See main article: Results of the 2021 New South Wales local elections. This is a list of results for the 2021 New South Wales local elections in the Illawarra region.[1] [2] [3] [4]
| Elected councillor | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathy Rice | Greens | |||
| Imogen Draisma | Labor | |||
| Mark Croxford | YCC | |||
| Karen Renkema-Lang | S.A.F.E. | |||
| Neil Reilly | Team Reilly | |||
| Matt Brown | WLKGJ | |||
| Jodi Keast | Greens | |||
| Stuart Larkins | Labor | |||
| Warren Steel | Independent | |||
| Country: | New South Wales |
| Election Name: | 2021 Shellharbour City Council election |
| Election Date: | 4 December 2021 |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Vote Type: | First preference |
| Majority Seats: | 5 |
| Seats For Election: | All 8 seats on Shellharbour City Council |
| Leader1: | Marianne Saliba |
| Party1: | Labor |
| Last Election1: | 3 seats |
| Seats Before1: | 3 |
| Seats1: | 4 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 21,199 |
| Percentage1: | 61.8% |
| Swing1: | 12.5 |
| Leader2: | N/A |
| Party2: | Independents |
| Last Election2: | 4 seats |
| Seats Before2: | 4 |
| Seats2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 13,083 |
| Percentage2: | 38.2% |
| Swing2: | 11.1 |
| Largest party | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent largest party |
Shellharbour is composed of four two-member wards and a directly-elected mayor. Prior to this election, the council was undivided and the mayor was chosen by councillors, but a referendum held in 2017 saw voters change the electoral system.[5] [6]
The Liberal Party did not endorse any candidates, including its one councillor elected in 2017.
| Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21,199 | 61.8 | +12.5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Kellie Marsh Independents | 8,746 | 25.5 | 1 | |||||
| 5,583 | 16.3 | 2 | ||||||
| Local Voice | 3,454 | 10.1 | 1 | |||||
| Community Voice | 3,416 | 10.0 | 0 | |||||
| Formal votes | 34,282 | 94.9 | ||||||
| Informal votes | 1,845 | 5.1 | ||||||
| Total votes | 36,127 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Registered voters / turnout | 55,825 | 64.71 | ||||||