Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Outer Sydney explained

See also: Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Inner Sydney.

See main article: Results of the 2024 New South Wales local elections.

This is a list of results for the 2024 New South Wales local elections in Outer Sydney including the Central Coast, though the region is considered to be separate from Greater Sydney.^{[1] [2]}

Outer Sydney and surrounds covers 22 local government areas (LGAs) (excluding the Central Coast), including Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Wollondilly.^[3] A further 10 LGAs are in the Inner Sydney region.

Blacktown

Blacktown City Council is composed of three wards, each electing five councillors, totalling 15 seats.

Blacktown results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Labor		96,925	47.4	-5.8	8	2
		Liberal		80,601	39.4	+8.4	6	3
		Greens		20,334	9.9	+7.4	1	1
		Animal Justice		6,263	3.1	+3.1	0
		Independents		390	0.2	-11.7	0	2
Formal votes			204,513	94.0	+0.5
Informal votes			12,968	6.0	-0.5
Total			217,481	100%	N/A	15
Registered voters / turnout

Ward 5

Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains City Council is composed of four three-member wards, totalling 12 councillors.

Labor and the Greens ran in every ward, while incumbent Ward 3 councillor Daniel Myles was the only independent contesting the election. The Libertarian Party had one candidate, Joaquim De Lima, who contested Ward 2.^[4]

The Liberal Party, which won three seats in 2021, was unable to recontest any wards after missing the candidate nomination deadline.^[5]

Blue Mountains results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Labor		29,052	63.9	+14.7	9	3
		Greens		11,000	24.2	+9.3	2
		Independents		4,329	9.5	−2.3	1
		Libertarian		1,082	2.4		0
Formal votes			45,463	90.0	−6.5
Informal votes			5,049	10.0	+6.5
Total			50,512

Ward 4

Burwood

Burwood Council is composed of six councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor. The Labor Party won a majority at the 2021 election with four seats, including the mayoralty.

The Greens won 12.7% of the vote in 2021 and elected one councillor, Ned Cutcher.^[6] He is not seeking re-election, and the Greens are not recontesting for unknown reasons.^{[7] [8]}

A new party, Australia Multinational Unity Inc (also known simply as "Unity"), is contesting the election with four candidates.^{[9] [10]}

Burwood results

Camden

Camden Council is composed of three three-member wards.

Camden results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Labor		20,054	29.7	−3.3	3
		Libertarian		16,448	24.3		2	2
		Liberal		8,378	12.4	−31.6	1	3
		Camden Community First		3,677	5.4		0
		Shooters, Fishers and Farmers		568	0.8	+0.3	0
		Independents		18,491	27.3	+4.8	3	1
Formal votes
Informal votes
Total

South

Campbelltown

Campbelltown City Council is composed of 15 councillors elected proportionally to a single ward. The Labor Party won a plurality at the 2021 election with five seats.

In January 2022, councillors George Brticevic and Margaret Chivers both left Labor to sit as independents.^[11]

On 11 July 2024, the Community First Team (CFT) and the Totally Locally Committed Party (TLCP) merged to form the Community First Totally Independent Party (CFTIP).^[12] Both CFT and TLCP had one councillor elected each in 2021 (Josh Cotter and Warren Morrison respectively).^[12]

The Liberal Party, which won four seats in 2021, was unable to recontest after missing the candidate nomination deadline.^[13] The Animal Justice Party, which has one sitting councillor (Matt Stellino), only had seven grouped candidates (along with one ungrouped candidate) and could only receive votes below-the-line.^[14]

One Nation member Adam Zahra led the conservative "Independents for Campbelltown" group.^{[15] [16]}

Campbelltown results

Canada Bay

Canada Bay City Council is composed of eight councillors elected proportionally to a single ward, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2021 election, both Our Local Community (OLC) and the Liberal Party won three seats (including OLC's Angelo Tsirekas elected as mayor).

On 13 December 2023, Tsirekas was dismissed as mayor by Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig, one month after the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) found he had engaged in corrupt conuct.^[17] He was banned from civic office for a period of five years.^[18] On 25 January 2024, Liberal councillor Michael Megna was appointed by councillors to serve for the remainder of the term.

OLC has chosen not to recontest Canada Bay, with neither of the party's remaining councillors − Joseph Cordaro and Carmela Ruggeri − seeking re-election.^[19]

Kurt Pudniks, who ran for the Greens in the Queensland seat of Leichhardt at the 2016 federal election, is contesting for the Libertarian Party as an ungrouped candidate.^[20]

Canada Bay results

Canterbury-Bankstown

Canterbury-Bankstown City Council is composed of three wards, each electing five councillors, totalling 15 seats.

Canterbury-Bankstown results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Labor		72,278	41.3	−6.1	8	1
		Liberal		30,096	17.2	−12.8	3	2
		Greens		17,350	9.9	+6.2	1	1
		Community Voice		10,093	5.8		1	1
		Our Local Community		6,308	3.6		1	1
		Libertarian		15,904	9.1		0
		Animal Justice		1,601	0.9	−0.7	0
		Unity		1,556	0.9		0
		Democrats		967	0.6		0
		Independents		19,042	10.9	−2.3	1
Formal votes			175,195	89.9
Informal votes			19,577	10.1
Total			194,772			15
Registered voters / turnout

Roselands

Central Coast

See main article: 2024 Central Coast Council election. Central Coast Council is composed of five three-member wards, totalling 15 councillors. This will be the first election for the council since 2017, after it was placed into administration on 30 October 2022 and eventually dismissed on 17 March 2022.^{[21] [22]}

At the 2017 election, Labor won a plurality with six seats, while there were five independents and four Liberals also elected.^[23]

Central Coast results

Cumberland

Cumberland City Council is composed of five three-member wards, totalling 15 councillors. At the 2021 election, Labor won a majority with eight seats.

The Liberal Party contested the 2017 election and won five seats, but did not contest in 2021, with two Independent Liberals elected.^[24] The party returned to endorsing candidates for the 2024 election.^[25]

Greystanes Ward councillor Eddy Sarkis left Our Local Community (OLC) after losing party preselection in February 2024.^[26] Sarkis and Wentworthville Ward candidate Zac Alameh both ran under the same "People Not Party Politics" branding.^{[27] [28] [29] [30]}

Cumberland results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Labor		31,340	31.7	−16.9	5	3
		Liberal		23,959	24.2	+11.4	4	2
		Our Local Community		15,001	15.2	−13.1	3	1
		People Not Party Politics		8,044	8.1		1	1
		Greens		3,952	4.0	+1.2	1	1
		The Independents		3,903	3.9	−2.6	0	1
		Battler		1,848	1.9		0
		Independents		10,922	11.0	+10.0	1	1
Formal votes			98,969	91.3
Informal votes			9,368	8.7
Total			108,337			15
Registered voters / turnout

Wentworthville

Fairfield

Fairfield City Council is composed of two six-member wards, as well as a directly-elected mayor. The election is being conducted by the Australian Election Company.^[31]

Although Frank Carbone and Dai Le formed their own groups at the 2021 election, they have an alliance on council.^{[32] [33] [34]}

Basim Shamaon, who contested the 2021 election leading "The Real Local" group, is running as Labor's mayoral candidate.

Fairfield results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Frank Carbone		44,864	44.1	+1.6	6
		Dai Le		30,052	29.5	+9.3	3
		Labor		16,357	16.1	−8.8	2	1
		Family First		241	0.2		0
		Independents		10,252	10.1	+6.9	1	1
Formal votes			101,766
Informal votes
Turnout

Parks

Georges River

Georges River Council is composed of five three-member wards, totalling 15 councillors. At the 2021 election, both Labor and the Liberals won five seats each.

In December 2021, Blakehurst Ward councillor Sam Elmir and Mortdale Ward councillor Nick Smerdely were both expelled from the party amid branch stacking allegations.^[35] Neither sought re-election in 2024, with Smerdely endorsing Liberal candidate Andrew Ng.^{[36] [37]} However, the Liberals (including Ng) were unable to contest Mortdale and Peakhurst after missing the candidate nomination deadline.^[38]

Two Labor councillors − Warren Tegg (Mortdale) and Kevin Greene (Peakhurst) − resigned at various points in 2022 and were replaced by Ashvini Ambihaipahar and Veronica Ficarra respectively following countbacks.

Georges River results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Labor		30,247	39.06	+6.66	6	1
		Liberal		16,281	21.02	−7.98	3
		Residents and Ratepayers		24,389	31.49	+10.09	5	1
		Georges River Association		3,607	4.66	+1.96	1
		Kogarah Residents' Association		1,065	1.38	+1.38	0
		Libertarian		553	0.71	+0.71	0
		Greens		474	0.61	+0.61	0
		Public Education		82	0.11	+0.11	0
		Independents		741	0.96	−12.34	0
Formal votes			77,439
Informal votes			5,928
Total			83,367			15
Registered voters / turnout			96,882

Peakhurst

Hawkesbury

Hawkesbury City Council is composed of twelve councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.

Hawkesbury results

Hornsby

Hornsby Shire Council is composed of three three-member wards, totalling nine councillors, as well as a directly-elected mayor.

In August 2024, A Ward councillor Nathan Tilbury left the Liberal Party.^[39]

Hornsby results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal		36,720	44.0	−6.2	4	2
		Greens		18,128	21.7	−6.4	2	1
		Labor		15,638	18.8	+5.8	2	2
		Independents		12,876	15.4	+7.6	1	1
Formal votes			83,362	92.9
Informal votes			6,339	7.1
Total			89,701			9
Registered voters / turnout

C Ward

Ku-ring-gai

Ku-ring-gai Council is composed of five two-member wards, totalling 10 councillors.

A number of Independent Liberals are contesting the election, while Labor and the Greens have endorsed candidates in one ward each.^{[40] [41]} Several local groups are also contesting.^{[42] [43]}

Ku-ring-gai results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Independent		33,525	49.1	−7.7	6
		Independent Liberal		21,188	31.1	+13.7	3	1
		Your Voice On Local Issues		8,543	12.5	+2.5	1
		Preserve Ku-ring-gai		2,161	3.2	−0.6	0	1
		Greens		1,753	2.6		0
		Labor		1,061	1.6		0
Formal votes			68,231	94.2
Informal votes			4,221	5.8
Total			72,452

Wahroonga

Liverpool

Liverpool City Council is composed of two five-member wards, as well as a directly-elected mayor. The election was conducted by the Australian Election Company.^[44]

In April 2022, South Ward councillor Karress Rhodes resigned from the Liverpool Community Independents Team.^[45] She led the "Liverpool Independents" group across both wards.^{[46] [47] [48]}

Liverpool results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal		45,535	41.0	+2.6	4
		Labor		34,866	31.4	−6.7	4
		Our Local Community		9,623	8.7		1	1
		Community Independents		7,547	6.8	−3.1	1	1
		Libertarian		7,321	6.6		0
		Liverpool Independents		3,277	3.0		0
		Community Voice		2,084	1.9		0
		Independents		729	0.7	−6.1	0
Formal votes			110,982
Informal votes
Total						10
Registered voters / turnout

South

Northern Beaches

Northern Beaches Council is composed of five three-member wards, totalling 15 councillors.^[49] At the 2021 election, Your Northern Beaches Independent Team (YNBIT) won a plurality of seats with six, although the Liberal Party had the largest vote percentage (35.1%).^[50]

Frenchs Forest Ward councillor Michael Regan was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the member for Wakehurst at the 2023 state election.^[51] Following this, Curl Curl Ward councillor Sue Heins took over from Regan as YNBIT leader and mayor on 16 May 2023.^[52]

On 28 January 2024, Pittwater Ward councillor Michael Gencher left YNBIT to join the Liberal Party. According to the Northern Beaches Advocate, Gencher was one of several YNBIT councillors facing "pressure to stand aside" in favour of candidates aligned with teal independents.^[53] Heins told the Manly Observer in response that "if Gencher needs more structure, then he has made the right move".^[54] As a result of Gencher's defection, YNBIT lost its plurality on council.^[55]

On 14 August 2024, the Liberal Party missed the candidate nomination deadline, preventing all of its Northern Beaches councillors and candidates from contesting the election.^[56] Only Mandeep Singh, an ungrouped candidate in Pittwater Ward appearing without a party affiliation on the ballot, is endorsed by the Liberals.^[57]

Northern Beaches results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
				71,095	49.14	+18.04	7	1
		Greens		27,052	18.70	+3.70	4	2
		True Independents		15,814	10.93	+7.51	2	1
		Liberal		10,710	7.40	−27.70	1	4
				10,230	7.07	+2.67	1
		Labor		9,387	6.49	−0.01	0
		Friends of Mona Vale		387	0.26	+0.26	0
Formal votes			144,675	92.66
Informal votes			11,472	7.34
Total			156,147	100.0		15
Registered voters / turnout

Pittwater

Parramatta

Parramatta City Council is composed of three wards, each electing five councillors, totalling 15 seats.

Parramatta results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal		41,777	35.7	+30.0	6	5
		Labor		36,344	31.1	−10.4	6	1
		Community Champions		12,735	10.9	−6.7	1
		Our Local Community		11,902	10.2	−9.2	0	4
		Greens		7,499	6.4	−3.7	1
		Lorraine Wearne Independents		3,772	3.2	−5.3	1
		Paul Noack Independents		1,471	1.3		0
		Libertarian		1,355	1.2	−0.8	0
		Independents		27	0.0		0
Formal votes			116,882	95.3
Informal votes			5,809	4.7
Total			122,691			15	0

Rosehill

Penrith

Penrith City Council is composed of three wards, each electing five councillors, totalling 15 seats.

The Liberal Party was unable to contest East Ward after missing the candidate nomination deadline, leaving the ward uncontested.^[58]

Penrith results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
				26,544	33.9	−0.6	9	4
				15,303	19.5	−13.8	2	4
				11,849	15.1		1	1
				3,522	4.5		0
				31,490	26.9	−2.9	3	1
Formal votes			78,282	91.6
Informal votes			7,221	8.4
Total			85,503			15
Registered voters / turnout

South

Ryde

Ryde City Council is composed of three four-member wards, totalling 12 councillors, as well as − starting at the 2024 election − a directly-elected mayor.

The Liberal Party won a plurality with six seats in 2021, before gaining a majority in October 2022 after winning the West Ward by-election following Labor councillor Jerome Laxale's resignation.

Ryde results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal		28,550	44.1	+8.9	7	1
		Labor		18,853	29.1	−6.8	3	2
		Roy Maggio Independents		11,405	17.6		1
		Greens		5,257	8.1	−2.7	1	1
		Peter Kim Independent Team		1,663	2.6		0
		Unity		842	1.3		0
Formal votes			64,790	93.9
Informal votes			4,235	6.1
Total			69,025

West

Strathfield

Strathfield Council is composed of seven councillors elected proportionally to a single ward.^[59]

In February 2024, Strathfield Independents councillor Sandy Reddy joined the Liberal Party.^[60] Nella Hall Independents did not recontest the election, with Nella Hall instead running second on the "Benjamin Cai Independent Team" ticket.^{[61] [62]}

Strathfield results

Sutherland

Sutherland Shire Council is composed of five three-member wards, totalling 15 councillors. At the 2021 election, the Liberals won a majority with eight seats.

A Ward councillor Leanne Farmer, who led the "Genuine Community Independents" group in 2021, is leading the "Shire Independents" group, which is contesting three wards.^{[63] [64]} E Ward councillor Laura Cowell, previously the leader of "Shire Sports Independents", is contesting as an independent.^{[65] [66]}

In August 2024, A Ward councillor Carol Provan and C Ward councillor Carmelo Pesce lost Liberal Party preselection, with both resigning from the party as a result.^{[67] [68] [69]} Both were re-elected as independents.

Sutherland results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal		58,293	40.51%		6
		Labor		43,831	30.46%		5
		Shire Independents		9,345	6.49%		0
		Greens		3,207	2.23%		0
		The Passmore Independents		2,622	1.82%		0
		Libertarian		2,217	1.54%		0
		Animal Justice		1,486	1.03%		0
		Independents		22,901	15.91%		4
Formal votes			143,902	94.97%
Informal votes			7,617	5.03%
Total			151,519			15
Registered voters / turnout

E Ward

The Hills

The Hills Shire Council is composed of four three-member wards, as well as a directly-elected mayor. At the 2021 election, the Liberals won a majority with nine seats, including the mayoralty.

The Hills results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Liberal		68,058	61.3	+0.7	8
		Labor		25,945	23.4	+2.8	3
		Greens		15,237	13.7	−3.1	1
		Independents		1,795	1.6	−0.3	0
Formal votes			111,035	95.0
Informal votes			5,865	5.0
Total			116,900

West

Wollondilly

Wollondilly Shire Council is composed of two four-member wards and a directly-elected mayor.

Wollondilly results

Party! style="width:70px;"

Votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
		Matt Gould Team		15,270	46.9		4
		Experienced To Lead		6,438	19.8		2
		Team Purple		3,611	11.1		1
		Independent Liberal		1,101	3.4		0
		Bev Spearpoint Team		849	2.6		0
		Independents		5,274	16.2		1
Formal votes			32,543	88.9
Informal votes			4,080	11.1
Total			36,623			8
Registered voters / turnout

North

Notes and References

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2. Web site: NSW council elections, 2024 . 16 December 2023 . The Tally Room . 17 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240520222600/https://www.tallyroom.com.au/nswcouncil2024 . 20 May 2024.
3. Web site: Coast is top spot to move to in Greater Sydney area . Coast Community News . 25 August 2024 . 19 May 2024 . 3 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241003115447/https://coastcommunitynews.com.au/central-coast/news/2024/05/coast-is-top-spot-to-move-to-in-greater-sydney-area/ . live .
4. Web site: Last of the Independents: Daniel Myles formally launches council campaign . Blue Mountains Gazette . 9 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240821045905/https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/8732229/daniel-myles-launches-re-election-campaign-in-blue-mountains/ . 21 August 2024 . 16 August 2024.
5. Web site: Liberal Party announces team standing for council elections . Blue Mountains Gazette . 9 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240814095430/https://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/8703809/liberal-candidates-to-rejuvenate-blue-mountains-city-council/ . 14 August 2024 . 24 July 2024.
6. Web site: Cr Ned Cutcher . Burwood Council . 23 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240412202553/https://www.burwood.nsw.gov.au/Our-Council/Mayor-and-Councillors/Ned-Cutcher . 12 April 2024.
7. Web site: Ned Cutcher . Greens on Council . 23 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605033325/https://greensoncouncil.org.au/ned-cutcher/ . 5 June 2023.
8. Web site: Ned Cutcher . 29 May 2024 . Greens on Council . 23 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240823071233/https://greensoncouncil.org.au/ned-cutcher/ . 23 August 2024.
9. Web site: Australia Multinational Unity Inc . AusUnity.org . Australia Multinational Unity Inc . 23 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240823072049/https://www.ausunity.org/ . 23 August 2024.
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11. Web site: Former Campbelltown mayor has resigned from the Labor Party . 28 January 2022 . South West Voice . Eric . Kontos . 2 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240802114504/https://southwestvoice.com.au/campbelltown-mayor-resigned-labor-party/ . live . Campbelltown.
12. Web site: Kontos . Eric . Campbelltown independents join forces ahead of council election . South West Voice . 16 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240816124947/https://archive.today/20240816124553/https://southwestvoice.com.au/campbelltown-independents-join-forces/ . 16 August 2024 . 11 July 2024.
13. Web site: Kontos . Eric . Monumental stuff up leaves Lib candidates out in the cold . South West Voice . 16 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240816123320/https://southwestvoice.com.au/stuff-up-lib-candidates/ . 16 August 2024 . 15 August 2024.
14. Web site: Raue . Ben . Campbelltown council election, 2024 . 30 December 2023 . The Tally Room . 21 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240817024526/https://www.tallyroom.com.au/nswcouncil2024/campbelltown2024 . 17 August 2024.
15. Web site: Independents for Campbelltown . Facebook . Adam Zahra Independent for Campbelltown . 9 September 2024 . https://archive.today/20240909090925/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=122109232262467818&set=pb.61564034546634.-2207520000&type=3 . 9 September 2024 . 25 August 2024.
16. Web site: It's time to start thinking about who you're going to vote for in the upcoming coming local government elections. . Facebook . Adam Zahra Independent for Campbelltown . 9 September 2024 . https://archive.today/20240909095644/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122110900814467818&set=a.122100052922467818 . 9 September 2024 . 30 August 2024 . Be the conservative balance to extreme left policies.
17. Web site: Corruption finding for long-time Sydney mayor . 9 November 2023 . The Canberra Times . 20 August 2024 . 3 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241003115448/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8418565/corruption-finding-for-long-time-sydney-mayor/ . live .
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