumurr Miwatj Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Murphy Yunupingu (elected) unopposed
Independent Marrpalawuy Marika (elected) unopposed
Independent Priscilla Yunupingu (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 1,738

Gumurr Miyarrka

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Gumurr Miyarrka Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bobby Wunungmurra (elected) unopposed
Independent Wesley Bandi Bandi Wunungmurra (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 987

Katherine

2025 Katherine Town Council election
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 7 seats on Katherine Town Council
Mayor
  First party Second party
 
IND
IND
Candidate Joanna Holden Mel Doyle
Party Independent Independent
Mayor before election

Lis Clark
Independent

 Elected Mayor

TBD

Councillors
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Katherine Town Council is composed of a directly-elected mayor and six councillors elected to a single ward.[7] Lis Clark did not seek re-election as mayor, having served in the role since January 2021.[8][9]

Katherine mayor

2025 Northern Territory mayoral elections: Katherine[10][11][12][13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joanna Holden 1,402 39.5
Independent Mel Doyle 476 13.4
Independent Wayne Connop 441 12.4
Independent Anjali Palmer 389 11
Independent Amanda Kingdon 376 10.6
Independent Cristian Coman 241 6.8
Independent Jon Raynor 227 6.4
Total formal votes 3,552 94.8
Informal votes 195 5.2
Turnout 3,747 54.7

Katherine results

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Katherine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter McDougall
Independent Kathy Glass
Independent Cristian Coman
Independent Kathryn Whitehouse
Independent Toni Tapp Coutts
Independent Jim King
Independent Ron Green
Independent Anjali Palmer
Independent Wayne Connop
Independent Lee Fortmann
Independent Mel Doyle
Independent Amanda Kingdon
Independent Kerrie Mott
Independent Jon Raynor
Independent Matt Hurley
Independent Dirk Ambjerg
Independent Ian David Clark
Independent Matt Morton
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Litchfield

2025 Litchfield Council election
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 7 seats on Litchfield Council
Registered14,169
Mayor
Turnout67.0% (Decrease 8.6)
  First party Second party
 
IND
IND
Candidate Rachael Wright Doug Barden
Party Independent Independent CLP
Primary vote 3,394 2,545
Percentage 38.9% 29.2%
Swing Increase 38.9 Increase 6.5
TCP 57.8% 42.2%
TCP swing Increase 57.8 Decrease 12.5
Mayor before election

Doug Barden
Independent CLP

 Elected Mayor

Rachael Wright
Independent

Councillors
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Litchfield Council is composed of a directly-elected mayor and three multi-member wards, each electing two councillors.[15]

Litchfield mayor

2025 Northern Territory mayoral elections: Litchfield[16][17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rachael Wright 3,394 38.9 +38.9
Independent CLP Doug Barden 2,545 29.2 +6.5
Independent Mark Sidey 844 9.7 –1.0
Independent Darren Nugent 835 9.6 +9.6
Independent Sue Stanton 679 7.8 +7.8
Independent Tony Pritchard 430 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 8,727 92.0 –0.5
Informal votes 762 8.0 +0.5
Turnout 9,489 67.0 –8.6
Rachael Wright gain from Doug Barden  

Central

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Central Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kev Harlan 826 27.1
Independent Cecilia Coleman 700 22.9
Independent Pauline Cass 543 17.8
Independent Darren Nugent 444 14.5
Independent Sherry Namatovu 391 12.8
Independent Tony Pritchard 149 4.9
Total formal votes 3,053 91.8
Informal votes 274 8.2
Turnout 3,327 68.5

North

2025 Northern Territory local elections: North Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rachael Wright (elected) unopposed
Independent Daisy Crawford (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 4,555

South

2025 Northern Territory local elections: South Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kris Civitarese 1,378 45.6
Independent Emma Sharp 794 26.3
Independent Beckie Kernich 679 22.5
Independent Sue Stanton 169 5.6
Total formal votes 3,020 94.9
Informal votes 161 5.1
Turnout 3,181 66.4

MacDonnell

2025 MacDonnell Regional Council election
Northern Territory
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 12 seats on MacDonnell Regional Council
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents 100.0 12 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

MacDonnell Regional Council is composed of four multi-member wards, totalling twelve councillors. Ljirapinta Ward elects two members, Iyarrka Ward and Luritja Pintubi Ward elect three each, and Rodinga Ward elects four.

Iyarrka

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Iyarrka Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Wilson
Independent Abraham Poulson
Independent Marlene Abbott
Independent Lyle Kenny
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Ljirapinta

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Ljirapinta Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mark Inkamala
Independent Maryanne Malbunka
Independent Roxanne Kenny
Independent Conrad Ratara
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Luritja Pintubi

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Luritja Pintubi Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tommy Conway
Independent Lynn Ward
Independent Dalton McDonald
Independent Garrard Anderson
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Rodinga

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Rodinga Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Veronica Lynch Kngwarraye (elected) unopposed
Independent Patrick Allen (elected) unopposed
Independent Andrew Davis (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 1,279

Palmerston

2025 Palmerston City Council election
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 8 seats on Palmerston City Council
Registered25,914
Mayor
Turnout57.3% (Decrease 7.3)
  First party Second party
 
IND
IND
Candidate Athina Pascoe-Bell Rob Waters
Party Independent Independent CLP
Primary vote 6,772 2,933
Percentage 48.8% 21.1%
Swing Decrease 25.2 Increase 21.1
After preferences 50.5% 24.6%
Mayor before election

Athina Pascoe-Bell
Independent

 Elected Mayor

Athina Pascoe-Bell
Independent

Councillors
Turnout57.0% (Decrease 7.7)
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents 81.1 5 0
Independent CLP 9.6 1 0
Ind. Labor 9.3 1 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Palmerston City Council is composed of a directly-elected mayor and seven councillors elected to a single ward.[19]

Palmerston mayor

2025 Northern Territory mayoral elections: Palmerston[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Athina Pascoe-Bell 6,772 48.8 –25.2
Independent CLP Rob Waters 2,933 21.1 +21.1
Independent Labor Dani Eveleigh 1,824 13.1 +13.1
Independent Cindy Mebbingarri Roberts 1,218 8.8 +8.8
Independent Raj Samson Rajwin 973 7.0 –3.4
Independent Appa Rao Adari 167 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 13,887 93.6 –1.4
Informal votes 955 6.4 +1.4
Turnout 14,842 57.3 –7.3
After distribution of preferences
Independent Athina Pascoe-Bell 7,015 50.5 +50.5
Independent CLP Rob Waters 3,410 24.6 +24.6
Independent Labor Dani Eveleigh 2,016 14.5 +14.5
Independent Cindy Mebbingarri Roberts 1,446 10.4 +10.4
Athina Pascoe-Bell hold  

Palmerston results

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Palmerston[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lucy Morrison (elected 1) 2,038 15.0
Independent CLP Wayne Bayliss (elected 2) 1,739 12.8
Independent CLP Rob Waters (elected 3) 1,302 9.6
Independent Labor Damian Hale (elected 7) 1,261 9.3
Independent Mark Fraser (elected 6) 1,120 8.3
Independent Labor Yolanda Kanyai (elected 5) 1,091 8.0
Independent Sarah Henderson (elected 4) 1,041 7.7
Independent Ben Giesecke 976 7.2
Independent Cindy Mebbingarri Roberts 833 6.1
Independent Jacob Brant 785 5.8
Independent Raj Samson Rajwin 478 3.5
Independent Melissa Maguire 403 3.0
Independent Colin Southam 298 2.2
Independent Appa Rao Adari 114 0.8
Independent John-Paul MacDonagh 90 0.7
Total formal votes 13,569 91.9
Informal votes 1,197 8.1
Turnout 14,766 57.0

Roper Gulf

2025 Roper Gulf Regional Council election
Northern Territory
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 13 seats on Roper Gulf Regional Council
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents 100.0 13 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Roper Gulf Regional Council is composed of five multi-member wards, totalling 13 councillors. Numbulwar Numburindi and Yugul Mangi elect two members, and Never Never, Nyirranggulung and South West Gulf elect three.

Never Never

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Never Never Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Edna Prescilla Iles
Independent Rosemary Joshua
Independent Cecilia Lake
Independent Des Barritt
Independent Sue Edwards
Independent Patricia Farrell
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Numbulwar Numburindi

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Numbulwar Numburindi Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kathy-Anne Numamurdirdi (elected) unopposed
Independent Edwin Nunggumajbarr (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 576

Nyirranggulung

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Nyirranggulung Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Dalywater
Independent Preston Lee
Independent Helen Leanne Lee
Independent Selina Ashley
Independent Anne Marie Lee
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

South West Gulf

2025 Northern Territory local elections: South West Gulf Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Jack
Independent Ash Garner
Independent Samuel Evans
Independent Gadrian Hoosan
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Yugul Mangi

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Yugul Mangi Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Melissa Andrews-Wurramarrba (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 856

Tiwi Islands

2025 Tiwi Islands Regional Council election
Northern Territory
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 12 seats on Roper Gulf Regional Council
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents 100.0 12 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Tiwi Islands Regional Council is composed of three multi-member wards, totalling twelve councillors. Bathurst Island Ward elects six members, while Milikapiti Ward and Pirlangimpi Ward elect three each.

Bathurst Island

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Bathurst Island Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Stanley Tipiloura
Independent Mary Dunn
Independent Jennifer Ullungura Clancy
Independent Brian Tipungwuti
Independent Luke Tipuamantumirri
Independent John Pilakui
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Milikapiti

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Milikapiti Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pius Sarto Tipungwuti (elected) unopposed
Independent Lynette Jane De Santis (elected) unopposed
Independent Jeffrey Simon Ullungura (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 344

Pirlangimpi

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Pirlangimpi Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Deanne Rioli
Independent Rebekah Yunupingu
Independent Daniel Costa
Independent Joseph Gideon Pangiraminni
Independent Therese Bourke
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

Victoria Daly

2025 Victoria Daly Regional Council election
Northern Territory
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 5 seats on Victoria Daly Regional Council
Turnout36.3% (Increase 3.1) (contested wards only)
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents 100.0 5 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Victoria Daly Regional Council is composed of five single-member wards.

Daguragu

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Daguragu Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Georgina Louise Macleod (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 505
Georgina Louise Macleod hold  

Milngin

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Milngin Ward[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrew Victor McTaggart 82 62.6
Independent John Bonson 49 37.4
Total formal votes 131 99.2
Informal votes 1 0.8
Turnout 132 36.3
Andrew Victor McTaggart hold  

Pine Creek

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Pine Creek Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Yvette Williams (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 230
Yvette Williams hold  

Timber Creek

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Timber Creek Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Deborah Jones (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 438
Deborah Jones gain from Shirley Anne Garlett  

Walangeri

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Walangeri Ward
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Brian Pedwell (elected) unopposed
Registered electors 367
Brian Pedwell hold  

Wagait

2025 Wagait Shire Council election
Northern Territory
← 2021 23 August 2025 2029 →
All 5 seats on Wagait Shire Council
Turnout74.5% (Decrease 4.1)
Party Vote % Seats +/–
Independents 100.0 5 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Wagait Shire Council is composed of five councillors elected to a single ward.

Wagait results

2025 Northern Territory local elections: Wagait
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sarah Manning (elected 1) 99 38.1 +38.1
Independent Sarah Smith (elected 2) 55 21.2 +21.2
Independent Tom Dyer (elected 3) 33 12.7 +4.3
Independent Neil White (elected 4) 31 11.9 –5.4
Independent Peter Clee (elected 5) 26 10.0 –2.4
Independent Alan Amezdroz 16 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 260 98.9 +3.2
Informal votes 3 1.1 –3.2
Turnout 263 74.5 –4.1

West Arnhem

West Daly

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