Candidates announced: 2024 NSW Local Government elections

The final lists of councillor and mayoral candidates for the 2024 NSW Local Government elections are now available. 

3889 candidates have been successfully nominated for the council elections, to be held on Saturday, 14 September. 

Following the ballot paper draws today, candidate details have been published on the NSW Electoral Commission website in the order they will appear on each ballot paper.

Uncontested elections (where only the required number of candidates (or less) have been nominated) have been declared for the following council, ward and mayoral elections: 

1. Berrigan	9. Murrumbidgee – Jerilderie and Murrumbidgee East Wards
2. Cobar	10. Penrith – East Ward
3. Cowra	11. Tenterfield – Ward B
4. Greater Hume - East Ward	12. Uralla – Mayor, Wards A and B
5. Junee	13. Warren – Wards A, B and D
6. Lachlan – Wards A, B, D and E	14. Warrumbungle
7. Lockhart – Ward A
8. Murray River – Greater Wakool Ward

Nominated candidates in these council areas and wards are elected uncontested. Check council area pages on the website for more details.

Unless there are mayoral elections, referenda or polls also being held, voters enrolled in these council areas or wards are not required to vote in the upcoming Local Government elections. 

Berrigan, Cowra and Junee Councils and Lachlan – Ward E have received fewer candidate nominations than the number of councillors required for their councils, and a by-election will be held to fill those vacancies at a later date. 

Voters enrolled in these council areas or wards are not required to vote in the September Local Government elections. Voting in subsequent by-elections is compulsory.

Further information about the 2024 NSW Local Government elections is available at elections.nsw.gov.au

Voting is compulsory for electors in New South Wales. 

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