The 2024 New South Wales local elections are scheduled to be held on 14 September 2024 to elect the councils of 126 of the 128 local government areas (LGAs) in New South Wales. Several councils will also hold mayoral elections.[1][2]
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The Central Coast Council was under administration in 2021 and therefore not up for election at the time, meaning this is the first time a new council will be voted in since 2017.[3]
Background
editLiverpool investigation
editOn 26 April 2024, Minister for Local Government Ron Hoenig announced an investigation into Liverpool City Council "amid ongoing reports about dysfunction and staff matters within council".[4]
The investigation concluded on 18 July, and Hoenig announced he intended to defer Liverpool's election and suspend the council because of "widespread and serious concerns about dysfunction".[5]
Candidates
editA total of 3,889 candidates are contesting the elections for both mayoral and councillor positions.[6]
Candidate nominations closed at midday on 14 August 2024.[7] The same day, the Liberal Party revealed they had missed the deadline to nominate candidates in a number of councils.[8] The NSW Liberal Party director was sacked after this.[9]
The Greens have 376 councillor candidates and 22 mayoral candidates.[10]
Results
editPolitical parties
editThe following registered parties are expected to contest the local elections:
- Animal Justice Party
- Greens
- Labor Party
- Libertarian
- Liberal Party
- Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
- Socialist Alliance
- Sustainable Australia Party
- The Small Business Party
In addition, a number of local government-registered parties are also expected to contest.[11]
Party changes before elections
editA number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2024 elections.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Council Elections".
- ^ "Council Elections 2024". Burwood Council.
- ^ "Central Coast". ABC News.
- ^ "Investigation to be launched into Liverpool City Council". NSW Government. 26 April 2024. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Mackay, Melissa (18 July 2024). "Sydney's Liverpool council faces threat of suspension after damning investigation". ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Candidates announced: 2024 NSW Local Government elections". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 16 August 2024. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ "Don't wait to nominate". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 9 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Maddison, Max; Smith, Alexandra; Gorrey, Megan (14 August 2024). "NSW Liberals in chaos as party fails to nominate council candidates". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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- ^ Dr Amanda Cohn [@DrAmandaCohn] (14 August 2024). "Communities across NSW can be reassured that all 376 Greens local government candidates and 22 mayoral candidates got their paperwork in" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Local government register of political parties". New South Wales Electoral Commission.
- ^ "The Liberal Democrats are delighted to announce that one of NSW's gutsiest freedom fighters, John Larter, has today joined Australia's best political party". Twitter. John Ruddick MLC. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
- ^ a b Kontos, Eric (28 January 2022). "Former Campbelltown mayor has resigned from the Labor Party". Campbelltown: South West Voice. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Disclosure of Interests form" (PDF). Hay Shire Council. 30 August 2022. J. Discretionary Disclosures. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 December 2023.
Member of NSW Nationals since 02/06/2022
- ^ Bharadwaj, Angira (27 October 2022). "NSW Labor dumps Matthew Stadtmiller from party after assault charges". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Russell Fitzpatrick will stand up for the Bega electorate". New South Wales Liberal Party. 24 November 2022. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "RUSSELL FITZPATRICK". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 16 August 2024. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Segaert, Anthony (15 May 2024). "We asked every Cumberland councillor about the same-sex book ban. Here's what they said". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
Eddy Sarkis, who left Our Local Community in February after not being endorsed by the party for the upcoming elections
- ^ a b Kontos, Eric (11 July 2024). "Campbelltown independents join forces ahead of council election". South West Voice. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.