See main article: Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections.
| Election Name: | (Mid North Coast) |
| Country: | New South Wales |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Election Date: | 14 September 2024 |
This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in the Mid North Coast region.[1] [2]
Mid North Coast covers six local government areas (LGAs), including the City of Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie-Hastings Council.[3]
| Country: | New South Wales |
| Election Date: | 14 September 2024 |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Vote Type: | First preference |
| Majority Seats: | 4 |
| Seats For Election: | All 6 seats on Bellingen Shire Council |
| Image1: | WWI |
| Leader1: | Steve Allan |
| Party1 Name: | no |
| Last Election1: | 2 seats |
| Seats Before1: | 2 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 4,342 |
| Percentage1: | 53.6% |
| Swing1: | 19.8 |
| Leader2: | Dominic King |
| Party2: | Greens |
| Last Election2: | 2 seats |
| Seats Before2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,481 |
| Percentage2: | 30.6% |
| Swing2: | 4.7 |
| Image3: | CF |
| Party3 Name: | no |
| Last Election3: | Did not exist |
| Seats Before3: | 2 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 1,273 |
| Percentage3: | 15.7% |
| Swing3: | 1.7 |
| Largest party | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent largest party |
Bellingen Shire Council is composed of six councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor.
Graeme Shephard, who was elected second on the "Team Joanne Cook" ticket in 2021, led the new "Community First" group.[4] Joanne Cook was second on the ticket, with fellow councillor councillor Stephen Glyde (who led the "Stephen Glyde Group" in 2021) in the fourth and final position.[5] [6]
Only three groups stood at the election, down from six in 2021. The Labor Party did not recontest.[7]
| Country: | New South Wales |
| Election Date: | 14 September 2024 |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Vote Type: | First preference |
| Majority Seats: | 5 |
| Seats For Election: | All 8 seats on Coffs Harbour City Council |
| Image1: | TN |
| Leader1: | Nikki Williams |
| Party1 Name: | no |
| Last Election1: | Did not exist |
| Seats Before1: | 0 |
| Leader2: | Paul Amos |
| Party2 Name: | no |
| Last Election2: | 2 seats |
| Seats Before2: | 2 |
| Leader3: | Tony Judge |
| Last Election3: | 1 seat |
| Seats Before3: | 1 |
| Leader4: | Jonathan Cassell |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Leader5: | George Cecato |
| Party5: | Better Coffs Coast |
| Party5 Name: | no |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Leader6: | Tegan Swan |
| Party6: | We Thrive |
| Party6 Name: | no |
| Last Election6: | 1 seat |
| Seats Before6: | 1 |
| Largest party | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent largest party |
Coffs Harbour City Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor.
The National Party does not endorse candidates for local elections. Coffs Harbour MP Gurmesh Singh, the deputy leader of the NSW Nationals, endorsed Nikki Williams (Team Nikki), George Cecato (Better Coffs Coast) and Tegan Swan (Independent) in the mayoral election.[8] Both Williams and Cecato are Nationals members.[9] [10]
| Country: | New South Wales |
| Election Date: | 14 September 2024 |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Vote Type: | First preference |
| Majority Seats: | 5 |
| Seats For Election: | All 8 seats on Kempsey Shire Council |
| Image1: | IND |
| Leader1: | N/A |
| Party1: | Independents |
| Last Election1: | 7 seats |
| Seats Before1: | 7 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,325 |
| Percentage1: | 87.4% |
| Swing1: | 7.3% |
| Leader2: | Arthur Bain |
| Party2: | Greens |
| Last Election2: | 1 seat |
| Seats Before2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,213 |
| Percentage2: | 12.6% |
| Swing2: | 7.3% |
| Largest party | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent largest party |
| Before Election: | Independents |
| After Election: | Independents |
Kempsey Shire Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor.
At the 2021 election, seven independents were elected, as well as one member of the Greens.[11] However, the election was re-run in 2022 after the New South Wales Electoral Commission's online voting system crashed, preventing 34 people in Kempsey from casting their vote.[12]
| Country: | New South Wales |
| Election Name: | 2024 MidCoast Council election |
| Election Date: | 14 September 2024 |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Vote Type: | First preference |
| Majority Seats: | 6 |
| Seats For Election: | All 11 seats on MidCoast Council |
| Image1: | IND |
| Leader1: | N/A |
| Party1: | Independents |
| Last Election1: | 5 seats |
| Seats Before1: | 5 |
| Seats1: | 5 |
| Leader2: | Michael Graham |
| Party2: | Libertarian |
| Last Election2: | Did not contest |
| Seats Before2: | 0 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Leader4: | Claire Pontin |
| Party4: | Labor |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 2 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Leader5: | Dheera Smith |
| Party5: | Greens |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Largest party | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent largest party |
| Before Election: | Independents |
| After Election: | Libertarian |
MidCoast Council is composed of 11 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.
The Liberal Party, which won two seats in 2021, was unable to recontest after missing the candidate nomination deadline.[13] [14]
The Libertarian Party became the largest party following the election, winning at least two seats.[15] [16]
| Country: | New South Wales |
| Election Name: | 2024 Nambucca Valley Council election |
| Election Date: | 14 September 2024 |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Vote Type: | First preference |
| Majority Seats: | 5 |
| Seats For Election: | All 8 seats on Nambucca Valley Council |
| Image1: | IND |
| Leader1: | N/A |
| Party1: | Independents |
| Last Election1: | 7 seats |
| Seats Before1: | 6 |
| Leader2: | Susan Jenvey |
| Party2: | Labor |
| Last Election2: | 1 seat |
| Seats Before2: | 1 |
| Leader3: | David Jones |
| Party3: | Greens |
| Last Election3: | Did not contest |
| Seats Before3: | 1 |
| Largest party | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent largest party |
| Before Election: | Independents |
| After Election: | Independents |
Nambucca Valley Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor.
On 28 June 2024, councillor David Jones joined the Greens.[17] He had contested the 2021 election as an independent.[18] [19]
| Country: | New South Wales |
| Election Name: | 2024 Port Macquarie-Hastings Council election |
| Election Date: | 14 September 2024 |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Year: | 2028 |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Vote Type: | First preference |
| Majority Seats: | 5 |
| Seats For Election: | All 8 seats on Port Macquarie-Hastings Council |
| Image1: | ROB |
| Leader1: | Adam Roberts |
| Party1 Name: | no |
| Last Election1: | 4 seats |
| Seats Before1: | 3 |
| Seats1: | 2 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 15,343 |
| Percentage1: | 28.0% |
| Swing1: | 18.8 |
| Leader2: | Rachel Sheppard |
| Party2: | Team Sheppard |
| Party2 Name: | no |
| Last Election2: | 1 seat |
| Seats Before2: | 1 |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,397 |
| Percentage2: | 17.2 |
| Swing2: | 1.9 |
| Leader3: | Mark Hornshaw |
| Party3: | Libertarian |
| Last Election3: | Did not contest |
| Seats Before3: | 0 |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 8,763 |
| Percentage3: | 16.0 |
| Swing3: | 16.0 |
| Image4: | LIP |
| Leader4: | Nik Lipovac |
| Party4: | Team Lipovac |
| Party4 Name: | no |
| Last Election4: | 1 seat |
| Seats Before4: | 1 |
| Seats4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 8,326 |
| Percentage4: | 15.2% |
| Swing4: | 6.8 |
| Leader5: | Lauren Edwards |
| Party5: | Greens |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 7,668 |
| Percentage5: | 14.0% |
| Swing5: | 5.0 |
| Leader6: | Hamish Tubman |
| Party6: | Labor |
| Last Election6: | Did not contest |
| Seats Before6: | 0 |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 4,823 |
| Percentage6: | 8.8% |
| Swing6: | 8.8 |
| Largest party | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent largest party |
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor.
In July 2023, Team Pinson councillor Sharon Griffiths resigned from council.[20] Her position was left vacant until the 2024 election.[21]
Incumbent mayor Peta Pinson (Team Pinson) did not seek re-election, endorsing "Team Roberts".[22] [23] Team Roberts was led by councillor Adam Roberts and included fellow councillors Danielle Maltman and Josh Slade, who were all elected as part of Team Pinson in 2021.[24] [25] [26]
Rachel Sheppard initially planned to contest the mayoral election, but withdrew in early August 2024 to only contest the councillor election.[27] Lisa Intemann, who was elected leading the "Fighters For Our Region" group in 2021, joined Team Sheppard.[28] [29]
A referendum was also held alongside the election, asking if the total number of councillors should be reduced from nine to seven (including the mayor).[30] Team Roberts supported the "Yes" vote, while all other candidates supported the "No" vote.[31]